Jeremy Jentzen's Predictions

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JermTalksCinema's Predictions

Oscar nominations Predictions 2026 • 105 total predictions

Best Picture

  • 1
    One Battle After Another
  • 2
    Sinners
  • 3
    Hamnet
  • 4
    Frankenstein
  • 5
    Marty Supreme
  • 6
    Sentimental Value
  • 7
    Bugonia
  • 8
    Train Dreams
  • 9
    The Secret Agent
  • 10
    Wicked For Good

Best Director

  • 1
    Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
  • 2
    Ryan Coogler, Sinners
  • 3
    Chloe Zhao, Hamnet
  • 4
    Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
  • 5
    Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value

Best Actor

  • 1
    Timothee Chalamet, Marty Supreme
  • 2
    Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
  • 3
    Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
  • 4
    Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
  • 5
    Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Best Actress

  • 1
    Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
  • 2
    Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
  • 3
    Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
  • 4
    Emma Stone, Bugonia
  • 5
    Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue

Best Supporting Actor

  • 1
    Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
  • 2
    Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
  • 3
    Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value
  • 4
    Paul Mescal, Hamnet
  • 5
    Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

Best Supporting Actress

  • 1
    Amy Madigan, Weapons
  • 2
    Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
  • 3
    Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
  • 4
    Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
  • 5
    Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • 1
    One Battle After Another
  • 2
    Hamnet
  • 3
    Frankenstein
  • 4
    Bugonia
  • 5
    Train Dreams

Best Original Screenplay

  • 1
    Sinners
  • 2
    It Was Just an Accident
  • 3
    Marty Supreme
  • 4
    Sentimental Value
  • 5
    Weapons

Best Casting

  • 1
    Sinners
  • 2
    One Battle after Another
  • 3
    Marty Supreme
  • 4
    Hamnet
  • 5
    Sentimental Value

Best Cinematography

  • 1
    Sinners
  • 2
    Train Dreams
  • 3
    Hamnet
  • 4
    Frankenstein
  • 5
    One Battle after Another

Best Documentary

  • 1
    The Perfect Neighbor
  • 2
    2000 Meters to Andriivka
  • 3
    Seeds
  • 4
    Mr. Nobody against Putin
  • 5
    The Alabama Solution

Best International Feature

  • 1
    Brazil, The Secret Agent
  • 2
    France, It Was Just an Accident
  • 3
    Norway, Sentimental Value
  • 4
    Spain, Sirat
  • 5
    Taiwan, Left-Handed Girl

Best Editing

  • 1
    One Battle After Another
  • 2
    Sinners
  • 3
    Marty Supreme
  • 4
    Hamnet
  • 5
    F1

Best Costume Design

  • 1
    Frankenstein
  • 2
    Sinners
  • 3
    Wicked: For Good
  • 4
    Hamnet
  • 5
    Marty Supreme

Best Production Design

  • 1
    Frankenstein
  • 2
    Wicked: For Good
  • 3
    Sinners
  • 4
    Hamnet
  • 5
    Marty Supreme

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

  • 1
    Frankenstein
  • 2
    Sinners
  • 3
    Wicked: For Good
  • 4
    One Battle after Another
  • 5
    The Smashing Machine

Best Original Score

  • 1
    Sinners
  • 2
    Frankenstein
  • 3
    Marty Supreme
  • 4
    Hamnet
  • 5
    One Battle after Another

Best Original Song

  • 1
    Golden from KPop Demon Hunters
  • 2
    I Lied To You from Sinners
  • 3
    Train Dreams from Train Dreams
  • 4
    The Girl In The Bubble from Wicked: For Good
  • 5
    Dear Me from Diane Warren: Relentless

Best Sound

  • 1
    F1
  • 2
    Sinners
  • 3
    Frankenstein
  • 4
    Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • 5
    One Battle after Another

Visual Effects

  • 1
    F1
  • 2
    Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • 3
    Frankenstein
  • 4
    Wicked: For Good
  • 5
    Superman