Welcome to the first awards season post of the year! Reasonably speaking, I am way too early to be making predictions about the Oscars—we’re still closer on the calendar to last year’s ceremony than next year’s—but why not start the fun now? There have already been a ton of awards contenders released in 2026, but with more than five months left in the year, these predictions are bound to shake…

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Welcome back to Little Gold Man Watch! I’m so excited that the Oscars are tonight, and having just seen the Live-Action and Animated Short Film nominees yesterday, I’m ready to submit my Heart and Mind picks for this year’s ceremony. For the uninitiated, my ❤️ Heart picks are the nominees who I think should win, while my 🧠 Mind picks are the nominees that I think…

With nominations for the 2026 Academy Awards being announced this Thursday, I wanted to preempt them by a few days and get my predictions out to the world. I’m not clairvoyant or anything, but wouldn’t it be cool if a bunch of my predictions—heck, maybe even all of them—were right? Honestly, there are a few categories where I think my guesses wouldn’t be terribly educated, so rather than submitting to…

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. With the 97th Academy Awards just a few hours away, I submit to you my Heart Picks (who I want to win) and Mind Picks (who I believe will win) for each award. I have both lists submitted to ESPN’s Oscars Pick’em already, so let’s hope that all of my training and research leads me to victory against my friends and family. How embarrassing would that…