In one of the most exciting and dramatic awards seasons ever, the field is wide open in several fields. Here are the BBC film critics' expert predictions.

After the star's surprise SAG win, viral acceptance speech and attention-grabbing campaign, could he pip Adrien Brody to the post to win the best actor prize?

If Demi Moore wins the best actress award for The Substance, it will be a landmark moment – outstanding performances in the horror genre are too often overlooked.

Among the many controversies of this year's Oscars race, some believe that favourites to take home the acting awards have been recognised in the wrong category.

Historians and experts, along with the film's star and director, discuss how accurate the Oscars' best picture favourite The Brutalist is.

As the Oscars approach, Kate Young talks risk taking, intimacy – and why method dressing drives her "nuts".

The contenders for the film industry's biggest prizes this year represent a range of genres and styles – but there's a common thread that's hard to miss.

Musical Emilia Pérez, about a Mexican drug lord, is the frontrunner for the Academy Awards, with 13 nominations. But its depiction of the country is stoking criticism.