Oscar Predictions - Brendan Hodges - Next Best Picture

Monday, July 6, 2026

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Brendan Hodges

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Best Picture

Jul 1

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	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros. \| Denis Villeneuve
5	5	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM \| Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
6	6	La Bola Negra Netflix \| Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
7	7	Fjord Neon \| Cristian Mungiu
8	8	Fatherland Mubi \| Paweł Pawlikowski
9	9	Michael Universal \| Antoine Fuqua

Best Director

Jul 1

1	1	Christopher Nolan The Odyssey
2	2	Martin McDonagh Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Alejandro G. Iñárritu Digger
4	4	Denis Villeneuve Dune: Part Three
5	5	Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo La Bola Negra

Best Actress

Jul 1

1	1	Renate Reinsve Fjord
2	2	Michelle Williams A Place in Hell
3	3	Mikey Madison The Social Reckoning
4	4	Inde Navarrette Obsession
5	5	Emily Blunt Disclosure Day

Best Actor

Jul 1

1	1	Tom Cruise Digger
2	2	John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Ryan Gosling Project Hail Mary
4	4	Sebastian Stan Fjord
5	5	Matt Damon The Odyssey

Best Supporting Actress

Jul 1

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

Best Supporting Actor

Jul 1

1	1	John Goodman Digger
2	2	Steve Buscemi Wild Horse Nine
3	3	Sam Rockwell Wild Horse Nine
4	4	Jeremy Strong The Social Reckoning
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	Dune: Part Three Denis Villeneuve, Brian K. Vaughan \| Warner Bros.
5	5	Minotaur Simon Liashenko, Andrey Zvyagintsev \| Mubi

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	The Debut Jesse Eisenberg \| A24
5 Behemoth!	Behemoth! 5	Behemoth! Tony Gilroy \| Searchlight

Best Casting

Jul 1

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	4	Digger Francine Maisler \| Warner Bros.
5	5	Fjord Hannah Chocron Foldøy \| Neon

Best Animated Feature

Jul 1

1	1	Wildwood Fathom \| Travis Knight
2	2	Toy Story 5 Disney \| Andrew Stanton
3	3	Hoppers Disney \| Daniel Chong
4	4	Forgotten Island Universal \| Januel Mercado, Joel Crawford
5	5	Ray Gunn Netflix \| Brad Bird

Best Documentary Feature

Jul 1

1	1	Once Upon a Time in Harlem Neon \| William Greaves, David Greaves
2	2	American Doctor
3	3	Nuisance Bear
4	4	To Hold a Mountain
5	5	The History of Concrete Magnolia \| John Wilson

Best International Feature Film

Jul 1

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

Best Cinematography

Jul 1

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	Werwulf Jarin Blaschke \| Focus Features

Best Costume Design

Jul 1

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

Best Film Editing

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey Jennifer Lame \| Universal
2	2	La Bola Negra Alberto Gutiérrez \| Netflix
3	3	Wild Horse Nine Mikkel E.G. Nielsen \| Searchlight
4	4	Digger Conor O'Neill, Stephen Mirrione \| Warner Bros.
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	Clayface Warner Bros.
4	4	The Odyssey Universal
5	5	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.

Best Production Design

Jul 1

1	1	The Odyssey Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias, Gene Serdena \| Universal
2	2	Project Hail Mary Charles Wood, John Bush \| Amazon MGM
3	3	Dune: Part Three Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau \| Warner Bros.
4	4	Digger Anna Pinnock, Dennis Gassner, Richard L. Johnson \| Warner Bros.
5	5	Werwulf Craig Lathrop, Anna Pinnock \| Focus Features

Best Original Score

Jul 1

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	Dune: Part Three Hans Zimmer \| Warner Bros.
5 Behemoth!	Behemoth! 5	Behemoth! James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri, Brandon Roberts \| Searchlight

Best Original Song

Jul 1

1	1	I Knew It, I Knew You Toy Story 5
2	2	Diane Warren Untitled
3	3	TBD The Debut
4	4	Runway The Devil Wears Prada 2
5	5	TBD La Bola Negra

Best Sound

Jul 1

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

Best Visual Effects

Jul 1

1	1	Dune: Part Three Warner Bros.
2	2	The Odyssey Universal
3	3	Project Hail Mary Amazon MGM
4	4	Whalefall 20th Century
5	5	Godzilla Minus Zero GKIDS