Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins shared a new message to his fans as he marked 49 years of being sober.

The veteran actor has a long-running tradition of sending out messages of hope to people struggling with alcoholism and uses his sobriety as a way to motivate them.

On his sober anniversaries, Hopkins usually makes a video recording detailing his experience and how he chose to become sober and continued with the tradition this year.

Anthony Hopkins Reveals The Moment He Stopped Drinking

On Sunday, Hopkins shared a video on TikTok, which he captioned, "One day at a time. 49 years. Life is in session."

In the almost two-minute clip, he shared his sobriety story with his fans, narrating what led him to stop drinking.

Hopkins began, "Good morning. Happy 29th December. 29th? Why 29th? Well, 49 years ago today I stopped [mimes the act of drinking]."

He shared that he was having fun then but realized he was in "big trouble" because he couldn't remember anything.

"The Father" actor continued, "I was driving a car, drunk out of my skull. Then on that fateful day I realized I needed help, so I got it."

Anthony Hopkins Reveals How He Got Help

After realizing he needed help, Hopkins said he "phoned a group of people" who were in a similar situation and began his sobriety journey. He added, "Anyway, I've had more fun these 49 years than ever."

The actor used his message to inspire people struggling with alcoholism or alcohol-related issues. He assured them, saying, "If you do have a problem, having fun is wonderful, having a drink is fine. But if you are having a problem with booze, there is help."

Hopkins explained, "It's not a terrible deal. It's a condition if you are allergic to alcohol. Get some help, there is plenty of help around."

He also said, "One thing I did not realize was I was not unique. There are thousands of people around like me."

Anthony Hopkins Wishes Everyone A 'Happy New Year'

In the video's concluding part, Hopkins expressed hope and positivity to his followers, using his life as an example of how sober people can still have fun and great opportunities.

He said, "Anyways, I got sober. It sounds a dull word, but I've had a wonderful life. They still employ me, they still give me jobs."

The 86-year-old shared, "I'm going to be 87 in two days time, so I'm celebrating my long life – my unexpectedly long life –so if you have a problem, you know where to go."

Hopkins urged those with drinking problems to seek help by phoning a group, enrolling in a 12-step program, or doing whatever they could do "because it [alcohol] is a killer."

He ended his message by blowing a kiss and saying, "With that, happy New Year!"

Hopkins Urges People Who Need Help To 'Go For It'

In December 2023, Hopkins celebrated his 48th year of sobriety by encouraging people struggling with alcoholism to seek help.

He said, "Hello there, happy New Year to you all! All you revelers and drinkers all having fun. Wonderful!"

Hopkins added, "Happy New Year, have a great time. If you get a hangover, remember me. I don't get them anymore because 48 years ago today, I stopped. I got help for it and my life changed."

The "One Life" star concluded, "I don't envy you having fun out there, but if you need help, there's a time. Life is in session. Go for it."

How Hopkin's Life Took A 'New Meaning'

In a 2020 interview with The New York Times, Hopkins recalled the moment he decided to stop drinking in 1975.

He revealed that he woke up in a hotel room in Arizona but had no idea how he got there.

Hopkins said per the Independent, "I thought, 'Well, I've got to stop this because I'm either going to kill somebody or myself. My life, from that moment on, took on new meaning."

"The Silence of the Lambs" actor's decision to quit drinking has benefitted him greatly.

Hopkins is a celebrated actor in Hollywood. He has starred in several big-hit movies and has won two Oscars.

The icon won his first Oscar in 1991 for his role as serial killer Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs." Hopkin's second Oscar win came in 2021 when he was 83.

He won the award for his role as a father suffering from dementia in "The Father," making him the oldest person to win an Oscar.

There’s been a major shakeup in Gold Derby’s Oscar odds for Best Actress: The Substance star Demi Moore has jumped into our top five for the first time.

Coralie Fargeat‘s body-horror flick was a late-comer to the Oscars contest, only picking up serious steam in the past couple of months. Aside from Moore’s Best Actress bid, The Substance recently climbed into Gold Derby’s top 10 for Best Picture and top five for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay; the film is also predicted to win the race for Best Makeup & Hairstyling.

Moore is a one-time Emmy nominee for If These Walls Could Talk (1997), but she has yet to be recognized at the Academy Awards. The actress did pick up her third career Golden Globe nod for The Substance (she was previously nominated for If These Walls Could Talk, and Ghost), as well as nominations from the Critics Choice Awards, Satellite Awards, and Independent Spirit Awards. Might her role as aging movie star Elisabeth Sparkle, who goes to extreme lengths to try to look young again, be the key to Moore finally being recognized by the biggest awards show of them all?

The Best Actress Oscar race is currently led by Mikey Madison (Anora) at 17/5 odds, followed by Karla Sofía Gascon (Emilia Pérez) at 9/2 odds, Cynthia Erivo (Wicked) at 6/1 odds, Angelina Jolie (Maria) at 6/1 odds, and Moore at 19/2 odds. Rounding out our top 10 are Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun), and June Squibb (Thelma).

What has caused The Substance‘s massive surge in our Oscar odds? Gold Derby’s Features Editor Ray Richmond recently theorized, “The darkly comic satire about beauty standards, aging, and how they all tie in to the entertainment industry is designed to sicken as well as enlighten. [It] penetrated the cultural conversation in a way few movies outside the Hollywood mainstream have in 2024.”

Of Gold Derby’s 35 Oscar experts from major media outlets, the following 14 have Moore in their personal Best Actress rankings: Brian Truitt (USA Today), Christopher Rosen (Gold Derby), Cole Jaeger (The Oscar Expert), Eric Deggans (NPR), Gregory Ellwood (The Playlist), Jazz Tangcay (Variety), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Kevin Polowy (CBR), Mark Johnson (The Contending), Perri Nemiroff (Collider), Peter Travers (ABC), Scott Feinberg (The Hollywood Reporter), Scott Mantz (KTLA-TV), and Shawn Edwards (WDAF-TV Fox). Additionally, five of our staff editors believe Moore will score a nomination at the 97th Academy Awards, as well as 14 of our top 24 users (those who did the best predicting last year’s Oscar nominations). 

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reached a settlement in their divorce eight years after the Maria star filed to end their two-year marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.

Jolie, 49, and Pitt, 61, signed off on their divorce on Monday, Dec. 30, according to Jolie's lawyers.

“More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt. She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for their family," Jolie's lawyer James Simon tells PEOPLE in a statement. "This is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago. Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over."

The statement also read that both parties have requested a jury trial lasting 10 to 15 days and have agreed to participate in a settlement conference or mediation session as a form of alternative dispute resolution. In his case management statement, Pitt also agreed to mediation.

 

A source close to Jolie adds, "She doesn’t speak ill of [Pitt] publicly or privately. She’s been trying hard to be light after a dark time."

A rep for Pitt declined to confirm or comment.

Jolie filed for dissolution of marriage on Sept. 19, 2016, days after a private plane flight on which she has claimed Pitt was abusive to her and their six children; he was not charged by authorities after investigations at the time and Jolie declined to press charges.

Four months later, the former couple released a joint statement indicating that they reached an agreement to handle their divorce in a private forum, and would keep future details of their divorce confidential by utilizing a private judge.

“The parties and their counsel have signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential and engaging a private judge to make any necessary legal decisions and to facilitate the expeditious resolution of any remaining issues," according to the statement.

 

It concluded, “The parents are committed to act as a united front to effectuate recovery and reunification."

Leading up to the 2017 privacy agreement, Pitt and Jolie had been locked in “strained” divorce negotiations centered on custody issues and trading harsh accusations in filings in Los Angeles Superior Court.

In January 2017, they agreed to seal sensitive records relating to their six children, the majority of whom are now adults: Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Vivienne and Knox, now 16.

The exes, who had their divorce bifurcated, were declared legally single in 2019. (Pitt has been dating L.A. jewelry exec Ines de Ramon, 34, since 2022.)

In the following years, the former couple battled over custody as well as legal issues pertaining to the $164 million French estate and winery that they shared, Château Miraval.

Pitt sued Jolie in February 2022 over her sale of her Château Miraval stake, and the Tomb Raider star filed a countersuit in which she stated her ex was "waging a vindictive war against" her.

The lawsuit was filed by Nouvel, a business founded by Jolie. The company claimed that Pitt "masterminded a so-far-successful plan to seize control" of Château Miraval following the couple's split in 2016.

Of the countersuit, a source close to Pitt told PEOPLE, "This is just the latest in a series of deliberate efforts to misdirect, recycle and reposition the truth of what has happened over the last six years, thinking that reasonable people would be duped by these obvious misrepresentations."

 

In a case management statement, Jolie called Pitt's legal actions "frivolous, malicious and part of a problematic pattern." The actress is holding firm that she and Pitt did not have "a secret, unwritten, unspoken contract" that required them to ask for consent before selling their shares of Château Miraval.

The pair have continued to fight over Miraval throughout 2024, which is not connected to their divorce proceedings. In November, Jolie scored a legal win when a judge in the case ruled that Pitt must disclose documents, including emails and texts, that Jolie’s lawyer Paul Murphy claims will prove her allegations of abuse against Pitt and “years of cover-up” on his part.

The same month, Pitt also notched his own victory in the winery battle when Jolie's motions to dismiss the lawsuit were rejected and the case inched closer to trial with potential proof that there was a written agreement between the former couple about selling, which a Pitt source said "demonstrates the legitimacy of his claims."

His lawyers have called Jolie’s request for the documents “a sensationalist fishing expedition.”

Year 2024 has officially come to a close, which means it’s time to recap some of the best documentaries, and there were a lot.

From the top of the year all the way down to December, the documentary did not disappoint. The world was taken aback after Investigation Discovery released its highly-anticipated four-part docuseries “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids of TV,” which details the numerous workplace abuse allegations involving several Nickelodeon shows and former Nick writer-producer Dan Schneider. Plus, we got an inside look at the making of “We Are the World” with Netflix’s “The Greatest Night in Pop,” and we visited wildlife matriarchies across the globe in Disney’s “Queens.”

Check out our list of the top 10 best documentaries from this year.

‘Mr. McMahon’

“Mr. McMahon” a six-part series, details the rise of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) cofounder and former promoter Vince McMahon. The documentary outlines McMahon’s failures successes and scandals with perspectives/insights provided by McMahon himself.

 

Where to watch: Netflix

“Black Twitter: A People’s History”

The three-part documentary “Black Twitter: A People’s Choice” is based on Jason Parham’s WIRED cover story “A People’s History of Black Twitter” details the origin of the internet phenomenon “Black Twitter,” and how its existence created and led trends in popular culture and impacted social and political movements.

Where to watch: Hulu

“Spacey Unmasked”

Investigation Discovery’s newest documentary, “Spacey Unmasked,” details the alleged sexual abuses by longtime Hollywood star Kevin Spacey. The two-hour film features testimonies from Spacey’s brother Randall Fowler, former “House of Cards” staffers and more. From incidents that allegedly took place on production sets, at industry parties or right inside the London-based Old Vic Theatre, several of Spacey’s alleged victims shared stories of the actor’s misconduct that took place throughout his career. The incidents span from his time in high school to his grand successes such as “American Beauty” and “House of Cards.”

Where to watch: Max

“Queens”

In Disney’s seven-part “Queens,” documentarians take delve into the lives of unique matriarchies in wildlife, spotlighting a lioness pride, bonobos in the Congo forest in Central Africa, family of elephants and more.

Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu, YouTube, Prime Video, Apple TV

“Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV”

In Investigation Discovery’s four-part documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” the curtain is pulled back on a slew of workplace abuse allegations involving various Nickelodeon shows from the 1990s and 2000s — and the network’s former longtime writer, producer and showrunner Dan Schneider.

Where to watch: Discovery Plus, Philo, YouTube, The Roku Channel, YouTube TV, Max, Hulu, Sling TV, Prime Video, Investigation Discovery

“Daughters”

The Sundance-winning documentary follows the stories of four girls as they prepare for a father-daughter dance with their imprisoned dads, a special program that’s facilitated in a Washington, D.C. jail.

 

Where to watch: Netflix

“I Slept With 100 Men in One Day”

The mini-documentary “I Slept With 100 Men in One Day” sparked up conversation around limits and society’s opinions about of sex work/workers this year, as snippets from the nearly hour-long doc went viral online in December. The piece, which was executive produced and presented by Joshua Pieters follows Only Fans star Lily Phillips as she goes on a quest to have sex with 100 men in one day.

Where to watch: YouTube

“Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told”

“Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told” explores the creation and evolution of “Freaknik,” an Atlanta-based street party that drew in attendees by the thousands during the ’80s and ’90s.

Where to watch: Hulu, Disney+

“The Greatest Night in Pop”

In Netflix’s “The Greatest Night in Pop,” the streamer takes a look back at one of the biggest nights in music: the recording of “We Are the World” in January 1985. Footage shows how the song brought together the most iconic musicians, including Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers, Stevie Wonder and more, to curate the history-making and award-winning track.

Where to watch: Netflix.

“Martha”

“Martha” explores the life and career success of homemaker and self-made businesswoman Martha Stewart, showing her early beginnings as a Wall Street stockbroker and her rise as a lifestyle icon, featuring insight from the pioneering businesswoman herself.

Where to watch: Netflix

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With “Squid Game” Season 2 leaving audiences on the edge of their seats, fans are already buzzing about what the future holds for the hit Netflix series.

In a recent interview, creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk offered tantalizing hints about Season 3, teasing even higher stakes, unexpected alliances, and deeper dives into the show's mysterious power structures.

While details remain tightly under wraps, the “Squid Game” director promised that the upcoming season will continue to challenge both its characters and viewers with moral dilemmas and shocking twists.

Warning: Major spoilers are ahead for the Season 2 finale of “Squid Game,” which is now streaming on Netflix.

‘Squid Game’ Season 3 Is On The Way

It was previously confirmed that a third and final season of the hit Netflix show will be released in 2025, but now that Season 2 has ended, fans are already making predictions about what to expect.

While creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk can’t spill too many details, he did tell Variety, “At this point, anything I might say is going to be a spoiler, so I want to be cautious. But what I can say is, after Season 2 launches, I believe we will be announcing the launch date for Season 3 soon. I probably expect that to launch around summer or fall next year.”

Diving Into The Storyline Of ‘Squid Game’ Season 2

As for the storyline of the third season, Hwang Dong-hyuk said that with “Gi-hun having lost everything, including his best friend, and all of his attempts going to failure, it’s now, what is he going to be like? What state is Gi-hun going to be in? And what will he choose to do? Will he continue on with the mission? Is he going to give up or persist? And so you’re going to meet our character Gi-hun at a very critical crossroads as we begin the third season.”

In simpler terms, “Gi-hun will not be the man he was in Season 2.”

Talking About The End Credits Scene

Those who stayed through the credits after the devastating conclusion of "Squid Game" Season 2 were treated to a glimpse of what lies ahead. In a brief but chilling post-credits scene, some of the surviving players are shown entering a new arena. Standing ominously in the space is Young-hee, the towering, lethal doll infamous for overseeing the deadly game of “Red Light, Green Light.”

However, this time, she isn’t alone—her gaze is fixed on a boy standing across the room. “If you saw the hidden clip after the ending credits roll after the last episode of Season 2 — if you watch that clip, it’s going to give you a slight hint as to where Season 3 might take you,” he told Variety. “I think that’s all I can say, for now.”

Hwang Dong-hyuk first hinted at Cheol-su’s introduction when “Squid Game” Season 2 was initially announced, describing him as Young-hee’s boyfriend. Both characters are rooted in classic Korean textbooks, where they’ve long been recognized as iconic figures.

While the exact nature of the game they’ll oversee remains a mystery, early visuals suggest a railroad-themed setting.

Why Was Season 2 So Short?

The shorter seven-episode run of “Squid Game” Season 2, compared to the nine episodes in Season 1, along with its intense cliffhanger ending, might raise some questions. 

During a virtual roundtable attended by Decider, series creator, writer, and director Hwang Dong-hyuk revealed to CinemaBlend's Alexandra Ramos that Seasons 2 and 3 were initially “envisioned as a single series.”

“Then as I wrote the story along, it became to be too many episodes and too long of a story,” Hwang said. “You see Gi-hun’s journey where he returns to the game, but also he goes through a revolt. That is actually the climax of that storyline where he tries to create an uprising, but then that all goes to failure. And I also saw that aspect of it as yet another game as well.”

Behind The Decision Of Splitting Seasons 2 And 3

“You know, Gi-hun’s revolt going into a failure, him ending up losing his best friend… I thought that would just be the right adequate moment to rest and have it continue on in the further season.”

"Squid Game" Season 2 is streaming now on "Netflix."

Lion and land critter continued to go at like an episode of Mutual Omaha’s Wild Kingdom this weekend with each studio screaming that they’re No. 1. If you look at the standard 3-day weekend, it’s Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 with $38M while Disney’s Mufasa is looking at an estimated $37M. However, on the five-day measure which saw The Lion King prequel rise from the dust on Christmas Day and Dec. 26 in its dailies, Mufasa takes the lead with $63.7M. We’re still waiting on Disney official numbers, but not much has changed since yesterday.

Saturday was a close call for both family movies with Sonic 3 seeing $13.5M, and Mufasa and an estimated $13.3M. However, it wasn’t a Christmas of cannibalization as there was room for four family movies, the Thanksgiving holdovers of Universal’s Wicked and Disney’s Moana 2. For all the concern that similar demo movies could eat each other up, here’s a scenario of all boats rise with the 3-day overall weekend at $161M, +43% over the near New Year’s Eve weekend of last year and 56% ahead of the same frame at the tail end of 2022 when Avatar: The Way of Water was soaking up most of the business in a deep freeze winter.

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That said, the overall Christmas week of Dec. 20-26 amounted to $263M per Box Office Mojo, which was down from last year’s holiday week (Dec. 22-28) of $279.9M by 6%. Note Christmas fell on a Monday last year which fuels more of a four-day weekend. The last time Christmas fell on a Wednesday was in pre- Covid 2019 when Disney/Lucasfilm’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker rallied all movies to a massive week of $485.5M (the J.J. Abrams movie being responsible for 60% of the marketplace).

Another record notched by Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: The movie surpassed Mamma Mia globally ($611.4M) this weekend to become the No.1 stage musical adaptation at the global box office. Wicked’s global cume to-date currently stands at $634.379M.

Opening weekend PostTrak exits showed that Wicked leaned largely toward older women at 48% over 25, with the 13-17 demo at 7% but c’mon, what mother isn’t taking her girls to see Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo? Universal may want to have second thoughts about pulling the Jon M. Chu directed movie from its Dec. 31 PVOD date as the highest grossing feature take of a Broadway musical saw a +36% 3-day surge in its sixth frame with $19.2M in third place and a 5-day of $31.5M and a running total of $423.9M.

Moana 2 is seeing an $18.3M 5th weekend, also up 39%, with a 5-day of $28.3M.

After a $7.8M Saturday, The 3-day on Focus Features’ Nosferatu moves to $21.1M with a 5-day of $40.3M. As we mentioned previously that’s the fourth best opening for Focus Features after Downton Abbey ($31M), Insidious 3 ($23.7M) and London Has Fallen ($21.6M). In fact any time Focus opens a movie to north of $20M, that’s reason to send off bullhorns. Post Covid, with NBCUniversal dictating all these financial theatrical-day window terms on Focus Features (most of the label’s titles went 18-days to PVOD in 2023 except for Conclave and Housekeeping for Beginners which were at 32 days), it felt like this label couldn’t shine in the marketplace like they did pre-Covid. However, Nosferatu provides hope that the Lost in Translation studio still has it.

Reasons on PostTrak why audiences attended Nosferatu include the horror genre (48%), director Robert Eggers (32%), while 33% thought the fanged monster and babe feature looked fun and entertaining. Lots of walk-up business with 59% of the audience buying their tickets same day. What type of ads influenced the audience the most to find this movie? Of those polled, 22% cited social media, while 16% said friends and family with 11% saying in-theater trailer. Breakdown of demos were men over 25 (41%), women over 25 (33%), women under 25 (14%) and men under 25 (13%). The best grades for this movie came from the 25-34 demo (81%) and 35-44 (81%).

Searchlight’s A Complete Unknown at an estimated 3-day of $11.6M and 5-day of $23.2M also saw notable walk-up at 62%. So far, those opening figures are the best for the Disney-owned 20th Century Fox classic label post the 2019 merger as well as COVID. Reasons why people went: 53% bought tickets because it was a Bob Dylan movie, 36% went for Timothée Chalamet, while 20% went for the cast as a whole, which included Monica Barbaro, Elle Fanning and Edward Norton. 50/50 male-female split as of last night on PostTrak with 42% women over 25 who gave the movie its best grade at 94%, men over 25 at 40% with a 91% grade, 10% men under 25 (84% grade) while women under 25 at 8% trailed (with an 89% grade).

1. Mufasa (Dis) 4,100 theaters, Fri $12M (-9%) Sat $13.3M Sun $11.7M 3-day $37M (+4%), 5-day $63.7M, Total $111.4M/Wk 2

2. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Par) 3,769 (+8) theaters, Fri $12.6M (-50%) Sat $13.5M Sun $11.9M 3-day $38M (-38%), 5-day $59.9M, Total $137.55M/Wk 2

3. Nosferatu (Foc) 2,992 theaters, Fri $7.25M, Sat $7.8M Sun $6M 3-day $21.1M, 5-day $40.3M/Wk 1

4. Wicked (Uni) 3,177 (-119) theaters, Fri $6.8M (+83%) Sat $6.8M Sun $5.79M 3-day $19.4M (+37%), 5-day $31.7M, Total $424.2M/Wk 6

5. Moana 2 (Dis) 3410 (-190) theaters, Fri $6.3M (+7%) Sat $6.4M Sun $5.6M 3-day $18.3M (+39%), 5-day $28.3M, Total $394.2M/Wk 5

6. A Complete Unknown (Sea) 2,835 theaters, Fri $3.9M, Sat $4.1M Sun $3.5M 3-day $11.6M, 5-day $23M/Wk 1

7. Babygirl (A24) 2,115 theaters, Fri $1.4M, Sat $1.6M Sun $1.3M 3-day $4.39M, 5-day $7.2M/Wk 1

8. Gladiator 2 (Par) 1,865 (-532) theaters, Fri $1.3M (+8%) Sat $1.5M Sun $1.27M 3-day $4.1M (-9%), 5 day $6.89M, Total $163M/Wk 6

9. Homestead (Angel) 1,769 (-117) theaters, Fri $980K (-66%) Sat $1.1M Sun $990K 3-day $3M (-50%), 5-day $5.2M, Total $12.7M/Wk 2

10. The Fire Inside (Amz) 2006 theaters, Fri $653K, Sat $753K Sun $625K 3-day $2M, 5-day $4.33M/Wk 1
    
    Notables: The Brutalist (A24) 7 screens, Wed $75K, Th $54,7K, Fri $63K Sat $73,7K Sun $66,3K 3-day $203K, 5-day $332,8K, Total $687,4K/Wk 2

If Wicked has changed you for good, you might be wondering: How can I watch this movie over and over from the comfort of my own couch? Well, you’re in luck! Below, we’re breaking down all the ways to watch Wicked: Part One online and access exclusive bonus content.

How to Watch Wicked Online

Wicked: Part One will be available to purchase or rent on Tuesday, Dec. 31, on all major streaming platforms, including Prime Video. It currently can be pre-ordered for $29.99. (Customers do not need a Prime Video or Amazon Prime membership to rent or purchase Wicked online.)

The digital release will feature hours of bonus content including: a sing-along version, deleted and extended scenes, a behind-the-scenes journey into making the film, interviews with cast and filmmakers, an in-depth look at the infamous Wizard of Oz and Shiz University, and commentaries from director Jon M. Chu and stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

Where to Watch Wicked Online Streaming

Wicked does not yet have a streaming release date. Since the adaptation is a Universal Pictures film, Wicked will hit Peacock whenever it makes its streaming debut. Recent Universal Films have landed on the streamer anywhere from 90 to 120 days after theatrical release, though Wicked is expected to take longer. While you wait for its streaming release, you can sign up for Peacock for as little as $7.99/month to enjoy NFL Sunday Night Football games, as well as exclusive shows including The Traitors, The Day of the Jackal and more.

How to Watch Wicked Online for Free

There is currently no method for watching Wicked online for free. Keep checking back here for all the latest updates on watching Wicked for free.

Is Wicked Still in Theaters?

If you’re still hoping to catch Wicked on the big screen, you’re in luck! The movie is still playing in select theaters, and you can buy tickets online at Fandango.

What Is Wicked About?

The Wicked film adapts the popular musical that has endured on stage for two decades, relating the untold story of the witches of Oz. It follows Elphaba (played by Cynthia Erivo), a misunderstood woman with green skin and special powers, and Glinda (Ariana Grande) a privileged, popular, pink-loving woman who hasn’t yet discovered her true heart.

After months of speculation about Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to his critical and box office hit “Oppenheimer,” which won him the Best Director Oscar, Universal Pictures unveiled before the holidays on X that he will be bringing Homer’s “The Odyssey” to the big screen.

“The Odyssey” is a classic piece of literature by Homer that is divided between 24 different books, preceded by “The Iliad.” It tells the 10-year journey story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he travels home after the Trojan War. Along the way, he encounters multiple perils and discovers the death of his crewmates. Telemachus (Odysseus’ son), Penelope (Odysseus’ wife), Athena, Circe, Poseidon and Zeus are all major characters.

 

Historians and scholars date “The Odyssey” to sometime between 750-650 BC. The first printed Greek version became available in 1488. In the centuries since, it has remained one of the most studied, adapted and parodied stories ever with adaptations including the 1911 silent film by Giuseppe de Liguoro, 1954’s “Ulysses” with Kirk Douglas and the 2000 Coen brothers comedy “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”

With a new adaptation on the horizon, here is everything we know so far about Nolan’s take on “The Odyssey.”

Who is cast in the film and have they worked with Nolan before?

Like the all-star cast that was assembled for “Oppenheimer,” “The Odyssey” is already filled with major talent in Hollywood — confirmed names include Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron.

Damon most recently appeared in “Oppenheimer” as Lt. General Leslie Groves after his under-the-radar appearance in “Interstellar.” Pattinson appeared in “Tenet” as Neil, alongside John David Washington and Elizabeth Debicki. Going back a little farther, Hathaway had a supporting role as an astronaut in “Interstellar” and Catwoman in “The Dark Knight Rises,” marking just over 10 years since her last time working with Nolan.

For Holland, Zendaya, Nyong’o and Theron, “The Odyssey” marks their first time collaborating with Nolan. Holland and Zendaya, who are a real-life couple, will reunite on screen after the Marvel “Spider-Man” films.

How will the film be shot?

According to the social media post from Universal Pictures, “The Odyssey” will be “shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology.” Nolan’s craft has become synonymous with IMAX as “Oppenheimer,” “Dunkirk,” “Tenet” and “Interstellar,” which was recently re-released in theaters for its 10th anniversary, were all shot with IMAX cameras.

Who else is creatively involved?

Nolan is also writing and producing the film, reuniting with his longtime producing and life partner Emma Thomas, who won the Best Picture Oscar for “Oppenheimer” alongside Nolan.

How faithful will this adaptation be to ‘The Odyssey’?

It remains unclear how closely Nolan intends to follow Homer’s famous story, although the social media post from Universal Pictures teases “a mythic action epic shot across the world.”

When is the film set to release?

The film is set to release worldwide on July 17, 2026 in theaters after a 2025 production start date. Nolan previously released “Oppenheimer,” “Dunkirk,” “Inception” and “The Dark Knight” in the same month.

A judge has denied Jay-Z’s efforts to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the rapper and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping a 13-year-old girl more than two decades ago.

In the lawsuit, originally filed in October, a woman identified only as “Jane Doe” sued Combs for allegedly raping her at a party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. The complaint was amended on Dec. 8 to include the allegation that Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was also present and participated in the assault.

 

Jay-Z has denied all allegations, and his attorney Alex Spiro sought to dismiss the case after the Alabama woman acknowledged inconsistencies in her allegations in an NBC News report published earlier this month. Spiro doubled down last week, speaking outside Roc Nation’s New York headquarters, saying the rap mogul is upset about the suit and that “Mr. Carter has nothing to do with Mr. Combs’ case.”

On Thursday, in her written order, Judge Analisa Torres denied Combs’ hopes to have the suit tossed out. Torres also ruled the woman accusing the two artists that she could proceed anonymously at this early stage of the litigation, but that she may be required to reveal her identity at a later date if the case proceeds.

The judge also chastised Carter’s attorney for what she described as his “combative motions” and “inflammatory language” against the plaintiff’s lawyer, calling them inappropriate. “Carter’s lawyer’s relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks is inappropriate, a waste of judicial resources, and a tactic unlikely to benefit his client. The Court will not fast-track the judicial process merely because counsel demands it,” Torres wrote in part in her order.

Combs currently remains jailed in New York awaiting a criminal trial on federal sex trafficking charges. He also faces a wave of other sexual assault lawsuits.

The Jane Doe’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, wrote in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter following the judge’s ruling, “I don’t typically comment on court rulings. I will say that the coordinated and desperate efforts to attack me as counsel for alleged victims are falling flat.”

Here are Christmas Day NFL games (all times ET):

Kansas City vs. Pittsburgh - 1:00 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Houston - 3:30 p.m.

Beyoncé will follow through with her upcoming stadium world tour amid husband Jay-Z’s rape lawsuit. It comes in the wake of allegations that Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulted a 13-year-old girl at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in New York in 2000. Yesterday, a source close to Beyonce told The Sun that she’s scheduled to announce her next run of shows in a matter of weeks — and they say it will kick off in Los Angeles in March. The insider revealed: “It’s been a very tough few months for Beyoncé but she’s laser focused on making her upcoming tour a success. The next few weeks are crucial as she will announce a new album and a new tour. The announcement was supposed to happen a couple of weeks ago but it was pushed back,” the source continued.

Here are some of the celebrity deaths of 2024:

Quincy Jones - Died Nov. 3 (Music producer)

Teri Garr - Died Oct. 29 (Actress)

Liam Payne - Died Oct. 16 (Singer)

Ethel Kennedy - Died Oct. 9 (Widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy)

Cissy Houston - Died Oct. 7 (Whitney Houston’s mother)

Pete Rose - Died Sept. 30 (Former pro baseball player)

Kris Kristofferson - Died Sept. 28 (Singer/actor)

James Earl Jones - Died Sept. 9 (Actor)

John Amos - Died Aug. 21 (Actor)

Phil Donahue - Died Aug. 18 (Former talk show host)

Bob Newhart - Died July 18 (Actor/comic)

Shannen Doherty - Died July 13 (Actress)

Richard Simmons - Died July 13 (Fitness guru)

Dr. Ruth Westheimer - Died July 12 (Sex therapist)

Shelley Duvall - Died July 11 (Actress)

Martin Mull - Died June 27 (Actor)

Donald Sutherland - Died June 20 (Actor)

Dabney Coleman - Died May 16 (Actor)

O.J. Simpson - Died April 10 (Former pro football player)

Louis Gossett Jr. - Died March 29 (Actor)

Toby Keith - Died Feb. 5 (Country singer)

David Soul - Died Jan. 4 (Singer/actor)

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $62 million over the weekend.

Here’s the rest of the top 10:
2. Mufasa: The Lion King - $35 million
3. Wicked - $13.5 million
4. Moana 2 - $13.1 million
5. Homestead - $6 million
6. Gladiator II - $4.5 million
7. Kraven the Hunter - $3.1 million
8. The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim - $1.3 million
9. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - $825,000
10. Queer - $364,000

Millie Bobby Brown gave an emotional farewell speech to the Stranger Things crew as the show wrapped production for its fifth and final season.

The actress shared a video of her speech on social media Friday, comparing the finals days to a graduation as she fought through tears saying goodbye.

“Isn’t graduation supposed to bring relief, like you’re glad to leave the teachers and classmates?” she asked. “Not me, I am nowhere near ready to leave you guys. I love each and every one of you and I’ll forever carry the memories and bonds we’ve created together as a family. I love you, thank you.”

Netflix announced on Friday that Season Five had wrapped production, confirming the show would release sometime in 2025. Stranger Things served as Brown’s breakout role since she started playing the telepathic girl Eleven back in 2016, turning her into a global star. The final season has been one of the most hotly-anticipated shows for years, starting production at the beginning of the year after facing delays from the writers and actors strikes last year.

With the show on for much of the past decade, the making of the final season has been an emotional process for much of the cast and crew. David Harbour recalled an emotional table read for the show’s final episode.

“I think part of that also is the fact that these kids, it was their childhood,” Harbour said. “It’s 10 years later, and we examine that idea, and it’s so well done and so beautiful.”

In an extensive complaint detailed in a New York Times story, Blake Lively accused her “It Ends With Us” co-star and director Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment. Filed in court on Friday with the California Civil Rights department, Lively’s legal complaint also lists accusations of retaliation, negligence, breach of contract, and intentional infliction of emotional distress among other claims.

Lively and her attorneys allege that after issues of sexual harassment arose on set, Baldoni worked to mount a smear campaign against the actress — hiring a crisis PR firm to blast social media with negative posts about her. In a statement published by Variety, Bryan Freedman, a lawyer for Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios, took umbrage with Lively’s complaint, calling the suit “shameful” and full of “categorically false accusations.”

Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, is also involved in the suit, as he was reportedly in attendance at a meeting held during production on “It Ends With Us” discussing facts key to the complaint.

“[Lively] claimed Mr. Baldoni had improvised unwanted kissing and discussed his sex life, including encounters in which he may not have received consent. [Producer Jamey] Heath had shown her a video of his wife naked, she said, and he had watched Ms. Lively in her trailer when she was topless and having body makeup removed, despite her asking him to look away,” the complaint reads. “She said that both men repeatedly entered her makeup trailer uninvited while she was undressed, including when she was breastfeeding.”

As a result, Lively alleges, she also insisted no more “sex scenes, oral sex, or on camera climaxing” be added to the film by Baldoni outside what was already featured in the script and agreed to before shooting. The complaint states that these requests were approved by the film’s distributor, Sony Pictures, but claims that following the movie’s release Baldoni nevertheless engaged in an effort to “destroy” Lively’s reputation.

In a statement given to The New York Times, Lively said, “I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted.”

Baldoni’s legal team disagrees with Lively’s claims. In a statement published in Variety, Freedman said, “It is shameful that Ms. Lively and her representatives would make such serious and categorically false accusations against Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and its representatives, as yet another desperate attempt to ‘fix’ her negative reputation which was garnered from her own remarks and actions during the campaign for the film; interviews and press activities that were observed publicly, in real time and unedited, which allowed for the internet to generate their own views and opinions.”

In response to Lively’s claims that Baldoni hired a crisis PR firm to get back at her for actions taken while filming, the statement responded, “These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media. Wayfarer Studios made the decision to proactively hire a crisis manager prior to the marketing campaign of the film, to work alongside their own representative with Jonesworks employed by Stephanie Jones, due to the multiple demands and threats made by Ms. Lively during production which included her threatening to not showing up to set, threatening to not promote the film, ultimately leading to its demise during release, if her demands were not met.”

Included in Lively’s complaint are communications between Baldoni and his publicity team that detail a “social combat plan,” as per exhibits shared with IndieWire by Lively’s PR team at Vision PR. The complaint further alleges that media operation hired subcontractors who “weaponized a digital army around the country from New York to Los Angeles to create, seed, and promote content that appeared to be authentic on social media platforms and internet chat forums” to harm Lively, as part of a carefully planned revenge strategy.

While Lively and Baldoni promoted “It Ends with Us” separately, they never participated in any interviews or press together — giving credence to rumors of an on-set feud between the two. Despite these negative stories circulating, the film proved to be one of Sony’s major box office hits this year, bringing in a worldwide box office of $350 million. Colleen Hoover, who wrote the novel “It Ends with Us” is based on, also penned a sequel called “It Starts with Us,” though a source told Variety back in August it was unlikely a film version would come to fruition as “there’s probably no world where these two will work together again.”

TMZ broke the news that a complaint had been filed on Friday, but The New York Times was the first to publish Lively’s full filing.

Shares of Trump Media and Technology Group slid in midday trading Friday after President-elect Donald Trump transferred all of his shares into a revocable trust, according to a regulatory filing.

Trump transferred all of his nearly 115 million shares — worth around $4 billion on paper — in the parent company of social networking site Truth Social as a “bona fide gift” to the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, the Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Thursday said. Trump's shares amount to more than half of the company's stock.

It's not clear why Trump transferred the stock. Donald Trump Jr. is the sole trustee and has sole voting and investment power over all securities owned by the trust.

Trump Media shares were down about 2% at midday, to $34.68 each. At one point Friday, they were down around 6%.

Trump Media shares have been extremely volatile since the company began trading in March. They reached intraday highs close to $80 on the first day of trading, then slumped to all-time lows in September when Trump and other insiders were finally allowed to sell shares after standard lock-up agreements expired. Trump has not sold any shares in the company.

The company's stock price has fluctuated wildly on news — good and bad — related to Trump. They tumbled after Trump's conviction in a hush money trial in May, then surged after the first assassination attempt on Trump in July. They surged again after he won re-election in November, even as the company reported a $19.2 million third-quarter loss.

Trump created Trump Media after he was banned from Twitter and Facebook following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Alice in Chains, and other artists spent massive Covid relief money on luxury items, travel, and themselves, according to a new report from Business Insider. The piece is a follow up of sorts to a 2023 Insider story that revealed some of the big name artists who reportedly tapped into the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program. This program was meant to provide relief to shuttered venues and other businesses tied to the live entertainment industry - which did include the companies artists start to handle the touring side of their business.

Lady Gaga fans are going to learn a lot more about the singer’s life once her seventh studio album drops in February. In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Gaga spilled details about the highly anticipated LP, a life-spanning project that she says is “full of her love of music” and contains “so many different genres, so many different styles, so many different dreams.” “It leaps around genre in a way that’s almost corrupt,” Gaga said. “And it ends with love. That’s the answer to all the chaos in my life is that I find peace with love. Every song that I wrote, I just kept getting kind of swept away in these different dreams I was having about the past — almost like a recollection of all these bad decisions that I made in my life.” She added, “But it ends in this very happy place.”

With an animated series already in development, Sony Animation and Netflix are looking to expand on building on the Ghostbusters universe; sources said the two are teaming up for a Ghostbusters animated film. Insiders add that the project is still in early development but that Kris Pearn is attached to direct. Plot details are being kept under wraps.

Nick Jonas fans are upset after the singer appeared to throw support behind Elon Musk on social media, with many now threatening to boycott The Jonas Brothers altogether. On Tuesday, Nick engaged with Musk on X. It all kicked off when Elon responded to an article from Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, which claimed that Tesla's profits are up 100 percent since Donald Trump won the election last month. Reacting to the post, Elon posted an old GIF of the Jonas Brothers spinning around a small wooden coffee table. “My, how the tables have turned!” he wrote alongside it. Shortly afterwards, Nick quote tweeted Elon's post with a reference to his brothers' cover of Busted's hit Year 3000. Alongside a photo of Elon, he said: “Take us to the Year 3000.” But Nick's response didn’t sit well with fans. Some are even threatening to shun the musician and his brothers - Joe and Kevin - ahead of their 20th anniversary tour next year. Taking to X, one person wrote: “20-year anniversary tour but I just cannot give my support to this.” “Yeah, I'll keep my money next tour around thanks,” another wrote.

Kevin Costner has broken his silence on the shock Yellowstone finale and his rumored feud with former co-star Luke Grimes. Costner, who left the show amid a rift with showrunner Taylor Sheridan, stepped out in Aspen just days after the finale aired, and weeks after his character John Dutton was killed off in a faked suicide. In a video from someone in Aspen, Costner said: “I'm not thinking about [the Yellowstone finale], I don't think I've given it any thoughts, we'll just let it go.” He also shut down a question about his alleged feud with onscreen son and Kayce Dutton actor Grimes, and revealed he hadn't been in contact with him since the finale aired. Last week, Luke revealed that filming without Costner made things much smoother for him and the rest of the cast.

Lawmakers passed legislation backed by Paris Hilton that’s designed to stem the abuse of minors at rehabs and residential youth facilities. The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act cleared the House yesterday by a vote of 373-33 and will now head to President Biden’s desk. Hilton had lobbied Capitol Hill multiple times to urge lawmakers to support the legislation. The bill creates an interagency Federal Work Group on Youth Residential Programs to implement best practices on the care, safety and treatment of youth in the programs. Hilton posted on Instagram, “Today is a day I will never forget. After years of sharing my story and advocating on Capitol Hill, the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act has officially passed the U.S. Congress. This moment is proof that our voices matter, that speaking out can spark change, and that no child should ever endure the horrors of abuse in silence. I did this for the younger version of myself and the youth who were senselessly taken from us by the Troubled Teen Industry.”

Daniel Baldwin claimed celebrities are in a bidding war over alleged Diddy tapes amid fears their alleged participation at the rapper's parties will be revealed. During an appearance on the PBD Podcast, Baldwin said the alleged footage was being sold directly to those appearing in the tapes. “He has videos of the parties,” he said. “Now, what I've heard, which I don't know how much of it is in mainstream media, I don't really follow the story that much,” he said. “But what I've heard from friends that are attorneys, friends of mine, that have represented me before, agents and so on, is that there's a bidding war going on right now,” he claimed. “They're driving that price up. Because if you want your client and your famous actor to not be involved, or famous singer, to not come out, here's the price. And that they're just selling to the individuals that are in those. This is what I've heard. They're selling those videos,” he said.

On Sunday, Hulu dropped all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls, which ran for seven seasons on The WB and the CW from 2000-2007. Hulu is making all 153 episodes available, with nine of the series’ holiday-themed ones showcased in a curated “Holiday Episodes” tray on the show page. The deal is not exclusive — Gilmore Girls‘ longtime SVOD home, Netflix, will continue to stream the Warner Bros TV-produced series.

Jon M. Chu’s second Wicked movie, previously known as Wicked Part 2, has now been titled Wicked: For Good. The change references a highly anticipated song and duet between Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) in which the two sing about how their frenemies relationship has impacted their lives forever. The second film has already set a release date of November 21, 2025.

Ryan Reynolds recently praised his friend Taylor Swift following the conclusion of her Eras Tour. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Ryan spoke about his and his wife Blake Lively's relationship with Swift and reflected on her performances. When asked if attending Taylor's concert served as research, Ryan marveled at the experience, calling it “a thing to witness.” He expressed a unique wish for Taylor, saying he hoped she could watch her own high-energy show from the audience’s perspective. “I told Taylor a while ago that I wish she had the opportunity to watch herself from the audience, even for a moment,” he shared, highlighting the incredible artistry of her performances.

Moana 2 is the No. 1 movie in North America for a second weekend, earning $26.6 million.

Here’s the rest of the top 10:
2. Wicked - $22.5 million
3. Kraven the Hunter - $11 million
4. Gladiator II - $7.8 million
5. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - $4.6 million
6. Red One - $4.4 million
7. Pushpa - $3.7 million
8. Interstellar - $3.3 million
9. Interstella 5555 - $2.3 million
10. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - $1.4 million

Will Smith has requested people stop posting memes on social media that align him with Sean “Diddy” Combs, saying he hasn’t been anywhere near the music mogul. Smith was speaking onstage Thursday in San Diego when he referred to his name being associated with that of Combs, who is currently awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution, all of which he denies. Will told his audience: “I been seein’ y’all memes and stuff. I see the memes. Some of that stuff is funny, some of it’s funny… I just wanna say this very clearly: I don’t have s**t to do with Puffy, so you all can stop all them memes. Y’all can stop all of that bulls**t. I ain’t been nowhere near no damn ‘Freak Off.’” He reiterated: “I ain’t been nowhere near that man, ain’t did none of that stupid s**t.”

Mariah Carey will lead off Netflix‘s NFL Christmas Game Day on Dec. 25 with a taped performance of her single “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” She’ll kick off the action ahead of two marquee games – the reigning Super Bowl champ Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 pm ET. That will be followed by the Baltimore Ravens versus the Houston Texans at 4:30 PM ET. In keeping with the NFL’s long-standing holiday tradition, the Netflix Christmas Day games will air on broadcast TV in the competing team cities (CBS affiliates in Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Houston) and be available on U.S. mobile devices with NFL+.

The NFL is sticking with Jay-Z and his media company Roc Nation, commissioner Roger Goodell said, amid the recent rape allegations against the rapper. Goodell said that the league is aware of the civil lawsuit recently filed against Jay-Z for allegedly participating with Sean “Diddy” Combs in the rape of a 13-year-old girl — but that Jay-Z's relationship with the league will remain intact. Goodell addressed the rape allegations after wrapping up the NFL’s winter meeting on Wednesday. “We're aware of the civil allegations and Jay-Z's really strong response to that. We know the litigation is happening now. From our standpoint, our relationship is not changing with them, including our preparations for the next Super Bowl,” Goodell said.

“Conclave” and “Wicked” lead the tally for all movies for this year’s Critics Choice Awards nominations with 11 nods each. The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards will be broadcast live on E! on Jan. 12, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET, with Chelsea Handler hosting the show.

NOMINEES FOR FILM

BEST PICTURE
“A Complete Unknown”
“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“Sing Sing”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”

BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist”
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown”
Daniel Craig – “Queer”
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave”
Hugh Grant – “Heretic”

BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked”
Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths”
Angelina Jolie – “Maria”
Mikey Madison – “Anora”
Demi Moore – “The Substance”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov – “Anora”
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing”
Edward Norton – “A Complete Unknown”
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist”
Denzel Washington – “Gladiator II”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Danielle Deadwyler – “The Piano Lesson”
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – “Nickel Boys”
Ariana Grande – “Wicked”
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance”
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave”
Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez”

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ ACTRESS
Alyla Browne – “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
Elliott Heffernan – “Blitz”
Maisy Stella – “My Old Ass”
Izaac Wang – “Didi”
Alisha Weir – “Abigail”
Zoe Ziegler – “Janet Planet”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
“Anora”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Saturday Night”
“Sing Sing”
“Wicked”

BEST DIRECTOR
Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez”
Sean Baker – “Anora”
Edward Berger – “Conclave”
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist”
Jon M. Chu – “Wicked”
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance”
RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys”
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Part Two”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Sean Baker – “Anora”
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David – “September 5”
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold – “The Brutalist”
Jesse Eisenberg – “A Real Pain”
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance”
Justin Kuritzkes – “Challengers”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez”
Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox – “Wicked”
Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – “Sing Sing”
RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – “Nickel Boys”
Peter Straughan – “Conclave”
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – “Dune: Part Two”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jarin Blaschke – “Nosferatu”
Alice Brooks – “Wicked”
Lol Crawley – “The Brutalist”
Stéphane Fontaine – “Conclave”
Greig Fraser – “Dune: Part Two”
Jomo Fray – “Nickel Boys”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – “The Brutalist”
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – “Wicked”
Suzie Davies – “Conclave”
Craig Lathrop – “Nosferatu”
Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – “Gladiator II”
Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – “Dune: Part Two”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Flow”
“Inside Out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“The Wild Robot”

BEST COMEDY
“A Real Pain”
“Deadpool & Wolverine”
“Hit Man”
“My Old Ass”
“Saturday Night”
“Thelma”

BEST SONG
“Beautiful That Way” – “The Last Showgirl” – Miley Cyrus
“Compress/ Repress” – “Challengers” – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
“El Mal” – “Emilia Pérez” – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille
“Harper and Will Go West” – “Will & Harper” – Kristen Wiig
“Kiss the Sky” – “The Wild Robot” – Maren Morris
“Mi Camino” – “Emilia Pérez” – Selena Gomez

BEST SCORE
Volker Bertelmann – “Conclave”
Daniel Blumberg – “The Brutalist”
Kris Bowers – “The Wild Robot”
Clément Ducol & Camille – “Emilia Pérez”
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – “Challengers”
Hans Zimmer – “Dune: Part Two”

The cost of a YouTube TV subscription is going up in a big way. The streaming service announced a price hike of 14%, or an additional $10 per month. A Base Plan membership will now cost $82.99 per month (up from $72.99/month), effective Monday, Jan. 13 for current members. (For new members just signing up for the service, the adjusted price is effective immediately.) “YouTube TV has always worked hard to offer you the content you love, delivered the way you want, with features that make it easy to enjoy the best of live TV,” reads an email sent to YouTube TV subscribers on Thursday. “To keep up with the rising cost of content and the investments we make in the quality of our service, we’re updating our monthly price from $72.99/month to $82.99/month starting January 13, 2025.

Adam Sandler has confirmed that Eminem will appear in Happy Gilmore 2. Speaking on The Dan Patrick Show, Sandler revealed that production on the sequel has wrapped and it could premiere on Netflix as early as July 2025. Despite being told not to share details, Sandler playfully allowed host Dan Patrick—who also has a role in the movie—to mention Eminem's cameo. The two praised the rapper, with Sandler saying, "Eminem was cool, he came by, he was great."

Jamie Foxx claimed that he left Sean “Diddy” Combs' parties early. In his new Netflix special, Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was..., the actor opened up about what happened when he suffered a medical emergency in April 2023, revealing it was a brain bleed and stroke. In the stand-up special, he also addressed rumors that Combs - who is currently in jail awaiting trial on three felony charges, including sex trafficking - was involved in his health emergency. "The internet said Puffy (Combs) tried to kill me," Foxx said. "That's what the internet was saying. I know what you thinking, 'Did he?'" "Hell no, I left them parties early," he joked. "I was out by 9. Something don't look right. It's slippery in here!" Foxx was seemingly referring to the fact that when police raided Combs' home earlier this year, they found items including AR-15s, drugs and "more than 1000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant."

Jim Carrey has an idea of how he can reprise his role as The Grinch after starring in the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas. In a new interview, he said he would want to play the Dr. Seuss-created character again, but with one major change. “Oh, gosh, you know, if we could figure out the Grinch,” Carrey told ComicBook when asked what character he would like to play again. “The thing about it is, on the day, I do that with a ton of makeup and can hardly breathe. It was an extremely excruciating process.” He continued, “The children were in my mind all the time. ‘It’s for the kids. It’s for the kids. It’s for the kids.’ And now, with motion capture and things like that, I could be free to do other things. Anything is possible in this world.”

Stephen A. Smith launched into a passionate defense of his friend Jay-Z after the rapper was accused of raping a girl when she was just 13. A woman who previously sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging she was raped at an awards show after-party in 2000, amended the lawsuit Sunday to claim that Jay-Z was also at the party and participated in the sexual assault. Smith, who claims to have known Jay-Z for 25 years, insists there is “no way in hell” he can believe the musician is guilty of such an offense. “I can't believe for one second that he would ever be associated with an allegation like this,” he said. “Rape? First of all, I wouldn't believe that. Secondly, a 13-year-old? No.” Smith continued: “Anybody who's been around Jay-Z and knows him, has seen him come to the defense of the most helpless among us - the children.”

TMZ is reporting that pregnant Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly have split. The stars, who are expecting a baby together, reportedly split during Thanksgiving weekend while they were together in Vail, Colorado. Fox allegedly found material on MGK’s phone that upset her. MGK ended up leaving the trip early. Per TMZ, the two haven’t seen each other since.

The lineup for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025 has added a bunch of stars to this year’s lineup. The West Coast portion of the show will include Alanis Morissette with special guest Reneé Rapp, as well as Dasha, DJ Cassidy’s “Pass the Mic Live!” with Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh, as well as performances from Ernest, HARDY, Kesha, Laufey, Natasha Bedingfield and T-Pain. The show will also feature a performance by Blake Shelton from Las Vegas, TLC taking the stage in New York’s Times Square and Luis Fonsi from his native Puerto Rico just before midnight in the Atlantic time zone, an hour before the ball drops in Times Square.

50 Cent has taken a brutal swipe at Jay-Z after suggesting the rapper should no longer produce the Super Bowl halftime show amid claims that he raped a minor. Jay-Z has been accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs at an afterparty following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in a civil lawsuit filed on Sunday. Jay-Z has received no sympathy from 50 Cent. 50, who is working on a tell-all Netflix docuseries about the sex trafficking and racketeering offenses Diddy has been charged with, has had a long-running feud with 50 cent after the two traded insults on some of their tracks in the late 1990s. 50 Cent wrote on Instagram: “Ok I don’t know what’s going on, but are we gonna still have the Super Bowl [halftime show] *worried emoji* I’m just asking for a friend!”

Chris Evans is coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the Joe and Anthony Russo directed Avengers: Doomsday. At this point in time, the role isn’t entirely clear, but sources say Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson character will also return as Captain America. Evans in the Captain America costume seems less likely. However, it wouldn’t be a shock if he reprises Steve Rogers. Evans recently had a cameo in the MCU’s Deadpool & Wolverine. Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters on May 1, 2026. The Russos have Avengers: Secret Wars happening in May 2027.

Nominees for the Golden Globe Awards were announced yesterday. The upcoming awards show will air live on Sunday, Jan. 5, on CBS and Paramount+ at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. The show, which will be held at the Beverly Hilton in California, will be hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser.

NOMINEES

Film

Best motion picture (Drama)
"The Brutalist"
"A Complete Unknown"
"Conclave"
"Dune: Part Two"
"Nickel Boys"
"September 5"

Best motion picture (Musical or Comedy)
"Anora"
"Challengers"
"Emilia Pérez"
"A Real Pain"
"The Substance"
"Wicked"

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 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 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 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 supporting role in any motion picture
Ariana Grande, "Wicked"
Selena Gomez, "Emilia Pérez"
Felicity Jones, "The Brutalist"
Margaret Qualley, "The Substance"
Isabella Rossellini, "Conclave"
Zoe Saldaña, "Emilia Pérez"

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 screenplay
Jacques Audiard, "Emilia Pérez"
Sean Baker, "Anora"
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, "The Brutalist"
Jesse Eisenberg, "A Real Pain"
Coralie Fargeat, "The Substance"
Peter Straughan, "Conclave"

Best original score
Volker Bertelmann, "Conclave"
Daniel Blumberg, "The Brutalist"
Kris Bowers, "The Wild Robot"
Clément Ducol and Camille, "Emilia Pérez"
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "Challengers"
Hans Zimmer, "Dune: Part Two"

Best original song
“Beautiful That Way,” from "The Last Showgirl," music and lyrics by Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt
“Compress / Repress,” from "Challengers," music and lyrics by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Luca Guadagnino
“El Mal,” from "Emilia Pérez," music and lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
“Forbidden Road,” from "Better Man," music and lyrics by Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler & Sacha Skarbek
“Kiss The Sky,” from "The Wild Robot," music and lyrics by Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack & Ali Tamposi
“Mi Camino,” from "Emilia Pérez," music and lyrics by Clément Ducol and Camille

Best motion picture (Non-English language)
"All We Imagine as Light"
"Emilia Pérez"
"The Girl with the Needle"
"I’m Still Here"
"The Seed of the Sacred Fig"
"Vermiglio"

Best motion picture (Animated)
"Flow"
"Inside Out 2"
"Memoir of a Snail"
"Moana 2"
"Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl"
"The Wild Robot"

Television

Best television series (Drama)
"The Diplomat"
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith"
"Sh?gun"
"Squid Game"
"Slow Horses"
"The Day of the Jackal"

Best television series (Musical or Comedy)
"Abbott Elementary"
"The Bear"
"The Gentlemen"
"Hacks"
"Nobody Wants This"
"Only Murders in the Building"

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 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, "Sh?gun"
Billy Bob Thornton, "Landman"

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"
Keira Knightley, "Black Doves"
Anna Sawai, "Sh?gun"
Keri Russell, "The Diplomat"

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 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 male actor in a supporting role on television
Tadanobu Asano, "Sh?gun"
Javier Bardem, "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story"
Harrison Ford, "Shrinking"
Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses"
Diego Luna, "La Maquina"
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear"

Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role on television
Liza Colón-Zayas, "The Bear"
Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks"
Dakota Fanning, "Ripley"
Jessica Gunning, "Baby Reindeer"
Allison Janney, "The Diplomat"
Kali Reis, "True Detective: Night Country"

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 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 performance in a stand-up comedy on television
Jamie Foxx, "What Had Happened Was"
Nikki Glaser, "Someday You’ll Die"
Seth Meyers, "Dad Man Walking"
Adam Sandler, "Love You"
Ali Wong, "Single Lady"
Ramy Youssef, "More Feelings"

Paris Jackson, 26, daughter of Michael Jackson, is engaged to music producer Justin “Blue” Long after two years of dating. The singer and actress announced the milestone on Instagram while celebrating Justin's birthday. In a post, Paris shared her love and gratitude, writing, "I couldn't dream of anyone more perfect for me to do it all with. Thank you for letting me be yours." The post included a romantic photo of Justin proposing with a jewelry box, followed by pictures of Paris embracing him and showing off her diamond engagement ring.

Moana 2 is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning an additional $52 million over the weekend.

Here’s the rest of the top 10:
2. Wicked - $34.9 million
3. Gladiator II - $12.5 million
4. Pushpa - $9.3 million
5. Red One - $7 million
6. Interstellar - $4.4 million
7. Solo Leveling - $2.4 million
8. Y2K - $2.1 million
9. For King + Country: A Drummer Boy Christmas - $2 million
10. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - $1.5 million

Reacher Season 3 will premiere with three fresh episodes on Prime Video Feb. 20. The show stars Alan Ritchson as the titular hero, a former military police officer who lives off the grid, helping various people he meets along his travels across the United States. The remaining episodes of the eight-episode season will roll out weekly through March 27. Season 3 is based on Lee Child's novel Persuader. "Reacher hurtles into the dark heart of a vast criminal enterprise when trying to rescue an undercover DEA informant whose time is running out. There he finds a world of secrecy and violence -- and confronts some unfinished business from his own past," a synopsis said.

Jelly Roll will perform on the 2024 Billboard Music Awards. He joins SEVENTEEN, Teddy Swims, Tyla and Coldplay, who were previously announced as performers on the show. Hosted by actress and comedian Michelle Buteau, the 2024 BBMAs will air on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX and Fire TV Channels, and on-demand on Paramount+.

Paramount+ is giving a glimpse of 1923 Season 2. The streaming service shared teaser trailers and a February premiere date for the season yesterday. 1923 is a prequel to the Paramount Network series Yellowstone. Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren play Jacob and Cara Dutton, the patriarch and matriarch of the Dutton family on the Yellowstone Ranch in the 1920s. Season 2 will premiere Feb. 23. In anticipation of the release, Paramount Network will air the entirety of Season 1, beginning Dec. 8. Subsequent episodes will follow Dec. 15, 22, 29 and Jan. 5.

FX/Hulu’s Sh?gun leads the 30th Critics Choice Awards TV nominations with six. Netflix leads all networks and platforms with 23 CCA noms, followed by awards rival HBO|Max with 21. Reigning Emmy champ, Disney’s FX, with 20 (including FX/Hulu), and Apple TV+ with 12 are the only others in double digits. Nominations for the film categories will be revealed December 12, and the awards will be handed out Sunday, January 12, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. E! will air the Critics Choice Awards live.

TV NOMINEES

BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Evil (Paramount+)
Industry (HBO | Max)
Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
The Old Man (FX)
Sh?gun (FX / Hulu)
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)
Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who (Disney+)
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
Hiroyuki Sanada – Sh?gun (FX / Hulu)
Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander (Starz)
Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)
Shanola Hampton – Found (NBC)
Keira Knightley – Black Doves (Netflix)
Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Anna Sawai – Sh?gun (FX / Hulu)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Tadanobu Asano – Sh?gun (FX / Hulu)
Michael Emerson – Evil (Paramount+)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Found (NBC)
Takehiro Hira – Sh?gun (FX / Hulu)
John Lithgow – The Old Man (FX)
Sam Reid – Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Moeka Hoshi – Sh?gun (FX / Hulu)
Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Nicole Kidman – Special Ops: Lioness (Paramount+)
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)
Anna Sawai – Pachinko (Apple TV+)
Fiona Shaw – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
English Teacher (FX)
Hacks (HBO | Max)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)
St. Denis Medical (NBC)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher (FX)
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)
Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO | Max)
Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale (Apple TV+)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO | Max)
Asher Grodman – Ghosts (CBS)
Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts (CBS)
Michael Urie – Shrinking (Apple TV+)
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear (FX / Hulu)
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO | Max)
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher (FX)
Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along (Disney+)
Annie Potts – Young Sheldon (CBS)

BEST LIMITED SERIES
Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Masters of the Air (Apple TV+)
Mr Bates vs the Post Office (PBS)
The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Ripley (Netflix)
True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)
We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
The Great Lillian Hall (HBO | Max)
It’s What’s Inside (Netflix)
Música (Prime Video)
Out of My Mind (Disney+)
Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
V/H/S/Beyond (Shudder)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Colin Farrell – The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Tom Hollander – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)
Kevin Kline – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount+)
Andrew Scott – Ripley (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)
Jessica Lange – The Great Lillian Hall (HBO | Max)
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Phoebe-Rae Taylor – Out of My Mind (Disney+)
Naomi Watts – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Robert Downey Jr. – The Sympathizer (HBO | Max)
Hugh Grant – The Regime (HBO | Max)
Ron Cephas Jones – Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic)
Logan Lerman – We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)
Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple (Netflix)
Treat Williams – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Dakota Fanning – Ripley (Netflix)
Leila George – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Betty Gilpin – Three Women (Starz)
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES
Acapulco (Apple TV+)
Citadel: Honey Bunny (Prime Video)
La Máquina (Hulu)
The Law According to Lidia Poët (Netflix)
My Brilliant Friend (HBO | Max)
Pachinko (Apple TV+)
Senna (Netflix)
Squid Game (Netflix)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video)
Bluey (Disney+)
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Invincible (Prime Video)
The Simpsons (Fox)
X-Men ’97 (Disney+)

BEST TALK SHOW
Hot Ones (YouTube)
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (Netflix)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC/Syndicated)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)
Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny (Hulu)
Kevin James: Irregardless (Prime Video)
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die (HBO | Max)
Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special (Netflix)
Ramy Youssef: More Feelings (HBO | Max)

Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour Book, which had fans lining up at Target stores over the weekend, had one of the biggest debuts ever, according to data from Circana. All told, The Eras Tour Book scanned 814,000 copies in its debut frame. The only book to top Swift’s, according to Circana, is the 2020 first volume of Barack Obama’s presidential memoirs, A Promised Land. And it only barely edged The Eras Tour Book, selling just over 816,000 copies.

Wednesday star Jenna Ortega and the show's cast and crew have completed production on Season 2. Netflix announced yesterday that filming has wrapped on the new season in Ireland. The streaming service shared the news alongside a photo of Ortega as her character, Wednesday Addams. Season 2 will premiere next year.

Aaron Rodgers' controversial views have led to him losing family and friendships, the New York Jets QB says in an upcoming Netflix documentary about his comeback from an Achilles injury. In the trailer for Aaron Rodgers: Enigma, Rodgers admits: “Losing friendships, family. It was heartbreaking.” The three-part documentary series hits Netflix on Dec. 17. We’ll see Rodgers talk about his 2023 season-ending torn Achilles in the series. The trailer shows discussions from various reports on whether or not Rodgers should consider retiring from the sport.

Margot Robbie just revealed that her full-frontal nude scene in “The Wolf of Wall Street” was her idea. Robbie talked about making the 2013 Martin Scorsese movie during an interview with Ben Mankiewicz for his Turner Classic Movies podcast “Talking Pictures.” Robbie said that Scorsese suggested she might want to wear a robe rather than be fully naked in the scene, but she turned him down. “[Scorsese] said, ‘Maybe you can be wearing a robe if you’re not comfortable.’ But that’s not what she would do in that scene,” Robbie said. Robbie, who was only 22 when she filmed “The Wolf of Wall Street,” played Naomi Lapaglia, the straight-shooting vixen wife of Jordan Belfort, the stock-trading con man played by Leonardo DiCaprio. “The whole point is that she’s going to come out completely naked — that’s the card she’s playing right now,” Robbie added of Naomi’s full-frontal nudity.

One of Tom Cruise's next films is a sci-fi thriller called Deeper. Cruise will star in director Doug Liman's upcoming project, which is in early development. Liman gave the update at the recent Gaucho Gaucho screening in New York City. He shared that he's never made a scary movie while noting, “And neither has Tom.” It comes after one week ago Cruise teased an upcoming project with his social media audience. A single image showed him underwater, wearing black briefs while a diver in full gear floated nearby. Cruise seemed to be holding some sort of device to his mouth as a cloud of bubbles rose above his head. In a caption to his Instagram followers, he wrote, “The training and preparation we put into this film is a culmination of all before it. From the depths, to the skies, I can’t wait to share more with you.” Deeper's plot sees an astronaut confronted by a frightening force during a deep dive into an uncharted channel.

Bill Maher revealed that he’s considering quitting Real Time with Bill Maher, his HBO show that has been on the air since 2003. Speaking on his Club Random podcast, alongside guest Jane Fonda, Maher said he was “sh*tting his pants” over Donald Trump’s upcoming second Presidency. “It’s hard to believe,” he said. “I mean, I may quit because I don’t want to do another. I did Trump. I did all the Trump stuff before anybody. I called him a con man before anybody. I did. He’s a mafia boss. I was the one who said he wasn’t going to concede the election. I’ve done it.”

AC/DC announced dates for what will be the band’s first North American tour in nine years, with the launch set for April 10, 2025, at Minneapolis’ US Bank Stadium. The “Power Up” tour takes its name from the band’s 2020 album. This year, AC/DC completed a European leg of the tour. The current line-up of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is Angus Young on lead guitar, vocalist Brian Johnson, rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, drummer Matt Laug and bassist Chris Chaney.

North American Tour Dates:
4/10 Minneapolis, MN US Bank Stadium
4/14 Arlington, TX AT&T Stadium
4/18 Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl
4/22 Vancouver, BC BC Place
4/26 Las Vegas, NV Allegiant Stadium
4/30 Detroit, MI Ford Field
5/4 Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium
5/8 Pittsburgh, PA Acrisure Stadium
5/12 Landover, MD Northwest Stadium
5/16 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium
5/20 Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium
5/24 Chicago, IL Soldier Field
5/28 Cleveland, OH Huntington Bank Field

Flavor Flav is providing a different perspective on how Chappell Roan has handled fans who don’t respect her boundaries. During an appearance on TMZ‘s Merry Elfin’ Christmas special looking back at 2024, Flav addressed Roan’s statements about her interactions with fans. “Honestly, I do think it’s one of the biggest mistakes she can make because it’s all of the people that make her who she is to society. If people can take their time out for you, you should be able to take your time out for them,” he shared, adding, “I get scared when nobody come up asking for a selfie. I get nervous! I’m like, ‘What did I do? I got on the right clock today?'” Earlier this year, Roan called out behavior from her fans via social media posts. In a pair of TikToks, she made it clear that regardless of whether or not “abuse and harassment, stalking, whatever, is a normal thing to do to people who are famous,” she will not tolerate the behavior. “That doesn’t make it OK. That doesn’t make it normal. That doesn’t mean I want it, doesn’t mean I like it.”

Adele may be heading back to her roots! According to the Daily Mail, the singer is considering a move to London with her fiancé, Rich Paul. Following the announcement of her upcoming break from performing after her Las Vegas residency ends, Adele is reportedly planning to spend more time in the UK, where she hopes to enjoy a quieter life with her 8-year-old son, Angelo. The Mail reports that Adele has instructed her team to find a secure and stunning home in London. However, the singer isn’t saying goodbye to the U.S. entirely—she plans to keep her Beverly Hills mansion and split her time between the two countries.

Moana 2 is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $135.5 million over the weekend.

Here’s the rest of the top 10:
2. Wicked - $80 million
3. Gladiator II - $30.7 million
4. Red One - $12.9 million
5. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - $3.3 million
6. Bonhoeffer - $2.4 million
7. Venom: The Last Dance - $2.4 million
8. Heretic - $960,000
9. The Wild Robot - $700,000
10. A Real Pain - $670,000

Arnold Schwarzenegger's LA home was swarmed by police on Thanksgiving Day after a prankster claimed a bomb had been placed in his mailbox. The LAPD rushed to Arnold’s mansion after a prank call claimed the device had been planted - but upon inspection of the mailbox and surrounding area, no bomb was found. Officers spoke with the actor’s security team who said it would be virtually impossible to plant a bomb at his home given his extensive camera surveillance and 24 hour protection. Arny wasn’t home at the time of the incident, getting in a workout at the gym ahead of his celebrations. The LAPD are treating the incident as swatting - the practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to an address.

Nick Cannon revealed that he has been diagnosed with a mental health condition. Nick, who has fathered 12 children by six women including Mariah Carey and Bre Tiesi, recently announced on his Counsel Culture podcast that he suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Suffers have an unreasonably high sense of self-importance, and they tend to seek out attention from others. People with narcissistic personality disorder may also have difficulty caring for the feelings of other people. Although it's currently believed that narcissistic personality disorder, like other personality disorders, is a lifelong condition, the symptoms can improve with aggressive therapy. While serving Thanksgiving dinners at the Los Angeles Mission on Wednesday, Cannon told People that he had always suspected he might have undiagnosed mental health conditions. “I still don't understand it all the way, but I kind of always wanted to get tested for it. I did a bunch of tests,” he said. “I've been diagnosed with ADHD. Even as a kid it was dyslexia, but just knowing that I'm just a neurodivergent individual, I kind of always knew.” Nick said his newly diagnosed condition gives him a new opportunity to improve himself and his life. “I feel like there's so many labels out there, but it's like, to be able to embrace it and say, ‘Look, I'm healing. I need help. Show me.’ I just embrace mental health and therapy in such a strong way,” he explained. “To be able to say I'm an example for others, but also be healing during the self-process works too.”