Oscar Predictions - Ben - Next Best Picture

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Ben

@blangford

Best Picture

Aug 19

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

Best Director

Jul 14

1	1	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
2	2	Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo La Bola Negra
3	3	Martin McDonagh Wild Horse Nine
4 1	4 1	Cristian Mungiu Fjord
5	5	Tony Gilroy Behemoth!

Best Actress

Jul 28

1	1	Inde Navarrette Obsession
2 1	2 1	Julianne Moore The Debut
3 1	3 1	Renate Reinsve Fjord
4	4	Olivia Wilde The Invite
5	5	Ruth Madeley Being Heumann

Best Actor

Jul 25

1 3	1 3	Matt Damon The Odyssey
2 1	2 1	Tom Cruise Digger
3 1	3 1	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
4 1	4 1	Ryan Gosling Project Hail Mary
5	5	Pedro Pascal Behemoth!

Best Supporting Actress

Jul 27

1	1	Mariana di Girolamo Wild Horse Nine
2	2	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
3	3	Penélope Cruz La Bola Negra
4	4	Sandra Hüller Project Hail Mary
5	5	Eva Victor Behemoth!

Best Supporting Actor

Aug 2

1	1	Paul Giamatti The Debut
2	2	John Leguizamo The Odyssey
3	3	John Goodman Digger
4	4	Riz Ahmed Digger
5	5	Edward Norton The Invite

Best Adapted Screenplay

Aug 2

1	1	La Bola Negra Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo \| Netflix
2	2	The Invite Rashida Jones, Will McCormack \| A24
3	3	The Odyssey Christopher Nolan \| Universal
4	4	Project Hail Mary Drew Goddard \| Amazon MGM
5	5	Ink James Graham \| Netflix

Best Original Screenplay

Jul 14

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	4	Obsession Curry Barker \| Focus Features
5	5	Behemoth! Tony Gilroy \| Searchlight

Best Casting

Jul 14

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

Best Animated Feature

1:00 PM

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

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

Jul 19

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

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 Grace Snell \| Focus Features
4	4	Michael Universal
5 1	5 1	Werwulf Focus Features

Best Film Editing

Aug 19

1	1	The Odyssey Jennifer Lame \| Universal
2	2	Wild Horse Nine Mikkel E.G. Nielsen \| Searchlight
3	3	Project Hail Mary Joel Negron \| Amazon MGM
4	4	La Bola Negra Alberto Gutiérrez \| Netflix
5	5	Ink Fin Oates \| 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

Aug 19

1	1	TBD The Debut
2 1	2 1	Runway The Devil Wears Prada 2
3	3	La Nieve La Bola Negra
4	4	By Any Means By Any Means
5	5	TBD Behemoth!

Best Sound

Aug 2

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

Best Visual Effects

Jul 28

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