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
Supporting Actor
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR and SUPPORTING ACTRESS (May)
Ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, here are my 2026 Oscar nomination predictions in Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress for May. SUPPORTING ACTOR 1. Stephen... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR and SUPPORTING ACTRESS
With all precursors in hand – BAFTA, Critics Choice, Golden Globe and SAG – Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) are... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kieran Culkin is in 64.88% of A Real Pain. To put that in context, his co-star and the film’s writer and director Jesse Eisenberg, is... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December)
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) and Yura Borisov (Anora) have begun building their precursor stash and winning some critics’ prizes along the way. Clarence Maclin (Sing... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November)
The Gotham Awards came in strong for four of the already top contending supporting actors this year in Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Clarence Maclin... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)
A consistently healthy category full of possibilities but with now having seen all performances in my current top 10 save one (Ed Norton in A... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (September)
Pearce appears. Norton rises. Magaro surprises. Washington stays king. Here are my 2025 Oscar predictions in Supporting Actor for September. Next up: Yury Borisov – Anora... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (August)
Reiterating my Best Actress predictions, with Venice, TIFF and NYFF lineups revealed, save a few titles over the next couple of weeks, and Telluride just around the corner, who’s showing... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (July)
We got our first look at Gladiator II earlier this month and with it two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington, who brings some deep bench... Read More
2027 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (May) 
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