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Predictions are updated every Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3154\">\u2018Memorizu\u2019 Review: A Tender, Artful Japanese Reflection on the Media That Keep Us Together<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h6>\n<strong>Explore Awards Circuit Predictions Pages<\/strong><br \/>Oscars\u00a0|\u00a0Emmys\u00a0| Grammys |\u00a0Tonys <\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<strong>Best Picture Predictions Commentary (Updated: June 28, 2026):<\/strong> <em>More to come.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h5>\n\t\tSee all Academy Awards predictions\t<\/h5>\n<p>\n<span><br \/>Variety Awards Circuit: Oscars<\/p>\n<p> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<article>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><br \/>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2027 Oscars Best Picture Predictions include &#8220;Dune 3,&#8221; &#8220;Michael,&#8221; &#8220;Digger,&#8221; &#8220;Wild Horse Nine,&#8221; &#8220;The Debut,&#8221; &#8220;Fjord,&#8221; &#8220;The Odyssey&#8221; and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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