Watch Six Oscar® Best Picture Nominees. Pay Just R99 Per Film For A Ticket And Combo Bundle, Including In IMAX®, Exclusively With Ster-Kinekor

The Golden Globes winners have been announced, the stars have sashay-ed down the BAFTAS red carpet, and Sinners was the big winner over One Battle After Another at the Actor Awards gala evening announced on 01 March.

Now, the much sought-after golden statues wait patiently in the wings for the 98^th Academy Awards celebration on 15 March. According to the pundits, some of the front runners celebrated at the likes of the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards could also be firm favourites to take home the prized Oscars, but these are simply their predictions – what are yours?

The Oscar nominations announced recently provide the next best clue as to which movies, casts and crews are poised to take home the top honours in this year’s race to movie stardom.

Six of the films nominated for Best Picture will screen at select Ster-Kinekor cinemas from 06 March. A special Oscar Buzz deal offers all tickets for each film priced at just R99, which includes a small drink and popcorn. The films are Bugonia; F1; Hamnet; Marty Supreme; One Battle After Another; and Sinners, with screenings taking place on a rotational basis across the week at the following sites: Rosebank Nouveau, Eastgate and Mall of Africa in Johannesburg, Brooklyn in Tshwane, Watercrest in Hillcrest KZN, Somerset Mall in Somerset West, and Tygervalley and V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.

Continuing the R99 Oscar Buzz promotion into the following week, four of the nominated Best Picture titles – F1; Marty Supreme; One Battle After Another and Sinners – will then move to Ster-Kinekor’s eight IMAX cinemas (Cradlestone, Eastgate and Mall of Africa in Johannesburg, The Grove in Tshwane, Baywest Mall in Gqeberha, and Blue Route, Capegate, and V&A Waterfront in Cape Town), from 13 March for a week.

”With our exclusive Oscar Buzz price deal, movie buffs have the opportunity to watch some of last year’s big picture nominees once again in all their glory – and as their directors made them to be seen – on the big screen, including on the biggest screen of them all, in IMAX,” says Lynne Wylie, chief marketing officer of Ster-Kinekor Theatres.

“The 2026 Oscars season has officially kicked off with the announcement of this year’s Academy Award nominations. We hope everyone will join in the excitement and anticipation of the Oscar Buzz, by watching these nominated movies on our big screens and start making their predictions.”

Apart from their Best Picture nominations, these six films have also been nominated in various other Oscar categories, including for:

Bugonia – Best Actress (Emma Stone), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score (Jerskin Fendrix): four nominations

F1 – Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, and Best Film Editing: four nominations

Hamnet – Best Director (Chloé Zhao), Best Actress (Jessie Buckley), Best Adapted Screenplay (based on Maggie O'Farrell's novel), Best Original Score, Best Casting, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design: eight nominations

Marty Supreme – Best Director (Josh Safdie), Best Actor (Timothée Chalamet), Best Supporting Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design: nine nominations

One Battle After Another – Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Best Supporting Actor (Benicio del Toro), Best Supporting Actress (Chase Infiniti), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Sound, Best Original Score (Jonny Greenwood), Best Visual Effects: 13 nominations

Sinners – Best Director (Ryan Coogler), Best Actor: (Michael B. Jordan), Best Supporting Actor (Delroy Lindo, Jack O'Connell), Best Supporting Actress (Hailee Steinfeld), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound, Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson), Best Original Song, Best Visual Effects, Best Casting: a record-breaking 16 nominations

The full list of the 2026 Oscar nominations is available here. The 98th Academy Awards ceremony takes place on 15 March 2026 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and will be hosted by Emmy® Award-winning television talk show host, writer, producer and comedian Conan O’Brien for the second consecutive year.

“Ster-Kinekor continually strives to provide audiences with the latest blockbusters and top-rated movies on both the mainstream and art movie circuits. There is only one way to view these multi-nominated films to fully appreciate their overall craftsmanship – on the big screen.

“As we start the countdown to the 98^th Academy Awards ceremony, we invite movie lovers to watch the best films in the comfort of one of our cinemas and participate in the Oscar buzz. We’d love to know who you think deserves to take home an Oscar this year,” says Wylie.

Book your R99 tickets now on the new-look Ster-Kinekor website at www.sterkinekor.com or download the new-look SK App on your smartphone. For news and updates, go to Facebook: Ster-Kinekor Theatres | follow Ster-Kinekor on Twitter: @Ster-Kinekor. For all queries, call Ticketline on 0861-Movies (668 437).

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About Ster-Kinekor Theatres

Ster-Kinekor Theatres is the largest movie exhibitor on the African continent. To most South Africans, the word ‘movies’ is synonymous with the name ‘Ster-Kinekor’. The company operates 32 commercial cinema complexes in South Africa that house 249 large-scale screens, with 33 147 seats and the largest 3D footprint featuring 99 state-of-the-art 3D screens in South Africa (Commercial, 3D, IMAX, Kids Cinema and Cine Prestige). It also operates four cinema complexes in Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia, with 23 screens and 3 014 seats.

As the industry leader, Ster-Kinekor has pioneered cinema concepts such as Cinema Nouveau, a dedicated art-house multiplex cinema, and the luxurious Cine Prestige theatres, the first ‘business class’ cinema experience in South Africa; and has headed the return of the IMAX® Experience, with eight IMAX® Theatres across the country. Ster-Kinekor has expanded its cinema innovation to launch the first Kids’ Cinema complete with slides and bean bag seating (currently seven screens) as well as D-BOX which brings movie experiences to life with motion seats. Most recently, Ster-Kinekor introduced SKX-PERIENCE Powered by Jozi X at The Zone in Rosebank, an indoor adventure hub offering axe throwing, gel blaster, splatter room and escape rooms, adding a new dimension to the Ster-Kinekor entertainment experience.

As one of South Africa’s most loved brands, it is Ster-Kinekor’s ongoing mission to become synonymous with the unrivalled magic of the cinema experience, by providing ‘Great Moments at Their Greatest’. During 2013, the company embarked on a massive roll-out project to convert and equip every cinema with the very latest in digital projection and sound technology. The result of this upgrade is that every cinema now boasts state-of-the-art cinema technology that encompasses 2K and 4K digital projection and 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound systems.

The SK Club loyalty programme rewards members with redeemable points when they swipe their card when buying movie tickets or catering, as well as half-price tickets on Tuesdays. Combined with industry-leading loyalty programmes from Edgars Club and Discovery Vitality, these give Ster-Kinekor a strong consumer value proposition and competitive advantage. Ster-Kinekor has extended its loyalty offering to include the first subscription model in South Africa: SK Subscription Club, which offers members a limited or unlimited number of movies per month at a set cost whilst also enjoying the benefits of SK Club.

As the market leader, Ster-Kinekor aims to spearhead the advancement of cinema across both South Africa and the rest of Africa, to ensure that consumers continue to experience movies as they were made to be seen – on the big screen.

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