Oscar Predictions - Sara Clements - Next Best Picture

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Sara Clements

@saraclements

Best Picture

Sep 19

1 3	1 3	La bola negra Netflix \| Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
2	2	The Odyssey Universal \| Christopher Nolan
3 2	3 2	Wild Horse Nine Searchlight \| Martin McDonagh
4 1	4 1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros. \| Denis Villeneuve
5	5	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM \| Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
6 1	6 1	The Debut A24 \| Jesse Eisenberg
7	7	The Invite A24 \| Olivia Wilde
8	8	You Can See Everything A24 \| Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim
9	9	Artificial Neon \| Luca Guadagnino
10	10	All of a Sudden Neon \| Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Best Director

Sep 16

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

Best Actress

Sep 16

1	1	Julianne Moore The Debut
2 2	2 2	Virginie Efira All of a Sudden
3	3	Inde Navarrette Obsession
4 2	4 2	Sandra Hüller Rose
5	5	Olivia Wilde The Invite

Best Actor

4:04 PM

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

Best Supporting Actress

Sep 19

1 1	1 1	Anne Hathaway The Odyssey
2	2	Tao Okamoto All of a Sudden
3	3	Penélope Cruz La bola negra
4	4	Sandra Hüller Project Hail Mary
5	5	Samantha Morton The Odyssey

Best Supporting Actor

3:53 PM

1	1	Paul Giamatti The Debut
2	2	Sam Rockwell Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Steve Buscemi Wild Horse Nine
4	4	John Leguizamo The Odyssey
5	5	Edward Norton The Invite

Best Adapted Screenplay

Sep 19

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

Best Original Screenplay

2:43 PM

1	1	Wild Horse Nine Martin McDonagh \| Searchlight
2	2	The Debut Jesse Eisenberg \| A24
3	3	Tender Loving Care Mike Leigh \| Bleeker Street
4	4	Artificial Simon Rich \| Neon
5 2	5 2	Club Kid Jordan Firstman \| A24

Best Casting

Sep 19

1 1	1 1	The Odyssey John Papsidera \| Universal
2	2	La bola negra Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano \| Netflix
3 2	3 2	Wild Horse Nine Sarah Halley Finn \| Searchlight
4	4	The Debut Douglas Aibel \| A24
5	5	I Play Rocky Rick Montgomery \| Amazon MGM

Best Animated Feature

Sep 23

1	1	Wildwood Fathom \| Travis Knight
2	2	Toy Story 5 Disney \| Andrew Stanton
3	3	Ray Gunn Netflix \| Brad Bird
4	4	Forgotten Island Universal \| Januel Mercado, Joel Crawford
5	5	Iron Boy SPC \| Louis Clichy

Best Documentary Feature

Sep 19

1	1	You Can See Everything A24 \| Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim
2	2	NAZA
3 1	3 1	American Doctor Watermelon \| Poh Si Teng
4 3	4 3	Once Upon a Time in Harlem Neon \| William Greaves, David Greaves
5	5	Rehearsals for a Revolution SPC \| Pegah Ahangarani

Best International Feature Film

Sep 19

1	1	La bola negra
2	2	All of a Sudden
3	3	Possible Love
4 2	4 2	Minotaur
5	5	Fjord

Best Cinematography

Sep 19

1	1	The Odyssey Hoyte van Hoytema \| Universal
2	2	Dune: Part Three Linus Sandgren \| Warner Bros.
3	3	La bola negra Gris Jordana \| Netflix
4 1	4 1	Fatherland Łukasz Żal \| Mubi
5 1	5 1	Project Hail Mary Greig Fraser \| Amazon MGM

Best Costume Design

Sep 19

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

Sep 19

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

Best Production Design

3:41 PM

1	1	The Odyssey Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias \| 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	La bola negra Roger Bellés, Judit Ferrer \| Netflix
5 1	5 1	Backrooms Danny Vermette, Trevor Johnston, Elliott Vion \| A24

Best Original Score

Sep 19

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

Best Original Song

Sep 16

1 2	1 2	La Nieve La bola negra
2 1	2 1	I Knew It, I Knew You Toy Story 5
3 1	3 1	This City May Have Chewed Me Up (But It Hasn’t Spit Me Out) The Debut
4	4	By Any Means By Any Means
5	5	How to Write a Song (Without You) Power Ballad

Best Sound

Sep 19

1	1	The Odyssey Universal
2	2	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
3 3	3 3	La bola negra Netflix
4 1	4 1	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
5 1	5 1	Behemoth! Searchlight

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