Insanely Early 2027 Oscar Predictions My guesswork may humiliate me later, but what’s life without risk? Movies Awards Peter Travers Apr 17, 2026 — 9 min read
Oscar class of 2026: Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”), Michael B. Jordan (“Sinners”), Amy Madigan (“Weapons”), Sean Penn (Absent) Last Words on Oscar 2026 What worked. What didn’t. And what Oscar means for the future of movies Movies Awards Peter Travers Mar 14, 2026 — 4 min read
Ask Peter 03/14/2026 Now that this year’s Academy Awards are all over but the shouting, do you see any new movie that looks like it has the stuff to make it as Best Picture in the 2027 Oscar race? Ask Peter Awards Peter Travers Mar 14, 2026 — 3 min read
Oscar Smackdown Oscar picks its battles. Place your bets. Awards Movies Peter Travers Mar 6, 2026 — 18 min read
Ask Peter 02/27/2026 Can you pick one Oscar nomination this year that you want to send packing? Ask Peter Awards Peter Travers Feb 27, 2026 — 3 min read
“Train Dreams” Winning Team: DP Adolpho Veloso, producer Marissa McMahon, star Joel Edgerton, director Clint Bentley and producer Teddy Schwarzman Spirit Winner: "Train Dreams" This story of building America took three top prizes, including Best Film. Cost? Negligible. Artistic dividends? Huge. In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Feb 20, 2026 — 2 min read
Kayo Martin flashes his Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in “The Plague” Spirit Breakthrough: Kayo Martin Youth has its day at the Film Independent Spirit Awards as Kayo boxes his way to a newcomer victory as the hissable bully in “The Plague.” In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Feb 20, 2026 — 2 min read
Rose Byrne collects her Spirit prize for Leading Performance in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” Lead Performance: Rose Byrne An independent spirit fires through her Spirit-winning performance of as a mother in crisis in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.” In the News Screening Room Peter Travers Feb 20, 2026 — 2 min read
