Oscar Predictions - Nadia Dalimonte - Next Best Picture

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Nadia Dalimonte

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Best Picture

Jul 25

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

Best Director

Aug 14

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

Best Actress

Jul 24

1 2	1 2	Sandra Hüller Rose
2 3	2 3	Inde Navarrette Obsession
3 1	3 1	Julianne Moore The Debut
4	4	Olivia Wilde The Invite
5	5	Emily Blunt Disclosure Day

Best Actor

Jul 24

1	1	Tom Cruise Digger
2	2	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Matt Damon The Odyssey
4	4	Andrew Scott Elsinore
5	5	Pedro Pascal Behemoth!

Best Supporting Actress

Jul 26

1	1	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
2 3	2 3	Mariana di Girolamo Wild Horse Nine
3 1	3 1	Samantha Morton The Odyssey
4 1	4 1	Sandra Hüller Project Hail Mary
5 1	5 1	Penélope Cruz The Invite

Best Supporting Actor

Jul 24

1	1	Paul Giamatti The Debut
2	2	John Goodman Digger
3 2	3 2	Guitarricadelafuente La Bola Negra
4	4	John Leguizamo The Odyssey
5	5	Edward Norton The Invite

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jul 24

1	1	La Bola Negra Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo \| Netflix
2	2	The Odyssey Christopher Nolan \| Universal
3	3	The Invite Rashida Jones, Will McCormack \| A24
4	4	Project Hail Mary Drew Goddard \| Amazon MGM
5	5	Dune: Part Three Denis Villeneuve, Brian K. Vaughan \| Warner Bros.

Best Original Screenplay

Jul 24

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

Best Casting

Jul 24

1	1	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
2	2	La Bola Negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
3	3	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
4 1	4 1	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
5	5	Obsession Skyler Zurn \| Focus Features

Best Animated Feature

Jun 30

1	1	In Waves Netflix \| Phuong Mai Nguyen
2	2	Tangles
3	3	Toy Story 5 Disney \| Andrew Stanton
4	4	Wildwood Fathom \| Travis Knight
5	5	Forgotten Island Universal \| Januel Mercado, Joel Crawford

Best Documentary Feature

Jun 30

1	1	American Doctor
2	2	Once Upon a Time in Harlem Neon \| William Greaves, David Greaves
3	3	Nuisance Bear
4	4	One in a Million PBS \| Itab Azzam, Jack Macinnes
5	5	Closure

Best International Feature Film

Jul 26

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

Best Cinematography

Jul 8

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

Best Costume Design

Jun 30

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	Digger Jacqueline West \| Warner Bros.

Best Film Editing

Jul 8

1	1	The Odyssey Jennifer Lame \| Universal
2 2	2 2	Digger Conor O'Neill, Stephen Mirrione \| Warner Bros.
3	3	Dune: Part Three Joe Walker \| Warner Bros.
4 1	4 1	Project Hail Mary Joel Negron \| Amazon MGM
5 2	5 2	La Bola Negra Alberto Gutiérrez \| Netflix

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Jun 30

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

Best Production Design

Jul 8

1 2	1 2	Dune: Part Three Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau \| Warner Bros.
2	2	The Odyssey Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias, Gene Serdena \| Universal
3 2	3 2	Werwulf Craig Lathrop, Anna Pinnock \| Focus Features
4 3	4 3	Digger Anna Pinnock, Dennis Gassner, Richard L. Johnson \| Warner Bros.
5 1	5 1	La Bola Negra Roger Bellés, Judit Ferrer \| Netflix

Best Original Score

Jul 8

1	1	The Odyssey Ludwig Göransson \| Universal
2 1	2 1	Project Hail Mary Daniel Pemberton \| Amazon MGM
3	3	Dune: Part Three Hans Zimmer \| Warner Bros.
4 1	4 1	Wild Horse Nine Carter Burwell \| Searchlight
5 1	5 1	La Bola Negra Raül Refree \| Netflix

Best Original Song

Aug 19

1	1	By Any Means By Any Means
2	2	La Nieve La Bola Negra
3	3	I Knew It, I Knew You Toy Story 5
4	4	TBD The Debut
5	5	TBD The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

Best Sound

Jun 30

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