The Oscars are almost here, and we’re diving into our 2026 predictions across the biggest categories—Best Picture, acting races, Director, Screenplay, Score, and more. We break down the frontrunners, key snubs, and which films could take over the night. Who’s winning? Let’s get into it.

Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:09 Episode Overview

00:00:32 Categories We Won’t Cover

00:01:03 The Little Theatre in Rochester, NY & CinemaCafe in Virginia Beach

00:02:30 Categories We Will Cover

00:02:56 Achievement in Casting

00:09:58 Best Production Design

00:14:24 Expectations & the Theatre Experience

00:18:09 Best Editing

00:20:00 The Power of Shooting on Film

00:22:23 The Weapons Snub

00:28:32 Best Costume Design

00:30:34 Wicked and Other past Best Costume Winners

00:32:39 The Strengths and Issues of Frankenstein

00:35:32 Jacob Elordi Compared to Robert Pattinson’s Batman

00:37:46 Bringing it back to Frankenstein

00:38:44 The Bride & Jessie Buckley

00:39:47 Best Cinematography

00:43:41 Best Visual Effects

00:46:28 Best Original Score

00:47:10 Max Richter’s On the Nature of Daylight

00:50:09 Sinners Score vs One Battle After Another Score

00:52:09 Score Snubs (F1, Tron: Ares, Jay Kelly, The Testament of Anne Lee, Challengers in 2025)

00:56:22 Best Adapted Screenplay

00:59:03 Best Make-Up and Hairstyling

01:02:05 Best Original Screenplay

01:02:32 Comparing Sentimental Value, Jay Kelly, and Hamnet

01:13:40 Best Original Song

01:17:34 Best Supporting Actor

01:25:02 Best Animated Feature

01:27:46 Guillermo del Toro Filmography

01:29:26 Best Supporting Actress

01:36:04 Best International Feature Film

01:36:25 The Secret Agent Reviews

01:42:42 Best Director

01:46:48 Best Actress

01:50:42 Amanda Seyfried and The Testament of Anne Lee Snub

01:51:15 Jesse Buckley’s Performance

01:53:38 Best Actor

01:54:04 The Case for Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)

01:56:45 The Case for Michael B Jordan (Creed, The Black Panther)

02:01:02 The Case for Ethan Hawke (The Before Trilogy,Juliet Naked)

02:04:07 Wagner Maura (Narcos, Civil War)

02:04:50 The Timothy Chalemet Situation

02:08:56 Wagner Moura Part 2

02:09:40 Best Actor Snubs (Jesse Plemons, Paul Mescal)

02:11:00 Best Picture

02:25:12 Marty Supreme’s Award Chances

02:26:55 Episode Wrap

Editor’s Note

A previous version of this episode was uploaded with audio issues. This version has been fully corrected.