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Golden Globes 2026 winners: Full list of every movie and TV show

‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Marty Supreme’ were among this year’s nominees

The Independent UK

The Golden Globes are tonight. Here's what to look for and how to watch and stream the show

The Golden Globes bill themselves as Hollywood’s booziest bash

The Independent UK

How to watch Golden Globes 2026 online from anywhere

With One Battle After Another and The White Lotus leading the film and TV nominations respectively, here's how to watch Golden Globes 2026 from anywhere.

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Iranian cultural figures condemn internet blackout as ‘blatant tool of repression’

Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasoulof and Golshifteh Farahani among those to join outpouring of support for protesters

The Guardian - UK

From California to Tehran, this year has been about the films that resist

Films such as One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent and It Was Just An Accident celebrate the importance of fighting back against oppressive forces

The Guardian - US

Your weekend binge list: 7 new shows and movies to stream on Netflix, Prime Video and more (Dec. 19-21)

This weekend’s streaming picks across new movies and shows range from thrillers to comedies, including "Fallout," "Emily in Paris" and "Running Man"

Tom’s Guide

Golden Globe nominations 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’ is favourite with nine nods

The shortlisted films and TV shows have been announced, with the Golden Globes taking place in Los Angeles on 11 January 2026. Here's the full breakdown of the nominations.

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The best movies of 2025, ranked by AP film writers

The bean counters might say otherwise, but 2025 was a good year for movies

The Independent UK

It Was Just an Accident review – Jafar Panahi’s urgent thriller should frighten us all

5/5 This Palme d’Or-winning drama arrives in the same week its director was handed a prison sentence

The Independent UK

Jafar Panahi is Iran’s most important filmmaker. He was sentenced to jail after this interview

INTERVIEW: The award-winning director has endured imprisonment and censorship by his country’s leaders, who insist his movies are ‘anti-government propaganda’. Days before he was sentenced to further prison time, he spoke to Adam White about his new film ‘It Was Just an Accident’, and why making art always trumps dire…

The Independent UK

One Battle After Another gains Oscars traction after early awards season wins

Paul Thomas Anderson’s comedy thriller named best film by Gotham awards and New York Film Critics Circle

The Guardian - US

Cannes Palme d'Or winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi handed jail time in Iran

Iran has sentenced Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over "propaganda activities" against the country, his lawyer said.

Radio France Internationale

Iran sentences acclaimed director Jafar Panahi in absentia to a year in prison

Iran has sentenced acclaimed director Jafar Panahi to a year in prison and imposed a two-year travel ban on charges of “propaganda activities against the system," according to his lawyer

The Independent UK

Award-winning director sentenced to one year in prison

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Palme d’Or winning director Jafar Panahi sentenced to prison by Iran Revolutionary Court

Iran has sentenced acclaimed filmmaker and Cannes Palme d’Or winner Jafar Panahi to one year in prison and imposed a travel ban for allegedly engaging in “propaganda activities” against the state. The verdict, delivered in absentia, was confirmed by his lawyer Mostafa Nili.

The Independent UK

Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi sentenced to prison for ‘propaganda activities’

Filmmaker says he intends to return to his country to carry out sentence

The Independent UK

Film industry kicks off awards season as Leonardo DiCaprio thriller scores big win

‘One Battle After Another’ was crowned best feature film and the dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won three awards Monday at the 35th annual Gotham Awards

Euronews

European Film Awards LIVE: 'Sentimental Value' and 'Sirāt' lead nominations

LIVE: The European Film Awards are taking place in Berlin. Three Cannes-premiering, and winning, films - Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value,' Óliver Laxe's 'Sirāt' and Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just an Accident' - are among the nominees for Europe's top film prize.

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The Independent UK

Jafar Panahi doesn't want to be called a hero. He just wants to make films

The Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been imprisoned, banned from traveling, put under house arrest and ordered to stop making films for 20 years

Inverse

The Most Surprising Crime Thriller Of The Year Is A Darkly Comic Masterwork

Jafar Panahi's Cannes Palme D’or winner is one of the best movies of the year.

Evening Standard

It Was Just an Accident LFF review: this comic Iranian revenge thriller is devastatingly superb

5/5 Director Jafar Panahi won the big prize at Cannes and no wonder. This will surely be 2025’s best film

Euronews

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'It Was Just An Accident' - Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or winner

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's first film since being released from prison for “endangering national security” won this year's Palme d'Or. It's a tonally rich masterwork that will represent France at next year's Academy Awards. Euronews Culture crossing its fingers for an Oscar win.

Radio France Internationale

Palme d’Or winner hits global cinemas, France backs it for 2026 Oscars

After winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May, It Was Just an Accident, directed by the Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, was released in cinemas worldwide on Wednesday. Produced in secret and co-financed by France, the film was inspired by his time in prison. It has been…

The Independent UK

Iranian director Jafar Panahi urges Oscars to support independent filmmakers in authoritarian countries

Dissident director says Academy ‘should find a way to not tie the filmmakers to their governments’

The Independent UK

France selects the Iranian drama 'It Was Just An Accident' as its Oscar submission

France announced Wednesday that it has selected the Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning drama “It Was Just An Accident” as its submission to the Academy Awards

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