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Weighing In On 2026 Oscar Nominations, Potential Winners [VIDEO]

Plus, Megan gives us a preview of Sam Raimi's new film 'Send Help.'

Clarence Moye by Clarence Moye
January 26, 2026
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With a few days behind us, we gather around the Water Cooler to chat about the 2026 Oscar nominations and spitball potential winners.

We let the dust settle from last Thursday’s 2026 Oscar nominations, and now we’re ready to break them down. We chat about our surprises, our disappointments, and our favorite nominations. We also take our first stab at winner predictions. We have a long way to go before the 2026 Oscars, including major guild wins. Things are bound to change before we lock things in, but these predictions are what we’re feeling in late January.

Following that, Megan recently reviewed Sam Raimi’s Send Help. Rachel McAdams plays a mousy woman trapped on a deserted island with her dude-bro boss. Based on the trailer, we think she’s not up for his shit. Megan weighs in on the film and McAdams’s performance.

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Clarence Moye is a proud co-founder of The Contending where he writes about film, television, and occasionally Taylor Swift. Under his 10-year run at Awards Daily, Clarence covered the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, the Telluride Film Festival, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, the Middleburg Film Festival, and much more. Clarence is a member of the Critics Choice Association.

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