Colman Domingo Colman does it all Jimmy Kimmel is on holiday for the summer so there are celebrity guest hosts filling in for him during the break and this week it’s Colman Domingo. Here is an incomplete list of why Colman is the ultimate guest host. -He’s using this opportunity as a victory lap. By Lainey • Jul 21, 2026 12:55 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 20, 2026 Dear Gossips, It was a weekend for the pop culture gods. The World Cup, of course, is the Olympus of sport – and since the final was set in the United States, the event brought together global superstars from almost every entertainment stream, from football to music to movies and television By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 09:08 am
Award Season Campaigning Emmy Nominations = Our Summer Homework I’ve been following the Emmys since I can remember and writing about them for almost as long. But I have to say this is the first year I, a Canadian who is not a Television Academy voter, have felt like there’s really some impact we can have on By Duana • Jul 08, 2026 03:13 pm
Noah Wyle Intro for June 15, 2026 Dear Gossips, As I mentioned on Friday, we are in the Emmy nominating period which means all the “for your consideration” events and Q&As are happening right now. To that end, The Pitt had a season two “for your consideration” discussion panel last week that has gone viral By Sarah • Jun 15, 2026 09:13 am
David Harbour Intro for June 12, 2026 Dear Gossips, The nominating round for the Emmys opened yesterday. Nominations will be announced on July 8. We are now in the weeds on the television trophy trail. As we approach nominations, I hope everyone remembers that Heated Rivalry is not eligible—though I am sure the Emmy producers will By Sarah • Jun 12, 2026 09:11 am
Award Season Campaigning Timmy and Kylie: Vanity Fair and a premature victory lap? Four days to the Oscars and, update, people are still mad at Timothée Chalamet – at least here in the west. Like I said yesterday, I wonder whether or not Timmy will make it into Conan O’Brien’s monologue on Sunday night, whether it’s a joke or a more By Lainey • Mar 11, 2026 01:25 pm
Award Season Campaigning Intro for March 11, 2026 Dear Gossips, Is Hudson Williams going to the Oscars? Variety reported yesterday that Hudson will indeed be there on Sunday – and the word they used was “attending” which suggests to me that, at least for now, he’ll be there as a guest, not a presenter. So far, his name By Lainey • Mar 11, 2026 09:19 am
Award Season Campaigning Timmy is still campaigning In case you missed it, and how could you?!, WE HAVE AN OSCARS RACE, gossips! There are tight races across the board – in best picture, in both the supporting actor categories, and also in best actor now that Michael B Jordan is finalllyyy getting some respect for playing TWO distinctly By Lainey • Mar 04, 2026 01:23 pm
Style Jessie Buckley’s Bride energy Jessie Buckley is currently the Oscar favourite in the best actress category. Obviously no one is a winner until they actually win so if there is a challenger it’s Rose Byrne. If Jessie prevails at the SAGs this weekend though, it’s safe to say that it’s over. By Lainey • Feb 26, 2026 02:03 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 By Sarah • Feb 23, 2026 10:30 am
Timothee Chalamet Timmy plays favourites American Cinematheque this week is running a Timothée Chalamet Retrospective, which is wild to me, LOL. He’s 30 years old, like freshly 30. Their rationale, however, is that he has four Oscar nominations, to date, and if you consider that of the eight films that are screening during this By Lainey • Feb 11, 2026 03:09 pm
Award Season Campaigning Jacob Elordi’s big boost The Oscar nominees luncheon happened yesterday – and this year’s edition of the annual tradition was a bit more special because the luncheon was cancelled in 2025 due to the wildfires. Right now, as we enter the final stretch of award season, it’s actually looking quite competitive in three By Lainey • Feb 11, 2026 10:48 am
Award Season Campaigning Ben Affleck: Super Bowl and Marty Supreme I guess a Ben Affleck Dunkin’ Super Bowl ad is now an annual tradition. It was teased in the days leading up to the weekend that Ben had recruited an all-star roster of TV celebrities for this year’s edition and, indeed, it was more than initially expected. The By Lainey • Feb 09, 2026 01:57 pm
Style Kate plus Diane and Norman Kate Hudson has now been nominated in the best actress category for a SAG, BAFTA, and Oscar for her performance in Song Sung Blue. She is not a favourite to win – right now Jessie Buckley is the frontrunner and if there’s a dark horse in the race it would By Lainey • Jan 28, 2026 01:34 pm
