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The 2026 Independent Spirit Awards are happening now!

The awards show celebrates films budgeted at less than $30 million to produce and must be considered “independent,” as well as television categories.

The show is taking place live the Hollywood Palladium on Sunday (February 15) in Los Angeles.

This year, Netflix has by far the most nominations with 18 total. A24 is next, with 10 nominations total. There are familiar names on the list as well, with actors from The Pitt, Alien: Earth, and more being recognized.

You can watch it right here on YouTube!

Check out all the nominees and winners!

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We’re still more than a month away from the Oscars, but the guild awards are already happening and Hollywood stepped out to support directors at the 2026 DGA Awards!

Leonardo DiCaprio, Olivia Wilde, Timothee Chalamet, and Kerry Washington were among the celebs at the Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday night (February 7) at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.

One Battle After Another‘s Paul Thomas Anderson won the big award of the night for Theatrical Feature Film directing, paving his way to possibly take home the Best Director award at the Oscars next month.

Each of the five nominated directors – Anderson, Frankenstein‘s Guillermo Del Toro, Hamnet‘s Chloe Zhao, Marty Supreme‘s Josh Safdie, and Sinners‘ Ryan Coogler – received tributes from the collaborators during the event.

Leo honored Anderson, Jacob Elordi paid tribute to Del Toro, Hamnet producer Steven Spielberg honored Zhao, Timothee was there to honor Josh, and Michael B. Jordan paid tribute to Coogler.

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The BAFTA Tea event brought out the stars this weekend!

The event was held at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on Saturday (January 10) in Los Angeles, Calif., ahead of the 2026 Golden Globes.

In attendance included Globes nominees Jessie Buckley, Tessa Thompson and Chase Infiniti, as well as Gwyneth Paltrow and dozens more stars.

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The cast of Heated Rivalry reunited all together for the first time publicly since filming at the Neon Golden Globes party on Friday night (January 9) in Los Angeles.

Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie, Francois Arnaud, Robbie G.K. and Nadine Bhabha posed for group photos while attending the event at the Sunset Tower Hotel ahead of the 2026 Golden Globes on Sunday (January 11).

While the stars of the hit show have been spotted in smaller groups periodically, this is the first time we’ve seen all five of them together!

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Saturday Night Live has launched the careers of so many superstars.

The beloved NBC sketch comedy series has given a platform to countless talented stars to go on to become legends in the industry. And while they’ve fostered plenty of talent, producers of the show have also passed on a surprising amount of hilarious hopefuls who found success their own way.

Over the years, celebrities have revealed that they auditioned to be on SNL, and they were either fully rejected or eventually brought on as writers.

Many of them went on to become successful in their own right, and hosted the show themselves.

Click through to see which stars auditioned and were rejected from SNL over the years…

Kumail Nanjiani is addressing the wild rumor about him and Michelle Obama.

Last year, there was a bizarre theory circulating online that the 47-year-old actor/comedian was having an affair with the 61-year-old former First Lady.

While appearing on the December 25 episode of So True With Caleb Hearon, Kumail reacted to the rumor.

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Kumail Nanjiani is opening up about the critical and box office failure of his movie Eternals.

The 47-year-old actor starred as Kingo in the ensemble cast of the 2021 Marvel film, which was received quite poorly from critics and fans alike.

In a recently released interview, Kumail talked about his performance in the movie, as well as it underperforming at the box office.

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