Oscar Predictions - Josh Parham - Next Best Picture

Monday, July 6, 2026

Josh Parham

@jrparham

Best Picture

Jul 1

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

Best Director

Jul 1

1	1	Denis Villeneuve Dune: Part Three
2 6	2 6	Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo La Bola Negra
3 1	3 1	Alejandro G. Iñárritu Digger
4 1	4 1	Cristian Mungiu Fjord
5 1	5 1	Tony Gilroy Behemoth!

Best Actress

Jul 1

1	1	Michelle Williams A Place in Hell
2	2	Renate Reinsve Fjord
3 2	3 2	Julianne Moore The Debut
4 1	4 1	Mikey Madison The Social Reckoning
5 3	5 3	Inde Navarrette Obsession

Best Actor

Jul 1

1	1	Tom Cruise Digger
2 1	2 1	Ryan Gosling Project Hail Mary
3 1	3 1	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
4 2	4 2	Sebastian Stan Fjord
5	5	John Turturro The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Best Supporting Actress

Jul 1

1	1	Penélope Cruz La Bola Negra
2 1	2 1	Sandra Hüller Project Hail Mary
3 1	3 1	Parker Posey Wild Horse Nine
4 1	4 1	Tao Okamoto All of a Sudden
5 3	5 3	Daisy Edgar-Jones A Place in Hell

Best Supporting Actor

Jul 1

1	1	Paul Giamatti The Debut
2 1	2 1	John Goodman Digger
3 1	3 1	Steve Buscemi Wild Horse Nine
4	4	Sam Rockwell Wild Horse Nine
5 2	5 2	Robert Pattinson The Odyssey

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jun 28

1 2	1 2	La Bola Negra Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo \| Netflix
2 1	2 1	Project Hail Mary Drew Goddard \| Amazon MGM
3 1	3 1	All of a Sudden Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna \| Neon
4 2	4 2	Minotaur Simon Liashenko, Andrey Zvyagintsev \| Mubi
5 4	5 4	The Invite Rashida Jones, Will McCormack \| A24

Best Original Screenplay

Jul 1

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

Best Casting

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
2	2	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
3 1	3 1	La Bola Negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
4 1	4 1	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
5 6	5 6	Project Hail Mary Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Martin Ware \| Amazon MGM

Best Animated Feature

Jun 25

1	1	Wildwood Fathom \| Travis Knight
2 1	2 1	Ray Gunn Netflix \| Brad Bird
3 1	3 1	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

Jun 15

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	To Hold a Mountain
5	5	The History of Concrete Magnolia \| John Wilson

Best International Feature Film

Jun 28

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

Best Cinematography

Jun 25

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

Best Film Editing

Jun 28

1 2	1 2	Project Hail Mary Joel Negron \| Amazon MGM
2 1	2 1	Dune: Part Three Joe Walker \| Warner Bros.
3 1	3 1	Digger Conor O'Neill, Stephen Mirrione \| Warner Bros.
4 3	4 3	La Bola Negra Alberto Gutiérrez \| Netflix
5 1	5 1	Wild Horse Nine Mikkel E.G. Nielsen \| Searchlight

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Jun 28

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

Jun 25

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 Behemoth!	Behemoth! 5	Behemoth! James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri, Brandon Roberts \| Searchlight

Best Original Song

Jun 25

1	1	TBD The Debut
2	2	Diane Warren Untitled
3	3	Runway The Devil Wears Prada 2
4	4	I Knew It, I Knew You Toy Story 5
5	5	La Playa La Bola Negra

Best Sound

Jun 28

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