2026 Oscar Predictions
Updated April 10th, 2025
1. Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunites to rescue one of their own's daughter.
2. Jon M. Chu – Wicked: For Good
Follows Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The second of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
3. Scott Cooper – Deliver Me From Nowhere
Bruce Springsteen's journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band. Based on Warren Zanes' book.
4. Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
The story of Agnes - the wife of William Shakespeare - as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. A human and heart-stopping story as the backdrop to the creation of Shakespeare's most famous play, Hamlet.
5. Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
An intimate and moving exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art.
Next In Line:
6. Yorgos Lanthimos – Bugonia
Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
7. Noah Baumbach – Jay Kelly
Two middle-aged friends rediscover their youthful spirit during a chaotic weekend reunion, facing hilarious mishaps and heartfelt moments that force them to finally grow up.
8. Benny Safdie – The Smashing Machine
The story of mixed-martial arts and UFC champion Mark Kerr.
9. Scarlett Johansson – Eleanor the Great
After seventy years with best friend, Eleanor moves to New York City for a fresh start. Making new friends at ninety proves difficult. Longing for connection, she befriends a 19-year-old student
10. Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
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