2026 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND (October)
A triple threat of shortlisted aural categories, today looks at Original Score, Original Song and Sound. With a shortlist of 20, Original Score has the... Read More
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2026 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (October)
Continuing the below the line predictions for October brings us to more categories that receive shortlist attention before Oscar nomination voting begins: Makeup and Hairstyling... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 310 – 63rd NYFF Wrap-Up and the Film Editing and Cinematography Oscar Races
On episode 310 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and Executive Editor Ryan McQuade to chat about... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN and PRODUCTION DESIGN (October)
After winning these two categories last year, the Wicked sequel, Wicked: For Good, is probably in very good shape to make it two for two... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY (October)
Like many categories above and below the line this season it looks like three films–One Battle After Another, Hamnet and Sinners–are set to dominate and... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (September)
Coming in late with screenplay predictions this season, largely to see if any ‘is it adapted or original’ contenders could get ironed out but there... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 307 – Oscar Predictions in a post-Venice/Telluride/Toronto World and ‘One Battle After Another’
Living in a post-Venice/Telluride/Toronto world means it’s time get serious about our Oscar predictions and that’s just what we’re doing this week. On episode 307... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (September)
With the trifecta of major fall festivals behind us, the time for play is over. Wistful predictions are no more and there’s nothing to hide... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s Updates Following Venice and Telluride
For Oscar pundits, phase one is now complete. The “way too early” stretch when predictions are stitched together from Sundance or Cannes crumbs is in... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (August)
This is the last gasp of ‘good on paper’ predictions. Where most films still haven’t been seen but we bank on a director, a cast,... Read More
True/False Film Fest Dispatch #2: ‘Phenomena,’ ‘Who Moves America,’ ‘Landscapes of Memory’ 
Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards: ‘F1’ Takes Top Film Prize; ‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Studio,’ ‘Adolescence’ are TV Winners 
2026 True/False Film Fest Dispatch #1: ‘The Oldest Person in the World,’ ‘Broken English’ 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST CASTING