The 2026 Oscars has a historically great Best Actor race, and ranking the five nominees is virtually impossible. I’m doing it anyway.

Buckley, Byrne, Hudson, Reinsve, Stone. The 2026 Best Actress category at the Oscars includes five great nominees, but who among them is the best?

None of Moura, MBJ or Hawke are coming close to winning Oscar. It’s always been Leo vs Timmy. If Timmy wins SAG then he wins Oscar, if he loses SAG then BP winner performance takes it aka Leo. Plain and simple.

One Battle After Another' has been the favorite since it premiered in September. But after 16 Oscar nominations, 'Sinners' has a path to the top prize.

Sunday's BAFTA Awards ceremony gave us a better idea of where next month's Oscar ceremony might go. One Battle After Another 's Best Film win tells us a good bit about where Best Picture might be headed, while a few surprise wins in the acting categories made us rethink how Oscar night might go.

Variety's chief awards editor analyzes the Oscar nominations and answers the question, can "Sinners" win best picture? The answer is yes.

From Gladiator to Anora — our rankings of every film to take home the top Oscar since the year 2000, from worst to best