Oscar Predictions - Matt Neglia - Next Best Picture

Monday, July 6, 2026

Matt Neglia

Owner & Editor in Chief of the film awards website NextBestPicture.com

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Best Picture

Jul 1

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

Best Director

Jul 1

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

Best Actress

Jul 1

1	1	Michelle Williams A Place in Hell
2 1	2 1	Julianne Moore The Debut
3	3	Léa Seydoux Gentle Monster
4 2	4 2	Sandra Hüller Rose
5	5	Cynthia Erivo Prima Facie

Best Actor

Jul 1

1	1	Andrew Scott Elsinore
2	2	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
3 2	3 2	Tom Cruise Digger
4 1	4 1	Robert Pattinson Primetime
5	5	Andrew Garfield Artificial

Best Supporting Actress

Jul 2

1	1	Mariana di Girolamo Wild Horse Nine
2	2	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
3 1	3 1	Sandra Hüller Project Hail Mary
4 1	4 1	Penélope Cruz La Bola Negra
5	5	Inde Navarrette Obsession

Best Supporting Actor

Jul 1

1	1	Paul Giamatti The Debut
2	2	John Goodman Digger
3	3	Guitarricadelafuente La Bola Negra
4 1	4 1	Steve Buscemi Wild Horse Nine
5 2	5 2	Jeremy Strong The Social Reckoning

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jul 1

1 3	1 3	La Bola Negra Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo \| Netflix
2 1	2 1	The Odyssey Christopher Nolan \| Universal
3 1	3 1	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 1

1	1	Wild Horse Nine Martin McDonagh \| Searchlight
2	2	The Debut Jesse Eisenberg \| A24
3	3	Fjord Cristian Mungiu \| Neon
4	4	Obsession Curry Barker \| Focus Features
5	5	Club Kid Jordan Firstman \| A24

Best Casting

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
2 1	2 1	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
3 1	3 1	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
4	4	Michael Kimberly Hardin, Victoria Thomas \| Universal
5	5	Artificial Jessica Ronane \| Neon

Best Animated Feature

Jul 1

1	1	Ray Gunn Netflix \| Brad Bird
2	2	In Waves Netflix \| Phuong Mai Nguyen
3	3	Toy Story 5 Disney \| Andrew Stanton
4	4	Wildwood Fathom \| Travis Knight
5	5	Iron Boy SPC \| Louis Clichy

Best Documentary Feature

Jul 1

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

Best International Feature Film

Jul 1

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

Best Cinematography

Jul 1

1	1	Dune: Part Three Linus Sandgren \| Warner Bros.
2	2	The Odyssey Hoyte van Hoytema \| Universal
3	3	Digger Emmanuel Lubezki \| Warner Bros.
4	4	Project Hail Mary Greig Fraser \| Amazon MGM
5	5	Fatherland Łukasz Żal \| Mubi

Best Costume Design

Jul 1

1 1	1 1	The Odyssey Universal
2 1	2 1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
3	3	La Bola Negra Ana López Cobos \| Netflix
4 1	4 1	Werwulf Focus Features
5 Jack of Spades	Jack of Spades 5	Jack of Spades

Best Film Editing

Jul 1

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

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Jul 5

1	1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
2 1	2 1	Digger Warner Bros.
3 1	3 1	Werwulf Focus Features
4	4	Clayface Warner Bros.
5	5	Rose Mubi

Best Production Design

Jul 1

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

Best Original Score

Jul 1

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

Best Original Song

Jul 1

1	1	TBD The Debut
2	2	La Playa La Bola Negra
3	3	Diane Warren Untitled
4	4	How to Write a Song (Without You) Power Ballad
5	5	TBD The Rivals of Amziah King

Best Sound

Jul 1

1	1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
2	2	The Odyssey Universal
3	3	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
4	4	Disclosure Day Universal
5	5	Hope Neon

Best Visual Effects

Jul 1

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