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The 98th Academy Awards are almost here! 🏆
With the Oscars taking place this Sunday, we break down our official 2026 Oscars predictions and discuss who we think will win the biggest awards of the night, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and more.

From major contenders like Sinners, Sentimental Value, One Battle After Another, and Marty Supreme to potential surprise winners, we go category by category and make our final picks before Hollywood’s biggest night.

🎬 Will Timothée Chalamet win Best Actor?
🎬 Can Emma Stone take home another Oscar?
🎬 Which film will win Best Picture at the 98th Academy Awards?

Watch our full Oscars predictions podcast to hear our analysis, debates, and bold predictions ahead of the ceremony.

📺 This podcast was filmed at North Shore TV in Long Island, New York
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Best picture
"Bugonia"
"F1"
"Frankenstein"
"Hamnet"
"Marty Supreme"
"One Battle After Another"
"The Secret Agent"
"Sentimental Value"
"Sinners"
"Train Dreams"

Best Actress
Jessie Buckley, "Hamnet"
Rose Byrne, "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You"
Renate Reinsve, "Sentimental Value"
Emma Stone, "Bugonia"
Kate Hudson, "Song Sung Blue"

Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet, "Marty Supreme"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "One Battle After Another"
Ethan Hawke, "Blue Moon"
Michael B. Jordan, "Sinners"
Wagner Moura, "The Secret Agent"

Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning, "Sentimental Value"
Inga Ibsdotter LilIeaas, "Sentimental Value"
Amy Madigan, "Weapons"
Wunmi Mosaku, "Sinners"
Teyana Taylor, "One Battle After Another"

Best Supporting Actor
Jacob Elordi, "Frankenstein"
Sean Penn, "One Battle After Another"
Stellan Skarsgård, "Sentimental Value"
Benicio del Toro, "One Battle After Another"
Delroy Lindo, "Sinners"

Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Ryan Coogler, "Sinners"
Chloé Zhao, "Hamnet"
Josh Safdie, "Marty Supreme"
Joachim Trier, "Sentimental Value"

Original Song
"Golden" from "Kpop Demon Hunters"
"Train Dreams" from "Train Dreams"
"Dear Me" from "Diane Warren: Relentless"
"I Lied To You" from "Sinners"
"Sweet Dreams Of Joy" from "Viva Verdi!"

Original Score
"Bugonia," Jerskin Fendrix
"Frankenstein," Alexandre Desplate
"Hamnet," Max Richter
"One Battle After Another," Jonny Greenwood
"Sinners," Ludwig Göransson
Animated Film
"Arco"
"Elio"
"KPop Demon Hunters"
"Little Amélie or the Character of Rain"
"Zootopia 2"

International Film
"The Secret Agent," Brazil
"It Was Just an Accident," France
"Sentimental Value," Norway
"Sirât," Spain
"The Voice of Hind Rajab," Tunisia

Documentary Feature
"The Perfect Neighbor"
"The Alabama Solution"
"Come See Me in the Good Light"
"Cutting Through Rocks"
"Mr. Nobody Against Putin"

Casting
"Hamnet"
"Marty Supreme"
"One Battle After Another"
"The Secret Agent"
"Sinners"

Best Sound
"F1"
"Frankenstein"
"One Battle after Another"
"Sinners"
"Sirāt"

Cinematography
"Frankenstein"
"Marty Supreme"
"One Battle After Another"
"Sinners"
"Train Dreams"

Original Screenplay
"Blue Moon," Robert Kaplow
"It Was Just an Accident," Jafar Panahi, with script collaborators Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
"Marty Supreme," Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
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