Oscars 2026 – Full Winners list & the Highs and Lows of the 98th Academy Awards

Happy Day-After-Oscars Day, everyone!! Did you catch the ceremony last night? Luckily, the Oscars didn't fall on the end of daylight savings time this year, and for some reason, it felt shorter than in past years; it wrapped up even before 10PM CST, not bad! Conan O'Brien hosted the Oscars for the second time. I …

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The 98th Academy Awards – Final Predictions of 2026 Oscars, Fun Trivia and Historic Firsts

The Winter Olympics ended last month, and now we’re diving into the "cinematic Olympics." It feels like this award season has dragged on a bit, and it’s been a surprisingly diverse year… from vampires to ping pong to Shakespeare, there’s definitely something for everyone. I’ve managed to catch nine out of the 10 Best Picture …

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Musings on 2026 Oscar Nominations – SINNERS’ record-breaking 16 nods, this year’s egregious snubs + exciting surprises

Welcome to Oscar Nominations Day! Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominees this morning at 7:30 a.m. CT (5:30 a.m. PT / 8:30 a.m. ET)… Unlike last year, I actually am pretty happy with this year's nominations. There isn't anything glaring or head-scratching like Emilia Pérez getting 13 nominations. The biggest surprise of the …

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FlixChatter’s 2025 OSCAR Predictions + FEBRUARY Viewing Recap + Movie of the Month

Happy Oscars weekend! Since this year's telecast is happening at the beginning of the month after a short month, I thought I'd combine my Oscar predictions with my monthly recap. It's currently less than 36 hours until the 97th Oscar winners are announced. Unlike last year, I have only managed to see eight out of the …

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2024 Oscars Predictions – FlixChatter picks on who will win + who should win

Happy Oscars Eve! Time for the obligatory predictions, it's currently about 24 hours away until the 96th Oscar winners are announced. Just like last year, I have actually managed to see nine out of the ten nominees. The one I haven't seen is Killers of the Flower Moon (it's nearly 3.5 hours long!) but hey, …

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2023 Oscars Predictions – Who Will Win, Who Should Win

Well, it's Oscars eve… and like last year, I'm down to the wire in getting my predictions as I was preoccupied the last two days. But hey, it's still Saturday night where I am and there are about 20 hours left until those Oscars envelopes are opened. This year I have actually managed to see …

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Catching up with Oscar-nominated Movies – Searches for ‘Everything Everywhere’ + ‘Banshees of Inisherin’ soar after noms announcement

The dust hasn't quite settled on the Oscars nomination for pundits and cinephiles… I mean, I'm still reeling from the fact that my #1 film of 2022, The Woman King was grossly overlooked. Not even a nomination for Viola Davis which I thought would've been a shoo-in! In any case, you can read my gripes …

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