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Apple TV was recognized with 12 nominations across seven programs for the 32nd Annual Actors Awards, presented by the Screen Actors Guild, including five total nods for this year's most-nominated series "The Studio," which also recently became the most Emmy-winning freshman comedy in history, with nominations for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series; Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series for Seth Rogen and Ike Barinholtz; and Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series for Kathryn Hahn and Catherine O'Hara. Following last week's Critics Choice Award wins for Best Editing and Best Sound, Apple Original Films' "F1" also scored top category nods, including Outstanding Stunt Ensemble. Global hit and award-winning series "Severance" landed Actors Awards nods for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series and Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series for Britt Lower for culture-defining phenomena, while Apple's smash hit "Pluribus" scored its first nod for Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series for Rhea Seehorn following its record-breaking first season. Billy Crudup and Gary Oldman are nominated for Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series for "The Morning Show" and "Slow Horses," respectively, while Kristen Wiig received an Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series nomination for "Palm Royale." The winners will be revealed on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Los Angeles...

For the first time in nearly two decades, the Television Academy is introducing a new honorary Emmy known as the Legacy Award. According to the awards body, the new Legacy Award will be presented to television programs that have made a "profound and lasting impact" on audiences and remain relevant to society, culture and the industry. The new award comes with small changes within the Television Academy Board of Governors as well. Its Governors Award committee will soon be known as the Special Awards Committee, and that group will be the one to determine candidates for the Legacy Award, and then present them to the Board of Governors for a vote. Entries may be made by members of the Board of Governors, the Special Awards Committee or individuals who may suggest recipients in a letter to the Television Academy. "The Legacy Award celebrates groundbreaking programming — programs that have stood the test of time delivering stories that continue to engage audiences and featuring iconic and timeless characters with multigenerational appeal," said Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego via statement. "The award allows the Academy to honor more of television's rich history and acknowledge the storytellers whose work has resonated with viewers and continues to entertain legions of fans around the globe."...

At a time when nothing seems certain at the box office, one thing cannot be argued: IMAX is more important than it's ever been. The company, which offers a large-screen, premium experience to moviegoers, has been around for decades but has become an increasingly crucial piece of the puzzle for big movies in recent years. To that end, IMAX just had its biggest year ever — and it's only expected to get bigger in 2026 and beyond. In a press release, IMAX revealed that it took in a record $1.28 billion globally at the box office in 2025. $449 million of that came from domestic ticket sales, up 14% from the previous record set in 2023. For context, the domestic box office failed to cross the $9 billion mark in 2025, totaling $8.87 billion. That means IMAX accounted for 5% of overall ticket sales, despite having just 1% of the total screen count globally. The top movies for IMAX in 2025 were the massive $2 billion Chinese animated hit "Ne Zha 2" ($166.7 million), "Avatar: Fire and Ash" ($112 million), "F1" ($97.6 million), "Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle" ($95.9 million), and "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" ($75.8 million). In the case of "F1," that represents nearly 16% of its total box office, which is hugely significant. Similarly, "The Final Reckoning" earned nearly 13% of its money from IMAX screens... (Courtesy Mick LaSalle, Movie critic)...

"Hazbin Hotel" and "Five Nights at Freddy's" both enjoy fanbases so passionate that they border on evangelizing, which is the exact type of viewer/consumer Hollywood is desperate to tap into. And the thing they both have in common is that they're fandoms born of outsider art that is unlike anything else being made by the mainstream. It's why a film like "Lisa Frankenstein" became a cult hit immediately after mainstream audiences rejected it. If everyone is in their own little algorithm bubble, the goal shouldn't be to pop the bubble, but to put as many people into it as possible. I've always loved the expression that the more specific something is, the more universal it feels, and this line of thinking is what needs to be applied by Hollywood when greenlighting projects across the board. When you're too concerned about who you might be isolating, you're losing sight of who might be drawn to it. When you're fixated on appealing to as many people as possible, you abandon the idea of finding the people who love something so much that it becomes their whole personality in the process. (Courtesy J Colangelo ...

William Wyler's 1959 film Ben-Hur is set for release for the first time in 4K resolution, and Screen Rant is proud to present an exclusive clip from the special features. Actor Charlton Heston stars as the titular character, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince who in AD 26 seeks revenge after being betrayed by Messala (Stephen Boyd), his childhood friend. Along with another Warner Bros. classic, Alan J. Pakula's All the President's Men, Ben-Hur will be released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc and digital platforms (including Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play and Fandango at Home) on February 17. Warner Bros. Discovery is also releasing All the President's Men in 4K that same day. The Ben-Hur 4K and digital releases include several special features, including "Ben-Hur: Anatomy of an Epic," "The Cinematography of Scale," "Charlton Heston & Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey," "Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic" and "Ben-Hur: A Journey Through Pictures."...

LEGO is kicking off 2026 with a major new launch, revealing a brand-new "Smart Brick" technology that will be incorporated with an upcoming wave of Star Wars models. Revealed at CES 2026 in partnership with Lucasfilm, The LEGO Group's new Smart Brick is objectively impressive. A three-in-one system, The Smart Brick is a single 2x4 brick with micro-sensors, allowing it to react to the build it's placed in with specific lights and sounds alongside new LEGO Smart Tags and LEGO Smart Minifigures. Going beyond the new Star Wars LEGO sets just released this January, three new Star Wars sets are confirmed to be released on March 1st from LEGO, and each one will include at least one Smart Brick, Smart Tag, and Smart Minifigure...