Overview
- Ryan Coogler’s Sinners leads with a record 16 nominations against Paul Thomas Anderson’s Une bataille après l’autre with 13, in a race many experts still call too close to call.
- Coogler could become the first Black winner of best director, while both frontrunners are seen as capable of challenging the single‑film record of 11 Oscars cited by analysts.
- In France, Disney+ streams a 22:30 pre‑show led by Kyan Khojandi and a 23:15 red carpet hosted by Léna Situations and Augustin Trapenard before the midnight ceremony.
- Jessie Buckley is widely tipped for best actress for Hamnet, and many forecasts now favor Michael B. Jordan for best actor for Sinners as Timothée Chalamet’s momentum has cooled.
- Supporting categories remain open, with Sean Penn, Stellan Skarsgård and Delroy Lindo prominent in predictions, while Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters is viewed as the animated feature favorite and its song Golden is slated to be performed.