The 95th Oscars’ producing team and host Jimmy Kimmel will need to keep trying to crack that code. The presumptive frontrunner since its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, “The Fabelmans” has bounced back in a significant way. This is very much still a best picture race where many pieces need to move to call: checkmate. Outside of Quan in best supporting actor, the race for animated feature could be locked up before noms are announced. The truth is, Wednesday’s early morning SAG and DGA announcements will be far more telling about the Oscar race than the Globes.
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