FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR
A true see-saw of a category this season, where one contender dominated early critics wins but as we got closer to the televised awards season,... Read More
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FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED SHORT, DOCUMENTARY SHORT, LIVE ACTION SHORT
As they’ve often been, the short film categories can often make or break your office Oscar pool (is that still a thing?) or at least... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS
That’s a wrap, folks. In what’s been a very topsy-turvy season in the acting categories, one thing has remained steadfast and that’s Irish rose Jessie... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and ORIGINAL SONG
Among the few but very solid locks of Oscar night will be Ludwig Göransson’s score for Sinners, earning him his third Oscar in this category... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING
Once more, with feeling. A Frankenstein sweep this season says it’s winning but I’m keeping an eye out for Sinners here. Here are my final... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN
Another clean sweep for Frankenstein keeps Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau at the top where they’ve been for months. Here are my final winner predictions... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN
Great gowns, beautiful gowns. But really, they are. With a clean sweep of every precursor–BAFTA, Critics Choice and the Costume Designers Guild–Kate Hawley should sail... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Last Battle Before the War is Won (2/27/26)
Last week, we had our first real taste of where the industry was leaning and it was for One Battle After Another. BAFTA kept the... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Pre-BAFTA Conclave Begins, Will a New Frontrunner Be Anointed? (2/20/26)
Last weekend the Make Up & Hairstylists Guild (MUAH) winners, where Sinners grabbed both period hair and makeup while Frankenstein took the prosthetic makeup award, to no... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Paul Thomas Anderson Inches Closer (2/13/26)
Last weekend, Paul Thomas Anderson won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) award for Theatrical Feature Film for One Battle After Another, moving one step... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+] 
‘Minotaur’ Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Timeless, Domestic Epic is an Unflinching Look at Putin’s Russia [A] Cannes