Welcome to the 98th Oscars. Unlike recent years, when there was little suspense and lower ratings, this has most everything one could hope for. There are big commercial films in the Best Picture race, and wide-open races in several major categories with films the global audience has actually seen! In fact, the only lock seems to be Hamnet’s Jessie Buckley, with One Battle After Another’s Sean Penn a strong favorite for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal as the kinky coiled spring soldier Frank Lockjaw.
Best Actor has turned into quite the race: Leonardo DiCaprio was the early favorite after winning the National Board of Review for his turn as the dulled revolutionary in the bathrobe, but then momentum seemed to swing towards Timothée Chalamet’s highly strung ping pong player in Marty Supreme when he won the Golden Globe. A late overall surge by Sinners was cemented by Michael
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