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2026-03-15T16:30:59.965Z
Best Costume Design
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And the nominees are…
- “Avatar: Fire and Ash“
- “Frankenstein”
- “Hamnet”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “Sinners”
KW: In craft categories, I always look to the guild. “Frankenstein” took the period prize there, and Oscar usually follows suit.
MM: I’d love for “Sinners” to win this one, but frankly, all of the nominees (save “Avatar: Fire and Ash”) wouldn’t get a complaint from me if they won. So I’m not going to be mad when “Frankenstein” takes this award home as a consolation prize.
MS: I have my fingers crossed for this to be one of “Frankenstein’s” wins of the night.
RM: Hard to see the Academy overlooking “Frankenstein’s” incredible gothic outfits.
2026-03-15T16:20:24.273Z
Best Film Editing
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And the nominees are…
- “F1”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sentimental Value“
- “Sinners”
KW: “One Battle After Another” picked up all the right precursors. That chase through the hills alone deserves the win.
MM: Best Editing tends to (but doesn’t always) go to the Best Picture winner, so look at this to be a bellwether award. I’m picking “One Battle After Another,” regardless of how it does further down the line.
MS: Tougher call, but I think it’s “One Battle After Another.”
RM: “One Battle After Another,” the Best Picture frontrunner, should do well in the technical categories.
2026-03-15T16:09:15.707Z
Best Visual Effects
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And the nominees are…
- “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
- “F1”
- “Jurassic World Rebirth”
- ”The Lost Bus”
- “Sinners”
Kelly Woo: “Avatar: Fire and Ash” swept the guilds, so that’s what I’m going with.
Malcolm McMillan: I wouldn’t necessarily vote for it — my vote would probably go to “F1” — but this is the only Oscar I expect “Avatar: Fire And Ash” to win tonight.
Martin Shore: The big reason to revisit Pandora is because it looks as good as it does on the big screen; I can’t see a world in which “Avatar: Fire and Ash” doesn’t win.
Rory Mellon: James Cameron’s sci-fi franchise has this category on lockdown, so “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is the obvious choice.
2026-03-15T15:58:50.666Z
Welcome to Tom’s Guide live Oscars 2026 coverage
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Welcome to Tom’s Guide live coverage of the Oscars 2026. It’s set to be a night full of A-list stars, tearful (overly long) speeches, and a fond look back at the best movies of 2025.
This year’s Academy Awards are shaping up to be a fiercely fought contest between “Sinners” and “”One Battle After Another”.” It’s a race that is tough to call. But we’re going to try, with our own competitive Oscars 2026 prediction game. We’ll run you through most of the categories and give you our predictions of which movie will be taking home the Oscar gold.
Then, when the show starts at 7 p.m. ET, we’ll bring you the latest live updates, a confirmed list of every winner, and our up-to-the-minute reactions to the 98th Academy Awards.
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