Who will win and who should win at the 2026 Oscars

There’s already a silver lining to the 2026 Oscars no matter who wins: the record-breaking number of nominations is for a far more palatable film this year than it was last year. Sinners is thankfully no Emilia Pérez. And yet, the yearly needs of awards season mean that neither filmmakers nor prognosticators can rest knowing that at least one piece of good news came from the Academy Awards. So, my second year as The A.V. Club‘s Oscar predictor will once again dive into assumptions about who’ll...