As per tradition, here are my predictions for the Oscars 2026!
WW: Will Win
DH: Dark Horse
Prediction Results: ??/24 (??/24 if including dark horses)
Best Picture

- Bugonia
- F1: The Movie
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another – WW
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners – DH
- Secret Agent, The
- Train Dreams
Best International Feature

- It Was Just an Accident (Iran)
- Secret Agent, The (Brazil) – DH
- Sentimental Value (Norway) – WW
- Sirat (Spain)
- Voice of Hind Rajab, The (Tunisia)
Best Animated Feature

- Arco
- Elio
- KPop Demon Hunters – WW
- Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2 – DH
Best Documentary Feature

- Alabama Solution, The – DH
- Come See Me in the Good Light
- Cutting Through Rocks
- Mr. Nobody Against Putin
- Perfect Neighbour, The – WW
Best Director

- Chloe Zhao (Hamnet)
- Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
- Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
- Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another) – WW
- Ryan Coogler (Sinners) – DH
Best Leading Actor

- Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
- Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) – WW
- Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
- Timothee Chalamet (Marty Supreme) – DH
- Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
Best Leading Actress

- Emma Stone (Bugonia)
- Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) – WW
- Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
- Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) – DH
- Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
Best Supporting Actor

- Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another)
- Delroy Lindo (Sinners)
- Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
- Sean Penn (One Battle After Another) – WW
- Stellan Skarsgard (Sentimental Value) – DH
Best Supporting Actress

- Amy Madigan (Weapons) – WW
- Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
- Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) – DH
- Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
Best Original Screenplay

- Blue Moon
- It Was Just an Accident
- Marty Supreme
- Sentimental Value – DH
- Sinners – WW
Best Adapted Screenplay

- Bugonia
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet – DH
- One Battle After Another – WW
- Train Dreams
Best Cinematography

- Frankenstein
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another – WW
- Sinners – DH
- Train Dreams
Best Film Editing

- F1: The Movie
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another – WW
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners – DH
Best Production Design

- Frankenstein – WW
- Hamnet – DH
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
Best Costume Design

- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Frankenstein – WW
- Hamnet – DH
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
Best Makeup & Hairstyling

- Frankenstein – WW
- Kokuho
- Sinners – DH
- Smashing Machine, The
- Ugly Stepsister, The
Best Original Score

- Bugonia
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- One Battle After Another – DH
- Sinners – WW
Best Original Song

- “Dear Me” (Diane Warren: Relentless)
- “Golden” (KPop Demon Hunters) – WW
- “I Lied to You” (Sinners) – DH
- “Sweet Dreams of Joy” (Viva Verdi!)
- “Train Dreams” (Train Dreams)
Best Sound

- F1: The Movie – WW
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners – DH
- Sirat
Best Visual Effects

- Avatar: Fire and Ash – WW
- F1: The Movie – DH
- Jurassic World: Rebirth
- The Lost Bus
- Sinners
Best Casting

- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another – DH
- Secret Agent, The
- Sinners – WW
Best Live Action Short

- Butcher’s Stain
- Friend of Dorothy, A
- Jane Austen’s Period Drama
- Singers, The – DH
- Two People Exchanging Saliva – WW
Best Animated Short

- Forevergreen
- Girl Who Cried Pearls, The
- Butterfly – WW
- Retirement Plan – DH
- Three Sisters, The
Best Documentary Short

- All the Empty Rooms – WW
- Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
- Children No More: Were and Are Gone
- Devil Is Busy, The – DH
- Perfectly a Strangeness










