FINAL 2026 OSCAR PREDICTIONS
Sunday, March 15th will be the 98th gathering of Hollywood royalties greatest self-congratulations and my favorite holiday of the year, the Oscars. Like last year Conan O'Brien will master the ceremony and like last year there are several awards that are completely wide open. In fact, I can confidently say that I don't recall a year that is more unresolved at this stage than this one. Best Picture especially has a wire to wire front-runner but the momentum has seemed to shift and we could be staring down an unprecedented surprise. This year features the strongest 1-2 punch in some time at the top of the ballot in One Battle After Another and Sinners. Between the two of them, they will probably leave few precious scraps to the other hopefuls, but how will the big one shake out? An argument can be made the Sinners' Sweep is more likely than a One Battle sweep, and the PTA fanboys like myself are holding on with white knuckles to see if he can bring this horse into stable. I...