Awards Central Podcast

Ricky and Benji are back on Awards Central to break down two of the biggest categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture and Best Director!Who is emerging as the frontrunner for Best Picture? Which directors are positioning themselves for an Oscar nomination? We're breaking down the early contenders, potential surprises, awards season favorites, and films that could make a serious run for Oscar gold.We'll share our predictions, debate the biggest contenders, and reveal who we think will take home the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director.Who has the inside track? Which films could surprise? And are our predictions going to match yours?Let us know your picks in the comments!

Ricky and Benji are back on Awards Central to break down all four acting categories for the upcoming Academy Awards!Who is leading the race for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress? We're looking at the contenders, early frontrunners, potential surprises, and the performances that could make a run for Oscar gold.We'll share our predictions, debate the biggest contenders, and make our picks for all four acting Oscars. Who do you think will take home the gold?Drop your predictions in the comments and let us know where you agree or disagree with Ricky and Benji!Subscribe to Awards Central for more Oscar predictions, awards season coverage, movie discussions, and entertainment news

Who will be nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress at the 2027 Oscars? In this week's episode of the Awards Central Podcast, I share my thoughts on the Best Actor and Actress Race giving my first predictions along with tackling some films that are on the outside looking in. From early frontrunners to potential surprise nominees, we're predicting the Top 5 Best Actor and Top 5 Best Actress contenders, plus five additional spoilers in each category who could shake up the Oscar race.🏆 In this video:2027 Oscar Best Actor predictions2027 Oscar Best Actress predictionsOur projected Top 5 nominees in each categoryFive potential spoilers for Best ActorFive potential spoilers for Best ActressThe biggest early Oscar frontrunnersWhich performances could surprise us on nomination morning?These are early Oscar nomination predictions, and the races will continue to evolve as more movies are released and awards season heats up.Who deserves an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and Best Actress? Share your predictions in the comments!Subscribe for more Oscar predictions, movie reviews, awards-season coverage, and entertainment news.

Who will be nominated for Best Picture at the 2027 Oscars? In this week's episode of the Awards Central Podcast, I share my thoughts on the Best Picture Race giving my first predictions along with tackling some films that are on the outside looking in. From early frontrunners like *The Odyssey*, *La Bola Negra*, and *Wild Horse Nine* to the films fighting to break into the top 10, we're looking at the biggest contenders, surprise possibilities, and movies that could make a serious awards-season run.These are early predictions, and the race will evolve as more films are released and awards season heats up.

The Oscar acting races are starting to take shape! 🎬🏆On this episode of Awards Central Podcast, we break down the biggest performance buzz coming out of Cannes and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and how those performances are changing the 2027 Oscars race.Who is surging in Best Actor, Best Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress? And who could be in danger of falling out?Who has the performance that could win the Oscar? Who is being overhyped? And who could become the next major awards-season breakout?

The 2026 Emmy Awards are almost here, and the Limited or Anthology Series races are shaping up to be some of the most unpredictable of the night!In this video, I break down my predictions for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, along with Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.Will Beef dominate the night? Can DTF St. Louis pull off some major wins? And which performances are poised to take home Emmy gold?I’m breaking down the favorites, the potential upsets and who I think will win each category!

2026 Emmy Awards predictions are here! In this video I break down who I think will win Outstanding Comedy Series along with all four comedy acting categories — Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress — plus the reasoning behind every pick.We're covering:🏆 Outstanding Comedy Series — Hacks vs. Widow's Bay vs. The Bear and more🎭 Lead Actress in a Comedy — Jean Smart's final Hacks run🎭 Lead Actor in a Comedy — Matthew Rhys' breakout Widow's Bay season🎭 Supporting Actress in a Comedy — Hannah Einbinder's shot at back-to-back wins🎭 Supporting Actor in a Comedy — Is this finally Harrison Ford's year?The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards air Monday, September 14 on NBC and Peacock. Let me know your own predictions in the comments — who do YOU think takes home the gold?

The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards air Monday, September 14 on NBC & Peacock — and I'm breaking down my winner predictions for Best Drama Series plus all four acting categories! Will "The Pitt" repeat as Best Drama Series? Can Noah Wyle go back-to-back? Is Rhea Seehorn about to steal Lead Actress from the reigning champ? Plus a nail-biter in Supporting Actor that could go five different ways. Watch till the end for my final picks and reasoning!📌 Categories covered:Outstanding Drama SeriesLead Actor in a Drama SeriesLead Actress in a Drama SeriesSupporting Actor in a Drama SeriesSupporting Actress in a Drama Series🗓️ Emmys air Monday, Sept 14 on NBC/Peacock👍 Like & subscribe for more awards season coverage!

Welcome everyone to the very first Oscar Madness Bracket Show. What is that, you ask? We take the last 24 winners in a respective category and narrow it down to ONE winner, yes, one winner. Benji and I will be joined by a guest who will help us decide in voting round by round until we have one sole survivor. The last 24 winners were put into a randomizer where I listed them 1-24 with copy and paste. Subsequently, I pinned the first round battle among 16 winners and gave 8 winners byes. We have a guest joining us to have an odd number so that there can be one winner per round. This will also open the field for discussion among the group if someone is divided and possibly sway the other to be the swing vote. This week we are joined by Mark Johnson, who will help us pick a winner in the Best Actor. Follow Mark on Twitter: https://x.com/MarkLikesMovies

The road to the 97th Academy Awards is officially underway! In this video, I'm making my early 2027 Oscar predictions for the six biggest categories:🏆 Best Picture🎬 Best Director🎭 Best Actor🎭 Best Actress🎭 Best Supporting Actor🎭 Best Supporting ActressWhich films have the strongest awards momentum? Which performances are already generating Oscar buzz? And who could surprise everyone by the end of awards season?Let me know your predictions in the comments! Who do you think will take home Oscar gold?