About this episode

Dakota Arsenault and guest Thomas Stoneham-Judge make bold predictions for the 2026 Oscars.

The Oscar's are a week away, so it is time to put our reputation's on the line and predict who will come away with all the awards at this year's ceremony on March 15th 2026. Joining Dakota in getting bold is Thomas Stoneham-Judge⁠⁠ , the owner of For Reel. Below are our picks of who we think will win: Best Casting - Sinners (D), One Battle After Another (T) Best Cinematography - Sinners (D+T) Best Film Editing - F1 (D), Sinners (T) Best Costume Design - Frankenstein (D+T) Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Frankenstein (D+T) Best Original Score - One Battle After Another (D+T) Best Original Song - "Golden" (D+T) Best Production Design - Frankenstein (D+T) Best Sound - F1 (D+T) Best Visual Effects - Avatar (D+T) Best Live Action Short - Jane Austen's Period Drama (D), The Singers (T) Best Animated Short - Butterfly (D) Best Documentary Short - All The Empty Rooms (D) Best International Film - Sentimental Value (D), The Secret Agent (T) Best Animated Film - KPop Demon Hunters (D+T) Best Documentary - The Perfect Neighbor (D+T) Best Original Screenplay - Sinners (D+T) Best Adapted Screenplay - Hamnet (D), One Battle After Another (T) Best Supporting Actor - Stellan Skarsgård…

People in this episode

Host: Dakota Arsenault

Guest: Thomas Stoneham-Judge

Topics covered

• Oscar predictions
• film awards
• 2026 Oscars
• film industry
• movie reviews

Keywords

• Oscars
• predictions
• film awards
• 2026
• movie reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sinners, One Battle After Another, F1, Frankenstein, Avatar, Jane Austen's Period Drama, The Singers, Butterfly, All The Empty Rooms, Sentimental Value

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