2026 Oscars: Frontrunners and Challengers with Special Guest Mark Johnson
Special guest Mark Johnson (AwardsWatch, The Contending) joins Sasha Stone, Scott Kernen and Jeremy Jentzen for a lengthy discussion about the state of the Oscar race. What's ahead, what could upset, what are the themes that drive this race?
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2026 Oscars: Frontrunners and Challengers
Sasha Stone, Scott Kernen and Jeremy Jentzen on what wins PGA, DGA and Best Picture. Plus our top twenty favorite Best Actress winners.
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2026 Oscars: Frontrunners and Challengers - The Gothams Drop, Wicked Reax, plus our top 20 Best Picture Faves
Sasha Stone, Scott Kernen and Jeremy Jentzen discuss the Gotham nominations and the Wicked reactions. In the second half, we name our favorite 20 Best Picture winners.
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2026 Oscars: Frontrunners and Challengers - What Will Win Best Picture?
Heading out of October, the Middleburg fest resulted in two winners for the Audience Award - Hamnet and Rental Family. The AFI Fest is coming to a close and we're still trying to figure out where One Battle After Another will land
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2026 Oscars: Frontrunners and Challengers
Sasha Stone, Scott Kernen and Jeremy Jentzen discuss the Best Picture race and why Hamnet might be the one to beat. Does emotion drive the Best Picture race or does Film Twitter? Can One Battle After Another overcome box office failure?
AwardsDaily.com is a site dedicated to tracking the Oscar race and exposing its rich underbelly. With Founder and Editor Sasha Stone, who is joined by writers Jeremy Jentzen and Scott Kernen.
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