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
Best Actor
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 ACTOR
For the longest time, Adrien Brody’s frontrunner status for The Brutalist was closely tied to what appeared early on to be the trajectory of the... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR
We have four safe spots in Best Actor and then its gets really tricky. I’m not sure anyone could argue that Adrien Brody (The Brutalist),... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December)
Just when Best Actor started to look pretty locked in…someone unexpected came knocking at the door. Earlier in the month we heard from the Gotham... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (November)
Is it Ralph Fiennes’ time? Will the Academy conclave and finally pick him as this year’s Best Actor or is there a secret surprise candidate... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)
What if they put on the 97th Oscars just to trap Josh Hartnett in the Dolby Theatre? Here are my 2025 Oscar predictions in Best... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (September)
It’s A24’s world and we’re lucky to be living in it. With no less than five Best Actor contenders this season (albeit on quite a... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (August)
Daniel Craig remains a top contender for Queer despite still having no distributor announcement for the Luca Guadagnino film just a week ahead of the... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (July)
With Venice and (most of) Toronto revealing their festival lineups we have more information than ever on the upcoming Oscar races; making some early predictions... Read More
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