Movies Update: Awards season enters the final stretch.

Plus, "Scream 7" hits theaters.

View in browser|nytimes.com February 27, 2026 By Stephanie Goodman Hi, movie fans! The academy is in the midst of voting for the Oscars, and the Producers Guild and Screen Actors Guild hand out their prizes this weekend. That's all to say, this is a crucial week in awards season. When it comes to best picture, most pundits think the race is between "One Battle After Another" and "Sinners." Keep your eye on the Producers Guild: Since 2009, when it expanded its nominations lineup, only three winners there have failed to take the academy's top prize as well. The Actors, the new name of the SAGs, are a less reliable indicator, even though performers make up a huge voting bloc in the academy. Still, it's easy to see a scenario in which the producers go for "One Battle" and the actors for "Sinners." If that happens, I'll let the pundits fight it out. Speaking of pundits, our in-house expert, Kyle Buchanan, took a detour this week to write about something he's become well-known for: photos of the sad meals at awards ceremonies. He has some theories on why his social media posts on the topic go viral, writing, "Maybe people assume that the A-listers at these shows are eating caviar and drinking liquid gold, so any evidence to the contrary feels unexpectedly compelling." Elsewhere in Hollywood, "Scream 7" is opening this weekend, with Neve Campbell starring again after sitting out the last episode over a salary dispute. That wasn't the biggest controversy to cloud the franchise. There was also the firing of Melissa Barrera over her social media posts supporting the Palestinian cause after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel. My colleague Esther Zuckerman explains how that affected what you'll see onscreen this weekend. Speaking of which, how is the movie? Our chief critic, Manohla Dargis, writes that "the results are, by turns, amusing and lightly scary, though never truly surprising." If you go see "Scream 7" or watch something else, enjoy the movies! Marcus Maddox for The New York Times Delroy Lindo on 'Sinners,' Speaking Up and the Power of Affirmation In a career of standout performances and dispiriting lows, Lindo, 73, has held firm to his goal: "I want to be respected for my work." By Clarissa Cruz and Marcus Maddox Jessica Miglio/Paramount Pictures 'Scream 7' Review: It's Hard to Keep a Good Ghoul Down Ghostface has returned amid a light fog of nostalgia in this reunion for some of the franchise's most terrified faces, including Neve Campbell's. By Manohla Dargis The New York Times The Projectionist What Do They Eat at Awards Shows (and Why Do We Care)? Interest has surged in what stars are served at shows like the Golden Globes. Does it matter what the rich eat, or do we just want to eat the rich? By Kyle Buchanan THE BAFTAS Stuart Wilson/Getty Images for BAFTA How a Tourette's Outburst of a Racist Slur Caused a Backlash at the BAFTAs A racist slur, shouted involuntarily while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting an award, raised questions about how the show's host and the BBC responded. By Alex Marshall Getty Images for BAFTA BAFTAs 2026: 'One Battle After Another' Wins Best Film Paul Thomas Anderson's comedy drama won six awards at the British equivalent of the Oscars. The best actor choice, however, was a surprise. By Alex Marshall Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for BAFTA BBC and BAFTA Say They Are Investigating After Broadcast of Racist Slur The awards organization and the broadcaster have ordered separate investigations into what led to airing the slur, which was shouted involuntarily during Sunday's ceremony. By Isabella Kwai Justin Tallis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The Best and Worst Moments From the 2026 BAFTAs Alan Cumming forced fishy British snacks onto movie stars. Paddington Bear presented an award. And a racist slur and swearing. By Alex Marshall and Eleanor Stanford MOVIE REVIEWS Linda McCartney/Amazon Documentary Lens 'Paul McCartney: Man on the Run' Tells One Side of the Story The Morgan Neville-directed film relies on new and archival interviews to cover familiar ground: the years after the Beatles broke up. By Alissa Wilkinson Greenwich Entertainment 'Dreams' Review: Erotic, but Not Enough Charge Jessica Chastain plays a wealthy philanthropist obsessed with an undocumented dancer in this chilly drama. By Jeannette Catsoulis Paul Abell/Amazon MGM Studios 'The Bluff' Review: She Has a Very Particular Set of Skills Priyanka Chopra Jonas plays a notorious pirate who must protect her family at all costs in this Caribbean action movie. By Glenn Kenny Jake Giles Netter/AURA Entertainment 'K-Pops!' Review: Reconnecting Through Music Anderson .Paak directs and stars alongside his real-life son in this film, which offers sometimes charming, if somewhat sterile pleasures. By Brandon Yu Kimberley French/Searchlight Pictures 'In the Blink of an Eye' Review: We Are the Future These three connected stories about the whole of human history can't quite sustain the necessary emotional heft. By Alissa Wilkinson Utopia 'Idiotka' Review: She's a Haute Mess A scrappy Russian American seamstress from West Hollywood competes in a fashion design reality show in this clever and earnest indie comedy. By Natalia Winkelman ANATOMY OF A SCENE Kasper Tuxen/Neon, via Associated Press Anatomy of a Scene Watch Renate Reinsve Struggle With Stage Fright in 'Sentimental Value' The director Joachim Trier narrates a theatrical sequence from his film, nominated for nine Academy Awards, including best picture. By Mekado Murphy Netflix Anatomy of a Scene Watch the Final Scene of 'Train Dreams' The director Clint Bentley discusses the conclusion to his film, which stars Joel Edgerton and is an Oscar nominee for best picture. By Mekado Murphy NEWS & FEATURES Stella Kalinina for The New York Times Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover The move was a stunning development in the long-running corporate battle for the storied media giant. By Lauren Hirsch, Michael M. Grynbaum and Benjamin Mullin Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times The Next Stop for a Sundance Director: Leading New York's Film Forum Tabitha Jackson sees an opportunity to develop the next generation of cinephiles at the Greenwich Village art-house cinema. By Sarah Bahr Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images TMZ Drives Celebrity News. Thank This L.A. Intersection. The website known for breaking news about famous deaths and juicy scandals has a name with roots in old Hollywood. By Matt Stevens 'Grease 2,' the Giddy, Raunchy Flop That Brought Us Michelle Pfeiffer The highly anticipated 1982 sequel failed to meet expectations at the time but has since charmed an adoring following with its ambitious dance numbers and nonstop ear worms. By Maya Salam STREAMING RECOMMENDATIONS Zipporah Films Three Great Frederick Wiseman Documentaries to Stream This month offers a tribute to the prolific filmmaker who died last week at 96 and has a plausible claim to being the greatest documentarian who ever lived. By Ben Kenigsberg IFC Films Beyond the Algorithm 'The Luckiest Man in America' and More Streaming Gems A game-show drama and a documentary valentine to a cult movie queen are among the little treats tucked away on your subscription streaming services this month. By Jason Bailey Parrish Lewis/Universal Pictures Five Horror Movies to Stream Now This month brings a malign quarterback, a naughty robot hottie and the grim reaper himself. By Erik Piepenburg How are we doing? 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