Overview
- Academy members have begun final voting for the 98th Oscars, which ends March 5 at 5 PM PT, with the ceremony on March 15 live on ABC and Hulu.
- The Best Picture contest remains tight between Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, with PGA and SAG results expected to signal direction.
- BAFTA shook expectations as Robert Aramayo won Best Actor, Sean Penn took Supporting Actor, and Wunmi Mosaku won Supporting Actress for Sinners, boosting her case while Teyana Taylor and Amy Madigan stay in contention.
- Supporting Actor remains unsettled despite Penn’s BAFTA win, with Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value) and Delroy Lindo (Sinners) viewed as credible alternatives as ballots go out.
- Other closely watched races include International Feature (Sentimental Value vs. The Secret Agent), Documentary (The Perfect Stranger vs. BAFTA winner Mr. Nobody Versus Putin), and Cinematography battles among Sinners, One Battle, and Train Dreams.