Oscar Predictions - Cody Dericks - Next Best Picture

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Cody Dericks

Writer/podcaster for Next Best Picture and AwardsWatch

@codymonster91

Best Picture

Aug 10

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	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros. \| Denis Villeneuve
5	5	Fjord Neon \| Cristian Mungiu
6	6	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM \| Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
7	7	The Invite A24 \| Olivia Wilde
8	8	Behemoth! Searchlight \| Tony Gilroy
9	9	All of a Sudden Neon \| Ryusuke Hamaguchi
10	10	The Debut A24 \| Jesse Eisenberg

Best Director

Aug 14

1	1	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
2	2	Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo La Bola Negra
3	3	Cristian Mungiu Fjord
4	4	Martin McDonagh Wild Horse Nine
5 2	5 2	Olivia Wilde The Invite

Best Actress

Aug 14

1	1	Julianne Moore The Debut
2 1	2 1	Olivia Wilde The Invite
3 1	3 1	Sandra Hüller Fatherland
4	4	Cynthia Erivo Prima Facie
5	5	Léa Seydoux Gentle Monster

Best Actor

Aug 10

1	1	Matt Damon The Odyssey
2	2	Tom Cruise Digger
3	3	Ryan Gosling Project Hail Mary
4	4	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
5 7	5 7	Robert Pattinson Primetime

Best Supporting Actress

Jul 24

1 2	1 2	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
2 1	2 1	Mariana di Girolamo Wild Horse Nine
3 1	3 1	Tao Okamoto All of a Sudden
4 1	4 1	Sandra Hüller Project Hail Mary
5	5	Inde Navarrette Obsession

Best Supporting Actor

Aug 10

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

Aug 10

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

Best Original Screenplay

Jul 25

1	1	Wild Horse Nine Martin McDonagh \| Searchlight
2	2	Fjord Cristian Mungiu \| Neon
3 1	3 1	The Debut Jesse Eisenberg \| A24
4 2	4 2	Behemoth! Tony Gilroy \| Searchlight
5	5	Club Kid Jordan Firstman \| A24

Best Casting

Jul 5

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

Best Animated Feature

Jul 5

1	1	Toy Story 5 Disney \| Andrew Stanton
2	2	Ray Gunn Netflix \| Brad Bird
3	3	Forgotten Island Universal \| Januel Mercado, Joel Crawford
4	4	Hoppers Disney \| Daniel Chong
5	5	Wildwood Fathom \| Travis Knight

Best Documentary Feature

Jun 30

1	1	Once Upon a Time in Harlem Neon \| William Greaves, David Greaves
2	2	American Doctor
3	3	When a Witness Recants
4	4	The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist Focus Features \| Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell
5	5	Time and Water

Best International Feature Film

Jun 30

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

Best Cinematography

Aug 10

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

Best Costume Design

Aug 10

1	1	The Odyssey Universal
2	2	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
3	3	La Bola Negra Ana López Cobos \| Netflix
4	4	"Wuthering Heights" Warner Bros.
5	5	Sense and Sensibility Grace Snell \| Focus Features

Best Film Editing

Jun 30

1	1	La Bola Negra Alberto Gutiérrez \| Netflix
2	2	The Odyssey Jennifer Lame \| Universal
3	3	Wild Horse Nine Mikkel E.G. Nielsen \| Searchlight
4	4	Project Hail Mary Joel Negron \| Amazon MGM
5	5	Digger Conor O'Neill, Stephen Mirrione \| Warner Bros.

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Jul 5

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

Best Production Design

Aug 10

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

Best Original Score

Aug 1

1	1	The Odyssey Ludwig Göransson \| Universal
2	2	Behemoth! James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri, Brandon Roberts, Michael Abels, Emily Bear, Lukas Frank, Michael Giacchino, Henry Jackman, Nami Melumad \| Searchlight
3 1	3 1	La Bola Negra Raül Refree \| Netflix
4 1	4 1	Disclosure Day John Williams \| Universal
5	5	Project Hail Mary Daniel Pemberton \| Amazon MGM

Best Original Song

Aug 19

1 1	1 1	La Nieve La Bola Negra
2 2	2 2	Chains of Love "Wuthering Heights"
3	3	By Any Means By Any Means
4 1	4 1	I Knew It, I Knew You Toy Story 5
5 1	5 1	TBD The Debut

Best Sound

Jun 30

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

Best Visual Effects

Jun 30

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