Spotlight 98th Academy Awards | Predictions Who will win this year’s Oscars? ‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ square off Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Mar 10, 2026 Mar 10, 2026 Updated Mar 29, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save "Hamnet” should win. “Sinners” could win. "One Battle After Another” will win.kAm%92E’D 9@H E96 q6DE !:4EFC6 4@>A6E:E:@? 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Movies & TV 'Sinners' takes top prize at the Actor Awards, setting up an Oscar showdown JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer
Movies & TV What to Stream: 'Zootopia 2,' Oscars, Kim Gordon, 'One Piece' and 'Scarpetta' THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Review: Great ending saves ‘Reminders of Him’ "Reminders of Him," based on the Colleen Hoover book of the same name, is out in theaters Friday.
Review: Too many films inspire janky ‘Bride!’ In her latest, “The Bride!,” it’s easy to see director Maggie Gyllenhaal is an old movie buff.
