Overview
- The Academy will unveil the 98th Oscar nominations Thursday at 8:30 a.m. EST, announced by Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman via the Academy’s digital channels.
- Polymarket and Kalshi odds strongly favor One Battle After Another, Sinners, Hamnet and Marty Supreme for Best Picture, with Frankenstein, Sentimental Value, The Secret Agent, Train Dreams and It Was Just an Accident also in the mix.
- Pundits widely project lead-actor nominations for Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael B. Jordan, with Wagner Moura and Ethan Hawke among the leading candidates for remaining slots.
- Analysts, including Variety’s Clayton Davis, say Sinners could tie or surpass the single-film nominations record of 14, with One Battle After Another also viewed as a contender for a very high tally.
- Warner Bros is expected to front the field with both titles even as the studio draws takeover interest, with reports of a sweetened all-cash offer from Netflix alongside rival suitors.