Category: 99th Oscars (2026)
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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…
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99th Oscars: Honorary Awards Recipients
It’s not surprising that Close or Scott were selected. They’ve been unfortunate in their many attempts at Oscars. Norman makes a solid addition as do Vachon and Loffler. Sadly, still no James Hong. THE ACADEMY TO HONOR GLENN CLOSE, FLOYD NORMAN, RIDLEY SCOTT AND CHRISTINE VACHON & PAMELA KOFFLER AT THE 2026 GOVERNORS AWARDS Oscar®…
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Contenders 26: June 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 six that have done in the past month. Digger (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility) Fjord (Stage 2 of…
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Calendar Preview: June 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. June 2026 Nominations Wednesday, Jun. 10 – Critics Choice – Super (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
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79th Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival has come to a close and below are the winners and the list of in-competition films. The Festival Palme d’Or Fjord Grand Prix Minotaur Prix du Jury The Dreamed Adventure Best Director Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo – The Black Ball Pawel Pawlikowski – Fatherland Camera d’Or (Best First Film) Ben’Imana Best…
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2026 Nominations Predictions: May
Not a lot of changes from any of us but we’ve added two new categories: Original and Adapted Screenplay KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell: With Narnia moving to 2027 and Michael a critical flop, there are…
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The Contenders 26: April Retrospective/June 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 April and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to June and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts April Retrospective What a…
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99th Awards Rules & Promotional Guidelines
A few major changes to eligibility considerations The ones to highlight start with the acting awards. Those categories haven’t permitted two nominations for the same individual since the early years of the Oscars so this will be interesting, especially when there are only five slots available. I imagine the first time it happens (which could…
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Calendar Preview: May 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. MAY Festivals Tuesday, May. 12 – Cannes Film Festival (Festival) (Official)
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Contenders 26: Season Opens Next Week
With last year’s Contenders season now closed and adjustments made to the rating factors, it’s time to start the 2026 Contenders season. Next week, Monday through Friday, we’ll have five titles added and we’ll keep adding more as the season progresses.
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2026 Nominations Predictions: April
Although April may seem like it’s a bit too early for Oscar predictions, Sinners was in release at this time last year, so it’s entirely valid. Sure, a lot of films will come out in the last half of the year that will upend these predictions but for now, this is how we all see…
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The Contenders 26: March Retrospective/May 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 March and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to May and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts March Retrospective Looking back…
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The Contenders 26: February Retrospective/April 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 February and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to April and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts February Retrospective What a…
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The Contenders 26: January Retrospective/March 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 January and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to March and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts January Retrospective A surprising…
