Overview
- Final Academy ballots are due this week, with the 98th Oscars set for March 15.
- 'One Battle After Another' carries key precursor wins from the PGA, DGA and BAFTAs, while 'Sinners' scored the Actor Awards' top ensemble prize.
- Michael B. Jordan’s Actor Awards victory for 'Sinners' upended a volatile Best Actor race that earlier favored Timothée Chalamet.
- Jessie Buckley is widely viewed as the firm frontrunner for Best Actress for 'Hamnet'.
- Supporting categories remain unsettled, with Sean Penn leading Supporting Actor after BAFTA and Actor Awards wins, and Supporting Actress split among Amy Madigan, Wunmi Mosaku and Teyana Taylor as attention also turns to the Oscars’ new Best Casting race.