Michael Schulman's Oscar Predictions

Is it just me, or has this Oscar season lasted five years? Maybe it's because the Barbenheimer phenomenon has been with us since the summer. Or maybe we've just heard one too many times that Bradley Cooper spent half a decade learning how to conduct for "Maestro." Whether you are a casual observer or an Oscar completist who is now cramming in a few more animated shorts, it all ends Sunday, with the ninety-sixth Academy Awards. Much is already known, or widely assumed: we're likely to hear the word "Oppenheimer" several times, Da'Vine Joy Randolph ("The Holdovers") is a shoo-in for Best Supporting Actress, and Jimmy Kimmel will be back to poke fun at Hollywood and move things along.