Gossip Nostalgia Ethan Hawke: still horny As Sarah wrote yesterday in her post about the lead actor and actress Oscar races, the BAFTAs breaking for Robert Aramayo over presumed leaders Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Michael B Jordan signalled that the best actor race, at this point, just a couple of weeks ahead of the SAG By Lainey • Feb 24, 2026 11:21 am
Bad Bunny Intro for February 24, 2026 Dear Gossips, Bad Bunny has arrived in Australia as he is scheduled to play two shows in Sydney before heading to Tokyo for Spotify’s first Billions Club Live performance and his first concert in Asia, “a testament to his incredible global reach and the power of Latin music”. After By Lainey • Feb 24, 2026 09:55 am
What Else Huntr/x at the BAFTAs Kpop Demon Hunters was not eligible for the BAFTAs because something something technicality over how many theatrical showings the film had in the UK. Netflix tried to appeal unsuccessfully… but BAFTA still invited EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami to the show to perform “Golden” because they needed the clout By Lainey • Feb 23, 2026 04:02 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, February 23, 2026 Winona Ryder joining the cast of Wednesday makes a lot of sense, there’s the Tim Burton connection and she’s worked with Jenna Ortega on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Long wait times between seasons is common (ahem, Stranger Things, Severance, and Euphoria) but I don’t think I will ever get By Maria • Feb 23, 2026 03:32 pm
Style JLo: Coconuts and the current dress trend Jennifer Lopez’s kids, Max and Emme, turned 18 yesterday, another reminder that time is the ultimate troll. Howwww are they 18 already?! I’m still back in 2007 when she announced she was pregnant. Up to that point there were rumours for weeks about it, she and Marc Anthony By Lainey • Feb 23, 2026 02:49 pm
Reality TV Reckoning with America’s Next Top Model One week after its release, reaction is still pouring in online about Reality Check: America’s Next Top Model, which, as I wrote about here, finally got the Netflix treatment in the form of a three-part documentary. And while it was initially teased as an in-depth look into the infamous By Stephanie • Feb 23, 2026 01:14 pm
Award Season Campaigning The State of the Supporting Races As Sarah just mentioned in her posts about the BAFTAs, while One Battle After Another and Jessie Buckley are the clearly heavyweight favourites in the best picture and best actress races, the three other acting categories are much more unpredictable at this point where Oscar is concerned. Robert Aramayo’s By Lainey • Feb 23, 2026 12:21 pm
Award Season Campaigning The BAFTAs bring surprises and controversy I bet the Brits would love a day off from controversy, but that is not in god’s plan, apparently. The BAFTAs delivered controversy last night in two different ways. First, let’s talk about the lead acting categories, the site of a major upset (if you don’t pay By Sarah • Feb 23, 2026 11:29 am
Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler are it With the BAFTAs last night, we are now entering the meat of awards season. The Oscars are T-minus three weeks away, and we’re finally hearing from people who will get to vote for the Academy Awards. The BAFTAs and the Academy share membership overlap, so the BAFTAs, while a By Sarah • Feb 23, 2026 10:30 am
Royals Intro for February 23, 2026 Dear Gossips, Prince William and Kate were in a couple’s outfit last night at the BAFTAs. He showed up in an oxblood velvet jacket while she was in a pink Gucci (that she’s worn before in 2019) with a velvet belt and clutch to match her husband. At By Lainey • Feb 23, 2026 09:41 am
What Else Channing & Chan So, I know I was like, it’s too early to talk about Oscars for this year until we get through last year—Emily, the site manager, has already emailed me once about the language confusion of the award season time-warp and I wonder if she will again—but another By Sarah • Feb 20, 2026 04:31 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Toy Story 5 is going to make us contemplate aging Last year was dogsh-t at the box office, but one of the bright spots was Zootopia 2, Disney’s in-house authorized furry fanfic, which became Hollywood’s biggest animated film of all time—a necessary distinction as Ne Zha 2 is still reigning biggest animated film, period. Even when the By Sarah • Feb 20, 2026 02:41 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, February 20, 2026 Melissa McCarthy went to Barbra Streisand’s house and because Stephen Colbert is a professional, he asked about the basement mall. This is journalism. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) Sarah wrote about David Ellison news this morning and while I’m following By Maria • Feb 20, 2026 01:50 pm
Callum Turner Callum, Jacob, and all the Bond talk In these parts, per Sarah, we call the conversation about casting the new James Bond “but Dev Patel is right there”. Dev, however, does not seem to be a frontrunner in the current speculation (which is stupid) so we have to keep talking about Callum Turner and Jacob Elordi who, By Lainey • Feb 20, 2026 12:22 pm
Aaron Johnson Olympic Aaron Taylor-Johnson The Olympics wrap up this weekend. Every Olympic cycle I pick one sport to follow all the way through, and this year, inspired by Heated Rivalry, it was women’s hockey. Sorry to the men, but I cannot support the NHL, and though I am intrigued by this possibly being By Sarah • Feb 20, 2026 11:03 am
Amanda Seyfried Amanda Seyfried’s terrific tresses The Testament of Ann Lee continues rolling out overseas, with the latest stop being the Berlinale for the film’s screening at the Berlin International Film Festival. Amanda Seyfried, who is still working hard for this film even though it’s “over” in the US with no Oscar nominations, turned By Sarah • Feb 20, 2026 10:21 am
