Oscar Predictions - Gio Lago - Next Best Picture

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Gio Lago

Cinema

@thegiovannilago

Best Picture

Aug 19

1	1	The Odyssey Universal \| Christopher Nolan
2	2	La Bola Negra Netflix \| Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
3	3	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros. \| Denis Villeneuve
4	4	Wild Horse Nine Searchlight \| Martin McDonagh
5	5	Ink Netflix \| Danny Boyle
6 1	6 1	Fjord Neon \| Cristian Mungiu
7 1	7 1	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM \| Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
8	8	The Debut A24 \| Jesse Eisenberg
9	9	Behemoth! Searchlight \| Tony Gilroy
10	10	Digger Warner Bros. \| Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Best Director

Aug 13

1	1	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
2	2	Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo La Bola Negra
3 1	3 1	Denis Villeneuve Dune: Part Three
4 1	4 1	Danny Boyle Ink
5	5	Cristian Mungiu Fjord

Best Actress

Aug 12

1	1	Julianne Moore The Debut
2	2	Cynthia Erivo Prima Facie
3	3	Olivia Wilde The Invite
4	4	Renate Reinsve Fjord
5	5	Léa Seydoux Gentle Monster

Best Actor

Aug 6

1	1	Tom Cruise Digger
2	2	Matt Damon The Odyssey
3	3	Andrew Scott Elsinore
4	4	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
5 1	5 1	Robert Pattinson Primetime

Best Supporting Actress

Aug 19

1	1	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
2	2	Penélope Cruz La Bola Negra
3	3	Samantha Morton The Odyssey
4	4	Mariana di Girolamo Wild Horse Nine
5	5	Elizabeth Debicki The Adventures of Cliff Booth

Best Supporting Actor

Aug 19

1	1	Paul Giamatti The Debut
2	2	Sam Rockwell Wild Horse Nine
3	3	John Leguizamo The Odyssey
4 1	4 1	Guy Pearce Ink
5 1	5 1	John Goodman Digger

Best Adapted Screenplay

Aug 7

1	1	La Bola Negra Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo \| Netflix
2	2	Ink James Graham \| Netflix
3	3	Dune: Part Three Denis Villeneuve, Brian K. Vaughan \| Warner Bros.
4	4	The Odyssey Christopher Nolan \| Universal
5 2	5 2	The Invite Rashida Jones, Will McCormack \| A24

Best Original Screenplay

Jul 13

1	1	Wild Horse Nine Martin McDonagh \| Searchlight
2	2	Fjord Cristian Mungiu \| Neon
3 1	3 1	The Debut Jesse Eisenberg \| A24
4 1	4 1	Behemoth! Tony Gilroy \| Searchlight
5	5	Digger Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolás Giacobone, Sabina Berman \| Warner Bros.

Best Casting

Jun 27

1 5	1 5	La Bola Negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
2 1	2 1	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
3 1	3 1	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
4 1	4 1	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
5 1	5 1	The Debut Douglas Aibel \| A24

Best Animated Feature

Aug 11

1	1	Ray Gunn Netflix \| Brad Bird
2	2	Iron Boy SPC \| Louis Clichy
3	3	Toy Story 5 Disney \| Andrew Stanton
4 2	4 2	In Waves Netflix \| Phuong Mai Nguyen
5 1	5 1	Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom GKIDS \| Steve Cox, Matthew Walker

Best Documentary Feature

Aug 7

1	1	American Doctor
2	2	Once Upon a Time in Harlem Neon \| William Greaves, David Greaves
3 14th	14th 3	14th
4	4	My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile
5	5	Rehearsals for a Revolution

Best International Feature Film

Aug 7

1	1	La Bola Negra
2	2	Fjord
3	3	Possible Love
4	4	All of a Sudden
5 1	5 1	Minotaur

Best Cinematography

Aug 19

1 1	1 1	Dune: Part Three Linus Sandgren \| Warner Bros.
2 1	2 1	The Odyssey Hoyte van Hoytema \| Universal
3	3	La Bola Negra Gris Jordana \| Netflix
4 2	4 2	Primetime David Bolen \| A24
5	5	Fatherland Łukasz Żal \| Mubi

Best Costume Design

Jul 9

1	1	Werwulf Focus Features
2 3	2 3	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
3 1	3 1	The Odyssey Universal
4	4	I Love Boosters Neon
5 3	5 3	Sense and Sensibility Grace Snell \| Focus Features

Best Film Editing

Aug 7

1	1	The Odyssey Jennifer Lame \| Universal
2	2	La Bola Negra Alberto Gutiérrez \| Netflix
3	3	Dune: Part Three Joe Walker \| Warner Bros.
4	4	Wild Horse Nine Mikkel E.G. Nielsen \| Searchlight
5	5	Ink Fin Oates \| Netflix

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Jul 30

1	1	Digger Warner Bros.
2	2	Werwulf Focus Features
3 1	3 1	The Odyssey Universal
4 1	4 1	Clayface Warner Bros.
5	5	Wicker Black Bear

Best Production Design

Jul 23

1	1	The Odyssey Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias, Gene Serdena \| Universal
2	2	Dune: Part Three Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau \| Warner Bros.
3	3	Werwulf Craig Lathrop, Anna Pinnock \| Focus Features
4	4	Project Hail Mary Charles Wood, John Bush \| Amazon MGM
5 1	5 1	Digger Anna Pinnock, Dennis Gassner, Richard L. Johnson \| Warner Bros.

Best Original Score

Jul 14

1	1	The Odyssey Ludwig Göransson \| Universal
2	2	Dune: Part Three Hans Zimmer \| Warner Bros.
3 1	3 1	Wild Horse Nine Carter Burwell \| Searchlight
4 1	4 1	Werwulf Robin Carolan \| Focus Features
5 2	5 2	Disclosure Day John Williams \| Universal

Best Original Song

Aug 19

1	1	TBD The Debut
2	2	La Nieve La Bola Negra
3 1	3 1	Travis Scott The Odyssey
4	4	Runway The Devil Wears Prada 2
5	5	Diane Warren Untitled

Best Sound

Jul 14

1	1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
2	2	The Odyssey Universal
3	3	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
4	4	Behemoth! Searchlight
5	5	The Debut A24

Best Visual Effects

Aug 19

1	1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
2	2	Godzilla Minus Zero GKIDS
3	3	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
4	4	The Odyssey Universal
5 1	5 1	Whalefall 20th Century