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Interview: Lili Reinhart Discusses the Different Layers of ‘Hal & Harper’
While fans might recognize Lili Reinhart for her role on The CW’s Riverdale, she gets to truly shine in Cooper Raiff’s Hal & Harper. The limited series revolves around the closeness of two siblings and how their lives have been intertwined — for better or worse — since childhood. Audiences will follow both Hal and […] More
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The Top 25 Best Visual Effects Winners So Far (Updated for 2026)
Folks, another updated list is coming your way today! Continuing a tradition I’ve been keen on for years, I’m ranking the new crop of Academy Award winners. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our newest winner will appear. Other times, they’ll be […] More
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Ranking the Best Performances To Date From Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway doesn’t quite get the credit she deserves for being an Academy Award winning actress. Her Best Supporting Actress win for Les Misérables was such a foregone conclusion, the effectiveness of her work has been lost to time a bit. Yet, she’s always an interesting actress to watch (or speak with, as I did […] More
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Awards Radar Community: What Was Your Favorite Announcement at CinemaCon 2026?
This week was CinemaCon 2026. The annual event has felt bigger and bigger in recent years, with this year almost having the feel of a San Diego Comic Con, back in the day. We had a writer on hand at CinemaCon covering the biggest news, so hopefully you’ve been following along. To that end, this […] More
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Ranking the Films of David Lowery
David Lowery is the rare filmmaker who can be challenging and experimental with his movies without losing the audience. Something like A Ghost Story is a hard watch, but one that rewards you in spades. Who else can do a film like that, as well as works like The Green Knight or The Old Man […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #286: Joey and Myles Go Over Some of the CinemaCon 2026 Highlights
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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The Return of ‘Scrubs’ Has Been a Welcome Prescription
I’m not ashamed to admit that, for someone who doesn’t watch a lot of television, the return of Scrubs was something I actually paid attention to. After all, it was one of the few shows I watched, always enjoyed, and was curious to see more of. Sure, I’m hopeful that Ted Lasso will return this […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of April 13th – ‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian’ Joins the Criterion Collection
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, we have a classic comedy joining the Criterion Collection with the savage satire Monty Python’s Life of Brian. This week also features another Criterion re-release, as well as several 4K re-releases as well. Read on to find out more… Joey’s Top Pick Monty Python’s Life of Brian (Criterion […] More
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‘Hacks’ Cast and Creators on Final Season Legacy, Laughs, and Goodbyes
The final season of HBO’s Emmy-winning and much beloved Hacks kicked off the end of an era last week. While the opener had Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) rising from the dead after a premature obituary, the comedy quickly shifted into a meditation on legacy. During a recent press conference the cast and team behind the […] More
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The Top 25 Best Supporting Actor Winners So Far (Updated for 2026)
Two weeks in a row, so you know we’re really back! Continuing a tradition I’ve been doing for years, I’m ranking the newest crop of Academy Award winners. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our newest winner will appear. Other times, they’ll […] More














