Oscar Predictions - Josh Parham - Next Best Picture

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Josh Parham

@jrparham

Best Picture

Jul 13

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

Best Director

Jul 20

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

Best Actress

Jul 27

1 1	1 1	Julianne Moore The Debut
2 1	2 1	Renate Reinsve Fjord
3 1	3 1	Mikey Madison The Social Reckoning
4 1	4 1	Inde Navarrette Obsession
5 2	5 2	Léa Seydoux Gentle Monster

Best Actor

Jul 28

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

Best Supporting Actress

Jul 30

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

Best Supporting Actor

Jul 20

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	Riz Ahmed Digger

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jul 28

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

Best Original Screenplay

Jul 27

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

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

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

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

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

Jul 14

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

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

Jul 20

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

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