Oscar Predictions - Josh Parham - Next Best Picture

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Josh Parham

@jrparham

Best Picture

Aug 14

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

Best Director

Aug 14

1 5	1 5	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
2	2	Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo La Bola Negra
3	3	Cristian Mungiu Fjord
4	4	Tony Gilroy Behemoth!
5	5	Olivia Wilde The Invite

Best Actress

2:14 PM

1	1	Julianne Moore The Debut
2	2	Renate Reinsve Fjord
3	3	Inde Navarrette Obsession
4 1	4 1	Sandra Hüller Rose
5 1	5 1	Léa Seydoux Gentle Monster

Best Actor

Aug 14

1	1	Tom Cruise Digger
2 4	2 4	Matt Damon The Odyssey
3 1	3 1	Andrew Scott Elsinore
4 2	4 2	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
5 2	5 2	Robert Pattinson Primetime

Best Supporting Actress

Aug 14

1	1	Penélope Cruz The Invite
2 1	2 1	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
3 3	3 3	Olivia Colman Elsinore
4 5	4 5	Lola Dueñas La Bola Negra
5	5	Samantha Morton The Odyssey

Best Supporting Actor

Aug 14

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

Aug 11

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

Best Original Screenplay

Aug 14

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

Best Casting

Aug 14

1	1	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
2	2	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
3	3	La Bola Negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
4	4	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
5	5	Project Hail Mary Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Martin Ware \| Amazon MGM

Best Animated Feature

Jul 13

1 1	1 1	Ray Gunn Netflix \| Brad Bird
2 1	2 1	Wildwood Fathom \| Travis Knight
3	3	Forgotten Island Universal \| Januel Mercado, Joel Crawford
4	4	Toy Story 5 Disney \| Andrew Stanton
5	5	Iron Boy SPC \| Louis Clichy

Best Documentary Feature

Aug 11

1	1	Once Upon a Time in Harlem Neon \| William Greaves, David Greaves
2	2	American Doctor
3 7	3 7	Rehearsals for a Revolution
4 1	4 1	When a Witness Recants
5	5	The History of Concrete Magnolia \| John Wilson

Best International Feature Film

2:15 PM

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

Best Cinematography

Jul 13

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

Best Costume Design

Jun 29

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

Best Film Editing

2:20 PM

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

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Jul 14

1	1	Digger Warner Bros.
2	2	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
3	3	Werwulf Focus Features
4	4	Michael Universal
5	5	Wicker Black Bear

Best Production Design

Jun 25

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 1	3 1	Digger Anna Pinnock, Dennis Gassner, Richard L. Johnson \| Warner Bros.
4 1	4 1	Werwulf Craig Lathrop, Anna Pinnock \| Focus Features
5 2	5 2	La Bola Negra Roger Bellés, Judit Ferrer \| Netflix

Best Original Score

Aug 14

1	1	La Bola Negra Raül Refree \| Netflix
2	2	The Odyssey Ludwig Göransson \| Universal
3	3	Disclosure Day John Williams \| Universal
4	4	Project Hail Mary Daniel Pemberton \| Amazon MGM
5	5	Wild Horse Nine Carter Burwell \| Searchlight

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	4	How to Write a Song (Without You) Power Ballad
5	5	I Knew It, I Knew You Toy Story 5

Best Sound

Jul 30

1	1	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
2	2	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
3	3	The Odyssey Universal
4 4	4 4	Behemoth! Searchlight
5	5	Michael Universal

Best Visual Effects

Jun 25

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