Oscar Predictions - Sara Clements - Next Best Picture

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Sara Clements

@saraclements

Best Picture

Jun 28

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

Best Director

Jun 28

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

Best Actress

Jul 30

1 1	1 1	Julianne Moore The Debut
2 1	2 1	Sandra Hüller Rose
3 1	3 1	Renate Reinsve Fjord
4 1	4 1	Virginie Efira All of a Sudden
5	5	Léa Seydoux Gentle Monster

Best Actor

Jul 30

1	1	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
2	2	Tom Cruise Digger
3	3	Matt Damon The Odyssey
4	4	Pedro Pascal Behemoth!
5 2	5 2	John Turturro The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Best Supporting Actress

Jul 30

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

Best Supporting Actor

Jul 30

1	1	John Goodman Digger
2	2	Paul Giamatti The Debut
3 1	3 1	Steve Buscemi Wild Horse Nine
4 1	4 1	John Leguizamo The Odyssey
5	5	Sam Rockwell Wild Horse Nine

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jul 30

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	Dune: Part Three Denis Villeneuve, Brian K. Vaughan \| Warner Bros.
5	5	The Invite Rashida Jones, Will McCormack \| A24

Best Original Screenplay

Jul 30

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

Best Casting

Jun 28

1	1	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
2	2	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
3	3	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
4	4	The Debut Douglas Aibel \| A24
5	5	The Social Reckoning Francine Maisler \| Sony Pictures Releasing

Best Animated Feature

Jul 30

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

Best Documentary Feature

Jun 28

1	1	Once Upon a Time in Harlem Neon \| William Greaves, David Greaves
2	2	American Doctor
3	3	Nuisance Bear
4	4	One in a Million PBS \| Itab Azzam, Jack Macinnes
5	5	The History of Concrete Magnolia \| John Wilson

Best International Feature Film

Jul 30

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

Best Cinematography

Jun 28

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

Best Costume Design

Jun 28

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 Grace Snell \| Focus Features

Best Film Editing

Jun 28

1	1	La Bola Negra Alberto Gutiérrez \| Netflix
2	2	The Odyssey Jennifer Lame \| Universal
3	3	Dune: Part Three Joe Walker \| Warner Bros.
4	4	Project Hail Mary Joel Negron \| Amazon MGM
5	5	Wild Horse Nine Mikkel E.G. Nielsen \| Searchlight

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Jul 30

1	1	Werwulf Focus Features
2	2	Digger Warner Bros.
3	3	Clayface Warner Bros.
4 1	4 1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
5	5	Wicker Black Bear

Best Production Design

Jun 28

1	1	The Odyssey Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias, Gene Serdena \| Universal
2	2	Dune: Part Three Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau \| Warner Bros.
3	3	Project Hail Mary Charles Wood, John Bush \| Amazon MGM
4	4	Werwulf Craig Lathrop, Anna Pinnock \| Focus Features
5	5	Backrooms Danny Vermette, Trevor Johnston, Elliott Vion \| A24

Best Original Score

Jul 30

1	1	The Odyssey Ludwig Göransson \| Universal
2	2	Dune: Part Three Hans Zimmer \| Warner Bros.
3 1	3 1	Disclosure Day John Williams \| Universal
4 1	4 1	Project Hail Mary Daniel Pemberton \| Amazon MGM
5 1	5 1	La Bola Negra Raül Refree \| Netflix

Best Original Song

Aug 19

1	1	I Knew It, I Knew You Toy Story 5
2	2	TBD The Debut
3	3	La Nieve La Bola Negra
4	4	By Any Means By Any Means
5	5	How to Write a Song (Without You) Power Ballad

Best Sound

Jul 19

1 2	1 2	The Odyssey Universal
2 1	2 1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
3 1	3 1	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
4	4	Behemoth! Searchlight
5 1	5 1	Disclosure Day Universal

Best Visual Effects

Jun 28

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