2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST CASTING (November)
The Casting Society nominations won’t be announced until December 17 but that won’t stop predictions for November for the new Best Casting Oscar category. The... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November)
Who hit the red carpet of last weekend’s Governors Awards? Jonathan Bailey, Benicio del Toro, Jacob Elordi, William H. Macy, Josh O’Connor, Adam Sandler, Alexander... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (November)
Let’s here for the boys (who went to the Governors Ball): Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Edgerton, Colin Farrell, Brendan Fraser, Oscar Isaac, Hugh Jackman, Michael B.... Read More
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: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (November)
In the era of so many supporting actresses fighting for spots, especially against their own co-stars, it’s inevitable that some will start to fall as... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s Updates With Festival Awards and Heading Into Critics Season
It’s November, and with that, we enter phase three of the race: critics’ awards. Last week, the Gotham nominations kicked things off, with other regional... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (October)
At the midpoint of AFI FEST, we’re winding down on the film festival season proper, making way for the awards-driven fests like SCAD Savannah, Santa... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)
All aboard! The October Best Actor race is chugging along and this month Joel Edgerton makes a major move in what feels like Netflix’s sleeper... 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: ANIMATED FEATURE (October)
It’s hard not to look at the existing and upcoming roster of animated films for 2025 and not feel like it’s one of the weakest... Read More
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