Oscar Predictions - Megan Lachinski - Next Best Picture

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Megan Lachinski

✍️🎙️ Next Best Picture

@meganlachinski

Best Picture

Jul 24

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

Best Director

Jul 14

1	1	Martin McDonagh Wild Horse Nine
2	2	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
3 2	3 2	Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo La Bola Negra
4 2	4 2	Denis Villeneuve Dune: Part Three
5	5	Olivia Wilde The Invite

Best Actress

Jul 26

1	1	Julianne Moore The Debut
2 1	2 1	Sandra Hüller Rose
3 4	3 4	Cynthia Erivo Prima Facie
4 2	4 2	Inde Navarrette Obsession
5	5	Renate Reinsve Fjord

Best Actor

Aug 6

1	1	Tom Cruise Digger
2	2	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Andrew Scott Elsinore
4 1	4 1	Pedro Pascal Behemoth!
5 1	5 1	Robert Pattinson Primetime

Best Supporting Actress

Aug 15

1	1	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
2	2	Penélope Cruz La Bola Negra
3	3	Mariana di Girolamo Wild Horse Nine
4	4	Sandra Hüller Project Hail Mary
5	5	Parker Posey Wild Horse Nine

Best Supporting Actor

Aug 15

1	1	Paul Giamatti The Debut
2	2	John Goodman Digger
3	3	Steve Buscemi Wild Horse Nine
4	4	Guitarricadelafuente La Bola Negra
5	5	John Leguizamo The Odyssey

Best Adapted Screenplay

Aug 15

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	Ink James Graham \| Netflix
5	5	All of a Sudden Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna \| Neon

Best Original Screenplay

Aug 15

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

Best Casting

Aug 15

1	1	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
2	2	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
3	3	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
4	4	The Debut Douglas Aibel \| A24
5	5	The Invite A24

Best Animated Feature

Jun 12

1 4	1 4	Wildwood Fathom \| Travis Knight
2 1	2 1	Hoppers Disney \| Daniel Chong
3 1	3 1	Tangles
4 1	4 1	Toy Story 5 Disney \| Andrew Stanton
5 1	5 1	Ray Gunn Netflix \| Brad Bird

Best Documentary Feature

Mar 23

1	1	American Doctor
2	2	Once Upon a Time in Harlem Neon \| William Greaves, David Greaves
3	3	The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist Focus Features \| Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell
4	4	The History of Concrete Magnolia \| John Wilson
5	5	To Hold a Mountain

Best International Feature Film

Jul 13

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

Best Cinematography

Jul 15

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

Best Costume Design

Jul 15

1 1	1 1	The Odyssey Universal
2 1	2 1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
3 1	3 1	The Devil Wears Prada 2 20th Century
4 1	4 1	Werwulf Focus Features
5 4	5 4	Sense and Sensibility Grace Snell \| Focus Features

Best Film Editing

May 30

1	1	The Odyssey Jennifer Lame \| Universal
2	2	Dune: Part Three Joe Walker \| Warner Bros.
3	3	Project Hail Mary Joel Negron \| Amazon MGM
4	4	Wild Horse Nine Mikkel E.G. Nielsen \| Searchlight
5	5	Disclosure Day Sarah Broshar \| Universal

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Jul 31

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

Best Production Design

Jul 15

1 1	1 1	Dune: Part Three Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau \| Warner Bros.
2 1	2 1	The Odyssey Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias, Gene Serdena \| Universal
3	3	Project Hail Mary Charles Wood, John Bush \| Amazon MGM
4	4	Werwulf Craig Lathrop, Anna Pinnock \| Focus Features
5	5	Digger Anna Pinnock, Dennis Gassner, Richard L. Johnson \| Warner Bros.

Best Original Score

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1	1	The Odyssey Ludwig Göransson \| Universal
2	2	Dune: Part Three Hans Zimmer \| Warner Bros.
3	3	Disclosure Day John Williams \| Universal
4	4	Project Hail Mary Daniel Pemberton \| Amazon MGM
5	5	The Debut Emile Mosseri \| A24

Best Original Song

Aug 19

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

Best Sound

Jul 15

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

Best Visual Effects

Aug 2

1	1	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
2	2	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
3	3	The Odyssey Universal
4 2	4 2	Whalefall 20th Century
5 1	5 1	Godzilla Minus Zero GKIDS