# The 2026 Oscars (celebrating films of 2025) - nominations, predictions, discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 22, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926 "2026-01-22T15:11:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/261 "2026-03-17T19:31:52Z")
A Masterpiece, it works on so many levels… ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/262 "2026-03-17T21:48:06Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > > [@jsc1953](#): > > > > George C. Scott was vocal about his complete disdain for the Oscars, and not only did not attend but said he would not accept any award. They give him an Oscar (for Patton) anyway. > > What was his deal? He didn’t need the dog and pony show anymore to get good roles. Sean Penn has the same privilege, unlike younger actors and particularly older actresses. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/263 "2026-03-18T19:37:35Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > " George C. Scott famously rejected his best actor Oscar for _Patton_ , stating at the time: “…it is degrading to have actors in competition with each other…in a public display of contrived suspense.”" That seems a bit extreme, but one thing I find is rather artificial is that when all the nominees in a particular category are great – and they usually are – it can be difficult and ultimately somewhat arbitrary to pick “the best one”. That’s why I find the announcement of the nominees in any give year more interesting and meaningful than the actual final awards. Perhaps more attention should be given to the fact that all the nominees are winners, they’ve all done something extraordinary, and maybe should all be recognized equally. Which also removes the stigma of “you didn’t win”. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/264 "2026-03-18T20:44:56Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Perhaps more attention should be given to the fact that all the nominees are winners, they’ve all done something extraordinary, and maybe should all be recognized equally. Which also removes the stigma of “you didn’t win”. The presenters stopped using the w-word years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/265 "2026-03-18T20:54:34Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > The presenters stopped using the w-word years ago I loved when Michael and Kirk Douglas came out for Best Picture a few years ago. Michael said, “And the Oscar goes to…”, but Kirk Douglas grabbed the envelop and said, “The WINNER is…” The crowd loved it. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/266 "2026-03-20T06:57:23Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I loved [DiCaprio’s] performance, too but he was playing nearly the same hilariously insecure character he already won an Oscar for with _Once Upon a Time in Hollywood_. He won for **The Revenant**. > [@Dinsdale](#): > > What did you all think of the extended memorial segments? First, nothing against Rob Reiner, Robert Redford, or Diane Keaton. And I guess hauling Babs out there for a speech and song was good theater. But just not sure why those 3 merited such outsized memorials compared to - say - Robert Duvall. Reiner contributed a lot to cinema. So many of his films were not just hits, but influential. **Spinal Tap** , for instance: maybe not the _very_ first mockumentary, but it started a trend. Keaton, similarly, had a long career, free of scandal, with a lot of high points, and never a real flop that I can remember. And Redford was not only a hugely popular actor and an Oscar-winning director – he founded Sundance! I had thought that would be the focus of his tribute: Tarantino, Linklater, Kevin Smith and the Coen brothers, to name just a few, would thank him for facilitating their careers. But what Streisand had to say was touching. And I’m not about to criticize her singing; everybody gets o-l-d. (As for Duvall, I can’t believe, if they were going to show clips from more than one of his films, that they didn’t include him as Boo Radley!) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/267 "2026-03-20T14:40:25Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Especially Reiner. His death was horrendous, and he directed several significant movies. But a horrendous death after leaving Conan’s home didn’t seem to warrant the lengthy encomium. Yes, addressing Rob Reiner’s sudden and tragic death was appropriate. I think getting Streisand to sing made her segment worth it. I remember when Gene Siskel died, they did not do a full segment, but they read off a bonus statement about him because his love for movies was so strong. I don’t know what they did or didn’t do for Ebert. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/268 "2026-03-20T14:56:59Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > And I’m not about to criticize her singing; everybody gets o-l-d. I blame whoever was mixing the sound; not Babs. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/269 "2026-03-21T02:15:48Z")
Midnight pajama party showing of “Beneath The Valley Of The Ultra Vixens”. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/270 "2026-03-21T02:28:10Z")
One of Ebert’s collaborations with Russ Meyer. Really terrible IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/271 "2026-03-24T09:14:39Z")
We all remember the glamorous glitterati who attended the Oscars, dressed in their finest, bedecked with jewels, clearly the superior beings that the rest of us could not hope to aspire to. This is what the glamorous glitterati left behind at the Dolby Theater. [![](https://i.imgur.com/yyaPH3h.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/yyaPH3h.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/272 "2026-03-24T09:42:28Z")
That’s pretty bad. It reminds me, one time at the end of a long flight and I’m de-planing and I saw how messy the 1st class section was (it looked like that auditorium). A flight attendant was standing right there and I commented on how messy it was. Without hesitation she said, “Oh, 1st class passengers are _ **the worst** _.” To change subjects, I have not been following this thread lately but in the movie credits for Sinners (2025): Musician Jake Blount is my son’s former boyfriend (➜ [Jake Blount - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Blount) ■ ; ➜ [https://jakeblount.com](https://jakeblount.com) ■ ). [![](https://i.imgur.com/vRcopeG.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/vRcopeG.jpg) Congratulations, Jake! I texted him to see if he attended the Oscars, and he said he cheered them on from home. Sinners, of course, won the Oscar for Best Original Score. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/273 "2026-03-24T15:47:43Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > This is what the glamorous glitterati left behind at the Dolby Theater. On the upper top mezzanine level? Ain’t no glamorous glitterati sitting way up there. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/274 "2026-03-24T16:21:41Z")
Filthy sound engineers and documentarians. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/275 "2026-03-24T18:11:43Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > > [@wolfpup](#): > > > > This is what the glamorous glitterati left behind at the Dolby Theater. > > On the upper top mezzanine level? Ain’t no glamorous glitterati sitting way up there. Good catch – but is that really the top mezzanine level? It’s not floor level, but it looks like it may be the bottom of the three mezzanine levels. So, not glamorous glitterati, but perhaps charming tinsellati! ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/276 "2026-03-24T18:35:20Z")
That is nothing compared to some movie theatres. That’s practically spotless compared to what a sports crowd leaves behind. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/277 "2026-03-24T19:29:19Z")
I go to both soccer and football games, and while soccer fans mostly clean up after themselves, football fans are pigs. I think it’s mostly about beer consumption. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/278 "2026-03-24T19:32:56Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Congratulations, Jake! That’s very cool! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/279 "2026-03-24T19:33:35Z")
The people in those seats were there for twice as long as a movie audience. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926/280 "2026-03-24T19:57:49Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > The people in those seats were there for twice as long as a movie audience.   You know what? I occasionally (rarely) go to movies, and I sometimes go to live theater. And you know what I leave behind? Nothing. So if I stayed there twice as long, according to my math, 2 \times 0 = 0. Why do we have to live in a thoughtless society of uncaring selfish cretins? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926.md?page=15)