Oscar Guide 2026


BEST PICTURE
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams

Will and should win: One Battle After Another
Could win: Sinners
Should have been nominated: Blue Moon


BEST DIRECTING
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Will and should win: Paul Thomas Anderson
Could win: Ryan Coogler
Should have been nominated: Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident


BEST ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Will win: Timothée Chalamet
Could win: Michael B. Jordan
Should win: Ethan Hawke
Should have been nominated: Jesse Plemons, Bugonia


BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Emma Stone, Bugonia

Will win: Jessie Buckley
Could and should win: Rose Byrne
Should have been nominated: Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo, Sinners
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Will win: Stellan Skarsgård
Could win: Sean Penn
Should win: Delroy Lindo
Should have been nominated: Ralph Fiennes, 28 Years Later


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Will and should win: Amy Madigan
Could win: Wunmi Mosaku
Should have been nominated: Mariam Afshari, It Was Just an Accident


BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Blue Moon
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Will win: Sinners
Could win: It Was Just an Accident
Should win: Blue Moon
Should have been nominated: Eddington


BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams

Will and should win: One Battle After Another
Could win: Hamnet
Should have been nominated: The Life of Chuck


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Will and should win: Kpop Demon Hunters
Could win: Zootopia 2
Should have been nominated: N/A


BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
The Secret Agent (Brazil)
It Was Just an Accident (France)
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Sirāt (Spain)
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)

Will win: The Secret Agent
Could win: Sentimental Value
Should win: It Was Just an Accident
Should have been nominated: No Other Choice (South Korea)


BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Alabama Solution
Come See in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor

Will win: The Perfect Neighbor
Could win: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Should win: N/A
Should have been nominated: N/A


BEST CASTING
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners

Will win: Sinners
Could win: The Secret Agent
Should win: Marty Supreme
Should have been nominated: Eephus

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
All the Empty Rooms
Armed with Only a Camera
Children No More
The Devil Is Busy
Perfectly a Strangeness

Will win: All the Empty Rooms
Could win: Armed with Only a Camera
Should win: N/A
Should have been nominated: N/A

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva

Will win: Two People Exchanging Saliva
Could win: A Friend of Dorothy
Should win: N/A
Should have been nominated: N/A

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters

Will win: Butterfly
Could win: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Should win: N/A
Should have been nominated: N/A

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Marty Supreme
Sinners

Will win: Frankenstein
Could win: Sinners 
Should win: Marty Supreme
Should have been nominated: Train Dreams

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners

Will and should win: Frankenstein
Could win: Sinners
Should have been nominated: The Phoenician Scheme

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Frankenstein
Kukuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister

Will win: Frankenstein
Could win: Sinners
Should win: The Ugly Stepsister 
Should have been nominated: Blue Moon

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Will and should win: Sinners
Could win: One Battle After Another 
Should have been nominated: No Other Choice

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners

Will and should win: Avatar: Fire and Ash
Could win: Jurassic World Rebirth
Should have been nominated: TRON: Ares

BEST FILM EDITING
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Will and should win: One Battle After Another
Could win: F1
Should have been nominated: A House of Dynamite

BEST SOUND
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sirāt
Sinners

Will win: Sinners
Could win: F1
Should win: Sirāt
Should have been nominated: Warfare

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Will win: Sinners
Could win: Hamnet
Should win: One Battle After Another
Should have been nominated: Marty Supreme

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Dear Me” (Diane Warren: Relentless)
“Golden” (KPop Demon Hunters)
“I Lied to You” (Sinners)
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” (Viva Verdi!)
“Train Dreams” (Train Dreams)

Will win: “Golden”
Could and should win: “I Lied to You”
Should have been nominated: “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” (Sinners)

Winners:
Avatar: Fire and Ash – Visual Effects
Frankenstein – Costume Design, Production Design, Makeup & Hairstyling
Hamnet – Actress
Kpop Demon Hunters – Animated Feature, Music (Original Song)
Marty Supreme – Actor
One Battle After Another – Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
The Perfect Neighbor – Documentary Feature
The Secret Agent – International Feature
Sentimental Value – Supporting Actor
Sinners – Original Screenplay, Casting, Cinematography, Sound, Music (Original Score)
Weapons – Supporting Actress

Losers: The Alabama Solution, Arco, Blue Moon, Bugonia, Come See Me in the Good Light, Cutting Through Rocks, Diane Warren: Relentless, Elio, F1, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, It Was Just an Accident, Kukuho, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Sirāt, The Smashing Machine, Song Sung Blue, Train Dreams, The Ugly Stepsister, Viva Verdi!, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Zootopia 2

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