Oscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Breaks Record With 16
“One Battle After Another” was close behind with 13 nods. Acting nominees include Michael B. Jordan, Kate Hudson, Timothée Chalamet and Teyana Taylor.
Published: January 22, 2026, 4:49 pm
2026 Oscar Nominations: See the Full List
The movies competing for the 98th Academy Awards. The ceremony will air on March 15.
Published: January 22, 2026, 5:30 pm
Oscar Snubs and Surprises: ‘Sinners’ Makes History, ‘Wicked’ Withers
Ariana Grande, Chase Infiniti and Paul Mescal were shut out, but voters made room for Delroy Lindo, Kate Hudson and “F1.”
Published: January 22, 2026, 3:49 pm
Five Fronts in Trump’s Culture War
In the first year of his second term, President Trump has made sweeping efforts to influence the arts and media in America.
Published: January 22, 2026, 4:00 pm
When Jasper Johns Drew the Line
A new exhibition revisits a turning point in the career of the 95-year-old artist: the paintings that faced down death to find meaning in life.
Published: January 22, 2026, 4:13 pm
Jason Mantzoukas Makes It Weird
As TV’s go-to maniac, the actor has a flair for chaos that also functions as a kind of emotional armor. “I’m still very protective of the actual me,” he said.
Published: January 22, 2026, 4:33 pm
Sinners’ Broke the Oscars Record These 3 Films Once Held
As categories evolved over time, the way to make academy history did, too. But for decades, no film topped 14 nods, until “Sinners” smashed the record.
Published: January 22, 2026, 2:14 pm
A Public-Art Veteran Will Lead Creative Time
Jean Cooney, a former deputy director of the New York City public-art institution, is the organization’s next leader.
Published: January 22, 2026, 10:02 am
‘H Is for Hawk’ Review: All Shall Be Well
Claire Foy stars along with a goshawk in an adaptation of Helen MacDonald’s award-winning memoir.
Published: January 22, 2026, 10:00 am
‘Mercy’ Review: Chris Pratt Trapped in a Dystopian Future
Chris Pratt plays a man accused of killing his wife in this witless action-thriller where harsh justice is dispensed by artificial intelligence.
Published: January 22, 2026, 2:14 pm
Months After Daniel Naroditsky’s Death, the Chess World Remains Divided
The death of Daniel Naroditsky exposed the conflicts between the game’s traditional wing and its many online stars.
Published: January 21, 2026, 5:56 pm
Esa-Pekka Salonen Returns to L.A. Philharmonic With New Job
Esa-Pekka Salonen, the orchestra’s longtime music director, came back to lead his first concerts since being named its creative director.
Published: January 21, 2026, 4:24 pm
What ‘Marty Supreme’ Says About Being Jewish in America
The film’s unapologetic depiction of the experience in all of its complications rejects the idea that such characters have to suffer.
Published: January 21, 2026, 10:04 am
How a Pro-Greenland Song Became a Protest Anthem
Locals are speaking out against President Trump’s gestures toward annexing the territory, and the song “Greenland Belongs to Greenlanders” has become “a soundtrack of the movement.”
Published: January 21, 2026, 4:36 pm
‘Clika’ Review: Dreaming of the Stage
This film about a fieldworker trying to make it in music offers a Mexican American spin on underdog dreamer movies like “8 Mile.”
Published: January 22, 2026, 5:00 pm
The Winter Show in 9 Objects
The sheer range of art and antiquities at the Park Avenue Armory, featuring more than 70 international dealers, is impressive.
Published: January 22, 2026, 4:52 pm
A 67,800-Year-Old Handprint May Be the World’s Oldest Rock Art
“It was hiding in plain sight all this time,” one researcher said.
Published: January 22, 2026, 4:22 pm
The Exacting, Ephemeral Art of Ice Carving
A look inside a Queens studio where Buddhas, sneakers and swans are carved with reverence and the knowledge that beauty, like ice, is fleeting.
Published: January 22, 2026, 3:53 pm
America Turns 250: A Guide to the Coming Festivities
Girl Scouts singing folk songs, a flag-waving party and a Times Square ball drop are among the planned Semiquincentennial celebrations.
Published: January 22, 2026, 2:37 pm
‘Return to Silent Hill’ Review: A Macabre Spectacle
This latest installment in the video game movie franchise looks like it’s meant to be played.
Published: January 22, 2026, 10:01 am
‘In Cold Light’ Review: On Parole and on the Run
In this dreary thriller, an ex-con faces escalating dangers and familial strife when she attempts to regain control of her drug operation.
Published: January 22, 2026, 10:01 am
‘A New Love in Tokyo’ Review: Sex in the Air
The erotic film, first shown in 1994, finds room for sweetness with its kink.
Published: January 22, 2026, 10:00 am
‘Disneyland Handcrafted’ Review: Making the Happiest Place on Earth
Leslie Iwerks’s documentary is a captivating look at the creative and logistical challenges of building a beloved theme park on California farmland.
Published: January 22, 2026, 10:00 am
‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Review: Indoctrination in the Classroom
A primary schoolteacher in Russia documents the government’s efforts to teach students pro-war messages.
Published: January 22, 2026, 10:00 am
Kimmel Says Comedy Is Political Lately Because Politics Are Comedic
“We didn’t come to them, they came to us,” the late night host said about news infiltrating comedy while discussing President Trump’s latest stab for Greenland.
Published: January 22, 2026, 8:22 am
Manolo Villaverde, Tender Father on Bilingual TV Show, Dies at 89
He played Pepe Peña on “¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.?,” a series about a Cuban American family that is believed to be the United States’ first bilingual sitcom.
Published: January 21, 2026, 6:19 pm
Prue Leith Says She Is Leaving ‘The Great British Baking Show’
Ms. Leith, 86, presided over more than 400 challenges in nine seasons of the TV baking competition, and says it “feels like the right time.”
Published: January 22, 2026, 4:46 pm
Saving La Clef Cinema, With Help From Scorsese and Tarantino
After a saga that kept its supporters on the edge of their seats for years, a beloved art-house cinema is now open for business once more, run by volunteers this time.
Published: January 22, 2026, 3:00 pm
How Ralph Fiennes Rocks Out to Iron Maiden in ‘The Bone Temple’
One scene from the continuation of “28 Years Later” has Fiennes’s character performing to the song “The Number of the Beast.” A look at how the filmmakers pulled it off.
Published: January 21, 2026, 10:04 am
What a Road Trip to Badlands National Park With My Son Taught Me
How a road trip with his son led Sam Graham-Felsen to a different understanding of “tough.”
Published: January 21, 2026, 10:04 am
At New York Performance Festivals, Finding the Dance in Theater
January is not a dry month for performance in New York, and this season, there were wide-ranging views of how bodies — more than words — can tell stories.
Published: January 21, 2026, 10:03 am
At the Kochi Art Biennale, South Asia Meets Brazil
Asia’s largest noncommercial art event recruited from all corners of the globe, “breaking the stereotypes of what it means to be making contemporary art in India.”
Published: January 21, 2026, 9:57 pm
‘Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart’ Review: A Survivor Speaks Out
In this documentary, Smart tells the frightening narrative of her 2002 kidnapping at age 14, in Utah.
Published: January 21, 2026, 10:03 am
10 Long Books to Cozy Up With This Winter
Fantasy epics, pastoral classics and family dramas provide something to sink your teeth into on cold evenings.
Published: January 21, 2026, 4:44 pm
Late Night Cringes Over Trump’s Texting Spree
Jimmy Kimmel quipped that the president “can do so much damage in one three-day weekend — I don’t know if anybody has ever done more.”
Published: January 21, 2026, 7:04 am
Georges Borchardt, 97, Dies; Literary Agent Championed Wiesel’s ‘Night’
Renowned in his field, he counted among his clients five Nobel laureates, including Elie Wiesel, and eight Pulitzer winners as well as the estates of Tennessee Williams and Aldous Huxley.
Published: January 21, 2026, 4:39 pm
The Secretive V.I.P. Programs That Keep Gamers Spending
Lucrative players of games like FarmVille and Words With Friends get personal account managers and entries to exclusive sweepstakes.
Published: January 21, 2026, 2:55 am
Filoplumes Are Nature’s Super Feather
Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands of miles.
Published: January 21, 2026, 2:56 pm
Ralph Towner, Eclectic Guitarist With the Ensemble Oregon, Dies at 85
A composer and pianist as well, he was a prolific recording artist who integrated jazz, classical and world music traditions in a career that spanned seven decades.
Published: January 22, 2026, 4:14 pm
This Detachable Robotic Hand Can Scurry Around and Grasp Objects Just Like Thing From the Addams Family
With up to six fingers that can bend in multiple directions, the innovative tool could one day be used to carry out tasks in tight spaces
Published: January 22, 2026, 4:25 pm
Why Gen Z Is Trading Night Clubs for Japanese-Style Listening Bars
Dark rooms filled with soft leather sofas and curated vinyl are popping up across the United States and the world
Published: January 22, 2026, 3:44 pm
These High-Status Individuals Were Given a 'Princely' Burial Alongside a Fully Harnessed Horse in an Early Medieval Cemetery
Archaeologists in England recently discovered the sixth- and seventh-century graves, which also contained numerous weapons and personal items
Published: January 22, 2026, 3:22 pm
Humpback Whales Are Probably Learning How to Catch Prey With Bubble Nets By Watching Each Other
The foraging strategy may help humpbacks be more resilient to food scarcity, emphasizing the importance of preserving their cultural knowledge, a study suggests
Published: January 22, 2026, 3:00 pm
Meet 13 People Who Survived on Deserted Islands, From a Real-Life Robinson Crusoe to a Noblewoman Marooned With Her Lover
Ahead of the release of Sam Raimi's "Send Help," revisit the stories of Alexander Selkirk, Marguerite de la Rocque, the Tongan castaways and others who endured in remote locales
Published: January 22, 2026, 12:30 pm
A Stunning Stretch of California's Rugged Coastline Is Now Open to the Public for the First Time in a Century
Privately owned until 2015, the 547-acre Estero Americano Coast Preserve is welcoming hikers, birdwatchers, wildflower lovers and other outdoor adventurers
Published: January 21, 2026, 9:58 pm
Astronomers Discover a Mysterious Bar-Shaped Cloud of Iron Within the Iconic Ring Nebula
Humans have been eyeing the colorful Ring Nebula for nearly 250 years, but testing out a new telescope tool led to the perplexing finding
Published: January 21, 2026, 8:29 pm
These Are the Top Ten Most Anticipated Museums Opening Around the World in 2026
New institutions dedicated to digital art, exploration, hip-hop, conservation and more are expected to welcome visitors this year
Published: January 21, 2026, 8:20 pm
Archaeologists Say They've Detected the Largest Stand-Alone Ancient Roman Villa Ever Unearthed in Wales
The mansion's foundations and floors are likely well-preserved, according to geophysical surveys. The discovery provides new insights into the Roman occupation in the region
Published: January 21, 2026, 7:55 pm
A Robot Is Unraveling the Secrets of How Some Bats Bounce Sound Waves Off Leaves to Find Insect Prey
A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute used a robot to mimic common big-eared bats' echolocation skills
Published: January 21, 2026, 3:33 pm
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