It's "One Battle After Another" vs. "Sinners" in 11 races, including Best Picture, with "Hamnet" star Jessie Buckley locked for Best Actress. This has been a long-ass Oscar season . You can blame the Olympics and last weekend’s Los Angeles Marathon, which featured a runner whizzing across the finish line at the last minute past the stumbling frontrunner. The good news about the prolonged awards season: We have an Oscar race . The usual snowball effect that makes voters pile on consensus choices