Oscar Predictions - Matt Neglia - Next Best Picture

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Matt Neglia

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

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Best Picture

Aug 6

1	1	Wild Horse Nine Searchlight \| Martin McDonagh
2 1	2 1	The Odyssey Universal \| Christopher Nolan
3 1	3 1	La Bola Negra Netflix \| Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
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	Ink Netflix \| Danny Boyle
8	8	Behemoth! Searchlight \| Tony Gilroy
9	9	The Debut A24 \| Jesse Eisenberg
10	10	Obsession Focus Features \| Curry Barker

Best Director

Aug 2

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

Best Actress

Aug 5

1	1	Inde Navarrette Obsession
2	2	Julianne Moore The Debut
3	3	Sandra Hüller Rose
4	4	Rosalind Eleazar Misty Green
5 1	5 1	Léa Seydoux Gentle Monster

Best Actor

Aug 6

1 2	1 2	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
2	2	Matt Damon The Odyssey
3 2	3 2	Andrew Scott Elsinore
4 3	4 3	Robert Pattinson Primetime
5 1	5 1	Pedro Pascal Behemoth!

Best Supporting Actress

Aug 17

1 1	1 1	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
2 5	2 5	Tao Okamoto All of a Sudden
3	3	Sandra Hüller Project Hail Mary
4	4	Penélope Cruz La Bola Negra
5	5	Samantha Morton The Odyssey

Best Supporting Actor

Aug 17

1	1	Paul Giamatti The Debut
2	2	Guitarricadelafuente La Bola Negra
3 2	3 2	John Leguizamo The Odyssey
4	4	Steve Buscemi Wild Horse Nine
5 2	5 2	John Goodman Digger

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jul 31

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 1	4 1	The Invite Rashida Jones, Will McCormack \| A24
5 1	5 1	All of a Sudden Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna \| Neon

Best Original Screenplay

Jul 24

1	1	Wild Horse Nine Martin McDonagh \| Searchlight
2	2	The Debut Jesse Eisenberg \| A24
3	3	Fjord Cristian Mungiu \| Neon
4	4	Behemoth! Tony Gilroy \| Searchlight
5 1	5 1	Obsession Curry Barker \| Focus Features

Best Casting

Aug 6

1	1	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
2	2	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
3 2	3 2	La Bola Negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
4	4	Michael Kimberly Hardin, Victoria Thomas \| Universal
5 2	5 2	Artificial Jessica Ronane \| Neon

Best Animated Feature

Aug 11

1 5	1 5	Iron Boy SPC \| Louis Clichy
2 1	2 1	Forgotten Island Universal \| Januel Mercado, Joel Crawford
3 2	3 2	Ray Gunn Netflix \| Brad Bird
4 2	4 2	Toy Story 5 Disney \| Andrew Stanton
5 1	5 1	In Waves Netflix \| Phuong Mai Nguyen

Best Documentary Feature

Aug 7

1	1	American Doctor
2 4	2 4	Rehearsals for a Revolution
3 1	3 1	Once Upon a Time in Harlem Neon \| William Greaves, David Greaves
4 1	4 1	Closure
5 2 14th	14th 5 2	14th

Best International Feature Film

Jul 23

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

Best Cinematography

Aug 6

1	1	Dune: Part Three Linus Sandgren \| Warner Bros.
2	2	The Odyssey Hoyte van Hoytema \| Universal
3 1	3 1	Project Hail Mary Greig Fraser \| Amazon MGM
4 2	4 2	La Bola Negra Gris Jordana \| Netflix
5	5	Fatherland Łukasz Żal \| Mubi

Best Costume Design

Jul 21

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

Best Film Editing

Jul 6

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

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Aug 4

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

Best Production Design

Jul 8

1 1	1 1	Dune: Part Three Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau \| Warner Bros.
2 1	2 1	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

Jul 14

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

Best Original Song

Aug 19

1	1	TBD The Debut
2	2	La Nieve La Bola Negra
3	3	By Any Means By Any Means
4 2	4 2	I Knew It, I Knew You Toy Story 5
5	5	How to Write a Song (Without You) Power Ballad

Best Sound

Jul 6

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

Best Visual Effects

Aug 2

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