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It’s Dec. 8, 2025, and we’re deep in the thick of it. The past seven days have been a whirlwind of major awards season benchmarks, and if anyone thought this year’s race would follow a predictable script, they were proven wrong.

The Golden Globe nominations dropped Monday, marking a notably international and genre-diverse field, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” leading all films with nine nominations. Other top contenders included “Sentimental Value,” “ Sinners ,” “Marty Supreme” and “The Secret Agent,” while films like “Jay Kelly” and “ Wicked: For Good ” fell short in best picture (comedy), despite multiple nods.

Just days prior, the Critics Choice Awards nominations adde

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