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The 98th Academy Awards, celebrating the best movies of 2025 and the people behind them, are set to take place March 15 in Los Angeles.
In the final few days before the Academy Awards, and with several key races tightening, here are the BBC film critics' final expert predictions.
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THR’s awards expert Scott Feinberg and chief film critic David Rooney `weigh in ahead of the 98th Annual Academy Awards.