Pentagon says Iran's new supreme leader injured after succeeding father

Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is "wounded and likely disfigured," U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday morning.

Hegseth noted that Khamenei issued a written statement Thursday rather than a video or audio message. Khamenei became Iran's supreme leader less than two weeks after a U.S. operation killed his father, Ali Khamenei.

Hegseth claimed Iran's leadership is desperate and in hiding.

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"They've gone underground, like what rats do," Hegseth said. "We know the new so-called not-so-supreme leader is wounded and likely disfigured. He put out a statement yesterday — a weak one, actually — but there was no voice and no video. It was a written statement. He called for unity. Apparently killing tens of thousands of protesters is his idea of unity. Iran has plenty of cameras and plenty of voice recorders. Why a written statement? I think you know why. His father is dead. He's scared. He's injured. He's on the run, and he lacks legitimacy. It's a mess for them. Who's in charge?"

In his first statement, Khamenei said Iran would continue to limit ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's ability to restrict ship traffic there has been blamed for a rapid increase in oil prices.

Khamenei also vowed vengeance.

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"I assure everyone that we will not refrain from avenging the blood of your martyrs," he said. "The retaliation we have in mind is not limited only to the martyrdom of the great leader of the Revolution; rather, every member of the nation who is martyred by the enemy constitutes a separate case in the file of revenge."

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Al Pacino Poses with All 3 of His Adult Kids in Rare Family Photo While Attending Premiere of Daughter's Movie

Al Pacino attended the Los Angeles premiere of his daughter Julie's directorial debut, I Live Here Now

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• The actor posed for rare red carpet photos with Julie, 36, and his 25-year-old twins Anton and Olivia

• Pacino is also dad to son Roman, 2

Al Pacinois enjoying a family night out.

The actor, 85, attended the Los Angeles premiere of his 36-year-old daughter Julie's new movie,I Live Here Now. The film, which marks Julie's directional debut, screened at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, Calif., on Thursday, Mar. 12.

In the rare red carpet photos, Pacino poses with Julie and his twins Anton and Olivia, 25. In one photo, all four hold up peace signs as they smile for the camera together.

Another snap shows Pacino and his daughter Julie sweetly posing together. Julie has her arms around her dad, who smiles while wearing a pair of aviator sunglasses.

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Pacino shares Julie with ex-girlfriend Jan Tarrant and Anton and Olivia with exBeverly D'Angelo. He is also dad to son Roman, 2, with Noor Alfallah.

The actor doesn't often speak about his kids publicly, but in October 2024, he spoke about becoming a father again at 83.The Godfatheralum said thatentering back into parenthood has been "extraordinary"and added that he's found a few things that the two can do together.

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As Pacino and Alfallah are no longer together, the actor has found new ways to communicate with his son.

"He does text me from time to time," Pacino said of Roman.

"You know, I have this little person. Everything he does is interesting to me," Pacino shared. "So we talk. I play the harmonica with him and we have made this kind of contact. So it's fun."

In an interview withThe New York Times, Pacino wasasked what movie Roman should eventually watchto grasp his father's acting chops. "I think he should start off withAdam Sandler's," the star said, referring to the 2011 comedyJack and Jill, which featured his cameo in aDunkin' Donuts commercial.

"I think that's funny. It came at a time in my life that I needed it, because it was after I found out I had no more money," Pacino recalled. "My accountant was in prison, and I needed something quickly. So I took this."

"There's this thing I do in that film: They got me doing aDunkin' Donuts commercial. You know how many people think I actually made that commercial? I mean it's just so unfair," he continued.

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Gunshots in traffic: Why did DHS fatally shoot unarmed motorist in Texas?

New footage of federal immigration agents fatally shooting an unarmed U.S. citizen has thrust a family's yearlong quest for more information into the national spotlight.

Videos and records released by Texas officials are raising new questions about theDepartment of Homeland Security's version of events that led to the killing of Ruben Ray Martinez during a chaotic traffic scene.

Nearly a year has passed since the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent fired at close range into Martinez's car at the scene of a late-night traffic accident on March 15, 2025, in South Padre Island, a resort town off the southern coast of Texas. Officials said Martinez, 23, accelerated his vehicle at an agent, an account his family had long disputed.

Little was known about the case − which involved local, state and federal law enforcement − for months. Martinez, an Amazon and Walmart worker from San Antonio, was the first U.S. citizen killed by federal agents amid theTrump administration's aggressive approach to immigration enforcement.

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But Martinez's case came into the spotlight only after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two U.S. citizens killed by immigration agents in Minneapolis in January. Good and Pretti's killings have drawn scrutiny by Americans andcongressional lawmakers from both partiesabout federal agents' tactics.

Though the killings occurred during immigration enforcement operations, agents shot Martinez while they were helping local law enforcement control traffic at an intersection in a popular spring break destination.

Martinez's mother, Rachel Reyes, has brought attention on her son's case, even as she said she supported PresidentDonald Trump.

Information on Martinez's case came through a watchdog group's release of an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement document. ICE's internal report,obtained by the nonprofit watchdog American Oversight, said Martinez "accelerated forward" into an officer. HSI Supervisory Special Agent Jack Stevens told Texas officials he shot Martinez three times out of fear, according to a memorandum.

Martinez's family and his best friend, Joshua Orta, the lone passenger in the vehicle, have strongly disputed the government's account. Family lawyers said video footage released by state officials backs up their suspicions, but they are seeking more evidence.

"It is clear that these ICE officers have used, in their statement, dramatic language," Butch Hayes, one of Reyes' lawyers, said in an interview. "And that dramatic language does not match up with the videos that we have seen."

On Feb. 25, a Cameron County grand jury didn't find probable cause to indict the federal agent in the shooting, the Texas Tribune reported. Orta, 25, died in an unrelated car accident days before the grand jury decision.

Todd Lyons, acting ICE director, said the agency stood "by the grand jury's unanimous decision that found no criminality."

"This incident was investigated from every possible angle by an independent body, and it cleared our officer," Lyons said in a statement.

The Texas Department of Public Safety, which investigated the shooting and releasedevidence on March 6, didn't respond to emailed questions. The South Padre Island Police Department didn't respond to requests for comment. It was unclear whether the federal agents in the shooting had body cameras.

Local police body-worn cameras and local businesses' surveillance videos paint a grainy and incomplete picture of what happened in the intersection.

In a statement, Chioma Chukwu, executive director of American Oversight, said the case was part of a "troubling pattern" of escalating use of force, delaying disclosures and "misleading information about incidents involving deadly force."

What happened in Martinez's killing?

Nearly a year ago, Martinez and Orta visited their friends' condo in South Padre Island, according to a draft witness statement by Orta before his death, which Reyes' lawyers provided to USA TODAY. Local and state investigators also interviewed Orta, the substance of which was included in the state evidence released in March.

Martinez's birthday was days before the shooting, and he and Orta went out on a late birthday celebration. That night, Martinez and Orta drank alcohol, failed to get into a club, and had gone to eat at Whataburger, Orta's statement said.

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On their way back, they arrived at the scene of the accident. They had a bottle of Crown Royal whiskey and marijuana in the car, evidence records showed. Toxicology results later showed Martinez's blood alcohol content was 0.124%, above the legal limit, and he had marijuana and the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax, in his system.

Orta said Martinez seemed nervous about alcohol in the car, and he told investigators Martinez was "jittery" with police and he panicked. Orta said Martinez never meant to hurt anyone.

In surveillance footage, Martinez's Ford Focus is seen driving slowly behind an ambulance as local law enforcement officers from different agencies slowed traffic. The footage shows a line of cars in a left turning lane, while Martinez's vehicle is in open lanes near police vehicles. Martinez brakes at several points.

In body camera footage, an officer is heard saying he saw an open container in Martinez's car. In footage, an officer tells Martinez to keep going. Officers from behind Martinez's car yell to stop the vehicle.

"Stop him," one officer yells repeatedly, according to the video, and then yells, "Get him out."

Martinez slows at one point as an officer waves pedestrians through, another video shows. "Where is he going?" the officer at the crosswalk says toward Martinez's vehicle. "Hey, where you going?"

Then Martinez's car rolls forward. "Hey, stop him," the officer at the crosswalk says.

Video disputes agents' accounts

In the middle of the intersection, two HSI agents appear to try to stop him.

Martinez's car is then seen stopped. HSI Special Agent Hector Sosa is seen standing in front of the vehicle. Sosa told Texas Rangers, "The driver accelerated forward, striking myself and ended up on the hood of the vehicle."

The video shows Martinez's car slowly turn left as officers move toward the car. Orta's statement said Martinez had tried to turn the car around to leave.

Inan angle captured by The New York Times, video shows Sosa pressed against the front of the car and he appeared to be on the hood. Orta told investigators that the car was moving slowly and that Sosa was on the hood, as if the car caught his feet.

Sosa's email signature said he is a "Defensive Tactics Instructor Coordinator" and "Body-Worn Camera Coordinator." It was unknown whether he or Stevens, who shot Martinez, had body-worn cameras. When reached by phone, Sosa declined to comment.

Video shows Stevens, who was close to the driver's window, open fire into the vehicle. There were no warnings or commands when Stevens fired into the car, Orta said in the witness statement. Stevens didn't respond to requests for comment.

In his memorandum to Texas Rangers, Stevens said that he could smell marijuana, that he could see "the driver's eyes were open widely, his fist clenched to the steering wheel," and that Martinez looked past the officers on the scene while failing to comply with verbal commands from multiple law enforcement officers.

Stevens said he feared for the "safety and life of SA Sosa, myself, the local law enforcement officers immediately in the path of the vehicle, and the pedestrians present in the area traversing the crosswalks and sidewalks in the path of the vehicle." He said the 2025 New Orleans vehicle ramming attack was "still fresh on my mind."

In the aftermath of the shooting, footage shows Stevens pulling Martinez out of the vehicle. He forces Martinez face down on the pavement and handcuffs him. Sosa said he took Orta out of the passenger side.

After Martinez was handcuffed, first-responders began giving Martinez CPR compressions, video shows. In footage, Orta is seen sitting in the middle of the crosswalk with his hands cuffed behind his back, on the other side of the car from Martinez.

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'It's a family affair.' Elle Fanning reveals her sweet Oscar dates

AUSTIN —Elle Fanningwill celebrate her first Oscar nomination for "Sentimental Value" with her boyfriend Gus Wenner and her mother by her side.

"It's a family affair," she told USA TODAY on the red carpet at SXSW, beaming. Fanning swung by Austin ahead of the Academy Awards on March 15, where she's nominated for best supporting actress — a role she credits to her "20th Century Women" director Mike Mills.

"I loved filming that movie beyond, and Mike Mills is someone who's really close to me," Fanning said. "He actually suggested me to (director) Joachim Trier for 'Sentimental Value.' So without doing that film, I don't think I'd be in that movie."

She promoted her new Apple TV series "Margo's Got Money Troubles" in Austin on March 12, in which she stars and executive produces with her sister Dakota Fanning. It's based on a book by Rufi Thorpe.

Elle Fanning plays Margo, a college student whose life turns a little more than upside-down after an affair with her college professor. Her unexpected pregnancy and parenthood journey sends her searching for ways to make money, including on OnlyFans.

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"It was kind of a hot commodity," Elle Fanning said. "A lot of people wanted this book, and I got to speak with her on a Zoom, and she thought, yeah, that I would be a good home for it. And then we assembled this major team with David E. Kelley and A24 and Michelle Pfeiffer and Apple and Nicole Kidman. It kept building out and now we're finally here."

She gushed when discussing the part.

"I love playing Margo. She's in my heart, she's such a resilient character, such an optimistic character at every turn," the actress admitted. "When life throws her something hard, she really overcomes it in an unexpected way. And it was fun to play."

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How to stream this year's Oscar-nominated movies at home

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Time's running out! There's only a few more days until the 98thAcademy Awards, so you better catch up onthe Oscar moviesyou've missed pretty quickly.

Get busy watching thebest picture contenders, those films with all the top acting talent, and more nominated projects beforethe big night:Conan O'Brien hosts the Oscarson March 15, airing live onABC and Hulu (7 p.m. ET/4 PT). The major players that night are available to watch at home via streaming services and on-demand platforms.

Here are 20 nominated movies to watch from your couch right now:

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'Blue Moon'

Ethan Hawke snagged a best actor Oscar nomination asfamed lyricist Lorenz Hartin this lively character study, which also scored an original screenplay nod. Richard Linklater reimagines the 1943 premiere afterparty of "Oklahoma!" where a newly sober Hart tries to keep some semblance of pride while holding court at the hotel bar, obsessing over college-age Elizabeth (Margaret Qualley) and toasting old partner Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott) on his big night.

Where to watch:Netflix,Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home

'Bugonia'

Yorgos Lanthimos' gonzo comedy/psychological romp, which scored nods for best picture and adapted screenplay, offers up dark-web weirdness and sci-fi paranoia. Best actress nomineeEmma Stoneplays a pharmaceutical CEO who is kidnapped by a pair of conspiracy-theorist cousins (Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis) who believe she's an alien bent on world domination, leading to a battle of wills and a wildly chaotic climax.

Where to watch:Peacock,Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home

'Elio'

Pixar is back in the Oscar category it's owned over the years – best animated film – with this family-friendly sci-fi adventure that throws back to the 1980s days of "Explorers" and "The Last Starfighter." A young boy (voiced by Yonas Kibreab)yearns to be abducted by aliens, actually gets his wish andbecomes BFFs with a blobby alien. If you're catching up on nominated films with your youngsters, it's best for any kids who've never seen "E.T."

Where to watch:Disney+,Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home

'F1: The Movie'

Joseph Kosinski's Formula 1 movie came out of nowhere to score four Oscar nominations, including best picture. As an aging driver-for-hire on an underdog racing team,Brad Pittbrings plenty of personality – and vroom-vroom steeliness – to this four-wheeled crowd-pleaser. There's macho panache and white-knuckle action sequences aplenty as Pitt's eccentric Formula 1 veteran plays reluctant mentor to a hotshot rookie (Damson Idris).

Where to watch:Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home

'Frankenstein'

Guillermo del Toro'sthoughtful and moving adaptationof Mary Shelley's legendary work made the best picture cut as part of its nine Oscar nominations. Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) is the egotistical scientist playing God and creating life with a Creature (supporting actor contenderJacob Elordi) made from discarded human parts. Come for the gothic majesty, stay for Elordi's stunning and emotive performance as the Creature tries to be human in an inhuman world.

Where to watch:Netflix

'Hamnet'

Prepare to be an emotional wreck by the end of Chloé Zhao'sheartfelt look at William Shakespeare's family lifethat's up for eight Oscars, including best picture, director and adapted screenplay. Best actress favorite Jessie Buckley is absolutely sensational as Agnes, who's married to Will (Paul Mescal) and raises the kids while the Bard works in London. Tragedy leads to resentment and disconnection between the two, but ultimately also to the creation of "Hamlet" and different ways of dealing with grief.

Where to watch:Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home,Peacock

'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'

A frazzled and stressedRose Byrnedefinitely earns her best actress nomination in this dark comedy. She plays a therapist forced to navigate an increasingly bonkers and exhausting series of unfortunate events. After her apartment ceiling collapses in a water accident, she moves with her sick daughter (Delaney Quinn) to a nearby hotel, fosters a passive-aggressive relationship with her own therapist (Conan O'Brien) and is shocked when a new client (Danielle Macdonald) bolts in the middle of a session without her baby.

Where to watch:Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home,HBO Max

'It Was Just an Accident'

Jafar Panahi's thriller, up for best international film and original screenplay, is an unforgettable juggling of serious moral questions and clever screwball comedy. Following an incident where a family hits a dog with its car, a mechanic (Vahid Mobasseri) believes the driver (Ebrahim Azizi) was his peg-legged torturer in an Iranian jail and kidnaps him, then brings in other former political prisoners who have to figure out if he's their tormentor and what to do with him in a breathtaking modern fable.

Where to watch:Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home,Hulu

'KPop Demon Hunters'

Catchy music, anime style and some horror combine in this kid-friendly action comedy, the Oscar nominee that not only your kids have seen but also absolutely love. When the members of Korean pop trio Huntrix aren't busy being mega-stars, they protect their fans from supernatural dangers. But dark secrets and hormones become issues, thanks to their latest enemy: demons disguised as a hunky boy band. Theearworming hit "Golden"is a no-brainer in both original song and animated film – its chances of winning a couple Oscars are, yes, pretty golden.

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Where to watch:Netflix

'The Lost Bus'

Based on the deadly 2018 Camp Fire in California, the uber-intense thriller scored a spot in the best visual effects race.Matthew McConaugheystars as a bus driver already stressed out by a tough situation at home when a wildfire starts tearing through towns. He's called in to get a group of school kids to safety and, with the help of their teacher (America Ferrera), they drive througha hellacious gauntletof chaotic traffic, falling power lines and so, so many flames.

Where to watch:Apple TV

1968: "Oliver!" | Mark Lester plays the titular orphan in the film based on Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 1999: "American Beauty" | Kevin Spacey, with Mena Suvari, won the best-actor Oscar.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2000: "Gladiator" | Russell Crowe won the best-actor Oscar.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2003: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" | Ian McKellen helped complete the Middle-earth trilogy. This is the third film to win the all-time high of 11 Oscars, and the only fantasy film ever to win the Academy's top prize.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2006: "The Departed" | Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and Jack Nicholson star in this film that also won Martin Scorsese a directing Oscar.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2008: "Slumdog Millionaire" | The movie set in India, with Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, won eight Oscars, none in acting categories.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2009: "The Hurt Locker" | Jeremy Renner received a best-actor nomination but did not win. The film, however, won six Oscars, and Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar for directing.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2011: "The Artist" | Jean Dujardin won the Oscar for best actor while Bérénice Bejo received a best-supporting actress nomination. The (mostly) silent film won five Academy Awards.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2012: "Argo" | Ben Affleck produced, directed and starred in this best picture based on the real-life rescue of American embassy workers in Iran in 1980.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2016: "Moonlight" | In the wildest Oscars ending ever, "La La Land" was erroneously announced as best picture. But in reality, the vote went to "Moonlight," the coming-of-age drama starring Mahershala Ali, right, and Alex Hibbert. The film won three Oscars, including best supporting actor for Ali and screenplay for director Barry Jenkins.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2017: "The Shape of Water" | A voiceless janitor, played by Sally Hawkins, and her co-worker, Octavia Spencer, work in a secret government laboratory in 1960s Baltimore. The romantic fantasy earned 13 Oscar nominations and won four.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2018: "Green Book" | Mahershala Ali stars as classical and jazz pianist Don Shirley and Viggo Mortensen is Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga, his driver and bodyguard in the 1960s Deep South. Ali won the Oscar for best supporting actor.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2020: "Nomadland" | Frances McDormand stars as a nomad who lives out of her van after she loses her husband and her home when their Nevada mining town is wiped out in an economic collapse. The film won three Oscars, including best actress for McDormand and best director for Chloé Zhao, who made Oscar history as first woman of color to win the category.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2024: "Anora" | A Brooklyn sex worker (Mikey Madison) elopes with a Russian oligarch's son (Mark Eydelshteyn). The film won five Oscars, including best actress for Madison and best director (Sean Baker).

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Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever

'Marty Supreme'

"Uncut Gems" didn't snag a best picture nomination but director Josh Safdie's other masterful panic attack of a movie, a sports comedy set in the world of 1950s table tennis, did. Shoe salesman Marty Mauser (best actor nominee Timothée Chalamet)will do anything to be a ping-pong champion. He's also a selfish, conceited jerk, and his pursuit of glory sucks assorted players into his chaotic world, from Marty's childhood best friend (Odessa A'zion) to a famous actress (Gwyneth Paltrow).

Where to watch:Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home

'One Battle After Another'

Up for 13 Oscars, including best picture, director Paul Thomas Anderson's action dramedy casts best actor contenderLeonardo DiCaprioas a scruffy former demolitions expert desperate to find his teen daughter (Chase Infiniti) with an old enemy (Sean Penn) in hot pursuit. A high-minded, resonant piece of world-building inspired by Thomas Pynchon's "Vineland," "One Battle" is full of assorted revolutionaries and villains, featuring a cast of standouts as well as themes and political satire that feel of the moment.

Where to watch:HBO Max,Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home

'The Perfect Neighbor'

Told almost completely through police bodycam footage, the favorite in the best documentary category centers on the increasingly hostile disputes between an older white woman and the parents of the mostly black children she berates, leading toa tragedy that shakes their neighborhood. It's a gripping, heartbreaking true story about how fear and prejudice can easily go too far.

Where to watch:Netflix

'The Secret Agent'

Kleber Mendonça Filho's 1970s-set political thriller snagged a slot in best picture and is a top contender in the international film category. But it soars because of Wagner Moura, who was nominated for best actor and is terrific as a Brazilian researcher hunted by mercenary killers. The former teacher aims to escape the country's ruthless dictatorship with his son by taking on a different name and falling in with fellow dissidents, but finds himself wondering who he can really trust.

Where to watch:Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home,Hulu

'Sentimental Value'

Supporting actor contender Stellan Skarsgård gives a masterclass, Norwegian style, in Joachim Trier's touching best picture nominee. He stars as an aging filmmaker aiming to make a heartfelt movie tying into the family's traumatic history that'll be his comeback. However, because he prioritized art over loved ones, he's now estranged from his daughters: a determined stage actress (Renate Reinsve) and a one-time child star (supporting actress competitor Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) who's now trying hard to mend her clan's broken fences.

Where to watch:Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home

Oscars are here! See which actors, directors and films are nominated for the 98th Academy Awards, to be handed out live March 15 and broadcast on ABC and Hulu.

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'Sinners'

Is it a gangster film? Heck, yeah! Is it a vampire movie? You bet! Did it just obliterate the Oscar nominations record? That, too! Ryan Coogler pulls off something devilishly spectacular with thisgenre-bending, 1930s-set flick, which scored a monumental 16 nods including best picture, director and original screenplay. Best actor nominee Michael B. Jordan is fantastic playing double duty as twins who come home to Mississippi and have their party crashed by a band of charismatic bloodsuckers. Coogler also tackles racism and cultural appropriation in a wondrous fright fest – buoyed by supporting actor and actress nominees Delroy Lindo and Wunmi Mosaku – that's mesmerizing in its filmmaking and meaningful in its message.

Where to watch:HBO Max,Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home

'Song Sung Blue'

Kate Hudsondefinitely earnsher best actress Oscar nominationandHugh Jackmanis in total showman mode in this true-life sentimental drama. They play musicians who team up to become a popularNeil Diamondtribute act, and the icon's songs inspire the couple as they're forced to weather personal tragedies and professional ups and downs.

Where to watch:Peacock,Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home

'Train Dreams'

Set in the early 19th century, the absorbing and thoughtful period drama – and best picture nominee – starsJoel Edgertonas a quiet logger working on building the railroad in the Pacific Northwest whose job keeps him away for long periods from his wife (Felicity Jones) and child. Tragedies and a changing America test his mettle as he struggles to keep living his life and moving forward.

Where to watch:Netflix

'Weapons'

Supporting actress nominee Amy Madigan is one of many reasons to watch Zach Cregger's follow-up to his deliciously twisty "Barbarian." There are metaphors aplenty to interpret in a thriller about a town that goes bonkers when 17 kids go missing in the middle of the night and everybody points to their teacher (Julia Garner). The provocative, genre-defying horror flick boasts unhinged gore, a delightfully dark sense of humor, Madigan asthe creepiest aunt ever, and a crowd-pleasing finale.

Where to watch:HBO Max,Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home

'Zootopia 2'

The first "Zootopia" won the Academy Award for best animated movie in 2017, and the sequel has made the same cut at this year's soirée. Bunny cop Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and street fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) are unlikely friends and partners who saved the city of Zootopia and have to do it again, with a snake on the loose. The action and the comedy will keep the littlest Oscar fans entertained while moms and dads appreciate the fun Disney references and clever pop-culture riffs on "The Shining," "Back to the Future" and more.

Where to watch:Apple TV,Amazon,Fandango at Home,Disney+

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