Oscar Predictions - Nadia Dalimonte - Next Best Picture

Monday, July 6, 2026

Nadia Dalimonte

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Best Picture

Jun 30

1	1	La Bola Negra Netflix \| Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
2	2	Wild Horse Nine Searchlight \| Martin McDonagh
3	3	The Odyssey Universal \| Christopher Nolan
4	4	Digger Warner Bros. \| Alejandro G. Iñárritu
5	5	Fjord Neon \| Cristian Mungiu
6	6	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros. \| Denis Villeneuve
7	7	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM \| Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
8	8	The Invite A24 \| Olivia Wilde
9	9	All of a Sudden Neon \| Ryusuke Hamaguchi
10	10	The Debut A24 \| Jesse Eisenberg

Best Director

Jun 30

1	1	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
2	2	Martin McDonagh Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Alejandro G. Iñárritu Digger
4	4	Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo La Bola Negra
5	5	Cristian Mungiu Fjord

Best Actress

Jun 30

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

Best Actor

Jun 30

1	1	Tom Cruise Digger
2	2	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Sebastian Stan Fjord
4	4	Robert Pattinson Primetime
5	5	Pedro Pascal Behemoth!

Best Supporting Actress

Jun 30

1	1	Mariana di Girolamo Wild Horse Nine
2	2	Penélope Cruz La Bola Negra
3	3	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
4	4	Inde Navarrette Obsession
5	5	Tao Okamoto All of a Sudden

Best Supporting Actor

Jun 30

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jun 30

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	All of a Sudden Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna \| Neon

Best Original Screenplay

Jun 30

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

Best Casting

Jun 30

1	1	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
2	2	La Bola Negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
3	3	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
4	4	Dune: Part Three Francine Maisler, Martin Ware \| Warner Bros.
5	5	Fjord Hannah Chocron Foldøy \| Neon

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

Jun 30

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

Best Cinematography

Jun 30

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	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

Jun 30

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	Digger Conor O'Neill, Stephen Mirrione \| Warner Bros.
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	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
4	4	The Odyssey Universal
5	5	Michael Universal

Best Production Design

Jun 30

1	1	Digger Anna Pinnock, Dennis Gassner, Richard L. Johnson \| Warner Bros.
2	2	The Odyssey Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias, Gene Serdena \| Universal
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

Jun 30

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	La Bola Negra Raül Refree \| Netflix
5	5	Wild Horse Nine Carter Burwell \| Searchlight

Best Original Song

Jun 30

1	1	Diane Warren Untitled
2	2	TBD 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