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98th Academy Awards
Nominations Thu 22.Jan.26 Awards Sun 15.Mar.26 Rich's comments: Awards this year have strongly followed the prevailing buzz with very few exceptions, and Oscar is no exception. The one glaring omission is Paul Mescal, and it's also surprising that Wicked: For Good was completely shut out, from acting to design work to the original songs. There also could have been bit more diversity in the craft categories, rather than simply nominating the top contender films over and over again. But a big cheer for The Ugly Stepsister! The winners are somewhat straightforward, not a single big upset (although nice to have a rare tie), but most are solidly deserving. The best winner was Autumn Durald Arkapaw; the best speech came from Jessie Buckley. RICH'S OSCAR 2026 PICKS & PREDICTIONS: OUT ON A LIMB >> SHADOWS SWEEPSTAKES: WHO DESERVED TO WIN >>
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| P I C T U R E BugoniaF1 Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme The Secret Agent Sentimental Value Sinners Train Dreams
| I N T E R N A T I O N A L F I L M The Secret Agent - BrazilIt Was Just an Accident - France Sentimental Value - NorwaySirat - Spain The Voice of Hind Rajab - Tunisia A N I M A T E D F E A T U R E ArcoElio KPop Demon HuntersLittle Amelie or the Character of Rain Zootopia 2
| D I R E C T O R Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After AnotherRyan Coogler - Sinners Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value Chloe Zhao - Hamnet
| D O C U M E N T A R Y The Alabama SolutionCome See Me in the Good Light Cutting Through Rocks Mr Nobody Against PutinThe Perfect Neighbor
| A C T R E S S Jessie Buckley - HamnetRose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value Emma Stone - Bugonia
| A C T O R Timothee Chalamet - Marty SupremeLeonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon Michael B Jordan - SinnersWagner Moura - The Secret Agent
| S U P P O R T I N G A C T R E S S Elle Fanning - Sentimental ValueInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value Amy Madigan - WeaponsWunmi Mosaku - Sinners Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
| S U P P O R T I N G A C T O R Benicio Del Toro - One Battle After AnotherJacob Elordi - Frankenstein Delroy Lindo - Sinners Sean Penn - One Battle After Another Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value
| O R I G I N A L S C R E E N P L A Y Blue Moon - Robert KaplowIt Was Just an Accident - Jafar Panahi Marty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie Sentimental Value - Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt Sinners - Ryan Coogler
| A D A P T E D S C R E E N P L A Y Bugonia - Will TracyFrankenstein - Guillermo del Toro Hamnet - Chloe Zhao & Maggie O'Farrell One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas AndersonTrain Dreams - Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
| S C O R E Bugonia - Jerskin FendrixFrankenstein - Alexandre Desplat Hamnet - Max Richter One Battle After Another - Jonny Greenwood Sinners - Ludwig Goransson
| S O N G Dear Me - Diane Warren: Relentless Golden - KPop Demon HuntersI Lied To You - Sinners Sweet Dreams of Joy - Viva Verdi! Train Dreams - Train Dreams
| C A S T I N G Hamnet - Nina GoldMarty Supreme - Jennifer Venditti One Battle After Another - Cassandra KulukundisThe Secret Agent - Gabriel Domingues Sinners - Francine Maisler
| C I N E M A T O G R A P H Y Frankenstein - Dan LaustsenMarty Supreme - Darius Khondji One Battle After Another - Michael Bauman Sinners - Autumn Durald ArkapawTrain Dreams - Adolpho Veloso
| F I L M E D I T I N G F1 - Stephen MirrioneMarty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie One Battle After Another - Andy JurgensenSentimental Value - Olivier Bugge Coutte Sinners - Michael Shawver
| P R O D U C T I O N D E S I G N Frankenstein - Tamara DeverellHamnet - Fiona Crombie Marty Supreme - Jack Fisk One Battle After Another - Florencia Martin Sinners - Hannah Beachler
| C O S T U M E S Avatar: Fire and Ash - Deborah L Scott Frankenstein - Kate HawleyHamnet - Malgosia Turzanska Marty Supreme - Miyako Bellizzi Sinners - Ruth E Carter
| M A K E - U P & H A I R FrankensteinKokuho Sinners The Smashing Machine The Ugly Stepsister
| V I S U A L E F F E C T S Avatar: Fire and AshF1 Jurassic World Rebirth The Lost Bus Sinners
| S O U N D F1Frankenstein One Battle After Another Sinners Sirat
| L I V E - A C T I O N S H O R T Butcher's StainA Friend of Dorothy Jane Austen's Period Drama The Singers Two People Exchanging SalivaA N I M A T E D S H O R T ButterflyForevergreen The Girl Who Cried PearlsRetirement Plan The Three Sisters D O C U M E N T A R Y S H O R T All the Empty RoomsArmed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud Children No More: "Were and Are Gone" The Devil Is Busy Perfectly a Strangeness
| S P E C I A L A W A R D S HONORARY OSCARS:Debbie Allen Tom Cruise Wynn Thomas JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD: Dolly Parton S C I - T E C H A W A R D S TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT:Josh Bainbridge, Brent Bell, Jeff Bloom, Edmond Boulet-Gilly, Jeff Budsberg, Marc-Andre Davignon, Paul Debevec, Vincent Dedun, John Ellwood, Luca Fascione, Benjamin Graf, Pav Grochola, Josef Kohler, John Lanz, Michael Losure, Ian Medwell, Jonathan Moulin, Eszter Offertaler, Bret St Clair, Marc Joel Specter, Emmanuel Turquin, Baptiste Van Opstal, Nathan Walster, Justin Webster, Andrea Weidlich SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING: Dyami Caliri, Jamie Caliri
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