Last Updated: 5/12/26
My predictions for the Academy Awards (Oscars).
*Nominations Predictions Phase - Predicting the upcoming 2027 nominees.
BEST PICTURE
Digger
Wild Horse Nine
The Odyssey
Project Hail Mary
Fjord
Dune: Part Three
Fatherland
Jack of Spades
The Social Reckoning
A Place in Hell
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Hope
The Invite
Cry to Heaven
No One Cares
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Sense and Sensibility
Paper Tiger
All of a Sudden
Being Heumann
Saturn Return
BEST DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan- The Odyssey
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu- Digger
Pawel Pawlikowski- Fatherland
Cristian Mungiu- Fjord
Martin McDonagh- Wild Horse Nine
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Na Hong Jin- Hope
Denis Villeneuve- Dune: Part Three
Joel Coen- Jack of Spades
Chloe Domont- A Place in Hell
James Gray- Paper Tiger
BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Williams- A Place in Hell
Sandra Hüller- Fatherland
Renate Reinsve- Fjord
Mikey Madison- The Social Reckoning
Julianne Moore- No One Cares
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Cynthia Erivo- Prima Facie
Daisy Edgar Jones- Sense and Sensibility
Ruth Madeley- Being Heumann
Sandra Hüller- Rose
Rachel Brosnahan- Saturn Return
BEST ACTOR
Tom Cruise- Digger
Ryan Gosling- Project Hail Mary
John Malkovich- Wild Horse Nine
Sebastian Stan- Fjord
Josh O'Connor- Jack of Spades
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Matt Damon- The Odyssey
John Turturro- The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Adam Driver- Paper Tiger
Hanns Zischler- Fatherland
Rami Malek- The Man I Love
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mariana Di Girolamo- Wild Horse Nine
Anne Hathaway- The Odyssey
Daisy Edgar Jones- A Place in Hell
Sandra Hüller- Project Hail Mary
Frances McDormand- Jack of Spades
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Penelope Cruz- The Invite
Sandra Hüller- Digger
Parker Posey- Wild Horse Nine
Esme Creed Miles- Sense and Sensibility
Scarlett Johansson- Paper Tiger
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
John Goodman- Digger
Sam Rockwell- Wild Horse Nine
Steve Buscemi- Wild Horse Nine
Jesse Plemons- Digger
Paul Giamatti- No One Cares
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Riz Ahmed- Digger
Tom Holland- The Odyssey
Robert Pattinson- The Odyssey
Jeremy Strong- The Social Reckoning
Miles Teller- Paper Tiger
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Digger
Wild Horse Nine
Fjord
Jack of Spades
A Place in Hell
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Hope
Fatherland
No One Cares
Paper Tiger
Behemoth!
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Project Hail Mary
The Social Reckoning
The Invite
The Odyssey
Cry to Heaven
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The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Sense and Sensibility
All of a Sudden
Saturn Return
Being Heumann
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Wildwood
Toy Story 5
Hoppers
Forgotten Island
Ray Gunn
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Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy
Tangles
Hexed
Julian
In Waves
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
American Doctor
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Everybody to Kenmure Street
One in a Million
Soul Patrol
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Nuisance Bear
To Hold a Mountain
The History of Concrete
The Oldest Person in the World
How to Divorce During the War
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Fjord
Fatherland
Hope
Mimesis
Coward
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Minotaur
All of a Sudden
The Beloved
The Unknown
Possible Love
BEST CASTING
Digger
The Odyssey
Wild Horse Nine
The Social Reckoning
Fjord
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Cry to Heaven
Hope
Being Heumann
Jack of Spades
No One Cares
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Odyssey
Digger
Project Hail Mary
Fatherland
Jack of Spades
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Dune: Part Three
Hope
Fjord
Cry to Heaven
Werewulf
BEST EDITING
Digger
The Odyssey
Wild Horse Nine
The Social Reckoning
Project Hail Mary
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Hope
A Place in Hell
Fjord
Jack of Spades
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Odyssey
Digger
Jack of Spades
Project Hail Mary
Cry to Heaven
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Dune: Part Three
Hope
Werewulf
Fatherland
Disclosure Day
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Odyssey
Jack of Spades
Cry to Heaven
Digger
Werewulf
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Sense and Sensibility
Wild Horse Nine
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Dune: Part Three
The Uprising
BEST MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLING
Digger
Werewulf
Clayface
The Odyssey
Dune: Part Three
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Michael
I Play Rocky
Madden
Cry to Heaven
Rose
BEST SOUND
The Odyssey
Project Hail Mary
Dune: Part Three
Disclosure Day
Hope
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Digger
Cry to Heaven
Michael
The End of Oak Street
Wildwood
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Project Hail Mary
Dune: Part Three
The Odyssey
Avengers: Doomsday
The End of Oak Street
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Star Wars: The Mandolorian and Grogu
Whalefall
Godzilla Minus Zero
Digger
Hope
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Project Hail Mary
The Odyssey
Disclosure Day
Digger
Wild Horse Nine
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Jack of Spades
Cry to Heaven
No One Cares
Behemoth!
Dune: Part Three
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
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