Category: 99th Oscars (2026)
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Calendar Preview: October 2026
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. OCTOBER 2026 Nominations Tuesday, Oct. 13 – Critics Choice – Documentary (Nominations) (Official) Tuesday, Oct. 27 – Gotham Awards (Nominations) (Official) Oscars…
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2026 Nominations Predictions: September
With the three major year-end festivals now in the rearview mirror, we’re starting to narrow things down a bit more. We’ve added two new categories this month: Best Production Design and Best Costume Design. Some also offered up Best Makeup & Hairstyling and Best Sound predictions but it was not required. KEY: Appears on Three…
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The Contenders 26: August Retrospective/October Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of August and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to October and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts August Retrospective There were…
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Contenders 26: September Update
It’s time to review the stage shifts that have occurred in the last month. Moving to Stage 2 Once all of the preliminary data has been received, a film moves to Stage 2. Here are the two that have done in the past month. Madden (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility) Sense and Sensibility (Stage…
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Calendar Preview: September 2026
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. SEPTEMBER Festivals Wednesday, Sep. 2 – Venice Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Friday, Sep. 4 – Telluride Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Thursday, Sep.…
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2026 Nominations Predictions: August
Our final set of predictions before the major year-end festivals. We’ll see how things change from this point forward. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell: Added three films to the roster this month, Animals, The Uprising, and…
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The Contenders 26: July Retrospective/September Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of July and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to September and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts July Retrospective In my…
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Contenders 26: August Update
It’s time to review the stage shifts that have occurred in the last month. Moving to Stage 2 Once all of the preliminary data has been received, a film moves to Stage 2. Here are the four that have done in the past month. I Play Rocky (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility) Ink (Stage…
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Calendar Preview: August 2026
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. AUGUST Awards Thursday, Aug. 6 – Critics Choice – Super (Awards) (Official) Oscars Thursday, Aug. 13 – First Submission Deadline (Short Films…
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2026 Nominations Predictions: July
We’re midsummer now with Cannes behind and Toronto/Telluride/Venice ahead. As such, we’re adding two categories that speak to the grandeur of the summer: Original Score and Visual Effects. Beyond this, we’re just starting to get more details about the films coming out in the file and contending for the Oscars. In certain categories, we appear…
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The Contenders 26: June Retrospective/August Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of June and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to August and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts June Retrospective June was…
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Contenders 26: July Update
It’s time to review the stage shifts that have occurred in the last month. Moving to Stage 2 Once all of the preliminary data has been received, a film moves to Stage 2. Here is the 1 that have done in the past month. Clarissa (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility) Moving to Stage 3…
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Calendar Preview: July 2026
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. JULY Nothing scheduled for this month.
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2026 Nominations Predictions: June
The three major early-year film festivals are done and the three major late-year festivals are still to come. Let’s take stock of where we’re at this June. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell: Another batch with few…
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The Contenders 26: May Retrospective/July Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of May and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to July and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts May Retrospective May was…
