2026 Oscar Nomination Predictions (October)

From most to least likely to earn a nomination:

Best Picture

1. The Odyssey

2. Wild Horse Nine

3. La bola negra

4. The Invite

5. Dune: Part Three

6. The Debut

7. Project Hail Mary

8. All of a Sudden

9. Fjord

10. Being Heumann
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11. I Play Rocky

12. Michael

13. Artificial

14. Behemoth!

15. Obsession

Best Director

1. Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey

2. Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, La bola negra

3. Ryusuke Hamaguchi, All of a Sudden

4. Martin McDonagh, Wild Horse Nine

5. Cristian Mungiu, Fjord
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6. Olivia Wilde, The Invite

7. Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Three

8. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Project Hail Mary

9. Paweł Pawlikowski, Fatherland

10. Lee Chang-dong, Possible Love

Best Actress

1. Julianne Moore, The Debut

2. Renate Reinsve, Fjord

3. Sandra Hüller, Rose

4. Virginie Efira, All of a Sudden

5. Olivia Wilde, The Invite
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6. Ruth Madeley, Being Heumann

7. Inde Navarrette, Obsession

8. Sandra Hüller, Fatherland

9. Carrie Coon, The Liberation

10. Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Best Actor

1. John Malkovich, Wild Horse Nine

2. Matt Damon, The Odyssey

3. Andrew Scott, Elsinore

4. Sebastian Stan, Fjord

5. John Turturro, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
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6. Ryan Gosling, Project Hail Mary

7. Pedro Pascal, Behemoth!

8. Robert Pattinson, Primetime

9. Jaafar Jackson, Michael

10. Anthony Ippoliito, I Play Rocky

Best Supporting Actress

1. Anne Hathaway, The Odyssey

2. Penélope Cruz, La bola negra

3. Penélope Cruz, The Invite

4. Samantha Morton, The Odyssey

5. Tao Okamoto, All of a Sudden
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6. Olivia Colman, Elsinore

7. Sandra Hüller, Project Hail Mary

8. Mariana di Girolamo, Wild Horse Nine

9. Kate O’Flynn, Tender Loving Care

10. Glenn Close, La bola negra

Best Supporting Actor

1. Sam Rockwell, Wild Horse Nine

2. Edward Norton, The Invite

3. Andrew Garfield, Artificial

4. Paul Giamatti, The Debut

5. John Leguizamo, The Odyssey
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6. Colman Domingo, Michael

7. Robert Pattinson, The Odyssey

8. Guitarricadelafuente, La bola negra

9. Steve Buscemi, Wild Horse Nine

10. Guy Pearce, Ink

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey

2. Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, The Invite

3. Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, Alberto Conejero, La bola negra

4. Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Léa Le Dimna, All of a Sudden

5. Rebekah Taussig and Sian Heder, Being Heumann
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6. James Graham, Ink

7. Drew Goddard, Project Hail Mary

8. Denis Villeneuve and Brian K. Vaughan, Dune: Part Three

9. Simon Liashenko and Andrey Zvyagintsev, Minotaur

10. Quentin Tarantino, The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth

Best Original Screenplay

1. Martin McDonagh, Wild Horse Nine

2. Cristian Mungiu, Fjord

3. Jesse Eisenberg, The Debut

4. Mike Leigh, Tender Loving Care

5. Stephen Beresford, Elsinore
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6. Lee Chang-dong and Oh Jung-mi, Possible Love

7. Simon Rich, Artificial

8. Peter Gamble, I Play Rocky

9. Tony Gilroy, Behemoth!

10. Curry Barker, Obsession

Best Casting

1. John Papsidera, The Odyssey

2. Sarah Halley Finn, Wild Horse Nine

3. Eva Leira and Yolanda Serrano, La bola negra

4. Douglas Aibel, The Debut

5. Coralie Amédéo, All of a Sudden
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6. Hannah Chocron Foldøy, Fjord

7. Rick Montgomery, I Play Rocky

8. Adam Caldwell and Bernard Telsey, Being Heumann

9. Kimberly Hardin and Victoria Thomas, Michael

10. Jessica Ronane, Artificial

Best Animated Feature

1. Toy Story 5

2. Ray Gunn

3. Iron Boy

4. Wildwood

5. Tangles
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6. Hoppers

7. In Waves

8. Hexed

9. Forgotten Island

10. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

Best Documentary Feature

1. Once Upon a Time in Harlem

2. Rehearsals for a Revolution

3. 14th

4. You Can See Everything

5. Nuisance Bear
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6. One in a Million

7. The History of Concrete

8. NAZA

9. American Doctor

10. Time and Water

Best International Feature Film

1. La bola negra

2. All of a Sudden

3. Fjord

4. Possible Love

5. Rose
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6. Fatherland

7. Minotaur

8. Woman Unknown

9. The Beloved

10. How to Divorce During the War

Best Cinematography

1. Hoyte van Hoytema, The Odyssey

2. Linus Sandgren, Dune: Part Three

3. Gris Jordana, La bola negra

4. Łukasz Żal, Fatherland

5. Jarin Blaschke, Werwulf
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6. Greig Fraser, Project Hail Mary

7. Ben Davis, Wild Horse Nine

8. Tudor Vladimir Panduru, Fjord

9. Janusz Kamiński, Disclosure Day

10. Gerald Kerkletz, Rose

Best Costume Design

1. Ellen Mirojnick, The Odyssey

2. Jacqueline West, Dune: Part Three

3. Ana López-Cobos, La bola negra

4. Linda Muir, Werwulf

5. Grace Snell, Sense and Sensibility
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6. Molly Rogers, The Devil Wears Prada 2

7. Marci Rodgers, Michael

8. Jacqueline Durran, Wuthering Heights

9. Bina Daigeler, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

10. Bina Daigeler, Mother Mary

Best Film Editing

1. Jennifer Lame, The Odyssey

2. Joe Walker, Dune: Part Three

3. Alberto Gutiérrez, La bola negra

4. Joel Negron, Project Hail Mary

5. Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, Wild Horse Nine
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6. Yorgos Mavropsaridis and Anthony Boys, The Invite

7. Robert Nassau, The Debut

8. John Gilroy, Behemoth!

9. Mircea Olteanu, Fjord

10. Adam Locke-Norton, You Can See Everything

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

1. Werwulf

2. The Odyssey

3. Dune: Part Three

4. La bola negra

5. Clayface
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6. Digger

7. Michael

8. Wicker

9. Rose

10. The Bride!

Best Production Design

1. Ruth De Jong and Larry Dias, The Odyssey

2. Patrice Vermette and Shane Vieau, Dune: Part Three

3. Roger Bellés and Judit Ferrer, La bola negra

4. Craig Lathrop and Anna Pinnock, Werwulf

5. Charles Wood and John Bush, Project Hail Mary
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6. Danny Vermette, Trevor Johnston and Elliott Vion, Backrooms

7. Celia De La Hey and Francesca Balestra Di Mottola, Sense and Sensibility

8. Donald Graham Burt, The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth

9. Suzie Davies and Charlotte Dirickx, Wuthering Heights

10. Barbara Ling and Amy Wells, Michael

Best Original Score

1. Ludwig Göransson, The Odyssey

2. Hans Zimmer, Dune: Part Three

3. John Williams, Disclosure Day

4. Raül Refree, La bola negra

5. Daniel Pemberton, Project Hail Mary
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6. Carter Burwell, Wild Horse Nine

7. Emile Mosseri, The Debut

8. Robin Carolan, Werwulf

9. Dario Marianelli, Wildwood

10. James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri, Brandon Roberts, Michael Abels, Emily Bear, Lukas Frank, Michael Giacchino, Henry Jackman and Nami Melumadm, Behemoth!

Best Original Song

1. “By Any Means,” By Any Means

2. “La Nieve,” La bola negra

3. “This City May Have Chewed Me Up (But It Hasn’t Spit Me Out),” The Debut

4. “When I’m Home,” The Odyssey

5. “Let Me Sell You a Dream,” Musk
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6. “How to Write a Song (Without You),” Power Ballad

7. “Chains of Love,” Wuthering Heights

8. “The Saddest Song,” Artificial

9. “I Knew It, I Knew You,” Toy Story 5

10. “Runway,” The Devil Wears Prada 2

Best Sound

1. The Odyssey

2. Dune: Part Three

3. Project Hail Mary

4. La bola negra

5. Behemoth!
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6. Werwulf

7. Godzilla Minus Zero

8. Michael

9. The Mosquito Bowl

10. Avengers: Doomsday

Best Visual Effects

1. The Odyssey

2. Dune: Part Three

3. Project Hail Mary

4. Godzilla Minus Zero

5. Avengers: Doomsday
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6. Whalefall

7. Wildwood

8. Werwulf

9. Spider-Man: Brand New Day

10. Clayface

Best Animated Short

TBD

Best Documentary Short

TBD

Best Live Action Short

TBD