Golden Globes Nominees, Paramount's Warner Bros. Bid, 'Pyjama-Man' Ejected from Lady Gaga Show

Golden Globes Nominees Unveiled

The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globe Awards were announced, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s film One Battle After Another leading with nine nominations, including Best Picture and Director. Sentimental Value follows with eight nominations, while Sinners and Hamnet received seven and five nominations, respectively. In the musical category, Wicked: For Good secured five major nominations, highlighting the standout performances of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. On the television side, HBO’s The White Lotus dominated with six nominations, outpacing Adolescence, which earned five, and fan favorites Only Murders in the Building and Severance, both with four.

The ceremony will air live on Sunday, Jan. 11, showcasing new competitive categories for podcasts and cinematic achievements. Hosted again by Nikki Glaser, the event will also honor Helen Mirren with the Cecil B. DeMille Award and Sarah Jessica Parker with the Carol Burnett Award during the Golden Eve special. This marks the kickoff of the awards season for 2026, celebrating excellence in film, TV, and podcasts.

Paramount Launches $108 Billion Hostile Bid to Steal Warner Bros. Discovery from Netflix

Paramount has made a bold move by offering $108 billion to buy Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), directly challenging Netflix’s earlier deal of $82.7 billion. Paramount CEO David Ellison has called Netflix's offer “inferior,” presenting a cash bid that values WBD at $30 per share, significantly higher than Netflix's $27.75 valuation. This ambitious proposal is backed by Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, ensuring the financial backing needed for such a massive bid.

The stakes for Hollywood are incredibly high. The Netflix acquisition had already caught the attention of the US President and raised concerns among powerful unions about the future of theater releases. In response, Paramount is promising to release at least 30 films in theaters each year if it wins the bid for WBD, positioning itself against Netflix's streaming-first focus. This intense bidding war is poised to redefine the global media landscape and the future of blockbuster filmmaking.

ICYMI:

• Canadian rapper bbno$ has announced that he is quitting music for the “foreseeable future.” It’s unknown whether the post is a prank. 

• Jimmy Kimmel has reached a deal with ABC for a one-year extension of his show, which will now end in May 2027.

Chappell Roan Named Global Ambassador for MAC Cosmetics

Chappell Roan is starting 2026 with a major new role: the chart-topper has been named the newest global ambassador for MAC Cosmetics, and will star in the brand's campaigns worldwide beginning next year. The partnership is deeply personal for the 27-year-old artist, who stated that "Partnering with MAC feels full circle." Roan praised the cosmetics giant for its longstanding commitment to supporting "art, queerness, drag and self-expression," emphasizing their "amazing and thoughtful collaborators on this new journey." This move follows a successful history of high-profile collaboration, with MAC crafting her memorable, signature makeup looks for the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, 2024 Saturday Night Live, and the 2025 Grammys.

The official collaboration is set to launch with a campaign that is "unmistakably her," according to MAC Cosmetics Global Creative Director, Nicola Formichetti. Formichetti called Roan "one of the most exciting and powerful artists of this generation, a true creative force who uses beauty as a form of bold, emotional storytelling." The vision for the first campaign is described as “a modern take on androgyny that feels powerful, graphic, and unmistakably her,” drawing from film-noir monochrome and military references blended with Roan's signature high glamour aesthetic. The partnership solidifies the mutual commitment to self-expression and cements Roan's growing influence across both the music and beauty industries.

POP FACT: On this day in 1967, Otis Redding died. His timeless hit, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," was released posthumously just a month later.

'Pyjama Man' Ejected from Lady Gaga Concert

Australian influencer Johnson Wen, known as "Pyjama Man," is facing backlash after attempting to attend Lady Gaga’s The Mayhem Ball concert in Brisbane, despite being banned due to his troubling history of stage intrusions. Recently, Wen pleaded guilty to public nuisance for accosting Ariana Grande at the Singapore premiere of Wicked: For Good. Footage showed him being swiftly escorted from the concert venue as fans booed. Wen confirmed his removal on Instagram, humorously captioning a selfie, “Got kicked out of the Lady Gaga concert!” This latest incident underscores the music industry's growing zero-tolerance stance on safety risks from disruptive behavior.

ICYMI:

• Taylor Swift’s ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ has returned to #1 on the Global Spotify chart with 6.23 million streams. The track has officially spent 63 days at the top spot.

• TIME have declared Leonardo DiCaprio as their “entertainer of the year.” 

• The first poster for “The Drama” starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson has been released. It’s scheduled to be released on April 3rd. 

• A new poster for Season 5 of “Emily in Paris” has been unveiled, premiering on Netflix on December 19th. 

— Katie Macbeth

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