The shortlists are out! A horror film leading the pack so far beside Wicked 2 is fantastic to see

I've been following along earlier and more closely this year. Great to see 'Wicked: For Good' make the shortlists in technical categories, might not be as dead as thought from it missing a couple of major categories at precursors (Cynthia not in at Critics Choice, not in at Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at the Globes)

What I'm hearing is that the supporting categories are pretty open this year, but Timothee looks like a safe bet for his first Oscar in Best Actor, and Jessie Buckley has had Best Actress sewn up for a while for 'Hamnet' ( @Tafty to confirm)

4 hours ago, J❄️hq said:

I've been following along earlier and more closely this year. Great to see 'Wicked: For Good' make the shortlists in technical categories, might not be as dead as thought from it missing a couple of major categories at precursors (Cynthia not in at Critics Choice, not in at Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at the Globes)

What I'm hearing is that the supporting categories are pretty open this year, but Timothee looks like a safe bet for his first Oscar in Best Actor, and Jessie Buckley has had Best Actress sewn up for a while for 'Hamnet' ( @Tafty to confirm)

It feels like Jesse has had Actress sewn up for a while now. I assume Timothee is indeed the safe bet for Best Actor but for some reason, I feel that there could be some kind of upset in this, Idk why...

On 18/12/2025 at 15:18, J❄️hq said:

I've been following along earlier and more closely this year. Great to see 'Wicked: For Good' make the shortlists in technical categories, might not be as dead as thought from it missing a couple of major categories at precursors (Cynthia not in at Critics Choice, not in at Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at the Globes)

What I'm hearing is that the supporting categories are pretty open this year, but Timothee looks like a safe bet for his first Oscar in Best Actor, and Jessie Buckley has had Best Actress sewn up for a while for 'Hamnet' ( @Tafty to confirm)

He deserves it fot Wonka tbh!

Frozen 2 has been a damp swuid, so don't expect it to pick up anything.

Black Phone 2 is atrocious, so it won't win anython either

Robert Aramayo needs to be nominated for best actor award for his role as Tourette’s sufferer John Davidson in I Swear