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Final Oscar Predictions: Best Director — Ryan Coogler, Chloé Zhao and the Mathematics ...

Oscars Best Director Commentary (Updated Jan. 20, 2026): Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler are your likely 1-2 punch here, but we can’t discount potential chaos. The potential surplus rule means ...
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Oscar Predictions: From Inevitable to Unpredictable, How ‘Sinners’ Upended the Race ...

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