All articles tagged with #oscar predictions
Gold Derby’s Oscars Magnet finale crowns One Battle After Another as the Best Picture front-runner in the 2026 race, with Sinners a strong rival. Jessie Buckley is predicted to win Best Actress, while KPop Demon Hunters is favored for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, and Avatar: Fire and Ash is projected for Visual Effects. The Best Supporting Actor and Documentary races remain fluid across 26 categories.
An anonymous ballot excerpt for the 98th Academy Awards reveals a single voter's picks: One Battle After Another is favored for Best Picture and cited in multiple craft categories (Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson; Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score for Jonny Greenwood; Best Makeup/Costume/Production Design for Frankenstein). Jessie Buckley is named Best Actress and Leonardo DiCaprio Best Actor, with Amy Madigan praised in Supporting Actress and a strong endorsement for Sean in Supporting Actor. Other notable choices include The Secret Agent for International Feature, and an abstention in Animated Feature and Documentary Feature; Visual Effects goes to Avatar: Fire and Ash. The entry emphasizes this reflects one voter's view among 11,000+ Academy members and should be read as a snapshot rather than a definitive forecast, with a note that the voter abstained in the Shorts category due to time constraints.
One Battle After Another claimed the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures at the 2026 Producers Guild Awards, reinforcing its status as the Oscar Best Picture frontrunner; KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature and My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay won Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures. On the TV side, The Studio won Best Comedy Series, Adolescence won Best Limited/Anthology Series, and The Pitt won Best Drama Series, with the full list of winners summarized in Gold Derby’s report.
The Awards Alchemist presents a data-driven forecast for all 24 Oscar categories in 2026, led by Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another as the frontrunner. The piece explains his method—festival and guild performance, critics’ tallies, and international voting—along with a category-by-category map of likely nominees, the growing influence of international voters, and the expected Best Picture lineup. He projects Sinners and OBAA as top contenders for nominations, discusses the challenge of short-film categories, and notes how preferential voting shapes nominations and Best Picture outcomes, while acknowledging room for surprises.
The Producers Guild of America announced their 2025 nominations across various categories, highlighting potential contenders for the Oscars' Best Picture, with a strong overlap historically. The winners will be announced on February 28th, and the article discusses the significance of PGA nominations in predicting Oscar winners, along with current frontrunners and season trends.
Scott Feinberg updates his Oscar predictions following recent awards and festivals, highlighting 'One Battle After Another' as the frontrunner for Best Picture and discussing key contenders across categories, with the race intensifying as nominations voting begins.
The article analyzes the Critics Choice Awards winners and their potential to predict Oscar winners, highlighting that while some winners like Jacob Elordi and Amy Madigan could be strong contenders, the correlation between the two awards is inconsistent due to differences in voting groups and criteria.
Scott Feinberg's comprehensive end-of-2025 Oscar forecast analyzes current contenders across all categories, highlighting frontrunners, threats, and recent awards influences, with a focus on the evolving landscape ahead of the January 2026 nominations announcement.
Scott's latest Oscar forecast updates the standings after the release of 'Wicked: For Good,' highlighting Ariana Grande's potential for multiple nominations and analyzing the competition across various categories, with insights into recent film and award developments.
The Hollywood Reporter's awards expert Scott updates his Oscar predictions as the race heats up in October, highlighting key contenders like 'One Battle After Another' and 'Hamnet,' and discussing recent film releases, festival screenings, and campaign strategies across various categories.
The article provides an update on Oscar predictions following major film festivals and awards, highlighting frontrunners like 'Hamnet' and 'Father Mother Sister Brother,' and discussing key contenders across categories, with insights into recent festival winners and international submissions shaping the race.
THR's awards editor Scott provides an initial forecast for the 98th Oscars, highlighting frontrunners, major threats, and possibilities across key categories for the 2025-2026 race, emphasizing the evolving nature of predictions as new contenders emerge and campaigns develop.
The 52nd Telluride Film Festival, known for its secretive lineup and high-quality programming, will run until September 1st, with predictions suggesting a strong presence of potential Oscar nominees and surprise screenings, making it a key event for top cinema and awards season contenders.
The Critics Choice Awards nominations have highlighted six films as strong contenders for the Oscars, including 'Conclave,' 'Wicked,' 'Emilia Pérez,' 'Dune: Part Two,' 'The Brutalist,' and 'Anora.' 'The Substance' and 'Nickel Boys' are gaining momentum, while 'A Real Pain' and 'September 5' have stumbled. Films like 'Gladiator II' and 'Blitz' are struggling, and notable performances from Daniel Craig and Hugh Grant received unexpected nominations. The nominations are influencing Academy members' viewing priorities as they prepare for Oscar voting.
Robert Eggers' period vampire film 'Nosferatu' is generating Oscar buzz, particularly among craft voters, following a successful screening in Los Angeles.