Oscar Predictions - Ema Sasic - Next Best Picture

Monday, July 6, 2026

Ema Sasic

The Desert Sun/USA Today Network features reporter 🗞️ Next Best Picture film critic 🎥 Member of Critics Choice Association/ GALECA/Online Association of Female Film Critics/Rotten Tomatoes 🎬

@emasasic

Best Picture

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey Universal \| Christopher Nolan
2	2	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros. \| Denis Villeneuve
3	3	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM \| Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
4	4	Disclosure Day Universal \| Steven Spielberg
5	5	Wild Horse Nine Searchlight \| Martin McDonagh
6	6	Digger Warner Bros. \| Alejandro G. Iñárritu
7	7	Fjord Neon \| Cristian Mungiu
8	8	All of a Sudden Neon \| Ryusuke Hamaguchi
9 1	9 1	La Bola Negra Netflix \| Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
10 1	10 1	The Social Reckoning Sony Pictures Releasing \| Aaron Sorkin

Best Director

Jul 1

1	1	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
2	2	Martin McDonagh Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Alejandro G. Iñárritu Digger
4	4	Cristian Mungiu Fjord
5	5	Denis Villeneuve Dune: Part Three

Best Actress

Jul 1

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

Best Actor

Jul 1

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

Best Supporting Actress

Jul 1

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

Best Supporting Actor

Jul 1

1	1	John Goodman Digger
2	2	Steve Buscemi Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Paul Giamatti The Debut
4	4	Sam Rockwell Wild Horse Nine
5	5	Jeremy Strong The Social Reckoning

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey Christopher Nolan \| Universal
2	2	Project Hail Mary Drew Goddard \| Amazon MGM
3	3	Dune: Part Three Denis Villeneuve, Brian K. Vaughan \| Warner Bros.
4 1	4 1	La Bola Negra Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo \| Netflix
5	5	All of a Sudden Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna \| Neon

Best Original Screenplay

Jul 1

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

Best Casting

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
2	2	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
3	3	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
4	4	La Bola Negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
5	5	Dune: Part Three Francine Maisler, Martin Ware \| Warner Bros.

Best Animated Feature

Jul 1

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	Ray Gunn Netflix \| Brad Bird

Best Documentary Feature

Jul 1

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

Jul 1

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

Best Cinematography

Jul 1

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

Best Costume Design

Jul 1

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

Best Film Editing

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey Jennifer Lame \| Universal
2	2	Wild Horse Nine Mikkel E.G. Nielsen \| Searchlight
3	3	Digger Conor O'Neill, Stephen Mirrione \| Warner Bros.
4	4	Project Hail Mary Joel Negron \| Amazon MGM
5	5	Dune: Part Three Joe Walker \| Warner Bros.

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Jul 1

1	1	Werwulf Focus Features
2	2	Digger Warner Bros.
3	3	Clayface Warner Bros.
4	4	The Odyssey Universal
5	5	Dune: Part Three 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	Digger Anna Pinnock, Dennis Gassner, Richard L. Johnson \| Warner Bros.
5	5	Werwulf Craig Lathrop, Anna Pinnock \| Focus Features

Best Original Score

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey Ludwig Göransson \| Universal
2	2	Disclosure Day John Williams \| Universal
3	3	Project Hail Mary Daniel Pemberton \| Amazon MGM
4	4	Wild Horse Nine Carter Burwell \| Searchlight
5	5	Dune: Part Three Hans Zimmer \| Warner Bros.

Best Original Song

Jul 1

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

Best Sound

Jul 1

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	Werwulf Focus Features

Best Visual Effects

Jul 1

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	Avengers: Doomsday Disney

1	1	The Odyssey Universal \| Christopher Nolan
2	2	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros. \| Denis Villeneuve
3	3	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM \| Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
4	4	Disclosure Day Universal \| Steven Spielberg
5	5	Wild Horse Nine Searchlight \| Martin McDonagh
6	6	Digger Warner Bros. \| Alejandro G. Iñárritu
7	7	Fjord Neon \| Cristian Mungiu
8	8	All of a Sudden Neon \| Ryusuke Hamaguchi
9 1	9 1	La Bola Negra Netflix \| Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
10 1	10 1	The Social Reckoning Sony Pictures Releasing \| Aaron Sorkin

1	1	The Odyssey Christopher Nolan \| Universal
2	2	Project Hail Mary Drew Goddard \| Amazon MGM
3	3	Dune: Part Three Denis Villeneuve, Brian K. Vaughan \| Warner Bros.
4 1	4 1	La Bola Negra Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo \| Netflix
5	5	All of a Sudden Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna \| Neon

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

1	1	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
2	2	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
3	3	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
4	4	La Bola Negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
5	5	Dune: Part Three Francine Maisler, Martin Ware \| Warner Bros.

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	Ray Gunn Netflix \| Brad Bird

Ema Sasic

Best Picture

The Odyssey

Dune: Part Three

Project Hail Mary

Disclosure Day

Wild Horse Nine

Digger

Fjord

All of a Sudden

La Bola Negra

The Social Reckoning

Best Director

Christopher Nolan

Martin McDonagh

Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Cristian Mungiu

Denis Villeneuve

Best Actress

Renate Reinsve

Sandra Hüller

Emily Blunt

Michelle Williams

Julianne Moore

Best Actor

Tom Cruise

John Malkovich

Sebastian Stan

Ryan Gosling

Matt Damon

Best Supporting Actress

Anne Hathaway

Mariana di Girolamo

Sandra Hüller

Parker Posey

Penélope Cruz

Best Supporting Actor

John Goodman

Steve Buscemi

Paul Giamatti

Sam Rockwell

Jeremy Strong

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Odyssey

Project Hail Mary

Dune: Part Three

La Bola Negra

All of a Sudden

Best Original Screenplay

Wild Horse Nine

Digger

Fjord

The Debut

Behemoth!

Best Casting

The Odyssey

Wild Horse Nine

Digger

La Bola Negra

Dune: Part Three

Best Animated Feature

Wildwood

Toy Story 5

Hoppers

Forgotten Island

Ray Gunn

Best Documentary Feature

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

American Doctor

Nuisance Bear

To Hold a Mountain

The History of Concrete

Best International Feature Film

Fjord

La Bola Negra

All of a Sudden

Fatherland

Minotaur

Best Cinematography

The Odyssey