Oscar Predictions - Daniel Bayer - Next Best Picture

Monday, July 6, 2026

Daniel Bayer

Film Critic & Awards Pundit for Next Best Picture and AwardsWatch.

@dancindan

Best Picture

Jun 25

1	1	The Odyssey Universal \| Christopher Nolan
2	2	Wild Horse Nine Searchlight \| Martin McDonagh
3	3	Digger Warner Bros. \| Alejandro G. Iñárritu
4	4	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM \| Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
5	5	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros. \| Denis Villeneuve
6	6	Fjord Neon \| Cristian Mungiu
7	7	La Bola Negra Netflix \| Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
8	8	All of a Sudden Neon \| Ryusuke Hamaguchi
9	9	Primetime A24 \| Lance Oppenheim
10	10	Sense and Sensibility Focus Features \| Georgia Oakley

Best Director

Jun 25

1	1	Alejandro G. Iñárritu Digger
2	2	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
3	3	Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo La Bola Negra
4	4	Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Project Hail Mary
5	5	Denis Villeneuve Dune: Part Three

Best Actress

Jul 1

1	1	Julianne Moore The Debut
2	2	Cynthia Erivo Prima Facie
3	3	Michelle Williams A Place in Hell
4	4	Renate Reinsve Fjord
5	5	Sandra Hüller Rose

Best Actor

Jul 5

1	1	Tom Cruise Digger
2	2	Ryan Gosling Project Hail Mary
3	3	Sebastian Stan Fjord
4	4	Robert Pattinson Primetime
5	5	John Turturro The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Best Supporting Actress

Jul 5

1	1	Parker Posey Wild Horse Nine
2	2	Daisy Edgar-Jones A Place in Hell
3 1	3 1	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
4 1	4 1	Gillian Anderson Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
5	5	Mariana di Girolamo Wild Horse Nine

Best Supporting Actor

Jul 1

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jul 1

1	1	La Bola Negra Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo \| Netflix
2	2	The Odyssey Christopher Nolan \| Universal
3	3	Project Hail Mary Drew Goddard \| Amazon MGM
4	4	All of a Sudden Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna \| Neon
5	5	The Invite Rashida Jones, Will McCormack \| A24

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	Obsession Curry Barker \| Focus Features
5	5	Primetime Ajon Singh \| A24

Best Casting

Jun 29

1	1	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
2	2	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
3	3	Fjord Hannah Chocron Foldøy \| Neon
4	4	La Bola Negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
5	5	Obsession Skyler Zurn \| Focus Features

Best Animated Feature

Jun 29

1	1	In Waves Netflix \| Phuong Mai Nguyen
2	2	Toy Story 5 Disney \| Andrew Stanton
3	3	Forgotten Island Universal \| Januel Mercado, Joel Crawford
4	4	Hoppers Disney \| Daniel Chong
5	5	Ray Gunn Netflix \| Brad Bird

Best Documentary Feature

Jun 29

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

Best International Feature Film

Jul 1

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

Best Cinematography

Jul 5

1	1	Digger Emmanuel Lubezki \| Warner Bros.
2	2	The Odyssey Hoyte van Hoytema \| Universal
3	3	Dune: Part Three Linus Sandgren \| Warner Bros.
4	4	Fatherland Łukasz Żal \| Mubi
5	5	Project Hail Mary Greig Fraser \| Amazon MGM

Best Costume Design

Jul 1

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

Best Film Editing

Jul 5

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	La Bola Negra Alberto Gutiérrez \| Netflix
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	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
4	4	Rose Mubi
5	5	Wicker Black Bear

Best Production Design

Jul 1

1	1	Dune: Part Three Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau \| Warner Bros.
2	2	Digger Anna Pinnock, Dennis Gassner, Richard L. Johnson \| Warner Bros.
3	3	The Odyssey Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias, Gene Serdena \| Universal
4	4	Project Hail Mary Charles Wood, John Bush \| Amazon MGM
5	5	La Bola Negra Roger Bellés, Judit Ferrer \| Netflix

Best Original Score

Jun 29

1	1	Disclosure Day John Williams \| Universal
2	2	Project Hail Mary Daniel Pemberton \| Amazon MGM
3	3	The Odyssey Ludwig Göransson \| Universal
4	4	La Bola Negra Raül Refree \| Netflix
5 Behemoth!	Behemoth! 5	Behemoth! James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri, Brandon Roberts \| Searchlight

Best Original Song

Jul 1

1	1	TBD The Debut
2	2	TBD The Man I Love
3	3	TBD The Rivals of Amziah King
4	4	La Playa La Bola Negra
5	5	How to Write a Song (Without You) Power Ballad

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	La Bola Negra Netflix
5	5	Disclosure Day Universal

Best Visual Effects

Jul 1

1	1	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
2	2	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
3	3	The Odyssey Universal
4	4	Whalefall 20th Century
5	5	The End of Oak Street Warner Bros.