Oscars Preview 2026
- Thomas Duncan
- 4 days ago
- 6 min read
Best Picture:
Nominees:
Bugonia (Focus Features)
F1 (Apple)
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Hamnet (Focus Features)
Marty Supreme (A24)
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
The Secret Agent (Neon)
Sentimental Value (Neon)
Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Train Dreams (Netflix)
Will Win: Sinners (Tom)/One Battle After Another (Dana)
Tom Rankings:
Hamnet
F1
Train Dreams
Frankenstein
Bugonia
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Marty Supreme
The Secret Agent
Dana Rankings:
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Train Dreams
Sinners
F1
Bugonia
Marty Supreme
Frankenstein
The Secret Agent
Best Actress:
Nominees:
Jessie Buckley in Hamnet
Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Value
Emma Stone in Bugonia
Will Win: Jessie Buckley (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: Jessie Buckley (Tom/Dana)
Best Director:
Nominees:
Hamnet, Chloé Zhao
Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson
Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier
Sinners, Ryan Coogler
Will Win: Paul Thomas Anderson (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: Ryan Coogler (Tom)/Paul Thomas Anderson (Dana)
Best Actor:
Nominees:
Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan in Sinners
Wagner Moura in The Secret Agent
Will Win: Michael B. Jordan (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: Michael B. Jordan (Tom)/Ethan Hawke (Dana)
Best Score:
Nominees:
Bugonia; Jerskin Fendrix
Frankenstein; Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet; Max Richter
One Battle After Another; Jonny Greenwood
Sinners; Ludwig Goransson
Will Win: Sinners (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: Sinners (Tom/Dana)
Best International Film:
Nominees:
Brazil, The Secret Agent
France, It Was Just an Accident
Norway, Sentimental Value
Spain, Sirat
Tunisia, The Voice of Hind Rajab
Will Win: Sentimental Value (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: It Was Just an Accident (Tom/Dana)
Best Cinematography:
Nominees:
Frankenstein, Dan Laustsen
Marty Supreme, Darius Khondji
One Battle After Another, Michael Bauman
Sinners, Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Train Dreams, Adolpho Veloso
Will Win: One Battle After Another (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: Train Dreams (Tom/Dana)
In Memoriam Tiebreaker:
Tom: Robert Duvall
Dana: Robert Redford
Best Live Action Short:
Nominees:
Butcher’s Stain (Tel Aviv University Steve Tisch School of Film and Television); Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi
A Friend of Dorothy; Lee Knight and James Dean
Jane Austen’s Period Drama; Julia Aks and Steve Pinder
The Singers; Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt
Two People Exchanging Saliva; Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata
Will Win: Two People Exchanging Saliva (Tom)/Butcher's Stain (Dana)
Should Win: A Friend of Dorothy (Tom/Dana)
Best Visual Effects:
Nominees:
Avatar: Fire and Ash; Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
F1; Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson
Jurassic World Rebirth; David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
The Lost Bus; Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin
Sinners; Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean
Will Win: Avatar: Fire and Ash (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: F1 (Tom/Dana)
Best Sound:
Nominees:
F1; Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta
Frankenstein; Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern
One Battle After Another; José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor
Sinners; Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
Sirat; Amanda Vil
Will Win: F1 (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: F1 (Tom/Dana)
Best Documentary Feature:
Nominees:
The Alabama Solution (HBO Documentary Films); Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple); Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen
Cutting Through Rocks; Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (PINK); Nominees to be determined
The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix); Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee
Will Win: The Perfect Neighbor (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: The Perfect Neighbor (Dana)
Best Documentary Short:
Nominees:
All the Empty Rooms (Netflix); Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones
Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (HBO); Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo
Children No More: “Were and Are Gone” (Sky); Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins
The Devil Is Busy (HBO); Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir
Perfectly a Strangeness (Second Sight Pictures); Alison McAlpine
Will Win: All the Empty Rooms (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (Tom)/All the Empty Rooms (Dana)
Best Original Song:
Nominees:
“Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters; Music and Lyric by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park
“I Lied to You” from Sinners; Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” from Viva Verdi!; Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams; Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner, Lyric by Nick Cave
Will Win: "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters (Tom)/"Train Dreams" from Train Dreams (Dana)
Best Production Design:
Nominees:
Frankenstein (Netflix); Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
Hamnet (Focus Features); Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton
Marty Supreme (A24); Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.); Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
Sinners (Warner Bros.); Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne
Will Win: Frankenstein (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: Frankenstein (Tom/Dana)
Best Supporting Actress:
Nominees:
Elle Fanning in Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan in Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku in Sinners
Teyana Taylor in One Battle After Another
Will Win: Amy Madigan (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Tom)/Amy Madigan (Dana)
Best Film Editing:
Nominees:
F1; Stephen Mirrione
Marty Supreme; Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another; Andy Jurgensen
Sentimental Value; Olivier Bugge Coutté
Sinners; Michael P. Shawver
Will Win: One Battle After Another (Tom)/F1 (Dana)
Should Win: F1 (Tom/Dana)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
Nominees:
Frankenstein; Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
Kokuho; Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
Sinners; Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
The Smashing Machine; Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
The Ugly Stepsister; Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
Will Win: Frankenstein (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: Frankenstein (Tom/Dana)
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Nominees:
Bugonia; Screenplay by Will Tracy
Frankenstein; Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet; Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
One Battle After Another; Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Train Dreams; Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Will Win: One Battle After Another (Tom)/Train Dreams (Dana)
Should Win: Bugonia (Tom)/Train Dreams (Dana)
Best Original Screenplay:
Nominees:
Blue Moon; Written by Robert Kaplow
It Was Just an Accident; Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
Marty Supreme; Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value; Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Sinners; Written by Ryan Coogler
Will Win: Sinners (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: It Was Just an Accident (Tom)/Blue Moon (Dana)
Best Costume Design:
Nominees:
Avatar: Fire and Ash; Deborah L. Scott
Frankenstein; Kate Hawley
Hamnet; Malgosia Turzanska
Marty Supreme; Miyako Bellizzi
Sinners; Ruth E. Carter
Will Win: Frankenstein (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: Marty Supreme (Tom)/Hamnet (Dana)
Best Animated Short:
Nominees:
Butterfly (Sacrebleu Productions); Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens
Forevergreen; Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
The Girl Who Cried Pearls (National Film Board of Canada); Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
Retirement Plan; John Kelly and Andrew Freedman
The Three Sisters (Polydont Films/Rymanco Ventures); Konstantin Bronzit
Will Win: The Girl Who Cried Pearls (Tom)/Butterfly (Dana)
Should Win: Butterfly (Tom)/Forevergreen (Dana)
Best Animated Feature:
Nominees:
Arco; Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman
Elio; Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm
KPop Demon Hunters; Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain; Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon
Zootopia 2; Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino
Will Win: KPop Demon Hunters (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: Zootopia 2 (Tom/Dana)
Best Supporting Actor:
Nominees:
Benicio Del Toro in One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi in Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo in Sinners
Sean Penn in One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgard in Sentimental Value
Will Win: Sean Penn (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: Sean Penn (Tom/Dana)
Best Casting:
Nominees:
Hamnet; Nina Gold
Marty Supreme; Jennifer Venditti
One Battle After Another; Cassandra Kulukundis
The Secret Agent; Gabriel Domingues
Sinners; Francine Maisler
Will Win: Sinners (Tom/Dana)
Should Win: Sinners (Tom)/Marty Supreme (Dana)
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