2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (August)
Best Actress is once again feeling a bit bleak for top tier contenders, with filling out a top 10 turning into a struggle. That said,... Read More
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2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (August)
Feeling stronger about Adam Sandler each month and there’s certainly going to be a healthy campaign for him by Netflix (only he and Clooney have... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (August)
There’s something interesting about Timothée Chalamet’s trajectory as both and actor and an Oscar nominee that isn’t unlike Leonardo DiCaprio is many ways. Both broke... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (August)
Everything’s coming up Gladys! Ever since the huge box office opening of Zach Cregger’s Weapons two weeks ago, the name on everybody’s lips has been... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist Previews the Historic Debut of the Casting Category and Fall’s Early Contenders
Film festival season is nearly here, and some of the mystery around separating contenders from pretenders will begin to lift once we’re in the mountains... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (July)
Holding onto this top for at least one more month as the coming days will shower us with festival announcements that will shape and reshape... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (July)
As we’re just about to embark on fall film festival announcements–Toronto already has revealed over a dozen titles, Venice lineup is next Tuesday–it once again... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist Frames the Cinematography Landscape
As the cinematic landscape of 2025 slowly begins to take shape, I’m diving back into my Oscar predictions, this time with a focus on the... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (July)
Not much movement outside of dropping Stephen Graham (those black and white flashbacks in the trailer for Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere say very small... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (July)
In 2022, when The Whale premiered at the Venice Film Festival, Brendan Fraser’s reviews were pretty rapturous. While he didn’t win the Volpi Cup for... Read More
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FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST CASTING 
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