Oscar Predictions - Ben - Next Best Picture

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Ben

@blangford

Best Picture

Oct 3

1	1	The Odyssey Universal \| Christopher Nolan
2	2	La bola negra Netflix \| Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
3	3	Wild Horse Nine Searchlight \| Martin McDonagh
4	4	The Debut A24 \| Jesse Eisenberg
5	5	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM \| Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
6	6	Obsession Focus Features \| Curry Barker
7	7	The Invite A24 \| Olivia Wilde
8 1	8 1	Elsinore Focus Features \| Simon Stone
9 1	9 1	Possible Love Netflix \| Lee Chang-dong
10	10	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros. \| Denis Villeneuve

Best Director

Sep 23

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	Tony Gilroy Behemoth!
5	5	Lee Chang-dong Possible Love

Best Actress

Sep 15

1	1	Julianne Moore The Debut
2	2	Inde Navarrette Obsession
3	3	Olivia Wilde The Invite
4 1	4 1	Sandra Hüller Rose
5	5	Ruth Madeley Being Heumann

Best Actor

Oct 3

1	1	Matt Damon The Odyssey
2	2	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
3 1	3 1	Andrew Scott Elsinore
4 1	4 1	Ryan Gosling Project Hail Mary
5 2	5 2	John Turturro The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Best Supporting Actress

Sep 7

1 1	1 1	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
2	2	Samantha Morton The Odyssey
3 1	3 1	Sandra Hüller Project Hail Mary
4	4	Penélope Cruz The Invite
5 2	5 2	Penélope Cruz La bola negra

Best Supporting Actor

Sep 23

1	1	Paul Giamatti The Debut
2	2	John Leguizamo The Odyssey
3	3	Edward Norton The Invite
4	4	Sam Rockwell Wild Horse Nine
5	5	Guitarricadelafuente La bola negra

Best Adapted Screenplay

Sep 7

1	1	La bola negra Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, Alberto Conejero \| 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	THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH Quentin Tarantino \| Netflix

Best Original Screenplay

Oct 3

1	1	Wild Horse Nine Martin McDonagh \| Searchlight
2	2	The Debut Jesse Eisenberg \| A24
3	3	Obsession Curry Barker \| Focus Features
4	4	Elsinore Stephen Beresford \| Focus Features
5	5	Club Kid Jordan Firstman \| A24

Best Casting

Sep 12

1 3	1 3	La bola negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
2 1	2 1	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
3 2	3 2	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
4	4	Obsession Skyler Zurn \| Focus Features
5	5	Elsinore Jessica Ronane \| Focus Features

Best Animated Feature

Aug 20

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

Sep 25

1 1	1 1	NAZA
2 1	2 1	Once Upon a Time in Harlem Neon \| William Greaves, David Greaves
3	3	American Doctor Watermelon \| Poh Si Teng
4	4	To Hold a Mountain
5	5	You Can See Everything A24 \| Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim

Best International Feature Film

Aug 25

1	1	La bola negra
2	2	Fjord
3	3	Fatherland
4	4	All of a Sudden
5	5	Possible Love

Best Cinematography

Sep 23

1	1	The Odyssey Hoyte van Hoytema \| Universal
2	2	La bola negra Gris Jordana \| Netflix
3	3	Project Hail Mary Greig Fraser \| Amazon MGM
4	4	Fatherland Łukasz Żal \| Mubi
5	5	Werwulf Jarin Blaschke \| Focus Features

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

Sep 7

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	The Debut Robert Nassau \| A24

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Sep 23

1 1	1 1	The Odyssey Universal
2 1	2 1	Werwulf Focus Features
3 2	3 2	Michael Universal
4	4	Wicker Black Bear
5	5	Rose Mubi

Best Production Design

Sep 23

1	1	The Odyssey Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias \| Universal
2	2	Werwulf Craig Lathrop, Anna Pinnock \| Focus Features
3	3	Project Hail Mary Charles Wood, John Bush \| Amazon MGM
4 1	4 1	La bola negra Roger Bellés, Judit Ferrer \| Netflix
5	5	THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH Donald Graham Burt \| 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	This City May Have Chewed Me Up (But It Hasn’t Spit Me Out) 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

Oct 3

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	Werwulf Focus Features

Best Visual Effects

Sep 11

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