Academy Award nominations predictions are futile but fun

What once were frontrunners have since faded into the background a little. And some long-shots are finding new steam.

Oscars 101: How Academy Awards voting works

A quick refresher course in how a body of 10,000 voters whittles a field of 200-plus wannabes into 10 Best Picture contenders ...

The Oscar Nominees Should Be

Academy Award nominations will be announced on Jan. 22. Here’s who our film critics think voters should pick. ‘It Was Just an ...

Oscar predictions for 2026 Academy Awards post-Acting Award (SAG) noms

Wednesday's Actor Award nominations (formerly the SAG Awards) gave us one of our biggest 2026 Oscar bellwethers of the awards ...

Who is hosting the 2026 Oscars?

Ahead of Academy Award nominations this week, this year's host of the Oscars said audiences can expect "a lot of magic." ...

Scariest Oscars ever? Predicted nominees include vampires, creatures, witches, aliens, and demons — oh my!

A year after Demi Moore 's body-horror movie The Substance received five Academy Award nominations and won Best Makeup & ...

Oscars takeaways from the 2026 Acting Award (SAG) nominations

Wednesday's 2026 Actor Award nominations (formerly the SAG Award) upended a bit of how we view the 2026 Academy Awards, as they always do. We've gone through the nominations and gleaned these ...