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Variety updates 2026 Oscars predictions in key categories
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Variety has released its latest predictions for the 2026 Academy Awards, focusing on competitive fields like best documentary feature and best cinematography. Standouts include Geeta Gandbhir's 'The Perfect Neighbor' as an early frontrunner in documentaries and Autumn Durald Arkapaw's work on 'Sinners' in cinematography. These updates, published around November 11, 2025, capture the fluid race amid festivals like DOC NYC.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed the lists of films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature, Documentary Feature, and International Feature categories for the 98th Academy Awards. With 35 animated features, 201 documentaries, and submissions from 86 countries or regions, the announcements signal the ramp-up of Oscar season following the Governors Awards. Shortlists for these categories will be unveiled on December 16, 2025.