Oscar Predictions - Brother Bro - Next Best Picture

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Brother Bro

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Best Picture

Aug 19

1	1	La Bola Negra Netflix \| Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
2	2	The Odyssey Universal \| Christopher Nolan
3	3	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM \| Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
4	4	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros. \| Denis Villeneuve
5	5	Digger Warner Bros. \| Alejandro G. Iñárritu
6	6	Obsession Focus Features \| Curry Barker
7	7	Wild Horse Nine Searchlight \| Martin McDonagh
8	8	The Invite A24 \| Olivia Wilde
9	9	Elsinore Focus Features \| Simon Stone
10 1	10 1	Fjord Neon \| Cristian Mungiu

Best Director

Aug 7

1	1	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
2	2	Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo La Bola Negra
3 6	3 6	Martin McDonagh Wild Horse Nine
4 2	4 2	Denis Villeneuve Dune: Part Three
5 2	5 2	Cristian Mungiu Fjord

Best Actress

Aug 9

1	1	Inde Navarrette Obsession
2	2	Julianne Moore The Debut
3 1	3 1	Cynthia Erivo Prima Facie
4 1	4 1	Olivia Wilde The Invite
5 2	5 2	Virginie Efira All of a Sudden

Best Actor

Aug 4

1	1	Tom Cruise Digger
2 1	2 1	Matt Damon The Odyssey
3 1	3 1	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
4 2	4 2	Andrew Scott Elsinore
5 1	5 1	Ryan Gosling Project Hail Mary

Best Supporting Actress

Aug 4

1	1	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
2	2	Mariana di Girolamo Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Penélope Cruz The Invite
4 8	4 8	Olivia Colman Elsinore
5 1	5 1	Lola Dueñas La Bola Negra

Best Supporting Actor

Aug 4

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

Aug 19

1	1	La Bola Negra Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo \| Netflix
2	2	The Odyssey Christopher Nolan \| Universal
3	3	Project Hail Mary Drew Goddard \| Amazon MGM
4	4	The Invite Rashida Jones, Will McCormack \| A24
5	5	All of a Sudden Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna \| Neon

Best Original Screenplay

Jul 30

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

Best Casting

Aug 19

1	1	La Bola Negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
2	2	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
3	3	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
4	4	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
5	5	All of a Sudden Coralie Amédéo \| Neon

Best Animated Feature

Aug 11

1	1	Wildwood Fathom \| Travis Knight
2	2	Toy Story 5 Disney \| Andrew Stanton
3	3	Hoppers Disney \| Daniel Chong
4 4	4 4	Iron Boy SPC \| Louis Clichy
5 1	5 1	Forgotten Island Universal \| Januel Mercado, Joel Crawford

Best Documentary Feature

Aug 6

1	1	Once Upon a Time in Harlem Neon \| William Greaves, David Greaves
2	2	Nuisance Bear
3 14th	14th 3	14th
4	4	One in a Million PBS \| Itab Azzam, Jack Macinnes
5	5	American Doctor

Best International Feature Film

Jul 27

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

Best Cinematography

Aug 19

1	1	The Odyssey Hoyte van Hoytema \| Universal
2 1	2 1	Dune: Part Three Linus Sandgren \| Warner Bros.
3 1	3 1	Digger Emmanuel Lubezki \| Warner Bros.
4	4	La Bola Negra Gris Jordana \| Netflix
5	5	Werwulf Jarin Blaschke \| Focus Features

Best Costume Design

Jul 27

1	1	The Odyssey Universal
2	2	La Bola Negra Ana López Cobos \| Netflix
3 1	3 1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
4	4	Wild Horse Nine Searchlight
5 1	5 1	Werwulf Focus Features

Best Film Editing

Aug 19

1	1	The Odyssey Jennifer Lame \| Universal
2	2	La Bola Negra Alberto Gutiérrez \| Netflix
3 1	3 1	Dune: Part Three Joe Walker \| Warner Bros.
4 1	4 1	Project Hail Mary Joel Negron \| Amazon MGM
5	5	Wild Horse Nine Mikkel E.G. Nielsen \| Searchlight

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Aug 19

1	1	Digger Warner Bros.
2	2	Werwulf Focus Features
3	3	The Odyssey Universal
4 1	4 1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
5 1	5 1	Clayface Warner Bros.

Best Production Design

Aug 6

1	1	The Odyssey Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias, Gene Serdena \| Universal
2	2	Project Hail Mary Charles Wood, John Bush \| Amazon MGM
3	3	Digger Anna Pinnock, Dennis Gassner, Richard L. Johnson \| Warner Bros.
4	4	La Bola Negra Roger Bellés, Judit Ferrer \| Netflix
5	5	Dune: Part Three Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau \| Warner Bros.

Best Original Score

Aug 4

1	1	The Odyssey Ludwig Göransson \| Universal
2	2	Disclosure Day John Williams \| Universal
3	3	Project Hail Mary Daniel Pemberton \| Amazon MGM
4	4	La Bola Negra Raül Refree \| Netflix
5 1	5 1	Dune: Part Three Hans Zimmer \| Warner Bros.

Best Original Song

Aug 9

1	1	La Playa La Bola Negra
2	2	Diane Warren Untitled
3	3	I Knew It, I Knew You Toy Story 5
4	4	Runway The Devil Wears Prada 2
5	5	How to Write a Song (Without You) Power Ballad

Best Sound

Aug 19

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	Whalefall 20th Century

Best Visual Effects

Aug 4

1 2	1 2	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
2 1	2 1	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
3 1	3 1	The Odyssey Universal
4	4	Avengers: Doomsday Disney
5	5	Whalefall 20th Century