AD reader Ziyad Abul Hawa has been keeping an excellent record of critics scores and other indicators for the leading Best Picture contenders and updating the numbers weekly to track the trends. It’s a good way to get a sense of a film’s relative strengths measured from 4 different angles. (10-28, continued after the cut)
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Unsung Heroes of the Best Actor Race
When Benny Safdie won Best Director in Venice, all of the pundits and critics either shrugged or shook their heads....
