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Nate Jones is a senior writer at Vulture who mostly covers film. He writes the weekly Oscar Futures column, and has ranked Taylor Swift songs and A24 films.

  1. oscars 2019
    Why Didn’t the Oscars Nominate Any Female Directors This Year?A woman can get nominated for Best Director, but only if her work is head and shoulders above her male peers’.
  2. oscars 2019
    Oscar Nominations: The Biggest Snubs and SurprisesBradley Cooper and Peter Farrelly missed out in Best Director, while Roma scored not one but two acting nominations.
  3. oscar futures
    Oscar Nominations: Who’s Safe and Who Could Be Snubbed?Our final Oscar nomination predictions in the ten biggest categories.
  4. oscars 2019
    How Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody Became This Year’s Oscar VillainsIn the Trump era, what is the value of pop-culture comfort food?
  5. awards season
    The Identical Strangers on Being at the Center of a Media Frenzy — AgainBobby Shafran and David Kellman made headlines when they discovered they’d been separated at birth. This Oscar season, they’re doing it a second time.
  6. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: The Knives Come Out for Green BookA bunch of bad stories about Green Book started leaking the first week of Oscar voting. That’s probably not a coincidence.
  7. awards season
    Cor Blimey, the BAFTAs Loved The Favourite, Guv!Yorgos Lanthimos’s period piece pulled in 12 nominations.
  8. oscar futures
    The WGA Nominations Shine Some Light on Long-Shot Oscar ContendersDespite being ineligible at the WGAs, The Favourite is still, well, the favorite.
  9. oscar futures
    How Will Those Bonkers Golden Globe Results Affect Oscar Picks?Are Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody our new front-runners? Is the Star Is Born duo doomed? Don’t panic just yet.
  10. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Can A Quiet Place and Crazy Rich Asians Crack Best Picture?Both massive hits earned surprise nominations from the Producers Guild. Will Oscar follow suit?
  11. awards season
    Who Should (and Will) Win at the Golden Globes This Weekend?A Star Is Born or Bohemian Rhapsody? Killing Eve or Homecoming?
  12. if beale street could talk
    How Beale Street Got Those Eye-popping ColorsBarry Jenkins’s cinematographer and colorist break down exactly how they managed to create the film’s feast of gorgeous shades.
  13. most anticipated 2019
    50 Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2019Brad Pitt goes to space, It returns, Greta Gerwig debuts her Little Women, and Timothée Chalamet is king.
  14. trailer mix
    Here’s the Very Creepy First Trailer for Jordan Peele’s UsI got fiiive on it.
  15. aquaman
    I’m Obsessed With Julie Andrews Voicing a Racist Sea Monster in AquamanJulie Andrews chose to voice a racist sea monster in Aquaman instead of making a cameo in Mary Poppins Returns.
  16. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Is Vice Too Polarizing to Score With Voters?The Bush campaign triumphed in 2004 by running on wedge issues, and Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney biopic is proving similarly divisive.
  17. close reads
    Pop Music Was 2018’s Greatest Movie VillainIn Vox Lux and A Star Is Born, pop stardom represents an alluring but unhealthy temptation.
  18. chat room
    Jake Johnson on His New Spider-Man Movie, Alienation Under CapitalismThe New Girl star took a year off from working, and he thinks you should too.
  19. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Who’s on Top After Those Shocking SAG Nominations?Bohemian Rhapsody and BlacKkKlansman scored Best Cast nominations, while Beale Street was snubbed entirely.
  20. awards season
    A Star Is Born, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Ozark Lead SAG NominationsCongrats!
  21. oscar futures
    4 Things to Watch for at the SAG Awards NominationsCan Black Panther sneak in?
  22. mary queen of scots
    How Historically Accurate Are the Wokest Parts of Mary Queen of Scots?Was David Rizzio really Mary’s gay best friend?
  23. grammys 2019
    2019 Grammy Nominations: The Snubs and SurprisesIt’s not a great year for Taylor Swift.
  24. oscars 2019
    Okay, Now Who Should Host the Oscars This Year?We’ve got some (updated) suggestions.
  25. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: How the Golden Globe Nominations Reshuffled the RaceIt might finally be time to bury Widows and First Man.
  26. awards season
    The Biggest Snubs and Surprises of the 2019 Golden Globe NominationsBlackKklansman lives! The Handmaid’s Tale, not so much.
  27. golden globes 2019
    Which TV Shows and Movies Will Be Nominated for the 2019 Golden Globes?Vulture’s picks in all major categories.
  28. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Could Roma Actually Pull This Thing Off?Whatever misgivings the Hollywood Establishment may have about Netflix, they are not shared by critics, as Roma was the big winner at the NYFCCs.
  29. joe alwyn
    Which Joe Alwyn Is Right for You This Fall?After years of not appearing in much, Alwyn has come down with a serious case of Jessica Chastain’s Disease.
  30. oscar futures
    What the Gotham Awards Told Us About This Year’s Oscar RaceIt was a good night for First Reformed and Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
  31. the favourite
    Everything You Need to Know About the 18th-Century World of The FavouriteExplaining Sarah Churchill vs. Abigail Masham, Whigs vs. Tories, and England vs. France.
  32. chat room
    Michael B. Jordan Finally Reveals Why He Had to Do All Those Push-Ups for LupitaIt has to do with DMs.
  33. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Can Saoirse Ronan Land Her Fourth Nomination?And what do Friday’s Independent Spirit Award nominations mean for the Oscars race?
  34. suspiria
    How Suspiria Transformed Tilda Swinton Into an Old Man and a Deformed MonsterMakeup artist Mark Coulier walks Vulture through the creation of Josef Klemperer and Mother Markos.
  35. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Can The Front Runner Come Back From Its Election Day Drubbing?Jason Reitman’s Gary Hart biopic opened on Election Day, a time when its intended audience was glued to the couch.
  36. male nudity
    How to See Chris Pine’s Penis in Outlaw KingTimestamps helpfully provided.
  37. game of thrones
    HBO and Game of Thrones Cast Slam Trump’s ‘Winter Is Coming’ Meme“We were not aware of this messaging and would prefer our trademark not be misappropriated for political purposes,” HBO said in a statement.
  38. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Will Roma’s Theatrical Release Sway Netflix Skeptics?Netflix has finally abandoned its most controversial practice, giving Roma a theatrical release weeks before it hits streaming.
  39. vulture lists
    5 Easy Ways to Milk an Intellectual PropertyAs The Nutcracker and the Four Realms proves, there are few stories that could not be turned into a fantasy epic about dueling magical kingdoms.
  40. suspiria
    A German History Primer for the Confused Suspiria ViewerFrom the lingering remnants of the Nazi era to the Red Army Faction and the “German Autumn.”
  41. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Mama, Rami Malek’s Campaign Has Just BegunAre the Bohemian Rhapsody star’s chances a little high, or little low?
  42. chat room
    Luca Guadagnino Reveals Dakota Johnson’s Secret Second Role in Suspiria“I’ve never said it to anybody, but this is a little present for Vulture.”
  43. vulture lists
    27 Things You Notice the Second Time You See A Star Is BornIncluding baby photos of Stefani Germanotta.
  44. a star is born
    How the Media Would Have Covered the Events of A Star Is BornJackson Maine and Ally, seen through the eyes of BuzzFeed, TMZ, and yes, Vulture.
  45. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: A Royal Shake-up in the Best Actress RaceThe Favourite’s Olivia Colman is running as a lead. How will that affect the Oscars race?
  46. oscars 2019
    Your Guide to the Nobodies Who Will Be Somebodies This Awards SeasonIn Roma, Beale Street, and 22 July, a few of our favorite auteurs have decided to bring new faces to the screen.
  47. quiz
    Quiz: Can You Guess the Beautiful Boy Music Cue?The new addiction drama features some of the most on-the-nose needle drops since Suicide Squad.
  48. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: How High Can First Man Fly?Critics are praising Damien Chazelle’s outstanding technical achievement, but is the cold of space too chilly for voters looking for heart?
  49. a closer look
    How St. Vincent Reimagines Her Own SongsThe singer on writing “Savior” and then recording it two ways.
  50. interviews
    After a Decade of Struggle, Rupert Everett Finally Made His Oscar Wilde MovieThe actor speaks about the long process of getting The Happy Prince made, and his dream of a rich patron who’d ensure he’d never have to do it again.
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