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Nate Jones

Vulture

New York, NY, United States

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  • People
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Past articles by Nate:

Why ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Won Best Picture

At this point in awards-season history, you don’t want to be “The Fabelmans.” The Oscar race is above all an expectations game, and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” benefitted all season long from the sense that it was playing with house money. → Read More

Vulture’s Final 2023 Oscar Predictions in Every Category

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” is likely to win — and win big. The A24 hit has scored at almost every industry precursor, going four-for-four at the Directors Guild, Producers Guild, Screen Actors Guild, and Writers Guild Awards. → Read More

Vulture’s Final 2023 Oscar Predictions in Every Category

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” is likely to win — and win big. The A24 hit has scored at almost every industry precursor, going four-for-four at the Directors Guild, Producers Guild, Screen Actors Guild, and Writers Guild Awards. → Read More

Can Anyone Predict Who’s Going to Win Best Supporting Actress?

Four of the 2023 Oscars’ Best Supporting Actress nominees have compelling cases for the win. Which of them will emerge the winner: Angela Bassett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kerry Condon, or Stephanie Hsu? → Read More

Dave Bautista Can Play Anything, So What Should He Play Next?

‘Knock at the Cabin’ just became the first film to knock “Avatar: The Way of Water’ off the top of the box office. Hopefully, Dave Bautista’s acclaimed turn will make him the latest character actor to take the leap to full-on movie stardom. → Read More

Sound of Music Scion Myles von Trapp Derbyshire on Baroness

The Sound of Music scion says there will be no singing nuns in Baroness. → Read More

January Movies: Which January Is the Most January of All?

We examined the 124 films to open wide in January over the past 15 years to find out which year was the most January of them all. → Read More

The Snubs and Surprises of the 2023 Oscar Nominations

Those crazy celebs actually got Andrea Riseborough an Oscar nomination for ‘To Leslie,’ while contenders like Viola Davis of ‘The Woman King’ and Danielle Deadwyler of ‘Till’ were snubbed. → Read More

Andrea Riseborough’s Surprisingly Successful Week of Oscar Buzz: A Timeline

Within seven days, Andrea Riseborough’s performance in ‘To Leslie’ went from obscurity to the toast of Twitter. And all it took was a few famous fans, like Gwyneth Paltrow and Charlize Theron. → Read More

Oscars 2023 Nominations Predictions: Our Final Guesses

Before Tuesday’s nominations, enjoy Vulture’s official predictions for the eight biggest Oscar races: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, and Adapted Screenplay. → Read More

The 53 Best Movies Under 90 Minutes

Sometimes you just want a good story, capably told with no time to waste. → Read More

Who’s Going to Win at the 2023 Comeback Golden Globes?

After the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s recent scandals and reform efforts, the Golden Globes feel harder to predict than ever — not just who’s going to win but who’s going to show up. → Read More

The ‘Wrongheaded,’ ‘Galaxy-Brained’ Ending of Babylon, Explained

Like its counterparts in the 2023 Oscar season, Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” sets its emotional climax in an old-fashioned movie house. But while those onscreen may be applauding, many reviewers have been far less kind. → Read More

Oscar Futures: The 12 Contenders of Christmas

As the awards circus takes a midseason break, let’s zoom out to take stock of the Oscars’ 2023 Best Picture field. Who’s on top: “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “The Fabelmans,” or something else? → Read More

An All But Definitive Guide to the Hollywood Nepo-Verse

Here’s an exhaustive accounting of the actors, rock stars, models, directors, producers, influencers, writers, and insiders who just happen to be the children of actors, rock stars, models, directors, producers, influencers, writers, and insiders. → Read More

The 36 Best Movies Over 3 Hours Long

Is longer better? With these movies, yes. From ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ to ‘Gone With the Wind,’ we’ve rounded up the best long films of all time. The list includes ‘RRR,’ ’Wolf of Wall Street,’ ‘Lord of the Rings: Return of the King,’ and more. → Read More

The Biggest Snubs and Surprises of the 2023 Golden Globe Nominations

Fresh off last year’s cancellation, the Golden Globes have returned to NBC promising to do better. They’ve added new members to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. And now they’ve got nominations for best of film and TV of 2022. → Read More

Oscar Futures: Will The Whale Sink or Swim?

Since the Academy expanded Best Picture, only one Best Actor winner, has not seen their film also nominated in the top category. Will this season test that record? Out this weekend, Darren Aronofsky’s film has been met with critical harpoons. → Read More

Oscar Futures: Is The Fabelmans Still Our Front-runner?

Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical time-capsule hits theaters in New York and L.A. this weekend on the back of a starry AFI Fest relaunch, and a rapturous Academy screening. → Read More

Oscar Futures: Can Jennifer Lawrence Win Back the Oscars Crowd?

The small-scale character study “Causeway” marks Jennifer Lawrence’s first lead role since “Red Sparrow,” and she’s pitched it as a return to choosing projects with intention after a string of careerist tentpoles. → Read More