Oscar Predictions - Megan Lachinski - Next Best Picture

Monday, July 6, 2026

Megan Lachinski

✍️🎙️ Next Best Picture

@meganlachinski

Best Picture

Jun 29

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

Best Director

May 30

1	1	Martin McDonagh Wild Horse Nine
2	2	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
3 1	3 1	Ryusuke Hamaguchi All of a Sudden
4 1	4 1	Cristian Mungiu Fjord
5 2	5 2	Alejandro G. Iñárritu Digger

Best Actress

Jul 1

1	1	Julianne Moore The Debut
2 4	2 4	Michelle Williams A Place in Hell
3	3	Sandra Hüller Rose
4	4	Emily Blunt Disclosure Day
5	5	Renate Reinsve Fjord

Best Actor

May 19

1	1	Tom Cruise Digger
2	2	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
3 1	3 1	Robert Aramayo I Swear
4 1	4 1	Matt Damon The Odyssey
5 2	5 2	Sebastian Stan Fjord

Best Supporting Actress

Jul 2

1	1	Sandra Hüller Digger
2	2	Parker Posey Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
4	4	Octavia Spencer Death of a Salesman
5	5	Kirsten Dunst The Entertainment System Is Down

Best Supporting Actor

Jun 12

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jul 2

1	1	The Odyssey Christopher Nolan \| Universal
2	2	Project Hail Mary Drew Goddard \| Amazon MGM
3	3	The Social Reckoning Aaron Sorkin \| Sony Pictures Releasing
4 1	4 1	All of a Sudden Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna \| Neon
5	5	The Invite Rashida Jones, Will McCormack \| A24

Best Original Screenplay

Jun 29

1	1	Digger Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolás Giacobone, Sabina Berman \| Warner Bros.
2	2	Wild Horse Nine Martin McDonagh \| Searchlight
3	3	Disclosure Day David Koepp \| Universal
4	4	Fjord Cristian Mungiu \| Neon
5 1	5 1	Club Kid Jordan Firstman \| A24

Best Casting

Jun 29

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

May 24

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

Best Cinematography

Mar 23

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

Best Costume Design

Jun 29

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

May 24

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

Best Production Design

May 24

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

Best Original Score

Mar 23

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	Wild Horse Nine Carter Burwell \| Searchlight

Best Original Song

Jul 1

1	1	Runway The Devil Wears Prada 2
2	2	Chains of Love "Wuthering Heights"
3	3	I Knew It, I Knew You Toy Story 5
4 1	4 1	Diane Warren Untitled
5	5	TBD The Debut

Best Sound

May 24

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

Jun 12

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