2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December)
The first week of December brought us a deluge of industry and critics winners and nominations, including the AFI Top 10 list, National Board of Review, Critics Choice, Golden... Read More
Best Actress
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (November)
One of the biggest early stops on the campaign trail before nominations and awards start rolling in is the Governors Ball, celebrating the season’s Honorary... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (October)
With the news that Warner Bros will be campaigning Chase Infiniti in Best Actress for One Battle After Another, she makes a solid first entrance... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (September)
As bleak as last month was for this category, it’s actually even more so now. With Venice, Telluride and Toronto film festivals wrapped and very... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (August)
Best Actress is once again feeling a bit bleak for top tier contenders, with filling out a top 10 turning into a struggle. That said,... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (July)
As we’re just about to embark on fall film festival announcements–Toronto already has revealed over a dozen titles, Venice lineup is next Tuesday–it once again... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR and BEST ACTRESS (June)
With George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Julia Roberts in high profile films this season, we may be entering, or reentering, a modern classic movie star... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s First Look at the Acting Races
Back in March, I kicked off my early predictions for the 98th Academy Awards with a preview of potential Best Picture contenders. That was more... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR and BEST ACTRESS (May)
In the acting races this early in the season, like in Best Picture and Best Director, we have a handful of films seen from the... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS
The toughest above the line race of the season, as the roller coaster of accolades kept changing hands, giving us historic wins, memorable speeches and... Read More
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FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS