Friday, January 23, 2026

 

98th OSCARS 2026

 


THE 98TH OSCARS 2026


ABC

SUNDAY MARCH 15, 2026

5 PM PC / 8 PM ET


HOST CONAN OBRIEN

From the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

 

RED CARPET

ABC  - STARTING AT 3:30 PM PC / 6:30 PM ET

STREAMING ON VARIETY YOUTUBE AND HULU LIVE AT 6:30

 

RECORDING STREAMS ON HULU MONDAY MARCH 16 - IN THE MORNING

 

Ryan Coogler’s "Sinners" secured a staggering 16 nominations, the most for any single film in the history of the Academy Awards. It broke the long-standing record of 14 held by Titanic, All About Eve, and La La Land. Closely trailing is Paul Thomas Anderson’s "One Battle After Another" with 13 nods

 

 

OFFICIAL OSCAR SITE

Oscars.org

 

IMDB OSCAR CENTRAL

IMDb.com/oscars

 

VARIETY (click LIVE)

https://www.youtube.com/user/Variety

 

THE GOLDEN GLOBES

https://qporit.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-golden-globes-2026.html



NOMINEES


 Below is the complete list of Oscar nominees. Any nominee who was a Golden Globe winner in their corresponding category is highlighted and tagged with

{ bold italics, brackets & GG }.

 

FILMS


Best Picture

 

Animated Feature Film

 

International Feature Film

 

Documentary Feature Film

 

Documentary Short Film

 

Animated Short Film

 

Live Action Short Film

 

 ACTING

  

Actor in a Leading Role

 

Actress in a Leading Role

 

Actor in a Supporting Role

 

Actress in a Supporting Role

 

Best Casting (Inaugural Category)

 

 CREATIVE

 

Best Directing

 

Original Screenplay

 

Adapted Screenplay

 

Original Score

 

Original Song

 

Cinematography

 

Film Editing

 


 

TECH AND DESIGN

 

Production Design

 

Costume Design

 

Makeup and Hairstyling

 

Best Sound

 

Visual Effects

 

 

 


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Sunday, January 11, 2026

 

THE GOLDEN GLOBES 2026

 



THE GOLDEN GLOBES

Sunday, January 11, 2026.


THE RED CARPET (Digital Pre-Show)

CBS AT 7:00 pm

Variety’s YouTube LIVE channel & FIRE TV

6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM PT.


THE AWARDS

CBS 

STREAMING ON PARAMOUNT + FOR SHOWTIME SUBSCRIBERS

 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT.

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Nikki Glaser made history last year as the first solo female host in the show's history. She returns for her second consecutive year.

Born in 1984, Glaser is a veteran stand-up comedian and actress who has hosted everything from FBoy Island to her own Comedy Central talk show, Not Safe with Nikki Glaser. She is a self-proclaimed "Swiftie" and recently taped a sold-out comedy special for Hulu.

Nikki Glaser IMDb

Nikki Glaser Wikipedia


The film side is dominated by Paul Thomas Anderson’s "One Battle After Another," with 9 nominations, including a Best Actor nomination for Leonardo DiCaprio. Closely following is the Norwegian drama "Sentimental Value" with 8 nominations. On the television side, the third season of "The White Lotus" is the clear frontrunner with 6 nominations, including multiple nominations for its supporting cast.


So far, (8:36 PM Jean Smart, last), I do not know why, the last person on each list, alphabetically, has won.


83rd Annual Golden Globes

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

Best Motion Picture – Drama


Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy


Best Director – Motion Picture


Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama


Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama


Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy


Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy


Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in any Motion Picture


Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in any Motion Picture


Best Motion Picture – Animated


Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language


Cinematic and Box Office Achievement


Best Screenplay – Motion Picture


Best Original Score – Motion Picture


Best Original Song – Motion Picture

  • “Dream as One”Avatar: Fire and Ash (Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen)
  • “The Girl in the Bubble”Wicked: For Good (Stephen Schwartz)
  •  >> “Golden”KPop Demon Hunters (Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy)
  • “I Lied to You”Sinners (Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson)
  • “No Place Like Home”Wicked: For Good (Stephen Schwartz)
  • “Train Dreams”Train Dreams (Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner)


I. TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Best Television Series – Drama


Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy


Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television


Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama


Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama


Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy


Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy


Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for TV


Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for TV


Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television


also...

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

  >> Owen Cooper - Adolescence

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television 

  >> Hannah Einbinder - Hacks

Best Podcast (Inaugural Category)


 

The 2026 Special Honorary Awards

This year, the Golden Globes introduced "Golden Eve," a separate primetime special (aired Jan 8) to dedicate more time to these legends.


Official Golden Globes Site

GoldenGlobes.com


Red Carpet Stream

VarietyYouTube (LIVE)


Official Streaming Platform

 Paramount+ Showtime

 


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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

 

SPECIAL PROSECUTOR JACK SMITH'S TESTIMONY ABOUT DONALD TRUMP'S ACTIONS RELATED TO CLAIMS OF ELECTION FRAUD

 

JACK SMITH'S testimony before the House Judiciary Committee was made public on New Year's Eve. In the testimony he says that in his opinion he had evidence beyond a reasonable doubt of possibly criminal acts by Donald Trump in connection with Trump's claims of election fraud, and the events on January 6.


Here is a link to the testimony:

TESTIMONY

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26450308-jack-smith-deposition/

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Thursday, November 13, 2025

 

LINKS TO THE EPSTEIN MATERIALS RELEASED BY THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE


The Epstein information released by the House Oversight Committee can be found HERE:

https://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-releases-additional-epstein-estate-documents/


To get to the documents from this page, look at "The documents can be found here.

That will take you where you can look through them yourself HERE:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hTNH5woIRio578onLGElkTWofUSWRoH_

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

 

THE NEW SAMSUNG GALAXY XR HEADSET LOOKS TERRIFIC!

 

The new Samsung Galaxy XR headset with Android XR operating system (SGAXR) looks terrific from the demo presentation. It is at least $1,000 cheaper than the AVP. It comes with 256 GB, considerable software, and a a free year of Google AI Pro and YouTube Premium; plus a few other introductory free or inexpensive content packages. 

I have not had a chance to test it. It is available for order today in the US & South Korea. Delivery should be about a week. Demos are available at Samsung stores.

https://www.samsung.com/us/


SPECS


Memory
16 GB Memory
256 GB Storage
Display
3,552 x 3,840, 27 Million pixels Micro-OLED
6.3‑micron pixel pitch
95% DCI‑P3
Refresh rates: 60 Hz, 72 Hz (Default), 90 Hz (Up to, upon service request)
Field of View: 109 degrees horizontal and 100 degrees vertical
Chip
Snapdragon® XR2+ Gen 2 Platform
Camera
Supports 3D Photo & video capture
18 mm / F2.0
6.5 MP*
* Resolution may vary depending on use case.
Sensors
Two High-resolution Pass-through cameras
Six World-facing tracking cameras
Four Eye-tracking Cameras
Five Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs)
One Depth sensor
One Flicker sensor
Optic (Iris)
Supports Iris recognition
* Use iris recognition to unlock the device and to enter passwords in certain apps.
Audio and Video
Two, 2 Way speaker (Woofer + Tweeter)

Six Microphones array
- Multiple microphones among the six microphones support beamforming feature depending on the use case

Audio Playback
- Codec : MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/ AAC+/ eAAC+, Vorbis, FLAC, Opus, Dolby Digital (AC3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3) , Dolby ATMOS (E-AC3 JOC, AC4)

Video Playing Resolution
UHD 8K (7680 x 4320)@60fps

Video Playback (Supports HDR10 and HLG)
- Codec : H.263, H.264, HEVC, MV-HEVC, MPEG-4, VC-1, VP8, VP9, AV1
Battery
Up to 2 hours of general use
Video watching up to 2.5 hours
Galaxy XR can be used while charging the battery
Connectivity
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Bluetooth 5.4 (Up to)
Interpupillary Distance (IPD)
54~70mm
Vision Correction
Galaxy XR supports vision correction through separately purchasable optical-inserts
Weight
1.20 lb (w/ forehead cushion)
Weight may vary depending on whether light shield is attached or not.
Separate battery weighs 0.67 lb

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