Screen Rant

{{short description|Entertainment news website}} {{italic title}} {{primary|date=April 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox website | name = ''Screen Rant'' | logo = Screen Rant black text logo.svg | url = {{Official URL}} | founder = Vic Holtreman | commercial = Yes | type = Infotainment | language = English | parent = Valnet | location = Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2003|11|13|df=yes}} | current_status = Active | module = {{infobox youtube channel | child = yes | youtube_handle = @ScreenRant | youtube_display_name = Screen Rant | youtube_years_active = 2008–present | youtube_genre = Review | youtube_subscribers = 8.43 million | youtube_views = 4.56 billion | stats_update = November 19, 2025 }} }} '''''Screen Rant''''' is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of television, films, video games, and comic books. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publications including Comic Book Resources, Collider, MovieWeb and XDA Developers.

==History== ''Screen Rant'' was launched by Vic Holtreman in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title= On 'The Event Horizon': Screen Rant's Vic Holtreman |author= SCIFI Radio Staff |date= December 3, 2014 |work= SCIFI.radio |language= en |url= https://scifi.radio/2014/12/03/on-the-event-horizon-screen-rants-vic-holtreman/ |access-date= January 11, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250111080901/https://scifi.radio/2014/12/03/on-the-event-horizon-screen-rants-vic-holtreman/ |archive-date= January 11, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Valnet Acquires Leading Movie and TV News Site ScreenRant.com |author= Valnet |author-link= Valnet |date= February 4, 2015 |work= PR Newswire |language= en |url= https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/valnet-acquires-leading-movie-and-tv-news-site-screenrantcom-290795101.html |access-date= December 12, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241212093109/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/valnet-acquires-leading-movie-and-tv-news-site-screenrantcom-290795101.html |archive-date= December 12, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2015, ''Screen Rant'' was acquired by Valnet, an online media company based in Montreal, Quebec.<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Movie Site Latino-Review Bought by Former Chrysler CEO |first= Natalie |last= Jarvey |date= February 27, 2015 |magazine= The Hollywood Reporter |issn= 0018-3660 |language= en |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/movie-site-latino-review-bought-778292/ |access-date= January 11, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250111083935/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/movie-site-latino-review-bought-778292/ |archive-date= January 11, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title= Film Blogs Grow Up and Go Corporate |date= June 23, 2015 |magazine= Variety |issn= 0042-2738 |language= en |url= https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/film-blogs-collider-screen-rant-latino-review-1201525341/ |access-date= January 11, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250111083856/https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/film-blogs-collider-screen-rant-latino-review-1201525341/ |archive-date= January 11, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Collider Bought by Valnet, Parent Company of Game Rant and Screen Rant |first= Umberto |last= Gonzalez |date= November 17, 2020 |work= TheWrap |language= en |url= https://www.thewrap.com/collider-purchased-by-valnet/ |access-date= January 11, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250111084542/https://www.thewrap.com/collider-purchased-by-valnet/ |archive-date= January 11, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was combined with its sister site, ''Game Rant'', in 2019, when Valnet acquired the other publication.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 17, 2019 |title=GameRant.com Reunited with ScreenRant.com in Valnet Acquisition |url=https://financialpost.com/pmn/press-releases-pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/gamerant-com-reunited-with-screenrant-com-in-valnet-acquisition |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515084849/https://financialpost.com/pmn/press-releases-pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/gamerant-com-reunited-with-screenrant-com-in-valnet-acquisition |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |work=Business Wire |location= |language=en |issn=}}</ref> ''Screen Rant'' founder, Vic Holtreman, who had served as the company's CEO, sold the website to Valnet.<ref>{{cite news|title= Behind the scenes with a movie maven |first= Jeff |last= Stone |date= April 25, 2014 |newspaper= Burlington County Times |language= en |url= https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/story/entertainment/local/2014/04/25/behind-scenes-with-movie-maven/17490692007/ |access-date= January 11, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250111091827/https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/story/entertainment/local/2014/04/25/behind-scenes-with-movie-maven/17490692007/ |archive-date= January 11, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Screen Rant'' features a video series called ''{{visible anchor|Pitch Meeting}}'' by YouTube comedian Ryan George. In the series, George plays both a screenwriter and a film producer in a pitch for a film or television series, describing its plot in a humorous way that highlights various inconsistencies.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/youtube-videos-ryan-george-pitch-meetings-6604282/ |newspaper=The Indian Express|title= 200 videos, 250 million views: Meet Ryan George, the man who rips apart Hollywood's big hits|last=Philipose|first=Rahel|language=en|url-status=live|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=May 2, 2023|archive-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922022806/https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/youtube-videos-ryan-george-pitch-meetings-6604282/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan George/Pitch Meeting |url=https://www.pluggedin.com/youtube-reviews/ryan-george-pitch-meeting/ |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=Plugged In |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Screen Awards== In 2025, ''Screen Rant'', in partnership with Valnet properties ''Collider'', ''CBR'', and ''MovieWeb'', announced the first Screen Awards, honoring achievements in film, television, and anime.<ref name="Screen Awards 2025">{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/screen-awards-2025-nominations/ |title=Screen Awards 2025: Full List of Nominations Revealed |last=Keyes |first=Rob |work=Screen Rant |publisher=Valnet |date=December 10, 2025 |accessdate=December 11, 2025 }}</ref>

===2025=== The inaugural nominees were announced on December 10, 2025.<ref name="Screen Awards 2025"/> The winners were announced on December 24.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/screen-awards-2025-winners/ |title=Screen Awards 2025 Winners Announced |last=Lovett |first=Jamie |work=Comic Book Resources |publisher=Valnet |date=2025-12-24 |accessdate=2025-12-25 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251225092451/https://www.cbr.com/screen-awards-2025-winners/ |archive-date=2025-12-25 |url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable |- ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best Picture ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best TV Series |- | valign="top" | * '''''One Battle After Another''''' ** ''Hamnet'' ** ''Marty Supreme'' ** ''Sinners'' ** ''Weapons'' | valign="top" | * '''''The Pitt''''' ** ''Andor'' ** ''Pluribus'' ** ''Severance'' ** ''Task'' |- ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best Lead Performance by an Actress – Film ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best Lead Performance by an Actress – TV |- | valign="top" | * '''Jessie Buckley – ''Hamnet''''' ** Rose Byrne – ''If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'' ** Chase Infiniti – ''One Battle After Another'' ** Renate Reinsve – ''Sentimental Value'' ** Emma Stone – ''Bugonia'' | valign="top" | * '''Rhea Seehorn – ''Pluribus''''' ** Britt Lower – ''Severance'' ** Bella Ramsey – ''The Last of Us'' ** Jean Smart – ''Hacks'' ** Michelle Williams – ''Dying for Sex'' |- ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best Lead Performance by an Actor – Film ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best Lead Performance by an Actor – TV |- | valign="top" | * '''Michael B. Jordan – ''Sinners''''' ** Timothée Chalamet – ''Marty Supreme'' ** Leonardo DiCaprio – ''One Battle After Another'' ** Joel Edgerton – ''Train Dreams'' ** Jesse Plemons – ''Bugonia'' | valign="top" | * '''Noah Wyle – ''The Pitt''''' ** Ethan Hawke – ''The Lowdown'' ** Adam Scott – ''Severance'' ** Tim Robinson – ''The Chair Company'' ** Seth Rogen – ''The Studio'' |- ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best Supporting Performance by an Actress – Film ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best Supporting Performance by an Actress – TV |- | valign="top" | * '''Teyana Taylor – ''One Battle After Another''''' ** Ariana Grande – ''Wicked: For Good'' ** Regina Hall – ''One Battle After Another'' ** Wunmi Mosaku – ''Sinners'' ** Amy Madigan – ''Weapons'' | valign="top" | * '''Carrie Coon – ''The White Lotus''''' ** Patricia Arquette – ''Severance'' ** Erin Doherty – ''Adolescence'' ** Fiona Dourif – ''The Pitt'' ** Katherine LaNasa – ''The Pitt'' |- ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best Supporting Performance by an Actor – Film ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best Supporting Performance by an Actor – TV |- | valign="top" | * '''Sean Penn – ''One Battle After Another''''' ** Benicio del Toro – ''One Battle After Another'' ** Jacob Elordi – ''Frankenstein'' ** Paul Mescal – ''Hamnet'' ** Stellan Skarsgård – ''Sentimental Value'' | valign="top" | * '''Tramell Tillman – ''Severance''''' ** Zach Cherry – ''Severance'' ** Owen Cooper – ''Adolescence'' ** Sam Rockwell – ''The White Lotus'' ** John Turturro – ''Severance'' |- ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best Anime Film ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best Anime Series |- | valign="top" | * '''''Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc''''' ** ''100 Meters'' ** ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle'' ** ''Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution'' ** ''Scarlet'' | valign="top" | * '''''The Summer Hikaru Died''''' ** ''City the Animation'' ** ''Gachiakuta'' ** ''Solo Leveling'' ** ''The Apothecary Diaries'' |- ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best Director ! style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;" | Best New TV Series Debut |- | valign="top" | * '''Ryan Coogler – ''Sinners''''' ** Paul Thomas Anderson – ''One Battle After Another'' ** Zach Cregger – ''Weapons'' ** Joachim Trier – ''Sentimental Value'' ** Chloé Zhao – ''Hamnet'' | valign="top" | * '''''The Pitt''''' ** ''The Chair Company'' ** ''Pluribus'' ** ''Task'' ** ''The Studio'' |}

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== Further reading == *{{Cite web |last=Kendrick |first=Ben |date=April 1, 2022 |title=A Fond Farewell from Screen Rant Content Director Ben Kendrick |url=https://screenrant.com/ben-kendrick-screenrant-goodbye/ |access-date=December 13, 2023 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}} *Holtreman, Vic (November 13, 2013). [https://screenrant.com/screen-rant-10-years/ "It's Screen Rant's 10th Anniversary!"]. ''ScreenRant.'' Retrieved June 26, 2025.

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