Oscar Predictions - Will Mavity - Next Best Picture

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Will Mavity

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Best Picture

Jul 26

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

Best Director

Jul 26

1 4	1 4	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
2 1	2 1	Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo La Bola Negra
3 1	3 1	Denis Villeneuve Dune: Part Three
4	4	Cristian Mungiu Fjord
5 1	5 1	Tony Gilroy Behemoth!

Best Actress

Jul 31

1	1	Renate Reinsve Fjord
2	2	Sandra Hüller Fatherland
3	3	Léa Seydoux The Unknown
4 1	4 1	Julianne Moore The Debut
5 1	5 1	Inde Navarrette Obsession

Best Actor

Jul 26

1	1	Tom Cruise Digger
2	2	Andrew Scott Elsinore
3	3	Sebastian Stan Fjord
4 7	4 7	Matt Damon The Odyssey
5 1	5 1	John Turturro The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Best Supporting Actress

Jul 2

1	1	Sandra Hüller Digger
2	2	Mariana di Girolamo Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Parker Posey Wild Horse Nine
4	4	Penélope Cruz La Bola Negra
5	5	Tao Okamoto All of a Sudden

Best Supporting Actor

Jul 1

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jul 26

1	1	La Bola Negra Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo \| Netflix
2 6	2 6	The Odyssey Christopher Nolan \| Universal
3 1	3 1	The Invite Rashida Jones, Will McCormack \| A24
4 2	4 2	Project Hail Mary Drew Goddard \| Amazon MGM
5 2	5 2	Being Heumann Sian Heder, Rebekah Taussig \| Apple

Best Original Screenplay

Jul 1

1	1	Digger Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolás Giacobone, Sabina Berman \| Warner Bros.
2	2	Wild Horse Nine Martin McDonagh \| Searchlight
3	3	Fjord Cristian Mungiu \| Neon
4	4	The Debut Jesse Eisenberg \| A24
5	5	Behemoth! Tony Gilroy \| Searchlight

Best Casting

Jul 1

1	1	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
2	2	La Bola Negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
3	3	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
4	4	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
5	5	Fjord Hannah Chocron Foldøy \| Neon

Best Animated Feature

Jul 1

1	1	Ray Gunn Netflix \| Brad Bird
2	2	Toy Story 5 Disney \| Andrew Stanton
3	3	Hoppers Disney \| Daniel Chong
4	4	Forgotten Island Universal \| Januel Mercado, Joel Crawford
5	5	Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom GKIDS \| Steve Cox, Matthew Walker

Best Documentary Feature

Jul 1

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

Best International Feature Film

Jul 1

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

Best Cinematography

Jul 26

1 3	1 3	The Odyssey Hoyte van Hoytema \| Universal
2 1	2 1	Dune: Part Three Linus Sandgren \| Warner Bros.
3 1	3 1	Digger Emmanuel Lubezki \| Warner Bros.
4 2	4 2	Werwulf Jarin Blaschke \| Focus Features
5	5	Fatherland Łukasz Żal \| Mubi

Best Costume Design

Jul 1

1	1	Werwulf Focus Features
2	2	The Odyssey Universal
3	3	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
4	4	Sense and Sensibility Grace Snell \| Focus Features
5 The Adventures of Cliff Booth	The Adventures of Cliff Booth 5	The Adventures of Cliff Booth Netflix

Best Film Editing

Jul 26

1 6	1 6	The Odyssey Jennifer Lame \| Universal
2	2	Dune: Part Three Joe Walker \| Warner Bros.
3 2	3 2	Digger Conor O'Neill, Stephen Mirrione \| Warner Bros.
4 1	4 1	La Bola Negra Alberto Gutiérrez \| Netflix
5 1	5 1	Wild Horse Nine Mikkel E.G. Nielsen \| Searchlight

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Jul 1

1	1	Digger Warner Bros.
2	2	The Odyssey Universal
3	3	Clayface Warner Bros.
4 Madden	Madden 4	Madden Amazon MGM
5	5	Michael Universal

Best Production Design

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias, Gene Serdena \| Universal
2	2	Dune: Part Three Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau \| Warner Bros.
3	3	Digger Anna Pinnock, Dennis Gassner, Richard L. Johnson \| Warner Bros.
4	4	Werwulf Craig Lathrop, Anna Pinnock \| Focus Features
5 The Adventures of Cliff Booth	The Adventures of Cliff Booth 5	The Adventures of Cliff Booth Donald Graham Burt \| Netflix

Best Original Score

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey Ludwig Göransson \| Universal
2	2	Wild Horse Nine Carter Burwell \| Searchlight
3	3	La Bola Negra Raül Refree \| Netflix
4	4	Project Hail Mary Daniel Pemberton \| Amazon MGM
5	5	Behemoth! James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri, Brandon Roberts, Michael Abels, Emily Bear, Lukas Frank, Michael Giacchino, Henry Jackman, Nami Melumad \| Searchlight

Best Original Song

Jul 1

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

Best Sound

Jul 1

1	1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
2	2	Digger Warner Bros.
3	3	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
4	4	La Bola Negra Netflix
5	5	The Odyssey Universal

Best Visual Effects

Jul 12

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