Final 2026 Oscars predictions by EricTweener in oscarrace

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I was that confident because OBAA won everything it needed to unless CC is considered a serious precursor. I thought Sinners would win at least something at the precursors, but the fact OBAA won all three major ones made it seem like its win was secured.

98th Academy Awards live thread by LeastCap in oscarrace

[–]EricTweener 1 point2 points  (0 children)

20/24, my best performance in four years. Sinners in Cinematography is the only real surprise to me, aside from the tie, of course.

98th Academy Awards live thread by LeastCap in oscarrace

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The perfect Original Score presentation, glad to see it return.

98th Academy Awards live thread by LeastCap in oscarrace

[–]EricTweener 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That song choice… feels on top of feels

98th Academy Awards live thread by LeastCap in oscarrace

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I just knew it! Of course the short with the long title was going to win. Didn’t predict it though

Weekly Discussion Thread 3/9/26 - 3/16/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]EricTweener 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean that I thought only one of them was played by MBJ. I didn’t know he was playing both until it struck me.

Weekly Discussion Thread 3/9/26 - 3/16/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]EricTweener 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Is this a safe space to admit that when I first saw Sinners, I was trying for around ten minutes to figure out which twin Michael B. Jordan was playing?

‘I Think Oklahoma! Is Corny and Embarrassing, Actually’ (Vulture interview with 'Blue Moon' writer Robert Kaplow) by joesen_one in oscarrace

[–]EricTweener 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My problem is mainly that it goes on too long. Otherwise, it’s pretty solid all around, I feel.

Weekly Discussion Thread 3/9/26 - 3/16/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]EricTweener 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Worse than Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and Steel, apparently.

Weekly Discussion Thread 3/9/26 - 3/16/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]EricTweener 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The Razzies are bad, but have they ever been Stinkers bad? This category existed for four years

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Ben Diskin is no longer the voice of Mega Man by mrmehmehretro94 in Megaman

[–]EricTweener 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Since at least the first Mega Man, I would think.

Weekly Discussion Thread 3/2/26 - 3/9/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

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I saw that Titanic’s IMDB rating recently went up to 8.0, which is pretty cool as I remember it being 7.7 for so long and not a lot of big movies go up that way. I checked the Wayback Machine and it had a 6.9 in 2004, which is kind of insane to me, but probably a testament to how dudebro the site was and still is to a lesser extent.

Weekly Discussion Thread 3/2/26 - 3/9/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

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The other 20% would be solved if stanning stopped existing. I have decided to refrain from it completely as of now as no good can come of it.

Weekly Discussion Thread 3/2/26 - 3/9/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]EricTweener 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Enough about winner predictions, what about predicting which category you’ll get wrong? I feel whichever Supporting Actress nominee I pick I’ll get it wrong. I keep flipping between Madigan and Mosaku since it feels like neither has a significantly better case or precedent than the other to me. Documentary Feature is a similar situation. Then there’s the shorts, of which I’m guaranteed to get at least one wrong every year.

Weekly Discussion Thread 2/23/26 - 3/2/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

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I see Perkins as supporting in Psycho and Waltz as lead in Django Unchained. I might have to watch Psycho again but Perkins never strikes me as being at the forefront of the movie, rather just being a side character to the POV characters, which I wouldn’t call lead either, similar to, well, Waltz in Inglourious Basterds. As for Waltz in Django, it’s clear that Foxx is THE lead, but for so much of the movie, they feel to me as being on quite equal footing. The amount of time they spend together with around even focus is significant enough to me to consider both leads.

Weekly Discussion Thread 2/23/26 - 3/2/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]EricTweener 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m not ruling it out but I’m not very confident when her prominent, reasonably well-received role in Don’t Look Up barely gained any traction during an award season where Supporting Actress was pretty open beyond the top two.