FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR
What started a full year ago, at Sundance, winding through Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Telluride, Toronto, New York and Los Angeles, brings us to today. After... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS
Mother. Truly the word, the subject, the theme of 2025 actress performances. Jessie Buckley, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Amanda Seyfried all took us to the... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR
I want to say Best Actor feels pretty locked in now but there are still little outliers in the 5-7 slots that make that lock... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jacob Elordi’s win for Frankenstein at Critics Choice all but secured him a spot at the Oscar table. In the 32 years of CCA every... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Feeling oddly comfortable about where I’ve landed with Supporting Actress. Golden Globe winner Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) and Critics Choice winner Amy Madigan... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
As I mentioned in my December predictions, if The Perfect Neighbor is able to make it into the Oscar five it would mark a significant... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND
Four film scores have hit all precursors so far: Critics Choice, Golden Globe, Hollywood Music in Media, Society of Composers & Lyricists as well as... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
We won’t have Writers Guild nominations until after Oscar nominations but with the strictness of the WGA rules eliminating so many top contenders it’s never... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN and PRODUCTION DESIGN
Don’t think I’m going to change my top 5 in Costume Design from last month, or any placement on the list. Five films have both... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS
While Frankenstein is a sure bet for Makeup and Hairstyling, with its Critics Choice win, three MUAH noms and BAFTA longlist mention, getting blanked by... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST CASTING 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM