The Oscar nominations announcement is set to air on January 22, 2026. Here are my final predictions for what I believe will be nominated in each category.

Best Picture

1. “One Battle After Another“
2. “Sinners”
3. “Hamnet“
4. “Sentimental Value“
5. “It Was Just an Accident“
6. “Marty Supreme“
7. “Bugonia”
8. “Frankenstein”
9. “The Secret Agent“
10. “Train Dreams”

Best Director

1. Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
2. Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”
3. Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
4. Chloe Zhao, “Hamnet”
5. Jafar Panahi, “It Was Just an Accident”
   

Best Original Screenplay

1. “Sinners”
2. “Sentimental Value”
3. “Marty Supreme”
4. “It Was Just an Accident”
5. “The Secret Agent”

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. “One Battle After Another”
2. “Hamnet”
3. “Bugonia“
4. “Frankenstein”
5. “Train Dreams”

Best Actor in a Leading Role

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

Best Actress in a Leading Role

1. Jesse Buckley, “Hamnet”
2. Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value”
3. Rose Bryne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You“
4. Emma Stone, “Bugonia”
5. Chase Infiniti, “One Battle After Another”

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

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

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

1. Amy Madigan, “Weapons”
2. Teyona Taylor, “One Battle After Another”
3. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value”
4. Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners”
5. Odessa A’zion, “Marty Supreme”

Best Animated Feature

1. “KPop Demon Hunters”
2. “Zootopia 2”
3. “Arco”
4. “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain“
5. “Elio”

Best Documentary Feature

1. “The Perfect Neighbor”
2. “2000 Meters to Andriivka”
3. “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
4. “Seeds”
5. “Cover-Up”

Best International Feature

1. “Sentimental Value”
2. “It Was Just an Accident”
3. “The Secret Agent”
4. “The Voice of Hind Rajab”
5. “Sirat”

Best Cinematography

1. “Sinners”
2. “One Battle After Another”
3. “Frankenstein”
4. “Marty Supreme”
5. “Train Dreams”

Best Film Editing

1. “One Battle After Another”
2. “Marty Supreme”
3. “Hamnet”
4. “Sinners”
5. “F1”

Best Production Design

1. “Frankenstein”
2. “Wicked: For Good”
3. “Sinners”
4. “Hamnet”
5. “Marty Supreme”

Best Costume Design

1. “Wicked: For Good”
2. “Frankenstein”
3. “Sinners”
4. “Hamnet”
5. “Hedda”

Best Original Score

1. “One Battle After Another”
2. “Sinners”
3. “Hamnet”
4. “Marty Supreme”
5. “Frankenstein”

Best Make-Up/Hairstyling

1. “Frankenstein”
2. “Wicked: For Good”
3. “The Smashing Machine”
4. “Sinners”
5. “One Battle After Another”

Best Sound

1. “F1”
2. “Sinners”
3. “Frankenstein”
4. “One Battle After Another”
5. “Avatar: Fire and Ash”

Best Visual Effects

1. “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
2. “F1”
3. “Frankenstein”
4. “Superman”
5. “The Lost Bus”

Best Original Song

1. “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”
2. “I Lied to You” from “Sinners”
3. “Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless”
4. “The Girl in the Bubble” from “Wicked: For Good”
5. “Trains Dreams” from “Train Dreams”

Best Casting

1. “Sinners”
2. “One Battle After Another”
3. “Sentimental Value”
4. “Hamnet”
5. “Marty Supreme”

Nomination Tally

“One Battle After Another” – 14

“Sinners” – 14

“Hamnet” – 10

“Frankenstein” – 10

“Marty Supreme” – 9

“Sentimental Value” – 8

“Train Dreams” – 5

“Wicked: For Good” – 4

“It Was Just an Accident” – 4

“The Secret Agent” – 4

“Bugonia” – 3

“F1” – 3

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” – 2

“Kpop Demon Hunters” – 2

“2000 Meters to Andriivka” – 1

“Arco” – 1

“Blue Moon” – 1

“Cover-Up” – 1

“Diane Warren: Relentless” – 1

“Elio” – 1

“Hedda” – 1

“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” – 1

“The Lost Bus” – 1

“Mr. Nobody Against Putin” – 1

“The Perfect Neighbor” – 1

“Seeds” – 1

“Sirat” – 1

“The Smashing Machine” – 1

“The Voice of the Hind Rajab” – 1

“Superman” – 1

“Weapons” – 1

“Zootopia 2” – 1