It’s Part One of our Way Too Early 2025-26 Oscars Predictions Special, or Guarantees Special as we should have called it. Screenplays, VFX, Sound, Score, Song, the Shorts, yes - The Shorts, Make-up & Hairstyling, plus Lead Actor and Actress are all discussed.

Original Screenplay reveals films where we’re heavy + where Vegas leans - 3:07

Adapted Screenplay includes former winners, noms + a UFC champ - 11:37

VFX w/ Avatar & F1 + sentimental favorites & trailers that look good to us - 18:00

Sound Design w/ F1 as the favorite + other blockbusters - 23:00

Original Score has a murderers row of legendary contenders - 25:22

Original Song includes multiples by two films + the Diane Warren rule - 28:48

Documentary Short included the most research ever - 31:48

Animated Short included the least research ever - 35:09

Live Action Short is as clear a vision into the future as we’ve ever had - 36:44

Make-up & Hairstyling where we share 4 noms, but talk honorable mentions more - 39:26

Lead Actor has huge stars and irrational confidence levels from us in our picks - 41:05

Lead Actress - 47:07

OUTRO - 55:00 - Make sure to go back to the rest of our Oscars Year In Preview Series. We have specials to preview each section of the calendar, plus a Sundance review and a Cannes preview. Also stay locked on our feed for Part Two, where we’ll predict the Supportings, Director, Casting, Best Picture and the rest of the 24 Oscar categories. And as always, let us know your thoughts, comments, questions, concerns, and your predictions via our socials. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar