‘Moana 2’ scores Disney Animation record with $13.8 million in previews
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How far will Moana 2 go at the box office? That’s yet to be determined, but the film has already scored a Disney Animation record.
The film earned $13.8 million at the box office on Tuesday in preview screenings, according to Variety. That makes it the largest preview sum amounted in Disney Animation’s history. It’s also the most a film has made in a pre-Thanksgiving preview, and it’s the second-best preview sum of all time for an animated movie.
To compare this to recent animated films, Inside Out 2 brought in $13 million in Thursday previews before it scored $152 million over its opening weekend, while Toy Story 4 collected $12 million in Thursday previews and scored $121 million over its first three days.
Moana 2 officially opens in theaters on Wednesday. It is estimated to earn anywhere from $135 million to $145 million over its first five days.
The devastating wildfires still raging in the Los Angeles area have brought about several new changes and updates to the 2025 awards season.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced more updates to its 97th annual Oscars season on Monday, including an extension to its voting period and shifting the date of the Oscars nominations announcement.
The Oscars nominations voting period has been extended through Jan. 17 at 5 p.m. PT, while the nominations announcement will now take place on Jan. 23 at 5:30 a.m. PT. The Academy also canceled its Oscars Nominees Luncheon, which was previously scheduled for Feb. 10.
The Scientific and Technical Awards, which were originally set for Feb. 18, will be rescheduled for an unspecified, later date.
The 97th Oscars ceremony is still scheduled for March 2 as originally planned.
“We are all devastated by the impact of the fires and the profound losses experienced by so many in our community. The Academy has always been a unifying force within the film industry, and we are committed to standing together in the face of hardship,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said in a statement. “Due to the still-active fires in the Los Angeles area, we feel it is necessary to extend our voting period and move the date of our nominations announcement to allow additional time for our members.”
Additionally, The Recording Academy has announced that the 2025 Grammys will still take place on Feb. 2.
The live telecast of the awards ceremony, which will take place in LA, will raise funds to support wildfire relief efforts for the city.
“Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. This city is our home, and we mourn the loss of life and destruction that have come to it in recent days,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. and Board of Trustees Chair Tammy Hurt said in a letter to Recording Academy members. “In challenging times, music has the power to heal, comfort, and unite like nothing else. The GRAMMYs will not only honor the artistry and achievements of our music community but also serve as a platform to amplify the spirit of resilience that defines this great city of Los Angeles.”
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Emilia Pérez earned the most nominations on the film side, with 10 nods. The Brutalist followed closely behind with seven nods and Conclave with six nods.
On the TV side, The Bear cooked up five nominations, the most of any show, while Only Murders in the Building and Shōgun scored four noms apiece.
The best motion picture nods went to The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nickel Boys and September 5 for dramas, while Anora, Challengers, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, The Substance and Wicked were nominated for comedies and musicals.
Nominations for the 82nd annual Golden Globes were announced by Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut on Monday, Dec. 9, at 8:15 a.m. ET via a press conference.
The 2025 Golden Globes will take place Sunday, Jan. 5, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, airing live on CBS and streaming live on Paramount+.
Here is the full list of nominees:
Best performance by a male actor in a television series (drama) Donald Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent Gary Oldman, Slow Horses Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun Billy Bob Thornton, Landman
Best television limited series, anthology series, or motion picture made for television Baby Reindeer Disclaimer Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story The Penguin Ripley True Detective: Night Country
Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy) Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain Hugh Grant, Heretic Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness Glen Powell, Hit Man Sebastian Stan, A Different Man
Best original score Conclave The Brutalist Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez The Wild Robot Challengers
Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role on television Liza Colon-Zayas, The Bear Hannah Einbinder, Hacks Dakota Fanning, Ripley Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer Alison Janney, The Diplomat Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role on television Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Harrison Ford, Shrinking Jack Lowden, Slow Horses Diego Luna, La Máquina Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Best motion picture (non-English language) Emilia Pérez The Girl with the Needle I’m Still Here Vermiglio All We Imagine as Light The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best performance by a female actor in a television series (musical or comedy) Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary Ayo Edebiri, The Bear Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along Jean Smart, Hacks
Best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country Cristin Milioti, The Penguin Sofía Vergara, Griselda Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Kate Winslet, The Regime
Best motion picture (animated) Flow Inside Out 2 Memoir of a Snail Moana 2 Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl The Wild Robot
Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez Ariana Grande, Wicked Felicity Jones, The Brutalist Margaret Qualley, The Substance Isabella Rossellini, Conclave Zoë Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Best screenplay Emilia Pérez Anora The Brutalist A Real Pain The Substance Conclave
Best performance by a male actor in a television series (musical or comedy) Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building Jason Segel, Shrinking Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television Colin Farrell, The Penguin Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer Kevin Kline, Disclaimer Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Ewan McGregor, A Gentleman in Moscow Andrew Scott, Ripley
Best performance by a female actor in a television series (drama) Kathy Bates, Matlock Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Kiera Knightley, Black Doves Keri Russell, The Diplomat Anna Sawai, Shōgun
Best director Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez Sean Baker, Anora Edward Berger, Conclave Brady Corbet, The Brutalist Coralie Fargeat, The Substance Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light
Best television series (drama) The Day of the Jackal The Diplomat Mr. and Mrs. Smith Shōgun Slow Horses Squid Game
Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any motion picture Yura Borisov, Anora Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown Guy Pearce, The Brutalist Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy) Amy Adams, Nightbitch Cynthia Erivo, Wicked Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez Mikey Madison, Anora Demi Moore, The Substance Zendaya, Challengers
Best television series (musical or comedy) Abbott Elementary The Bear The Gentleman Hacks Nobody Wants This Only Murders in the Building
Cinematic and box office achievement Alien: Romulus Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Deadpool & Wolverine Gladiator II Inside Out 2 Twisters Wicked The Wild Robot
Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (drama) Adrien Brody, The Brutalist Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown Daniel Craig, Queer Colman Domingo, Sing Sing Ralph Fiennes, Conclave Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (drama) Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl Angelina Jolie, Maria Nicole Kidman, Babygirl Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here Kate Winslet, Lee
Best motion picture (musical or comedy) Anora Challengers Emilia Pérez A Real Pain The Substance Wicked
Best motion picture (drama) The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Nickel Boys September 5
Best performance in stand-up comedy on television What Had Happened Was…, Jamie Foxx Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die, Nikki Glaser Dad Man Walking, Seth Meyers Love You, Adam Sandler Single Lady, Ali Wong More Feelings, Ramy Youssef
Best original song “Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl “Compress / Repress” from Challengers “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez “Forbidden Road” from Better Man “Kiss the Sky” from The Wild Robot “Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez
