Overview
- Analysts expect both films to score double-digit nods, with one predictions list calling a tie at 13.
- Both frontrunners are Warner Bros titles as the company draws competing bids from Paramount Skydance and Netflix.
- Michael B. Jordan and Leonardo DiCaprio are widely tipped for acting nominations, with Timothée Chalamet viewed as the best actor frontrunner and Jessie Buckley strongly positioned in best actress.
- Variety’s Clayton Davis says Sinners could threaten the single‑film nominations record of 14.
- The Academy unveils nominations Thursday at 5:30 a.m. in Los Angeles, debuting a Best Casting category, while contenders also include international titles such as Sentimental Value, It Was Just an Accident, and The Secret Agent.