98th Academy Awards

Best Picture - One Battle After Another

Best Director - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"

Best Actor - Michael B. Jordan "Sinners"

Best Actress - Jessie Buckley "Hamnet"

Best Supporting Actor - Sean Penn "One Battle After Another" 

Best Supporting Actress - Amy Madigan "Weapons"

Best Adapted Screenplay - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"

Best Original Screenplay - Ryan Coogler "Sinners"

Best Animated Feature - KPop Demon Hunters

Best Documentary Feature - Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Best International Feature - Sentimental Value (Norway)

Best Casting - Cassandra Kulukundis "One Battle After Another"

Best Cinematography - Autumn Durald Arkapaw "Sinners"

Best Costume Design - Kate Hawley "Frankenstein" 

Best Film Editing - Andy Jurgensen "One Battle After Another"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey "Frankenstein"

Best Original Score - Ludwig Goransson "Sinners"

Best Original Song - EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters"

Best Production Design - Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau "Frankenstein"

Best Sound - Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta "F1"

Best Visual Effects - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett "Avatar: Fire & Ash"

Best Animated Short - The Girl Who Cried Pearls

Best Documentary Short - All the Empty Rooms

Best Live Action Short Film - (TIE) The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva

46th Golden Raspberry "Razzie" Award "Winners"

WORST PICTURE

War Of The Worlds 

WORST ACTOR

Ice Cube / War Of The Worlds

WORST ACTRESS

Rebel Wilson / Bride Hard

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Scarlet Rose Stallone / Gunslingers

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

All Seven Artificial Dwarfs / Snow White

RAZZIE REDEEMER AWARD

Kate Hudson for “Song Sung Blue”

WORST SCREEN COMBO

All Seven Artificial Dwarfs / Snow White

WORST PREQUEL, REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL

War of the Worlds 

WORST DIRECTOR 

Rich Lee / War Of The Worlds

WORST SCREENPLAY

War Of The Worlds  / Kenny Golde, Marc Hyman

RAZZIE REDEEMER AWARD

Kate Hudson / Song Sung Blue

The Oscar Narrative: Final Winner Predictions - Best Picture and Best Director

Best Picture

Will Win - One Battle After Another

Could Win - Sinners

Should Win - One Battle After Another

Commentary - Sinners' SAG win gave it the momentum, and there is a lot of sentiment after the BAFTA incident. It is incredibly popular. But it is also a horror/musical, and up until SAG, it has not done as well with the industry votes compared to One Battle After Another. Sinners benefits from the longer season, and momentum. One Battle benefits from previous industry support, and more support with the international crowd. I think One Battle is an audacious masterpiece, and while I really love Sinners as well, One Battle is on another level. I am sticking with One Battle because I feel like it will do better on the preferential ballot, but it is a fight to the finish. 

Best Director

Will Win - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"

Could Win - Ryan Coogler "Sinners"

Should Win - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"

Commentary - I feel like no matter what happens in Best Picture, that Paul Thomas Anderson is in a strong position to win Best Director. He has won every major precursor, and is incredibly overdue. But Ryan Coogler could be this year's Bong Joon-ho, where if Sinners wins BP, it could bring him along for the ride. 

The Oscar Narrative: Final Winner Predictions - Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress

Best Actor

Will Win - Michael B. Jordan "Sinners"

Could Win - Leonardo DiCaprio "One Battle After Another" or Wagner Moura "The Secret Agent"

Should Win - Moura, DiCaprio, or Ethan Hawke "Blue Moon"

Commentary - The SAG win changed the game for Michael B. Jordan, after months of it looking like a Chalamet win. I would love to know who was second place at BAFTA, and I don't think it was Jordan. A lot of folks think it might have been Chalamet, but I have a feeling it might have been DiCaprio. Or maybe not. Jordan's SAG win is really the biggest indicator that we have, and Sinners is incredibly popular. I think he wins. The wildcard is Moura, who some are thinking could really shock. We'll have to wait and see. 

Best Actress

Will Win - Jessie Buckley "Hamnet'

Could Win - Rose Byrne "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You"

Should Win - Buckley or Byrne

Commentary - Honestly, voters cannot go wrong with any of these five performances. Great actresses, great performances. It's Buckley's to lose. Byrne is the dark horse with the Globe win, but Buckley is the only acting contender to hit all four major televised awards. It is hers to lose. 

Best Supporting Actor

Will Win - Sean Penn "One Battle After Another"

Could Win - Stellan Skarsgard "Sentimental Value" or Delroy Lindo "Sinners"

Should Win - Sean Penn or Benicio Del Toro "One Battle After Another"

Commentary - Sean Penn wasn't even on the winning radar for most Oscarologists after the slew of critics awards were split amongst Skarsgard, Elordi, and Penn's co-star Benicio Del Toro. 

Best Supporting Actress

Will Win - Amy Madigan "Weapons"

Could Win - Wunmi Mosaku "Sinners" or Teyana Taylor "One Battle After Another"

Should Win - Taylor or Madigan

Commentary - Madigan seems to have so much support, despite being the film's only nomination. I think she won SAG by a landslide. But when you consider the entire Academy, and the fact that she wasn't nominated at BAFTA, then I take a second look at Wunmi Mosaku, who won at BAFTA, or even Teyana Taylor, who won the Globe, and has been campaigning hard. I still think that Madigan can pull it off, the buzz just seems to be in her favor. But if Mosaku or Taylor win instead, it is proof that lone nominations are just tough. 

The Oscar Narrative: Final Winner Predictions - Best Adapted and Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Will Win - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"

Could Win - Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell "Hamnet"

Should Win - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"

Commentary - No matter what happens in Picture or Director, the two juggernauts battling out this year will most likely win Oscars, which is actually kind of cool. This brilliant script from PTA also is brilliant, and is incredibly worthy. He has swept everything, and he should easily win here.

Best Original Screenplay

Will Win - Ryan Coogler "Sinners"

Could Win - Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier "Sentimental Value"

Should Win - Ryan Coogler "Sinners"

Commentary - See Adapted Screenplay, and substitute PTA for Coogler. 

The Oscar Narrative: Final Winner Predictions - Best Animated Feature, Documentary Feature, International Feature, and Casting

Best Animated Feature

Will Win - KPop Demon Hunters

Could Win - Zootopia 2

Should Win - Zootopia 2

Commentary - I really liked this year's inspired lineup, and I am just not on board with the KPop Demon Hunter craze. It's fine, but I really think that Zootopia 2 was a well-made, funny, and relevant sequel that was just a better film. 

Best Documentary Feature

Will Win - Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Could Win - The Perfect Neighbor

Should Win - The Perfect Neighbor or The Alabama Solution

Commentary - The Perfect Neighbor has won hardly any of the major industry awards, other than the critics circuit. It is the strongest of the films in terms of quality, is definitely timely, and it is on Netflix, which means it has been seen. But after BAFTA went for Mr. Nobody Against Putin, I just hesitated, then I went NGNG and decided to switch. Last year, they missed for the Christopher Reeves film, which didn't make the Oscars cut. Otherwise, it has been about 2/3 accurate in recent years. I think the title is timely (especially with the headlines during the end of voting), and I think it upsets. 

Best International Feature

Will Win - Sentimental Value

Could Win - The Secret Agent

Should Win - It Was Just an Accident

Commentary - After last year's win for Brazil, a lot of people are bullish on the repeat for The Secret Agent. It could definitely happen in a heated race with two BP nominees. But Sentimental Value is not Emilia Perez. There is not a lot of controversy, it has a lot of support, and I think it is the more accessible of the two. It's a tough race, but I predict Sentimental Value comes out on top. For my money, I'm still rooting for a not-going-to-happen win for It Was Just an Accident. 

Best Casting

Will Win - Sinners

Could Win - One Battle After Another or The Secret Agent 

Should Win - Sinners

Commentary - While we are debating whether Sinners' win for Best Ensemble at SAG equals Best Picture, I can definitely say that it equates to winning the inaugural Casting award. The casting, blending old and new, and perfectly cast roles, is definitely award worthy. 

The Oscar Narrative: Final Winner Predictions - Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Production Design

Best Cinematography

Will Win - Michael Bauman "One Battle After Another"

Could Win - Autumn Durald Arkapaw "Sinners"

Should Win - Michael Bauman "One Battle After Another"

Commentary - The critics went hard for Sinners, but when the guilds came along, One Battle After Another's Michael Bauman won BAFTA and ASC, and honestly, it makes sense when you watch both films. This is one of those categories that could show whether Sinners is in upset mode, but I think it's One Battle's to lose.

Best Costume Design

Will Win - Frankenstein

Could Win - Sinners or One Battle After Another

Should Win - Frankenstein

Commentary - CDG plus BAFTA, plus the crafts favorite means that Frankenstein should win, and it is well-deserved. But, after the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever upset, never discount the great Ruth Carter. That being said, those costumes were more iconic and elaborate, which often does well here. Again, that leans towards Frakenstein.

Best Film Editing

Will Win - One Battle After Another

Could Win - F1 or Sinners

Should Win - One Battle After Another

Commentary - ACE Eddie plus BAFTA is hard to beat, and it is one of the longest films of the year, that doesn't feel that long at all. That is the sign of brilliant editing, along with the constant tonal shifts, and expert action sequences. Watch out for F1, and again, if Sinners wins here, its winning BP.

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Will Win - Frankenstein    

Could Win - Sinners

Should Win - Frankenstein

Commentary - Will be jaw-dropped if it doesn't win here.

Best Production Design

Will Win - Frankenstein

Could Win - Sinners or Hamnet

Should Win - Frankenstein or One Battle After Another

Commentary - Again, the pure audacity and brilliance of Frankenstein (plus ADG and BAFTA) should equal a win here. One Battle would be an inspired choice. 

2026 Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award Winners

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Sinners, Written by Ryan Coogler; Warner Bros. Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

One Battle After Another, Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson, Screen Story by Paul Thomas Anderson, Inspired by the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon; Warner Bros. Pictures - WINNER

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

2,000 Meters to Andriivka, Written by Mstyslav Chernov; Frontline Features

DRAMA SERIES

The Pitt, Written by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, Noah Wyle; HBO | Max

COMEDY SERIES

The Studio, Written by Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen; Apple TV 

NEW SERIES

The Pitt, Written by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, Noah Wyle; HBO | Max 

LIMITED SERIES

Dying for Sex, Written by Sheila Callaghan, Harris Danow, Madeleine George, Elizabeth Meriwether, Amelia Roper, Kim Rosenstock, Sasha Stewart, Sabrina Wu, Keisha Zollar; FX/Hulu 

TV & STREAMING MOTION PICTURES

Deep Cover, Written by Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow; Prime Video

ANIMATION

“Shira Can’t Cook” (Long Story Short) Written by Mehar Sethi; Netflix

EPISODIC DRAMA

“7:00 A.M.” (The Pitt), Written by R. Scott Gemmill; HBO | Max

EPISODIC COMEDY

“Prelude” (The Righteous Gemstones), Written by John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley, Danny R. McBride; HBO | Max 

COMEDY/VARIETY SERIES – TALK OR SKETCH

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Senior Writers: Daniel O'Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Seena Vali; Writers: Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Sofía Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, Chrissy Shackelford; HBO | Max

COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS

Marc Maron: Panicked, Written by Marc Maron; HBO | Max 

QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

Celebrity Jeopardy!, Head Writer: Bobby Patton Writers: Kyle Beakley, Michael Davies, Terence Gray, Amy Ozols, Tim Siedell, David Levinson-Wilk; ABC

DAYTIME DRAMA

The Young and the Restless, Associate Head Writers: Jeff Beldner, Marla Kanelos, Dave Ryan; Writers: Susan Banks, Amanda L. Beall, Marin Gazzaniga, Rebecca McCarty, Madeleine Phillips; CBS/Paramount +

CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS

"When We Lose Someone" (Tab Time), Written by Sean Presant; YouTube - WINNER

SHORT FORM STREAMING

The Rabbit Hole with Jimmy Kimmel, Writers: Jimmy Kimmel & Jesse Joyce; YouTube 

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS

"Trump's Power & the Rule of Law" (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS - 

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS

"Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP" (American Experience), Written by Rob Rapley; PBS -

NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT

"Devastating Flooding in Texas" (World News Tonight with David Muir), Written by David Muir, Karen Mooney, and Dave Bloch; ABC News 

NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

Remembering Palestinian Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces (Ayman), Written by Lisa Salinas; MSNBC 

DIGITAL NEWS

"An Isolated Boarding School Promised to Help Troubled Girls. Former Students Say They Were Abused," Written by Sebastian Murdock and Taiyler Mitchell; HuffPost 

40th American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award Winners

Theatrical Feature Film

Michael Bauman, “One Battle After Another”

Episode of a Half-Hour Series

Adam Newport-Berra, “The Studio” (“The Oner”)

Limited or Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Pete Konczal, “Black Rabbit” (“Isle of Joy”)

Episode of a One-Hour Regular Series

(TIE) Alex Disenhof, “Task” (“Crossings”) AND Christophe Nuyens, “Andor” (“I Have Friends Everywhere”)

Spotlight Award

Mátyás Erdély, “Orphan”

Documentary Award

Mstyslav Chernov and Alex Babenko, “2000 Meters to Andriivka”

ASC Music Video Award

Rodrigo Prieto, “The Fate of Ophelia” (Performed by Taylor Swift)

53rd Saturn Award Winners

Best Science Fiction Film

Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios / Lightstorm)

Best Fantasy Film

Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

Best Horror Film

Frankenstein (Netflix)

Best Cinematic Film Adaptation

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Studios)

Best Thriller Film

Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Best Action/Adventure Film

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)

Best Actor in a Film

Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Best Actress in a Film

Elle Fanning – Predator: Badlands

Best Supporting Actor in a Film

Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

Best Supporting Actress in a Film

Sigourney Weaver – Dust Bunny

Best Younger Performer in a Film

Jack Champion – Avatar: Fire and Ash

Best Film Direction

James Cameron – Avatar: Fire and Ash

Best Film Screenwriting

James Cameron, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver – Avatar: Fire and Ash

Best Visual/Special Effects

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon – Avatar: Fire and Ash

Best Film Music

Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) – Tron: Ares

Best Film Production Design

Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Best Film Make-Up

Mike Hill, Megan Many – Frankenstein

Best Film Editing

Michael P. Shawyer – Sinners

Best Film Costume

Kate Hawley – Frankenstein

Best Independent Film

Dust Bunny (Roadside Attractions / Lionsgate)

Best International Film

Sisu 2: Road to Revenge (Screen Gems / Sony Pictures)

Best Animated Film

Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios)

Best International Animated Film

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (Crunchyroll / Sony Pictures)

Best Science Fiction Television Series

Andor (Lucasfilm)

Best Fantasy Television Series

Outlander (Starz / Sony Pictures Television)

Best Horror Television Series

It: Welcome to Derry (HBO / Warner Bros. Television)

Best New Genre Television Series

Pluribus (Sony Pictures Television / Apple)

Best Action/Adventure Television Series

Duster (Bad Robot / Warner Bros. Television)

Best Thriller Television Series

Dexter: Resurrection (Showtime / Paramount+)

Best Superhero Television Series

Peacemaker (Warner Bros. Television / DC Studios)

Best Television Presentation or Limited Series

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC)

Best Animated Television Series or Event

Predator: Killer of Killers (Hulu / 20th Century Studios)

Best Actor in a Television Series

Diego Luna – Andor

Best Actress in a Television Series

Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus

Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series

Stellan Skarsgård – Andor

Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series

Karolina Wydra – Pluribus

Best Guest Star in a Television Series

Dave Dastmalchian – Dexter: Resurrection

Best Younger Performer in a Television Series

Ravi Cabot-Conyers – Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Best Classic Film Home Media Release

Frailty (Lionsgate Home Video)

Best 4K Home Media Release

Wicked (Universal)

Best Home Media Collection Release

The Pink Panther Peter Sellers Comedy Collection (Kino Lorber)

Best Television Home Media Release

Chucky: The Complete Series (Universal)