2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST CASTING (December)
The final category this month with a shortlist and the brand category, Best Casting. We all weren’t sure exactly how this branch was going to... Read More
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 320 – The Oscar Shortlists for the 98th Academy Awards
Oscar pre-season is in full swing and nothing says that more than the annual Oscar shortlists, which expand to 12 categories this year, adding Casting... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST CASTING (October)
The top 10 here remains the same but with some crucial movement, especially in the top 5 for Wicked: For Good and Wake Up Dead... 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: 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: BEST CASTING (June)
The great thing about having a new category to predict is that we don’t have anything from the Academy to rely on in terms of... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (May) – The Pre-Cannestravaganza
Well, the time has come. Let’s start predicting. With five Palme d’Or wins under its belt and two Best Picture wins since 2019, all eyes... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s First Look at the 98th Academy Awards
Every year, post-Oscar Sunday, I experience a familiar cycle: a brief withdrawal, a period of reflection on what I got right (or wrong) in my... Read More
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