Oscar Predictions - Amy Kim - Next Best Picture

Monday, July 6, 2026

Amy Kim

Midnight Critic Circle cofounder ✅ Next Best Picture writer ✅ RT featured critic ✅ absolute delight ✅

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Best Picture

Jul 1

1	1	La Bola Negra Netflix \| Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
2	2	The Odyssey Universal \| Christopher Nolan
3	3	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM \| Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
4	4	Wild Horse Nine Searchlight \| Martin McDonagh
5 1	5 1	Fjord Neon \| Cristian Mungiu
6 2	6 2	Obsession Focus Features \| Curry Barker
7 3	7 3	The Debut A24 \| Jesse Eisenberg
8 1	8 1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros. \| Denis Villeneuve
9	9	All of a Sudden Neon \| Ryusuke Hamaguchi
10	10	Club Kid A24 \| Jordan Firstman

Best Director

Jul 1

1	1	Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo La Bola Negra
2	2	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
3	3	Martin McDonagh Wild Horse Nine
4 1	4 1	Cristian Mungiu Fjord
5	5	Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Project Hail Mary

Best Actress

Jul 1

1	1	Inde Navarrette Obsession
2	2	Renate Reinsve Fjord
3	3	Julianne Moore The Debut
4	4	Michelle Williams A Place in Hell
5	5	Virginie Efira All of a Sudden

Best Actor

Jun 28

1	1	Tom Cruise Digger
2	2	Ryan Gosling Project Hail Mary
3	3	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
4	4	Sebastian Stan Fjord
5	5	Matt Damon The Odyssey

Best Supporting Actress

Jul 1

1	1	Mariana di Girolamo Wild Horse Nine
2	2	Sandra Hüller Digger
3	3	Penélope Cruz La Bola Negra
4	4	Sandra Hüller Project Hail Mary
5	5	Esmé Creed-Miles Sense and Sensibility

Best Supporting Actor

Jul 1

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jul 1

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

Best Original Screenplay

Jul 1

1	1	Wild Horse Nine Martin McDonagh \| Searchlight
2 1	2 1	Fjord Cristian Mungiu \| Neon
3 1	3 1	Obsession Curry Barker \| Focus Features
4 1	4 1	The Debut Jesse Eisenberg \| A24
5	5	Club Kid Jordan Firstman \| A24

Best Casting

Jul 1

1	1	La Bola Negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
2	2	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
3	3	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
4	4	The Debut Douglas Aibel \| A24
5	5	Fjord Hannah Chocron Foldøy \| Neon

Best Animated Feature

Jun 28

1	1	Wildwood Fathom \| Travis Knight
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	Tangles

Best Documentary Feature

Jun 28

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

Best International Feature Film

Jun 30

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

Best Cinematography

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey Hoyte van Hoytema \| Universal
2	2	La Bola Negra Gris Jordana \| Netflix
3	3	Project Hail Mary Greig Fraser \| Amazon MGM
4	4	Fatherland Łukasz Żal \| Mubi
5	5	Digger Emmanuel Lubezki \| Warner Bros.

Best Costume Design

Jul 1

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

Best Film Editing

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey Jennifer Lame \| Universal
2	2	Wild Horse Nine Mikkel E.G. Nielsen \| Searchlight
3	3	La Bola Negra Alberto Gutiérrez \| Netflix
4	4	Fjord Mircea Olteanu \| Neon
5	5	Project Hail Mary Joel Negron \| Amazon MGM

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Jun 30

1	1	Digger Warner Bros.
2	2	Werwulf Focus Features
3	3	The Odyssey Universal
4	4	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
5	5	Clayface Warner Bros.

Best Production Design

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias, Gene Serdena \| Universal
2	2	Project Hail Mary Charles Wood, John Bush \| Amazon MGM
3	3	Dune: Part Three Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau \| Warner Bros.
4	4	La Bola Negra Roger Bellés, Judit Ferrer \| Netflix
5	5	Werwulf Craig Lathrop, Anna Pinnock \| Focus Features

Best Original Score

Jul 1

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

Jun 30

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

Best Sound

Jun 30

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

Best Visual Effects

Jun 30

1	1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
2	2	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
3	3	The Odyssey Universal
4	4	Godzilla Minus Zero GKIDS
5	5	Disclosure Day Universal