The best performance of the year seems like it’s going to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, only to lose to what should really be considered a lead performance. Modern Oscars have evolved beyond performances and now include gamesmanship and campaigning alongside performance. On the contrary, the supporting categories have remained steady for decades. Oscars night is a celebration of film and all of the minds and hands that come together to make it. The supporting actor and actress categories are not running rampant with fraud — stats and feelings back this up.

Source: Daily Sun January 21, 2026 20:31 UTC