The Oscars 2026: How The Night Progressed (and How My Predictions Landed!).

It’s 11pm on Sunday March 15th in the UK: Oscar Time! So, here we go! It’s Oscar night and I will be updating my “Predictions” post (in red) with commentary from the night and the Oscar Winners 2026 as they are announced. I’ll also be checking how well I am doing on my predictions! ==== … Read more

The Oscars 2026: One Mann’s Movies’ (Probably Appallingly Inaccurate) Oscar Predictions.

It’s Time For Me To Place My Bets! So, its that time again. The opportunity to utterly humiliate myself in from of my loyal readers by completely cacking up my 2026 Oscar predictions! My success at these predictions has been variable to say the list, with this being my 11th year of predicting the results. … Read more

Come See Me In The Good Light (3.5*): An Eloquent Description Of A Cancer Journey.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Come See Me In The Good Light”. (2026, 3.5*, 15). The last feature film from this year’s Oscars that I am likely to see before the awards tomorrow night, “Come See Me In The Good Light” is a documentary following the cancer treatment of US poet Andrea Gibson. One … Read more

Mr. Nobody Against Putin (4*): Parading a Bright Red Cloak In Front Of A Dangerous Bull.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”. (2025, 4*, 15). One of the BBC’s ‘Storyville’ strands of international documentaries, “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” is the winner of the BAFTA for Best Documentary and one of the nominated Oscar Documentaries for this year. It’s a fascinating study into the workings of propaganda in … Read more

Reviews of the Films in the Best Animated Short Oscar Category 2026.

Composite of clips from the shortlisted films. (Source: Animation Magazine web site)

I have got to see all but one of the Best Animated Short Oscar nominees for the 2026 Oscars and once again there are some real crackers in the list. There are links to where you may be able to find them (subject to change of course) within each review. The nominees for Best Animated … Read more