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SAVE $200: The Shark PowerPro Flex Pet Plus Cordless Vacuum is on sale at Amazon for $199.99, down from the list price of $399.99. That's a 50% discount and the best price we've ever seen at Amazon.

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Some people hate vacuuming. If that's you, have you tried vacuuming with an effortless stick vacuum? These excel in being lightweight, easy to maneuver, and simple to empty debris. As a special mid-January doldrums treat, Amazon just put a premium model on a major discount.

As of Jan. 22, the Shark PowerPro Flex Pet Plus Cordless Vacuum is on sale at Amazon for $199.99, marked down from the standard price of $399.99. That's a 50% discount that shaves $200 off the price. If you love to score a good deal, this is the best price we've ever seen at Amazon.

If you have pets at home, you know the struggle of trying to remove pet hair from the carpet. Shark takes aim at those stubborn stuck-in hairs with the PowerPro Flex Pet Plus which comes with up to 50 minutes of runtime.

SEE ALSO: This Dreame vacuum is nearly 50% off — shop at Amazon and save $450

This Shark stick vacuum has tons of features that you won't be able to live without once you've experienced the convenience. For one, the LED headlight will illuminate dust and debris in a way that will make you want to vacuum everyday just for the satisfaction. It can also easily convert into a handheld vacuum. Plus, the wand feature's Shark's MultiFlex technology which allows it to bend in half, reaching under the couch or the bed with ease.

Shark also equipped the PowerPro Flex Pet Plus with the brand's floor detect technology. This automatically senses the floor type and adjusts the speed of the brush roll to get the best clean. There's also the extra large dust cup capacity so you won't need to empty it out as often.

Before this low sale price disappears, gift yourself the convenience of a powerful stick vacuum with the Shark PowerPro Flex Pet Plus Cordless Vacuum. It's on sale for under $200 at Amazon, which is the lowest price we've ever seen.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been on a tear lately. The French RPG, known for its gorgeous visuals, turn-based gameplay, and compelling narrative, swept the Game of the Year Awards, with a record eight wins and 12 nominations.

Now, Clair Obscur has set yet another record: It's surpassed Elden Ring as the most award-winning video game of all time.

There's no official body that tracks total wins in game awards, nor an official list of what counts toward the totals. (For instance, do you count Mashable's guide to the best video games of 2025? Spoiler alert: Clair Obscur only earned an honorable mention from our team.) However, fans have been closely tracking wins and losses at the ResetEra forum, and the evidence is clear: Clair Obscur now has more game of the year wins than any other game, topping previous record holders like Elden Ring.

SEE ALSO: 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' review: Final Fantasy vibes and emotional maturity

In years past, Elden Ring collected 435 GOTY wins; The Last of Us Part II earned 326; and Baldur's Gate III got 288. When Wccftech released its list of the best games of the year this week, Clair Obscur surpassed Elden Ring's total with 436 wins and counting.

That's right — there are still plenty of game awards yet to be announced. Per our colleagues at IGN, Clair Obscur can still pick up even more awards at the BAFTAs, DICE, and GDC Awards.

Clair Obscur likely would have reached this record sooner had it not been for a controversial snub at the Indie Game Awards, which takes a hard line against the use of generative AI. French studio Sandfall Entertainment was accused of using generative AI to create background textures, such as posters that appeared on a street lamp, claims that Sandfall Interactive denied.

Considering that generative AI is now a standard tool used by the vast majority of computer programmers, it seems extremely unlikely that no AI was used in the development of other popular video games. However, the Indie Game Awards stripped Sandfall Interactive and Clair Obscur of their Game of the Year and Debut Game awards.

While some video game players have also taken a hard line against the use of generative AI in game development, it's not clear that the average gamer cares. For instance, Arc Raiders faced fierce criticism for its use of generative AI back in November, and yet by January, it had become a hugely successful best-seller.

Controversies aside, Clair Obscur seems poised to pick up even more GOTY wins in the months ahead, setting a new high bar for critically acclaimed video games.

SAVE $1,300: As of Jan. 22, the Hisense 100-inch U7 Mini LED ULED 4K TV is on sale for $2,197.99 at Amazon. That's a 37% price drop — its biggest discount ever.

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It's a big season for sports. Not only is it playoffs for the NFL, with the Big Game a few weeks away, but it's also the second half of the NBA and NHL seasons (where things really start to get interesting), and almost time for the Winter Olympics. If you haven't already replaced your dull TV, it also happens to be one of the best times to upgrade your TV for less.

As of Jan. 22, you can get a massive Hisense 100-inch U7 Mini LED ULED 4K TV on sale for $2,197.99 at Amazon. That's a 37% drop from its list price of $3,497.99 — its biggest discount on record, matching its all-time low from Black Friday.

The U7 Mini LED is Hisense's "ultimate mid-premium" model from 2025, combining Mini LED technology with a 165Hz refresh rate for a smooth, brilliant picture quality. It also features an AGLR-Antiglare low-reflection panel, up to 3,000 nits of brightness, and HDR10, HDR10+ Adaptive, HLG, Dolby Vision IQ and Dolby Atmos. For those who don't speak TV, those specs all help ensure that the massive 100-inch screen looks vibrant, with deep shadows and contrast in any lighting scenario.

Besides the 165Hz refresh rate, gamers will also appreciate the U7's Game Mode Ultra, as well as AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, Auto Low Latency Mode and Low Latency MEMC to minimize tearing and lag.

If you want to catch every single play in all its glory, a massive TV is the ticket. Get the 100-inch Hisense U7 TV for its best price ever just in time for this heavy sports season.

The 2026 Oscar nominations have arrived! Sinners, One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme, and Hamnet have plenty to celebrate. Casting made its debut as the Academy's brand-new category. And incredibly some much-raved about films got nothing at all.

We've shown you the nominees. We've bemoaned the snubs. Now, let's look at the pleasant surprises that came out of the 98th annual Academy Awards nomination announcements.

SEE ALSO: Oscars 2026: Who got snubbed? Oscar surprise: Sinners breaking Oscar history Michael B. Jordan plays twins Smoke and Stack in "Sinners." Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Some Oscar prognosticators have been saying for months that Best Picture is a lock for One Battle After Another. However, Ryan Coogler's Sinners scored more nominations that the Paul Thomas Anderson thriller, and set a new record for Oscar nominations with a whopping 16 nods! As someone who's been rooting for Sinners since I first saw that barnburner of "I Lied to You" last spring, I was cheering at these nominations like I did when Sammie escaped Remmick's clutches! Sure, some nominations at this point seemed a guarantee, including Best Picture and Best Song. But seeing so much of the cast get recognized along with Coogler as writer, director, and producer? I'm ecstastic.

Featured Video For You Ryan Coogler and 'Sinners' cast on their vampire musical being 'genre-fluid' Oscar surprise: Delroy Lindo, Sinners Delroy Lindo as Delta Slim in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Sinners." Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Some might not be surprised that Delroy Lindo was among Sinners nominations. But unlike Michael B. Jordan and Wunmi Mosaku, who both got Critics Choice nominations and various guild awards, Lindo has been largely overlooked. And not just this past year! Lindo has been a mesmerizing actor for decades, working with Spike Lee (Malcolm X, Crooklyn, Da 5 Bloods), Danny Boyle (A Life Less Ordinary), and Barry Sonnenfeld (Get Shorty). So, you better believe we whooped with excitement when Lindo finally scored his first Academy Award nomination at 73 years old for our favorite movie of 2025.

Oscar surprise: The Ugly Stepsister Elvira wears a nose brace in "The Ugly Stepsister." Credit: Shudder

Makeup and Hairstyling is often a curious pocket of Oscar nominations, where movies that are weirder and wilder get a chance to shine. So when I heard The Ugly Stepsister called out among Frankenstein, The Smashing Machine, and Sinners, I cheered in excitement. This twisted fairytale made Mashable's list of the best horror movies of 2025, because of its stomach-churning and thought-provoking reimagining of Cinderella. And as this nomination suggests, what this step-sibling goes through in pursuit of beauty is grisly business. Beauty hurts, or so I've been told.

Oscar surprise: F1 for Best Picture Brad Pitt stars in F1. Credit: Apple Original Films

F1 landing a Best Picture nomination is the kind of curveball that immediately lights up the group chat. On paper, it's a sleek, star-driven racing film anchored by Brad Pitt and Damson Idris, the kind of polished spectacle that can feel more surface than story — not the most obvious Academy pick. Still, I'll happily accept any Oscars scenario that includes Lewis Hamilton, seven-time F1 champion and producer, getting his moment on Hollywood’s biggest stage. — Crystal Bell, Culture Editor

Oscar surprise: Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue Kate Hudson as Claire Stengl and Hugh Jackman as Mike Sardina in director Craig Brewer's "Song Sung Blue." Credit: Sarah Shatz / Focus Features

Admittedly, this one isn't the most stunning surprise. Kate Hudson is riveting in Song Sung Blue, a moving biopic about a Neil Diamond tribute band called Lightning and Thunder, who gets through their darkest moments through the power of song. Her portrait of Claire "Thunder" Sardina has been critically acclaimed — in part for her masterful delivery of a Milwaukee accent — and scored a Golden Globe nod for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. However, Hudson has been falling behind in the Best Actress conversation, as awards prognosticators focused on Hamnet's Jessie Buckley and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You's Rose Byrne. So, she must be singing a happy tune this morning.

Oscar surprise: It Was Just an Accident Credit: NEON

Iranian writer/director Jafar Panahi's latest It Was Just An Accident has been collecting accolades and awards since it took home the Palme D'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. So, we weren't remotely surprised to see this compelling revenge drama score a nomination for Best International Feature Film, alongside The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sirāt, and The Voice of Hind Rajab. However, in this American awards show, it's rare to see a screenwriting nomination for a screenplay that's not in English. Yet Panahi, alongside script collaborators Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, and Mehdi Mahmoudian, achieved this! Previous foreign language screenplays to earn this nomination include Anatomy of a Fall, Parasite, and A Separation.

However, some film fans online have suggested that It Was Just An Accident deserved more, declaring it was snubbed in Best Director and Best Picture.

How to watch: The 98th Oscars airs live on March 15 on ABC and Hulu.

A group of hundreds of artists — including big names like Scarlett Johansson, the band R.E.M, and Cate Blanchett — endorsed a campaign against AI slop, railing against "theft at a grand scale" from the major artificial intelligence companies.

The campaign, dubbed Stealing Isn't Innovation, is backed by the Human Artistry Campaign, an advocacy group that works with artists and performers. You can see the full list of signees at the movement's website — but it's an impressive collection of more than 800 folks. Johansson was involved in a famous, public spat with OpenAI over accusations that it improperly used her voice. And funnily enough, rapper/actor Common is on the list after starring in memorable AI commercials for years.

"Driven by fierce competition for leadership in the new GenAI technology, profit-hungry technology companies, including those among the richest in the world as well as private equity-backed ventures, have copied a massive amount of creative content online without authorization or payment to those who created it," a press release reads, via The Verge. "This illegal intellectual property grab fosters an information ecosystem dominated by misinformation, deepfakes, and a vapid artificial avalanche of low-quality materials ['AI slop'], risking AI model collapse and directly threatening America’s AI superiority and international competitiveness."

As we've covered at Mashable, low-quality AI materials — aka slop — have spread widely on social media feeds. And AI companies have used the work of artists to train AI models. The Stealing Isn't Innovation campaign calls for licensing agreements, better enforcement, and the right for artists to opt out of their work being used to train generative AI. The Verge reported the campaign will run ads in news outlets and on social media in an effort to spread its message.

Publishers and content owners have agreed to a number of licensing deals — Disney, for instance, inked a $1 billion deal with OpenAI — but artists still take issue with models training on vast amounts of content online. The AI companies have argued that they're protected by fair use, while artists have said the companies should be required to get permission and pay for using works.

Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April 2025 filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.

Best portable power station deals at a glance Best Jackery deal Jackery HomePower 3000 with two SolarSaga 200W solar panels $1,598.99 (save $1,400.01) Get Deal Best Anker Solix deal Anker Solix C800X with 100W solar panel $449.98 (save $849.02) Get Deal Best Bluetti deal Bluetti Elite 10 $113 (save $86) Get Deal

If you live in an area that's prone to winter storms, you understand the inconvenience of dealing with power outages. The most traditional solution is to grab a generator to keep your house going. But those pose some problems like being noisy and smelly. Instead, we have the awesome tech of portable power stations.

They're excellent for keeping your gadgets powered up during an outage or for taking along on summer camping trips. Some are large enough to power your refrigerator for days or allow you to run the washing machine. Plus, you can recharge them with solar panels.

In the depths of winter, we're seeing some excellent discounts on portable power stations to keep you online during the next storm. Snag one to keep your food cold, power up the WiFi router, and keep a light on in the bathroom. Here are this week's best deals on portable power stations.

Best Jackery deal Opens in a new window Credit: Jackery Jackery HomePower 3000 with two SolarSaga 200W solar panels $1,598.99 at Amazon
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Coming with a hefty 3,072Wh of battery capacity, the Jackery HomePower 3000 is a great backup option for when the power cuts out. The brand mentions this power can keep your refrigerator cooling for up to two days or keep the WiFi router online for almost three days. Today's deal on the Jackery HomePower 3000 includes two 200W SolarSaga solar panels to help with recharging the power station. With 400W of solar input, the power station can recharge to 80% in nine hours. If you take the station camping this summer, that means you could be in line for infinite power.

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• Jackery Explorer 300 — $199 $259 (save $60)

• Jackery Explorer 1500 Ultra — $898.99 $1,399 (save $500.01)

• Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus — $1,598.99 $2,799 (save $1,200.01 with on-page coupon)

Best Anker Solix deal Opens in a new window Credit: Anker Solix Anker Solix C800X with 100W solar panel $449.98 at Amazon
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If you tend to head out on camping and hiking adventures but like to stay powered up, the Anker Solix C800X is a stellar model. It comes with 768Wh, a built-in lightbar, and a three-mode camping light that neatly nests into the top of the power station. As if we needed more reason to love this model for camping, today's deal at Amazon includes a 100W solar panel that folds up into the size of a standard sheet of printer paper.

On its own, the Solix C800X is on sale for $399 at Amazon. Today's deal that bundles with C800W with the super portable 100W solar panel comes in at $449.98, which means the solar panel costs just $50 more, which is an incredible deal.

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• Anker Solix C300 — $179.99 $249.99 (save $70)

• Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 — $449.99 $799 (save $349.01)

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If you're looking for an ultra portable power station to keep your phone charged up during outages or at the campground, the Bluetti Elite 10 is your best friend. It's affordable, lightweight, can recharge via solar, and it comes in a lovely green colorway.

You'll be able to recharge your phone about six times with the 128Wh packed into the Bluetti Elite 10, which weighs just four pounds. Connect it to a 100W solar panel, and you can get a full recharge in just 90 minutes.

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SAVE $70: As of Jan. 22, get the DJI Mic 2 for just $199. That saves you $70 off its list price for 26% in savings. Shop this deal at Amazon now.

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Whether you're a professional behind the camera or an amateur looking to improve your content, there's one device that can set you apart: an incredible microphone. Good quality audio is essential no matter what you're filming on, whether it's a smart phone or camera. If you're looking to make the upgrade, now is the right time as DJI's Mic 2 just dropped back down to its lowest price ever.

As of Jan. 22, the DJI Mic 2 is down to $199. That's $70 off its $269 list price for 26% off. Historically, that's the device's lowest price ever, according to Camelcamelcamel.

The DJI Mic 2 captures sound wirelessly and is perfect for even beginners. DJI's transmitters and receivers are pre-linked so you don't have to worry about getting things paired when you need to film quickly. Plus, don't fear for lost audio as the microphone lavalier serves as a standalone recorder, too. With a charging case, these microphones will go for hours at a time—up to 18 hours in fact!

Shop the DJI Mic 2 for $199 at Amazon and save $70.

If you ask Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Waymo "never really had a chance" in the robotaxi race.

However, in reality, Waymo is extending its lead over Tesla. The company just launched its autonomous taxi service in Miami, bringing the number of U.S. cities where it operates to six.

SEE ALSO: Smooth, silent, strange: What it's really like to hail a robotaxi

Initially, the company will cover a 60-square-mile area of Miami, and Waymo says it plans to expand to Miami International Airport "soon."

Waymo will expand to Miami International Airport soon. Credit: Waymo

Waymo says the service is fully autonomous, and that 10,000 residents have already signed up, with new riders being invited on a "rolling basis."

The company currently operates its robotaxi service in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, and the San Francisco Bay Area. There is, however, a pretty long list of cities which are getting Waymo next, including Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Nashville, Orlando, San Antonio, San Diego, and Washington DC in the U.S., as well as London in the UK.

Featured Video For You I took a ride in a robotaxi: How close are we to a driverless future?

The company also offers a "driving experience" program in a number of other cities, including Boston, New York, and Seattle in the U.S., and Tokyo in Japan.

Meanwhile, Tesla only offers autonomous Robotaxi rides in Austin; in the San Francisco Bay Area, the rides are only available with human "safety monitors" in driver's seats.

While Waymo is ahead, its autonomous ride-hailing service isn't entirely without issues. Most recently, Waymo cars stalled and caused traffic jams amidst a San Francisco blackout.

Just last week, Google launched a new test feature in its Gemini AI assistant called Personal Intelligence. The feature allowed users to connect four Google apps — Gmail, YouTube, Google Search, and Google Photos — to Gemini so that the AI assistant can pull user data from those services in order to personalize responses.

Now, Google is rolling out a version of that Personal Intelligence feature directly to AI Mode in Google Search. Users will be able to connect their Gmail and Google Photos accounts to AI Mode, and AI Mode, powered by Google's new Gemini 3 model, will use personal context from those apps in order to provide personalized answers and search results. 

In its announcement, Google provided some practical use cases where Personal Intelligence would come in handy for searchers. For example, VP of Product at Google Search, Robby Stein, shared that when shopping for new sneakers, AI Mode was able to use Personal Intelligence to see that he had just made a purchase from a particular brand, and it recommended he check out a new style of sneakers from that same brand.

Personal Intelligence in AI Mode in Google Search Credit: Google

In another example, Google highlighted how Personal Intelligence in AI Mode could utilize a user's Google Photos account to find vacation photos. Then, it could analyze the photos to recommend an itinerary for the user's next vacation.

Google stressed that none of a user's personal data is used for AI training, and that its usage is limited strictly to answering the specific prompts. The feature is also strictly opt-in.

Over the next few days, users in the U.S. will be able to try out the feature under the Google Labs program, Google's hub for experimental AI features. Much like Personal Intelligence in the Gemini AI assistant, the AI mode version of the feature will be limited to paying Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.

Furthermore, for now, Personal Intelligence is only available for personal Google accounts and not those using Workspace for business, enterprise, or education accounts.

SAVE $450.51: As of Jan. 22, get the Dreame L40s Ultra robot vacuum for just $549.98. That saves you $450.51 off its $999.99 list price for 45% savings at Amazon

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Robot vacuums are sneaky little tools, moving around the home and sweeping up messes. But not all robot vacuums are created equal, some are far better than others. Luckily, we've tested our way through robot vacuums to find the best one. Currently, the Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller tops our list of the best robot vacuums. Unfortunately, that model is out of stock, but there's another great Dreame model on sale to shop now.

The Dreame L40s Ultra robot vacuum debuted in summer 2025, and even though it's one of the brand's newest models, it's already on sale. As of Jan. 22, get the Dreame L40s robot vacuum for just $549.98. That saves you $450.01 off its $999.99 price tag. That's nearly 50% off.

No matter what type of floors you need cleaned, the Dreame L40s Ultra keeps your floors clean. This dual robot vacuum and mop has removable and liftable mop pads so you can navigate over carpets. With Vormax suction, it's a powerful cleaner sweeping up even large debris.

Shop the Dreame L40s Ultra robot vacuum at Amazon for just $549.98 and save $450.01.

The 2026 Oscar nominations are out, and movie watchers are noticing a considerable absence: Wicked: For Good, the sequel to 2024's Wicked.

Sequels usually don't receive the love their predecessors did, but given the noms For Good received for other accolades, it's surprising it was completely shut out of the Academy Awards.

SEE ALSO: Oscars 2026: Who got snubbed?

For Good racked up five nominations for this year's Golden Globes, including for the two stars (Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for Cynthia Erivo and Best Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande), Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, and two for Best Original Song. But For Good did go home empty-handed at the end of the night.

Also consider that Part One received a whopping 10 Oscar nominations last year across different categories, including Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress, and won two trophies: Best Costume Design and Best Production Design.

And sequels are sometimes given their flowers at the Academy Awards — think of Toy Story 3, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Dune: Part Two, to name some recent examples.

So Wicked: For Good's total snub defies something, if not gravity. See the full list of movies that are nominated here.

SAVE $300.99: As of Jan. 22, the Ecovacs Deebot T50 Pro Omni robot vacuum and mop is down to just $399 at Amazon. That's 43% off its list price of $699.99 and its best price on record.

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Tons of new robot vacuums were released at CES earlier this month, which means it's high time to sell the "old" but still great models from last year to make way for the new. In other words, it's a great time for bargain shoppers to score a robot vacuum at an epic price.

For instance, the Ecovacs Deebot T50 Pro Omni robot vacuum and mop is on sale at Amazon for just $399 as of Jan. 22. That's 43% or over $300 off its list price of $699.99. That's also its lowest price on record.

This 2025 model not only vacuums your floors with 15,000 Pa suction power, but also auto-lifts to scrub them clean as a mop. Not all mopping robot vacuums can wash and dry their own mop pads — which is a total dealbreaker in our eyes — but luckily, the T50 Pro Omni does everything for you. The 10-in-1 Omni station takes care of all the annoying maintenance, thanks to 167°F hot water mop washing, 113°F hot air drying, auto dustbin emptying, water refilling, dirt detection, and cleaning solution auto-dispensing.

Other must-have features are smart mapping and small obstacle avoidance and the T50 Pro Omni packs both. AIVI 3D 3.0 smart navigation can detect and avoid obstacles with 1mm precision, so it can cruise around your charging cables, dog toys, and furniture with ease. It can even recognize over 100 different household objects to make fewer stops without intervention.

If you're having a hard time deciding which robot vacuum to buy, the Deebot T50 Pro Omni makes a great case for itself — especially when it's 43% off.

The Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards have had their say. Now it's time for the Oscars to determine the best cinematic achievements of 2025. This morning in a live presentation from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Academy Award nominee Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards.

While fans of Sinners, One Battle After Another, and Marty Supreme had plenty of reason to celebrate, Wicked fans have reason to battle cry. And that's not all.

Who got snubbed at the Oscars 2026? Let's get into it.

SEE ALSO: 2026 Oscar nominations: Full list of nominees Oscar snubbed: Wicked: For Good, Ariana Grande, and Cynthia Erivo Ariana Grande is Glinda and Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba in "Wicked: For Good." Credit: Universal Studios

Last year, Wicked earned 10 Oscar nominations, including nods for Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as magical frenemies Galinda and Elphaba. But alas, neither won. With the direct sequel Wicked: For Good, theater kids across the U.S. were rooting for these bold belters to get the gold. To our utter shock, Wicked: For Good got zero Academy Award nominations. Not even the impressive costumes or production design scored love from the Academy. And apparently the new songs ("No Place Like Home" and "Girl in the Bubble") couldn't compete against the record-breaking force of Sinners ("I Lied to You") and Kpop Demon Hunters ("Golden").

SEE ALSO: After the Oscars, we hold space for 'Wicked' Oscar snubbed: Paul Mescal Paul Mescal stars as William Shakespeare in "Hamnet." Credit: Agata Grzybowska / Focus Features

Chloé Zhao's Hamnet garnered eight Oscar nominations, including Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Picture. But Paul Mescal, who played a heartbroken William Shakespeare opposite Oscar-nominated Jessie Buckley, got nothing. As big fans of Mescal's gut-wrenching Sad Boy skills, we're a bit stunned.

Sure, in my review out of TIFF, I warned that Hamnet's nuanced portrait of parental grief wasn't the kind of high drama that Oscar reels favor. But with Mescal's poignant "to be or not to be" — and the ache in how he delivered the line "Where is he?" — Mashable's Entertainment team felt certain Mescal was sitting pretty for Oscar night.

Featured Video For You Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley reveal the real surprise in 'Hamnet' Oscar snubbed: Guillermo del Toro Oscar Issac as Victor Frankenstein in "Frankenstein." Credit: Ken Woroner / Netflix

After decades of dreaming, monster-loving moviemaker Guillermo del Toro delivered his opus with a unique and haunting Frankenstein. While this bold Netflix release did score nine nominations, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay (both of which would go to del Toro), this visionary helmer did not get the Best Director nod. If you hear a harrowing bellow outside your window, it's me, wailing at this cinema injustice. I called Frankenstein del Toro's masterpiece, and I stand by it.

Oscar snubbed: Chase Infiniti Chase Infiniti and Regina Hall get tense in "One Battle After Another." Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

One Battle After Another earned this incredible ingénue nominations for the Critics Choice Awards, the Golden Globes, and the BAFTAs. Yet the Academy has ignored Chase Infiniti. Sure, One Battle After Another isn't hurting for accolades, having scored 13 nominations, including Best Picture and noms for stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, and Teyana Taylor. But those acting honors make Infiniti's absence hit all the harder, because this rising star managed to stand up onscreen to DiCaprio and Penn, both major stars going hard in intense scenes. In the face of that challenge, Infiniti didn't melt. She didn't match them; she outshone them, just as her character in the film did!

Oscar snubbed: Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Credit: Copyright_©Koyoharu Gotoge_SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

The Oscars' Best Animated Feature lineup — Arco, Elio, KPop Demon Hunters, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, and Zootopia 2 — is stacked, but the absence of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle feels glaring. The film wasn't just a hit; it was a full-on cultural moment, pulling in over $722 million worldwide and reminding everyone how mainstream anime has become. And with Disney already represented by Zootopia 2, it's hard not to question why the Academy made room for a second Disney slot with the deeply mid Elio instead of recognizing the scale — and impact — of Infinity Castle. — Crystal Bell, Culture Editor

Oscar snubbed: No Other Choice Lee Byung-hun in "No Other Choice." Credit: BFI London Film Festival

Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice got nothing! It was one of the best films of 2026, critically acclaimed and more than worthy of Oscar nods, notably for star Lee Byung-hun's slowly unraveling performance. The biting social satire, which takes aim at the hyper-competitive capitalist market, gained nominations at the Golden Globes for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Picture (Non-English Language), and Best Actor (Musical or Comedy). No Other Choice almost made to the Oscars; it was the shortlisted South Korean entry for the Best International Feature category. Yet this incredible film was nowhere to be seen during Wednesday's Oscars nominations announcement. Make it make sense. — Shannon Connellan, UK Editor

How to watch: The 98th Oscars airs live on March 15 on ABC and Hulu.

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Ryan Coogler's Sinners has just hit an Oscars record out of the park.

The lauded genre-bending vampire film starring Michael B. Jordan has landed a whopping 16 Academy Award nominations, announced in a ceremony on Thursday morning.

Per the New York Times, Sinners beat the three previous record-holders, which held 14 nominations each: All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016).

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Fellow nominees One Battle After Another landed 13 nods, Marty Supreme earned nine, and Hamnet got seven nominations.

So, what Oscars is Sinners up for?

Beyond the all-important Best Picture, Coogler is nominated for Best Directing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay).

Jordan is up for Best Actor in a Leading Role alongside Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), and Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent).

Also in the acting realm, Delroy Lindo and Wunmi Mosaku are nominated for Best Actor and Actress in a Supporting Role, respectively.

SEE ALSO: 2026 Oscar nominations: Full list of nominees

Production and design nominations for Sinners include Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Production Design. The film is also up for Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Casting, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing.

Plus, Ludwig Göransson is nominated for Best Music (Original Score) and, along with Raphael Saadiq, Best Music (Original Song) for "I Lied to You."

How to watch: The 98th Oscars airs live on March 15 on ABC and Hulu. Check out the whole list of 2026 Oscar nominees — and who got snubbed?

After months of predictions, the nominations for the 2026 Oscars are live. While the true cinephiles will scour the list looking for snubs, the biggest headlines will come from the Best Picture category. Winning Best Picture is cinema’s version of the Super Bowl. It’s the most sought-after prize in cinema, and one of these 10 films will take it home on March 15, 2026. For now, catch up on the movies you missed and find out how to stream all 10 Best Picture nominees. Some of the streaming services you'll need to watch these movies include Netflix, HBO Max, and Peacock.

TL;DR: Unblock Pornhub from Missouri with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN.

More than a third of U.S. states have introduced age verification laws for online adult content, including Missouri. In response to the introduction of these new requirements, Pornhub has restricted access to millions of potential users. And now we're seeing a similar situation play out in other parts of the world.

It's a complicated situation with many moving parts, but the workaround is straightforward. If you want to unblock porn sites like Pornhub for free from Missouri, we have all the information you need.

How to unblock Pornhub for free in Missouri

VPNs can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to secure server in another location. This straightforward process bypasses geo-restrictions so you can access sites like Pornhub from anywhere in the world.

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If you want to retain permanent access to free sites from around the world, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for porn is on sale for a limited time.

What is the best VPN for Pornhub?

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By now, you’ve probably heard that a portable power station is the new must-have item. Unlike plenty of new tech, power stations are, in fact, useful for almost every home. Essentially, they’re a large, reliable battery that’ll keep your gadgets and even appliances operating without standard wall power.

Portable power stations are great to take camping, on van adventures, out on content creator assignments, or to the worksite. If you live in an area that’s prone to power outages, a portable power station can keep your phone charged, your CPAP machine on while sleeping, and some can even power the refrigerator, so you won’t have to worry about food spoilage. 

Portable power stations come in tons of varieties. Some are great for camping, while others weigh hundreds of pounds, powering up an entire house, and really push the limit of what we could consider portable. The market has seen serious expansion in the last few years, and we have tons of great models to choose from these days, so you're allowed to be as picky as you’d like in terms of power provided, port options, and nice extras. Here are Mashable’s favorite portable power stations.

Sometimes, you can create an automation in Home Assistant, and it will work perfectly the first time. Sadly, this isn't always the case. If your automation isn't working as expected, you may be able to find the problem faster using traces.

It’s common knowledge that many apps use algorithms these days. However, years before “For You” timelines, Spotify subscribers were already complaining about the algorithm. Well, the music service is finally giving you the keys to its recommendation engine with Prompted Playlists.