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FilmWeek 2026 Oscar Preview
The annual FilmWeek Oscar Preview was March 7 at the Alex Theater in Glendale
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It’s the annual FilmWeek Oscar Preview! AirTalk host Larry Mantle and the FilmWeek critics will take us through the major races and rundown the likely winners and where we might see some surprises. Grab your popcorn and join us for this annual favorite.
FilmWeek Critics
- Tim Cogshell (he/him), FilmWeek critic, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com; he tweets @CinemaInMind
- Christy Lemire (she/her), FilmWeek critic and co-host of the Breakfast All Day podcast; she tweets @christylemire
- Lael Loewenstein, FilmWeek critic; she tweets @LAELLO
- Wade Major, FilmWeek critic and CineGods.com
- Amy Nicholson, film critic for LAist, film critic for the Los Angeles Times and host of the podcast ‘Unspooled’; she tweets @TheAmyNicholson (She/Her)
- Claudia Puig, film critic for LAist and program director for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival; she tweets @ClaudiaPuig (She/Her)
- Peter Rainer, FilmWeek critic and the Christian Science Monitor
- Charles Solomon (he/him), FilmWeek critic, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
- Justin Chang, film critic for The New Yorker and NPR’s Fresh Air (He/Him)
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