2026 Oscar Predictions

 

I am predicting 18/24 categories this year. I feel good about many of the movie awards, but the acting awards except for Best Actress are going to be really interesting.

BEST PICTURE

Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams

What I want to/think should win: One Battle After Another
What I predict will win: One Battle After Another

BEST ACTOR

Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan - Sinners
Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent

Who I want to/think should win: Leonardo DiCaprio
Who I predict will win: Timothée Chalamet

BEST ACTRESS

Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
Emma Stone - Bugonia

Who I want to/think should win: Renate Reinsve
Who I predict will win: Jessie Buckley

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo - Sinners
Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value

Who I want to/think should win: Benicio del Toro
Who I predict will win: Stellan Skarsgård

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan - Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners
Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another

Who I want to/think should win: Amy Madigan
Who I predict will win: Teyana Taylor

BEST DIRECTOR

Chloé Zhao - Hamnet
Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler - Sinners

Who I want to/think should win: Paul Thomas Anderson
Who I predict will win: Paul Thomas Anderson

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Blue Moon
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners

What I want to/think should win: Sinners
What I predict will win: Sinners

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams

What I want to/think should win: One Battle After Another
What I predict will win: One Battle After Another

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

The Secret Agent - Brazil
It Was Just an Accident - France
Sentimental Value - Norway
Sirât - Spain
The Voice of Hind Rajab - Tunisia

What I want to/think should win: Sentimental Value
What I predict will win: Sentimental Value

BEST CASTING

Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners

What I want to/think should win: One Battle After Another
What I predict will win: Sinners

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

What I want to/think should win: One Battle After Another
What I predict will win: One Battle After Another

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners

What I want to/think should win: Sinners
What I predict will win: Frankenstein

BEST EDITING

F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

What I want to/think should win: F1
What I predict will win: One Battle After Another

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners

What I want to/think should win: Sinners
What I predict will win: Sinners

BEST SOUND

F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirât

What I want to/think should win: F1
What I predict will win: F1

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners

What I want to/think should win: F1
What I predict will win: Avatar: Fire and Ash

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister

What I want to/think should win: Sinners
What I predict will win: Frankenstein

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners

What I want to/think should win: Sinners
What I predict will win: Frankenstein