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The first big technology news event of 2020, CES, kicks off this week in Las Vegas. Among the attendees is tech giant Sony, which has now teased some of what to expect from its briefing at the annual tradeshow–but there is no reason to expect any PlayStation 5 news.

Sony’s CES 2020 landing page teases, “The future is coming.” The teaser goes on to offer some idea of what to expect from Sony’s briefing, albeit at a very high and ambiguous level. “At CES 2020 Sony is unveiling a unique vision of the future, bringing creativity and technology together like never before, to unleash new sensations and emotions,” reads the message.

One element of Sony’s “future” is the PlayStation 5, which is scheduled to launch this year. There is no word as of yet if Sony will share any PS5 details during its CES briefing, however.

Sony is a gigantic company, and gaming–while important to the business–is only one component of the overall organization. Historically, Sony tends to hold dedicated events for PlayStation announcements.

The PlayStation 4, for example, was officially announced and detailed for the first time during an event in New York City back in February 2013, which was one month after CES 2013.

Sony will most likely mention the PlayStation brand during its CES 2020 briefing given its size and importance to the company’s bottom line, but those hoping for new PS5 details may want to temper their excitement.

Sony has officially confirmed the PlayStation 5, and the company has also shared some initial details around faster loading times and the guts of the console. However, Sony has yet to formally announce or show off the system.

Microsoft, meanwhile, already announced its own next-generation console, Xbox Series X, and showed the first images of the system and its new controller. This console is also slated to go on sale in Holiday 2020 alongside the PlayStation 5.

Sony’s press conference at CES takes place on January 6 beginning at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET. That works out to 1 AM in London and 12 PM in Sydney on January 7. Keep checking back with GameSpot for more on Sony’s briefing and other news from the Las Vegas show in the days ahead.

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Disney’s animated movie Frozen II has become the highest-grossing animated film in history. After another weekend in the Top 10 box office charts, the movie has now made $1.325 billion worldwide. The 2013 original Frozen was the previous highest-grossing animated movie with $1.274 billion worldwide.

Another Disney movie, the new Lion King, made $1.65 billion at the global box office, though this film is officially categorized by Disney as live-action instead of animated.

A total of nine animated movies have crossed $1 billion at the box office throughout history, and Disney has produced seven of them. The only exceptions are Minions ($1.16 billion) and Despicable Me 3 ($1.035 billion), both of which were produced by Illumination and Universal. Those are the companies that are making the new Mario movie with Nintendo for release in 2022.

You can see the full Top 10 list of highest-grossing animated movies below.

Frozen 2 is not only the highest-grossing animated movie of all-time but also one of the top earners across all categories this year and throughout history. It is the third most commercially successful film of 2019, only behind two other Disney movies, The Lion King ($1.65 billion) and Avengers: Endgame ($2.79 billion). With $1.325 billion, Frozen 2 is now the 14th biggest movie in history in terms of box office results.

Highest-Grossing Animated Movies Of All Time

1. Frozen 2 — $1.325 billion
2. Frozen — $1.274 billion
3. Incredibles 2 — $1.242 billion
4. Minions — $1.16 billion
5. Toy Story 4 — $1.073 billion
6. Toy Story 3 — $1.066 billion
7. Despicable Me 3 — $1.034 billion
8. Finding Dory — $1.028 billion
9. Zootoptia — $1.023 billion
10. Despicable Me 2 — $970.8 billion

Evil Dead could be coming back to the big screen, with Sam Raimi working to develop a new project with “a young filmmaker.” Raimi directed the original 1981 The Evil Dead, as well as its sequels Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness.

Raimi announced the project during a Reddit AMA for the new remake of The Grudge, which he produced. Asked if he would return for a final film, he said that something was in the works. “Bruce, Rob and I are working with a young fillmaker (sic) who is writing a new Evil Dead story that he will direct,” he said.

However, Raimi says he would only direct another film in the series if Bruce Campbell came back as Ash, despite the actor retiring from the role after the end of Ash vs The Evil Dead. “As for me…. I would love to direct a new Evil Dead movie… but I’d really like to do it with Bruce,” Raimi wrote. “And he says he’s retired the character. I hope not.”

Ash most recently appeared as a playable survivor in the game Dead by Daylight. Bruce Campbell performed the voice acting for the character. Another Evil Dead game is also in the works, with Campbell attached in some capacity.

Elsewhere, Raimi says that 1917 was his favorite movie of 2019. The film has since won the Golden Globe for Best Drama. He also says that he’d make a sequel to the 2013 Evil Dead remake “in a split second,” as long as director Fede Álvarez returned for it.

This year’s Golden Globes awards show was held on Sunday night. Honoring the best of 2019’s TV shows and movies, Skyfall director Sam Mendes’ World War I movie 1917 took home the overall top honor for best drama, while HBO’s Succession won the best drama award for TV.

1917 beat out the Netflix movies The Irishman, The Two Popes, Marriage Story, and Joker to win the Best Drama award, while Succession succeeded over other nominees including Big Little Lies, The Crown, Killing Eve, and The Morning Show.

HBO’s big-budget and hugely popular Game of Thrones was nominated for only one award–Kit Harington for Best Actor. However, he did not win.

Parasite won Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language. Director Bong Joon-ho said in his acceptance speech that he hopes more people will watch non-English language films. “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films,” he said.

In addition to the main awards for movies and TV shows, Ellen Degeneres won the Carol Burnett Award for lifetime achievement in television, while Tom Hanks won the Cecil B. DeMille award for Outstanding Contribution to the World of Entertainment.

Another major theme of the evening was actors urging people to considering donating or providing support to the ongoing efforts to fight the devastating fires in Australia that have been ravaging the country for months.

After winning Best Actor for The Loudest Voice, Russell Crowe delivered a message to viewers–“Make no mistake, the tragedy unfolding in Australia is climate change based … we need to act based on science.” Actress Cate Blanchett, who was born in Australia, praised the volunteer firefighters and added, “When one country faces a climate disaster, we all face a climate disaster.”

Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor for Joker. In his acceptance speech, he called on Hollywood to make sacrifices in their own lives. “We don’t have to take private jets to Palm Springs,” he said.

For lots more on the Golden Globes, head to GameSpot sister site TV Guide.

Golden Globes Categories And Winners

List via CNET

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

• Christopher Abbott, Catch-22
• Sacha Baron Cohen, The Spy
• Russell Crowe, The Loudest Voice
• Jared Harris, Chernobyl
• Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy

• Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
• Bill Hader, Barry
• Ben Platt, The Politician
• Paul Rudd, Living With Yourself
• Ramy Youssef, Ramy

Best Motion Picture — Drama

• 1917
• The Irishman
• Joker
• Marriage Story
• The Two Popes

Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

• Dolemite Is My Name
• Jojo Rabbit
• Knives Out
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Rocketman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama

• Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
• Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
• Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
• Charlize Theron, Bombshell
• Renée Zellweger, Judy

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama

• Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari
• Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
• Adam Driver, Marriage Story
• Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
• Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

• Ana de Armas, Knives Out
• Awkwafina, The Farewell
• Cate Blanchett, Where’d You Go, Bernadette
• Beanie Feldstein, Booksmart
• Emma Thompson, Late Night

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

• Daniel Craig, Knives Out
• Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
• Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Taron Egerton, Rocketman
• Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

• Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
• Annette Bening, The Report
• Laura Dern, Marriage Story
• Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
• Margot Robbie, Bombshell

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

• Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
• Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
• Al Pacino, The Irishman
• Joe Pesci, The Irishman
• Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Director — Motion Picture

• Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
• Sam Mendes, 1917
• Todd Phillips, Joker
• Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
• Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture

• Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
• Parasite – Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won
• The Two Popes – Anthony McCarten
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
• The Irishman – Steven Zaillian

Best Motion Picture — Animated

• Frozen II
• How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
• The Lion King
• Missing Link
• Toy Story 4

Best Motion Picture — Foreign Language

• The Farewell
• Les Misérables
• Pain and Glory
• Parasite
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Original Score — Motion Picture

• Little Women – Alexandre Desplat
• Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Marriage Story – Randy Newman
• 1917 – Thomas Newman
• Motherless Brooklyn – Daniel Pemberton

Best Original Song — Motion Picture

• “Beautiful Ghosts,” Cats – Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Taylor Swift
• “I’m Gonna Love Me Again,” Rocketman – Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
• “Into the Unknown,” Frozen II – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
• “Spirit,” The Lion King – Music and Lyrics by Timothy McKenzie, Ilya Salmanzadeh & Beyoncé
• “Stand Up,” Harriet – Music and Lyrics by Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo

Best Television Series — Drama

• Big Little Lies
• The Crown
• Killing Eve
• The Morning Show
• Succession

Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy

• Barry
• Fleabag
• The Kominsky Method
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• The Politician

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

• Catch-22
• Chernobyl
• Fosse/Verdon
• The Loudest Voice
• Unbelievable

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama

• Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
• Olivia Colman, The Crown
• Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
• Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
• Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama

• Brian Cox, Succession
• Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
• Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
• Tobias Menzies, The Crown
• Billy Porter, Pose

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy

• Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
• Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Kirsten Dunst, On Becoming a God in Central Florida
• Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll
• Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

• Kaitlyn Dever, Unbelievable
• Joey King, The Act
• Helen Mirren, Catherine the Great
• Merritt Weaver, Unbelievable
• Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

• Patricia Arquette, The Act
• Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
• Toni Collette, Unbelievable
• Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies
• Emily Watson, Chernobyl

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

• Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
• Kieran Culkin, Succession
• Andrew Scott, Fleabag
• Stellan Skarsgård, Chernobyl
• Henry Winkler, Barry

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