INTERVIEWS

When Michael B. Jordan walked into the press room, golden statuette in hand, the noise of the night hadn’t quite settled yet. There was still adrenaline in his voice, still disbelief in his eyes, but underneath it all, something steadier: a man fully aware of the journey it took to get here. The following is his official Oscars interview.

As the 98th Academy Awards approach, the race has shifted from predictable campaigning to a historic realignment of industry values. From the record-breaking momentum of Sinners to the rise of Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest masterpiece, we analyze the data and guild alignments to bring you the definitive predictions for Hollywood’s biggest night.