November 2025

The 76th ceremony celebrates standout reads, including lifetime honors for authors Roxane Gay and George Saunders. The shortlist includes titles like “A Guardian and a Thief” by Megha Majumdar, “The Antidote” by Karen Russell, “Things in Nature Merely Grow” by Yiyun Li, and “Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care” by Claudia Rowe.

Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley, and Megan Moroney lead this year’s nominees. Expect big performances, buzzy wins, and plenty of sparkle. Watch it live on ABC at 8:00 pm ET or stream it the next day on Hulu.

Pixar’s first feature — and the first fully CGI film — premiered today in 1995. Next year, the studio plans to release the next installment in the franchise, "Toy Story 5," which introduces a tech‑savvy foe that shifts the toys’ world.

Jack Nicholson’s turn as Randle McMurphy and Louise Fletcher’s chilling Nurse Ratched powered this book-to-screen adaptation to a rare five-Oscar sweep.

The rock icons team up with genre-bender Yungblud for “One More Time” — which features four new tracks that blend classic riffs with modern edge, and a 2025 mix of “Back in the Saddle”.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return as Elphaba and Glinda in the final chapter of this two-part adaptation. New identities, fractured friendship — and Oz forever changed.