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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Gwilym Mumford

The Guide #234: Five big questions before the 2026 Oscars

(clockwise from top left) Sinners, One Battle After Another, Hamnet and Marty Supreme.
Battling it out … (clockwise from top left) Sinners, One Battle After Another, Hamnet and Marty Supreme. Composite: Warner Bros/ Focus Features/ A24

Happy Oscars Eve eve to you all. The film industry’s glitziest night takes place on Sunday, at an ungodly hour for those of us covering it from the other side of the Atlantic. Coffee will be essential for anyone staying up, as will the Guardian’s annual liveblog, covering every last minute of the ceremony as well as its red carpet run-up. Head over to the homepage on Sunday evening for that, plus news and commentary on the night’s events.

There’s plenty to read before that too: our annual Oscar hustings, making the case for each of this year’s best picture nominees (I sided with Sentimental Value); an interview with Academy top dog Bill Kramer; a piece on the increasingly toxic discourse around many of this year’s nominees; and Guardian film editor Catherine Shoard’s reader Q&A on this year’s race and the state of film in general. There will be plenty more to come over the weekend too.

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