LOS ANGELES — We're still a couple of months away from Oscar nominations, but, outside of "Avatar: The Way of Water" and its glorious space whales, all the contenders have landed. Now it's just a matter of convincing voters to give them a look.
With academy members and critics still in the discovery stage, let's set aside formal predictions for the moment and take a few bold guesses at what might happen if the planets align and a single butterfly's wings flap in just the right way. Again, these are big swings. I'm not even saying these predictions should come to pass. But they might. Who knows? We haven't even finished the Thanksgiving leftovers yet.
Best picture: "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" will earn a nomination
