Screen Rant

Screen Rant

Type of site	Infotainment
Available in	English
Headquarters	Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
Founder	Vic Holtreman
Parent	Valnet
URL	screenrant.com
Commercial	Yes
Launched	13 November 2003;22 years ago (2003-11-13)
Current status	Active
YouTube information
Channel	Screen Rant
Years active	2008–present
Genre	Review
Subscribers	8.43 million
Views	4.56 billion
Last updated: 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. ^{[1] [2]} In February 2015, Screen Rant was acquired by Valnet, an online media company based in Montreal, Quebec. ^{[3] [4] [5]} It was combined with its sister site, Game Rant, in 2019, when Valnet acquired the other publication. ^[6] After agreeing to sell Screen Rant to Valnet, founder Vic Holtreman, who had served as the company's CEO, ^[7] retired. ^{[8] [ unreliable source? ]}

Screen Rant features a video series called 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. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

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. ^[12]

2025

The inaugural nominees were announced on December 10, 2025. ^[12]

Best Picture	Best TV Series
Hamnet Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sinners Weapons	Andor Pluribus Severance Task The Pitt
Best Lead Performance by an Actress – Film	Best Lead Performance by an Actress – TV
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	Britt Lower – Severance Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus Jean Smart – Hacks Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex
Best Lead Performance by an Actor – Film	Best Lead Performance by an Actor – TV
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams Michael B. Jordan – Sinners Jesse Plemons – Bugonia	Ethan Hawke – The Lowdown Adam Scott – Severance Tim Robinson – The Chair Company Seth Rogen – The Studio Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Best Supporting Performance by an Actress – Film	Best Supporting Performance by an Actress – TV
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good Regina Hall – One Battle After Another Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another Amy Madigan – Weapons	Patricia Arquette – Severance Carrie Coon – The White Lotus Erin Doherty – Adolescence Fiona Dourif – The Pitt Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt
Best Supporting Performance by an Actor – Film	Best Supporting Performance by an Actor – TV
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein Paul Mescal – Hamnet Sean Penn – One Battle After Another Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value	Zach Cherry – Severance Owen Cooper – Adolescence Sam Rockwell – The White Lotus Tramell Tillman – Severance John Turturro – Severance
Best Anime Film	Best Anime Series
100 Meters Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle KPop Demon Hunters Scarlet	City the Animation Gachiakuta Solo Leveling The Apothecary Diaries The Summer Hikaru Died
Best Director	Best New TV Series Debut
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler – Sinners Zach Cregger – Weapons Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value Chloé Zhao – Hamnet	The Chair Company The Pitt Pluribus Task The Studio

References

1. SCIFI Radio Staff (December 3, 2014). "On 'The Event Horizon': Screen Rant's Vic Holtreman". SCIFI.radio . Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
2. Valnet (February 4, 2015). "Valnet Acquires Leading Movie and TV News Site ScreenRant.com". PR Newswire . Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
3. Jarvey, Natalie (February 27, 2015). "Movie Site Latino-Review Bought by Former Chrysler CEO". The Hollywood Reporter . ISSN   0018-3660. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
4. "Film Blogs Grow Up and Go Corporate". Variety . June 23, 2015. ISSN   0042-2738. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
5. Gonzalez, Umberto (November 17, 2020). "Collider Bought by Valnet, Parent Company of Game Rant and Screen Rant". TheWrap . Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
6. "GameRant.com Reunited with ScreenRant.com in Valnet Acquisition". Business Wire . July 17, 2019. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
7. Stone, Jeff (April 25, 2014). "Behind the scenes with a movie maven". Burlington County Times . Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
8. Tyler, Joshua (January 7, 2025). "The True Origins Of Screen Rant And Game Rant, Valnet's Powerful News Sites". Giant Freakin Robot. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
9. Philipose, Rahel (September 22, 2020). "200 videos, 250 million views: Meet Ryan George, the man who rips apart Hollywood's big hits". The Indian Express . Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
10. Kain, Erik. "Netflix's Biggest Movie Of 2024 Gets Roasted In Hilarious YouTube Pitch Meeting Video". Forbes. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
11. "Ryan George/Pitch Meeting". Plugged In. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
12. Keyes, Rob (December 10, 2025). "Screen Awards 2025: Full List of Nominations Revealed". Screen Rant. Valnet . Retrieved December 11, 2025.

Further reading

• Kendrick, Ben (April 1, 2022). "A Fond Farewell from Screen Rant Content Director Ben Kendrick". ScreenRant. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
• Holtreman, Vic (November 13, 2013). "It's Screen Rant's 10th Anniversary!". ScreenRant. Retrieved June 26, 2025.

External links

• Official website