2026 Final Oscar Predictions

About this episode

Nick and Sophia provide their final Oscar predictions across all categories, helping listeners prepare for the awards.

If awards season were a video game, it’s now time to face the final boss. You might need three extra lives just to make it through all of the rogue chatter, but Nick and Sophia are here to thoroughly explain their Oscar predictions in every category as simply as possible. You’ll feel confident about that Oscar pool you’ve always had your eyes on. As always, they split all 24 categories into three sections: In The Bag, Toss Up (20:18), and Anybody’s Guess (38:33). At the end, they provide their Best Picture preferential ballots and see who they want to take home the gold this Sunday! Watch The Oscars on ABC at 7pm ET/4pm PT. Tune in next week for a fun recap episode and their last of the season! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok @oscarwildpod Follow Nick @sauerkraut27 Follow Sophia @sophia_cim Become a patron and listen to more content at patreon.com/OscarWild Find updated predictions and merch @ oscarwild.squarespace.com Music: “The Greatest Adventure” by Jonathan Adamich

People in this episode

Hosts: Sophia Ciminello, Nick Ruhrkraut

Topics covered

• Oscar predictions
• awards season
• Best Picture
• film categories
• entertainment

Keywords

• Oscar predictions
• awards season
• Best Picture
• film categories
• entertainment podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC

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