Well yes!
24.01.2026 04:22 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@zacbarger.bsky.social
performer, baker, movie-lover, culture aficionado (some say) ๐DC | ๐๏ธCO native Check out my awards season Substack, Road to Gold
Well yes!
24.01.2026 04:22 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thought I knew what I was doing with drywall anchors, but now I have three that are stripped and one that broke off while I was screwing it in ๐ฅฐ
23.01.2026 18:59 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0๐๐๐
23.01.2026 02:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Robbed year after year
23.01.2026 02:26 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I want a donut after all of that
22.01.2026 14:24 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I know ugh. Next one.
22.01.2026 14:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0No heโs not ๐ญ
22.01.2026 14:10 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Holy shit, Paul Mescal missed. Is he going to show up in actor????
22.01.2026 13:39 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1The score is SO good
22.01.2026 13:17 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Incredible work tbh
21.01.2026 22:21 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Anyways! That's my very long, silly post. I hope you all are excited to find out the nominations, at long last, tomorrow. May the rest of this awards season past swiftly! Happy Oscars!
21.01.2026 21:47 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Frankly, I love being wrong about these things, because they do often give us a surprise or two. This year's awards are... almost boring, in that they're expected to be absolutely dominated by the three frontrunners.
It's possible Sinners breaks into acting categories, but I wouldn't count on it.
And also Diane Warren: Relentless. Because she really, truly is.
21.01.2026 21:47 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0The 1 Club:
The Smashing Machine, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Superman, Mission: Impossible โ The Final Reckoning, The Kiss of the Spider Woman, Zootopia 2, Arco, Little Amรฉlie or the Character of Rain, Avatar: Fire and Ash, If I Had Legs Iโd Kick You, Weapons, The Lost Bus, No Other Choice, Sirรขt
In the single digits, we have:
9 โ Frankenstein, Sentimental Value
6 - Bugonia
5 - Marty Supreme, Wicked: For Good
4 - It Was Just an Accident
3 - The Secret Agent
2- Sorry, Baby, Blue Moon, Train Dreams, KPop Demon Hunters
Now we get the fun part!!! Tallies!
Leading the way with 14 nominations is One Battle After Another.
Right on its tail are:
13 - Sinners
11 - Hamnet
Predicting best documentary and the shorts is frankly none of my business. But were I to predict BEST DOCUMENTARY, I would guess:
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cover-Up
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 โ Last Air in Moscow
The Perfect Neighbor
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Superman
(Note: I hate this category this year)
BEST SOUND
F1
Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible โ The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
(Note: Avatar: Fire and Ash could be a spoiler here, as could Sirรขt, but everyone suddenly has F1 in their predictions)
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Wicked: For Good
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
BEST FILM EDITING
Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
(Note: RIP A House of Dynamite.)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
(Note: Nouvelle Vague could be a player here)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Our Love" (The Ballad of Wallis Island)
"Dear Me" (Diane Warren: Relentless)
"Golden" (KPop Demon Hunters)
"I Lied to You" (Sinners)
"The Girl in the Bubble" (Wicked: For Good)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Bugonia
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amรฉlie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirรขt
(Note: Yes, I really do think Neon can do this)
BEST CASTING
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams