Mandalit del Barco

The dark comedy action thriller One Battle After Another picked up nine Golden Globes nominations, including for director Paul Thomas Anderson and actors Chase Infinity, Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn, Tiana Taylor, and Leonardo DiCaprio, who stars as a washed-up revolutionary.

Among the film dramas competing for Golden Globes is the Norwegian comedy Sentimental Value and Ryan Coogler's period horror Sinners, with seven nominations, including for actor Michael B. Jordan, who plays twin brothers.

Comedian Nikki Glaser will once again host the ceremony, which will be held in Beverly Hills on January 11th.

Mandalit Del Barco, NPR News, Los Angeles.

Warner Brothers has been making movies since 1923.

The studio is responsible for the first talkie feature, The Jazz Singer.

Warner Brothers made Casablanca.

He's looking at you, kid.

And other classics from 2001 A Space Odyssey to Barbie and all those Looney Tunes cartoons.

Three years ago, Warner Brothers merged with Discovery.

Now there's speculation that Paramount Skydance could take over, or Netflix, Amazon, Comcast, or an entirely new investor.

Daniel Luria of Box Office Media says theater owners hope the buyer continues to release films in the cinemas.

Cinephiles want that too.

Mandalit Del Barco, NPR News.

On Asia-Pacific markets, shares are mostly lower.

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To be eligible to vote on the finalists at next year's Oscars, Academy members will be required to watch every film in the nominating categories. Until now, they've only been encouraged to do so. The announcement does not state how this will be verified or enforced.

To be eligible to vote on the finalists at next year's Oscars, Academy members will be required to watch every film in the nominating categories. Until now, they've only been encouraged to do so. The announcement does not state how this will be verified or enforced.

According to the new rules, the Academy will also take into account how much generative artificial intelligence and other digital tools were used to make films that are competing. Filmmakers with refugee or asylum status will be eligible to compete in the International Feature Film category, and for the first time, casting directors will get their own Academy Awards.

According to the new rules, the Academy will also take into account how much generative artificial intelligence and other digital tools were used to make films that are competing. Filmmakers with refugee or asylum status will be eligible to compete in the International Feature Film category, and for the first time, casting directors will get their own Academy Awards.