US EditionHow Train Dreams Winning the 2026 Oscar for Best Picture Could Help Spread Its Most Vital Message
The 98th Academy Awards feature 10 nominees with frontrunners 'One Battle After Another' and 'Sinners' leading, including films grossing up to $630 million worldwide.
- The 98th Academy Awards begin today, March 15, 2026, with Sinners and One Battle After Another emerging as the leading contenders for Best Picture among a competitive 10-film field.
- Director Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another enters the ceremony with 13 nominations and has been called a "masterful 162-minute rollercoaster" by critics throughout the awards season.
- Sinners secured 16 nominations and surged late in the race, prompting some experts to predict an upset victory could rival historical shocks like Crash defeating Brokeback Mountain.
- Dark horses Hamnet and The Secret Agent remain contenders within the 10-film field, making the ceremony highly competitive despite the two frontrunners' apparent dominance.
- Hosted by Conan O'Brien, the ceremony begins at 7 p.m. today, concluding an awards season pundits describe as "one of the most exciting in years.
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How Train Dreams winning the 2026 Oscar for best picture could help spread its most vital message
There is a tranquility in Clint Bentley’s best picture nominee that feels entirely at odds with the clangour of modern America. Set in the early years of the 20th century, the meditative drama tells the tale of a railroad labourer grappling with life’s most existential questions, considering his lowly standing in a world that swells around him. An introspective ballad to the wonder of life’s ephemerality, Train Dreams is the ideal antidote to th…
Oscars buzz: The 10 nominees for Best Picture
It’s Oscars time, and 10 films are in the running for best picture – Hollywood’s most prestigious prize. Pundits predict either “Sinners” or “One Battle After Another” will triumph, but could the likes of “Hamnet” or “The Secret Agent” spring a surprise? Here are the 10 nominees for best picture at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday: ‘Bugonia’ The latest pitch-black, absurdist offering from the director of “Poor Things” and “The Favourite,” Yorgo…
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