We're continuing our category-by-category Oscar predictions for the 99th Academy Awards!

So far, we've covered Best Picture, Best Director, and both screenplay categories. Today, we looking at the four acting races: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.

We'll also recap the Chicago and Philadelphia Film Festivals, highlighting some of the standout films we saw and discussing how they might shake up our predictions moving forward.

And in case you missed it, awards season is officially underway! Nominations for the 36th annual Gotham Awards were announced on Tuesday, October 27th. The Gothams are traditionally considered one of the first major stops on the awards circuit, helping kick off the season and build momentum for independent films. We break down this year's Gotham nominations ahead of our acting category predictions.