Movies Update: Awards season heats up.

Plus: "Wuthering Heights" hits the screen.

View in browser|nytimes.com February 13, 2026 SUPPORTED BY APPLE TV By Stephanie Goodman Hi, movie fans! Awards season is rolling along, with a few interesting developments this week. On Saturday the Directors Guild Awards gave its main prize to Paul Thomas Anderson, the "One Battle After Another" filmmaker. As my colleague Kyle Buchanan, a.k.a. the Projectionist, noted, it's "a top honor that has proved to be a strong Oscar predictor: 18 of the previous 20 DGA winners went on to claim the Oscar for directing." Anderson had a starring role at the Oscar nominees' luncheon Tuesday in Beverly Hills. The annual event is a chance for all the contenders to mingle, and as Buchanan reported, you can see some surprising scenes, like Steven Spielberg coaxing Anderson to pose for photos next to an oversized Oscar statue. To take the "class picture" that the annual luncheon is known for, the nominees are called up one by one. When Delroy Lindo's name was read out, Buchanan wrote, he "earned some of the afternoon's loudest cheers." The same went for his "Sinners" director, Ryan Coogler, and his co-stars, Michael B. Jordan and Wunmi Mosaku. Buchanan asked, "Is that a sign of momentum or a reflection of the fact that 'Sinners,' the most-nominated film in Oscar history, had more representatives in the room than any other contender? We'll soon see." What else is happening in Hollywood? Oh, just a little film called "Wuthering Heights" is finally hitting screens. The Times's chief film critic, Manohla Dargis, is not exactly a fan. She writes that as Cathy and Heathcliff, the "unconvincingly paired Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi" are "more persuasive apart than when they're together" and that the director Emerald Fennell's flourishes "grow more exaggerated and distracting, and her hold on the story becomes increasingly tenuous" as the film progresses. Whatever you end up seeing, enjoy the movies! Warner Bros. Pictures 'Wuthering Heights' Review: Margot Robbie, Amok on the Moors The actor and Jacob Elordi play the tortured lovers from the Emily Brontë classic in this florid, overstuffed version by Emerald Fennell. By Manohla Dargis Illustration by Orfeo Tagiuri Love or Hate Valentine's Day? Either Way, There Are Movies for You. Whether you're thrilled about the holiday or ready to kiss it goodbye, we have great picks for you. By Esther Zuckerman Sinna Nasseri for The New York Times The Projectionist Where A-Listers and Newcomers Shine Equally At the Oscar nominees' luncheon, Timothée Chalamet, Teyana Taylor and Jacob Elordi mingled with documentarians and behind-the-scenes professionals. By Kyle Buchanan, Sinna Nasseri and Sela Shiloni A MESSAGE FROM APPLE TV For Your Consideration Nominated for 4 Oscars® including Best Picture, F1 stars Brad Pitt and Damson Idris. 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