The Golden Globes winners have been announced, the stars have sashay-ed down the BAFTAS red carpet, and Sinners was the big winner over One Battle After Another at the Actor Awards gala evening announced on 01 March.
Now, the much sought-after golden statues wait patiently in the wings for the 98th Academy Awards celebration on 15 March. According to the pundits, some of the front runners celebrated at the likes of the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards could also be firm favourites to take home the prized Oscars, but these are simply their predictions – what are yours?
The Oscar nominations announced recently provide the next best clue as to which movies, casts and crews are poised to take home the top honours in this year’s race to movie stardom.
Six of the films nominated for Best Picture will screen at select Ster-Kinekor cinemas from 06 March. A special Oscar Buzz deal offers all tickets for each film priced at just R99, which includes a small drink and popcorn. The films are Bugonia; F1; Hamnet; Marty Supreme; One Battle After Another; and Sinners, with screenings taking place on a rotational basis across the week at the following sites: Rosebank Nouveau, Eastgate and Mall of Africa in Johannesburg, Brooklyn in Tshwane, Watercrest in Hillcrest KZN, Somerset Mall in Somerset West, and Tygervalley and V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
Continuing the R99 Oscar Buzz promotion into the following week, four of the nominated Best Picture titles – F1; Marty Supreme; One Battle After Another and Sinners – will then move to Ster-Kinekor’s eight IMAX cinemas (Cradlestone, Eastgate and Mall of Africa in Johannesburg, The Grove in Tshwane, Baywest Mall in Gqeberha, and Blue Route, Capegate, and V&A Waterfront in Cape Town), from 13 March for a week.
”With our exclusive Oscar Buzz price deal, movie buffs have the opportunity to watch some of last year’s big picture nominees once again in all their glory – and as their directors made them to be seen – on the big screen, including on the biggest screen of them all, in IMAX,” says Lynne Wylie, chief marketing officer of Ster-Kinekor Theatres.
“The 2026 Oscars season has officially kicked off with the announcement of this year’s Academy Award nominations. We hope everyone will join in the excitement and anticipation of the Oscar Buzz, by watching these nominated movies on our big screens and start making their predictions.”
Apart from their Best Picture nominations, these six films have also been nominated in various other Oscar categories, including for:
Bugonia – Best Actress (Emma Stone), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score (Jerskin Fendrix): four nominations
F1 – Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, and Best Film Editing: four nominations
Hamnet – Best Director (Chloé Zhao), Best Actress (Jessie Buckley), Best Adapted Screenplay (based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel), Best Original Score, Best Casting, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design: eight nominations
Marty Supreme – Best Director (Josh Safdie), Best Actor (Timothée Chalamet), Best Supporting Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design: nine nominations
One Battle After Another – Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Best Supporting Actor (Benicio del Toro), Best Supporting Actress (Chase Infiniti), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Sound, Best Original Score (Jonny Greenwood), Best Visual Effects: 13 nominations
Sinners – Best Director (Ryan Coogler), Best Actor: (Michael B. Jordan), Best Supporting Actor (Delroy Lindo, Jack O’Connell), Best Supporting Actress (Hailee Steinfeld), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound, Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson), Best Original Song, Best Visual Effects, Best Casting: a record-breaking 16 nominations
The full list of the 2026 Oscar nominations is available here. The 98th Academy Awards ceremony takes place on 15 March 2026 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and will be hosted by Emmy® Award-winning television talk show host, writer, producer and comedian Conan O’Brien for the second consecutive year.
“Ster-Kinekor continually strives to provide audiences with the latest blockbusters and top-rated movies on both the mainstream and art movie circuits. There is only one way to view these multi-nominated films to fully appreciate their overall craftsmanship – on the big screen.
“As we start the countdown to the 98th Academy Awards ceremony, we invite movie lovers to watch the best films in the comfort of one of our cinemas and participate in the Oscar buzz. We’d love to know who you think deserves to take home an Oscar this year,” says Wylie.
Book your R99 tickets now on the new-look Ster-Kinekor website at www.sterkinekor.com or download the new-look SK App on your smartphone. For news and updates, go to Facebook: Ster-Kinekor Theatres | follow Ster-Kinekor on Twitter: @Ster-Kinekor. For all queries, call Ticketline on 0861-Movies (668 437).
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