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The Roundtable

2026 Oscar talk with Thelma Adams

By Joe Donahue
Published March 12, 2026 at 11:33 AM EDT

The 98th Academy Awards will take place this Sunday in Hollywood, CA - honoring movies released in 2025. Conan O’Brien will host. Every year we welcome we welcome one of the foremost film critics in the industry join us and discuss our impressions of this year’s best in film.

Thelma Adams reviews film and TV for AARP.org and The Wrap. She was twice Chair of the New York Film Critics Circle and is a founding contributor to GoldDerby.com, the first dedicated awards website. Thelma is also the author of three novels, “Bittersweet Brooklyn,” “The Last Woman Standing” and “Playdate.”

Thelma Adams is The Roundtable’s Oscar-ologist and we welcome her back this morning.

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