Overview
- Ryan Coogler’s Sinners enters the ceremony with a record 16 nominations as Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another follows with 13.
- Precursor results point in different directions, with One Battle After Another taking PGA, DGA, and BAFTA honors while Sinners gained late-season momentum.
- BetOnline now lists Michael B. Jordan as the Best Actor favorite at -180 odds, overtaking Timothée Chalamet after Jordan’s SAG victory.
- Jessie Buckley is widely regarded as the Best Actress frontrunner for Hamnet after sweeping key precursors, while supporting races remain closely contested.
- The 98th Academy Awards air March 15 at 7 p.m. ET on ABC with streaming on Hulu, and E! providing expanded red carpet coverage.