With the Oscars just days away, the awards pundits and Hollywood whisperers are trying to read all the tea leaves and figure out what’s winning in all of the 23 categories.
A longtime friend and former writing colleague, Mark Johnson at Awards Daily, recently broke down the art of predicting, putting them into four simple rationales: data analysis, cultural zeitgeist, conversations with AMPAS members and gut instinct.
The data piece is what drives “Film Twitter,” while the cultural zeitgeist exists through viral videos on TikTok (like “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from “Encanto,” which isn’t nominated for Oscar but helps “Dos Oruguitas”).
The crop of nominees this year are not only diverse in their identities but also how their paths led them to these career-defining nominations. Several of the nominees and films could make or break records if they come to win.
Down below are potential records we could see at the 94th ceremony.