Oscar Predictions - Ben - Next Best Picture

Monday, July 6, 2026

Ben

@blangford

Best Picture

Jun 25

1	1	Wild Horse Nine Searchlight \| Martin McDonagh
2 3	2 3	La Bola Negra Netflix \| Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
3 1	3 1	The Odyssey Universal \| Christopher Nolan
4 1	4 1	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM \| Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
5 1	5 1	Digger Warner Bros. \| Alejandro G. Iñárritu
6 Behemoth!	Behemoth! 6	Behemoth! Searchlight \| Tony Gilroy
7 3	7 3	Obsession Focus Features \| Curry Barker
8 1	8 1	Fjord Neon \| Cristian Mungiu
9 1	9 1	Michael Universal \| Antoine Fuqua
10 3	10 3	Club Kid A24 \| Jordan Firstman

Best Director

May 24

1	1	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
2	2	Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo La Bola Negra
3	3	Martin McDonagh Wild Horse Nine
4 2	4 2	Alejandro G. Iñárritu Digger
5 1	5 1	Cristian Mungiu Fjord

Best Actress

Jun 15

1	1	Inde Navarrette Obsession
2 1	2 1	Michelle Williams A Place in Hell
3 1	3 1	Julianne Moore The Debut
4 1	4 1	Renate Reinsve Fjord
5 1	5 1	Sandra Hüller Fatherland

Best Actor

Jun 20

1	1	Tom Cruise Digger
2	2	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Matt Damon The Odyssey
4	4	Ryan Gosling Project Hail Mary
5	5	Jaafar Jackson Michael

Best Supporting Actress

Jun 25

1 1	1 1	Mariana di Girolamo Wild Horse Nine
2 1	2 1	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
3 1	3 1	Sandra Hüller Project Hail Mary
4 1	4 1	Penélope Cruz La Bola Negra
5 1	5 1	Daisy Edgar-Jones A Place in Hell

Best Supporting Actor

Jun 25

1 3	1 3	Paul Giamatti The Debut
2 1	2 1	John Goodman Digger
3 1	3 1	Riz Ahmed Digger
4 1	4 1	Sam Rockwell Wild Horse Nine
5	5	Colman Domingo Michael

Best Adapted Screenplay

May 21

1	1	Project Hail Mary Drew Goddard \| Amazon MGM
2	2	The Odyssey Christopher Nolan \| Universal
3	3	La Bola Negra Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo \| Netflix
4 1	4 1	The Invite Rashida Jones, Will McCormack \| A24
5 1 The Adventures of Cliff Booth	The Adventures of Cliff Booth 5 1	The Adventures of Cliff Booth Quentin Tarantino \| Netflix

Best Original Screenplay

Jul 1

1	1	Wild Horse Nine Martin McDonagh \| Searchlight
2	2	Digger Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolás Giacobone, Sabina Berman \| Warner Bros.
3	3	Club Kid Jordan Firstman \| A24
4 1	4 1	Obsession Curry Barker \| Focus Features
5 1	5 1	Fjord Cristian Mungiu \| Neon

Best Casting

Jun 28

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

Best Animated Feature

May 13

1	1	Wildwood Fathom \| Travis Knight
2	2	Toy Story 5 Disney \| Andrew Stanton
3	3	Hoppers Disney \| Daniel Chong
4	4	Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom GKIDS \| Steve Cox, Matthew Walker
5	5	In Waves Netflix \| Phuong Mai Nguyen

Best Documentary Feature

Jun 28

1	1	Once Upon a Time in Harlem Neon \| William Greaves, David Greaves
2	2	Nuisance Bear
3	3	The History of Concrete Magnolia \| John Wilson
4	4	American Doctor
5	5	To Hold a Mountain

Best International Feature Film

Jun 28

1	1	La Bola Negra
2	2	Fatherland
3	3	All of a Sudden
4	4	Minotaur
5	5	Coward

Best Cinematography

May 23

1	1	The Odyssey Hoyte van Hoytema \| Universal
2	2	Digger Emmanuel Lubezki \| Warner Bros.
3	3	Project Hail Mary Greig Fraser \| Amazon MGM
4 1	4 1	Fatherland Łukasz Żal \| Mubi
5	5	La Bola Negra Gris Jordana \| Netflix

Best Costume Design

May 21

1	1	The Odyssey Universal
2	2	The Devil Wears Prada 2 20th Century
3	3	Sense and Sensibility Focus Features
4	4	Michael Universal
5 1	5 1	Werwulf Focus Features

Best Film Editing

May 23

1	1	Wild Horse Nine Mikkel E.G. Nielsen \| Searchlight
2	2	The Odyssey Jennifer Lame \| Universal
3 2	3 2	Project Hail Mary Joel Negron \| Amazon MGM
4 1	4 1	Michael John Ottman, Harry Yoon, Tom Cross, Conrad Buff IV \| Universal
5	5	La Bola Negra Alberto Gutiérrez \| Netflix

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

May 21

1	1	Digger Warner Bros.
2	2	The Odyssey Universal
3	3	Werwulf Focus Features
4	4	Resident Evil Sony Pictures Releasing
5	5	Michael Universal

Best Production Design

May 21

1	1	The Odyssey Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias, Gene Serdena \| Universal
2	2	Werwulf Craig Lathrop, Anna Pinnock \| Focus Features
3	3	Project Hail Mary Charles Wood, John Bush \| Amazon MGM
4	4	Digger Anna Pinnock, Dennis Gassner, Richard L. Johnson \| Warner Bros.
5	5	La Bola Negra Roger Bellés, Judit Ferrer \| Netflix

Best Original Score

May 21

1	1	The Odyssey Ludwig Göransson \| Universal
2	2	Disclosure Day John Williams \| Universal
3	3	Wild Horse Nine Carter Burwell \| Searchlight
4	4	Project Hail Mary Daniel Pemberton \| Amazon MGM
5	5	La Bola Negra Raül Refree \| Netflix

Best Original Song

Jul 1

1	1	TBD The Debut
2	2	Diane Warren Untitled
3 2	3 2	TBD La Bola Negra
4	4	Runway The Devil Wears Prada 2
5	5	I Knew It, I Knew You Toy Story 5

Best Sound

Jun 13

1	1	The Odyssey Universal
2	2	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
3 1	3 1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
4 1	4 1	La Bola Negra Netflix
5	5	Michael Universal

Best Visual Effects

Jun 13

1	1	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
2	2	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
3	3	Godzilla Minus Zero GKIDS
4 1	4 1	The End of Oak Street Warner Bros.
5	5	Avengers: Doomsday Disney