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Statues, Seeds, and Straits: Navigating the Ides of March

March is always a month of transitions. We move from the scripted drama of Hollywood to the unscripted chaos of the basketball courts with NCAA March Madness and continued chaos in geopolitics due to surprise late Feb events. Here is my take on Oscar predictions and other events.. Statues: And the Oscar goes to.... Tomorrow night, the Dolby Theatre becomes the center of the universe. This year’s race is a fascinating battle between the "Record-Breaker" and the "Auteur's Epic." Ryan Coogler’s Sinners walked in with a historic 16 nominations, but Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another has been cleaning up the precursors. Here are my predictions for the top 10 categories: Best Picture: One Battle After Another (Surprise: Sinners ) Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson ( One Battle After Another ) Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan ( Sinners ) - even though close second, Timothée Chalamet ( Marty Supreme)  may have to wait to win his first Oscar some more ti...