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Oscar odds for Supporting Actress add up to more than 100
Oscar nominations arrive January twenty-first, and Gold Derby already has two supporting actress contenders above eighty-seven percent; the math is, shall we say, optimistic.
On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on The Weekend ShiftPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by /Film: “2027 Oscars Best Supporting Actress Predictions: Winner, Runner-Up And Other Contenders”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 2:59 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Oscar.
- BBN covered this story before: A secret actor in You Can See Everything, and the Oscar race goes… (October 17).
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBig awards news!
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGold Derby gives Anne Hathaway a ninety-five point one percent chance of winning Best Supporting Actress, and Samantha Morton eighty-seven point seven.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThose add up to a hundred and eighty-two point eight. There's one trophy.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTwo winners! The ceremony is March fourteenth, and I say make room.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNominations come January twenty-first. Meanwhile IndieWire has Penélope Cruz in front, so now it's three people, one trophy, and a spreadsheet.
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The story so far
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- A secret actor in You Can See Everything, and the Oscar race goes… · /Film
- Oscar odds for Supporting Actress add up to more than 100 (this story)
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