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2026 Oscars Category Predictions

Below are rankings for 20 of the categories for the 2026 Oscars. Category rankings are only for reviewed films, as movies are ranked following analysis. Below all the category rankings are Best Bets, Overall Film Rankings and other betting odds as well.

Contenders that are bolded have been officially nominated for the 2026 Oscars.

Films Reviewed: 116

2026 Oscars Best Picture Rankings

1. Sentimental Value
   Odds: +6500
2. Marty Supreme
   Odds: +2000
3. It Was Just an Accident
4. One Battle After Another
   Odds: -500
5. Hamnet
   Odds: +1000
6. Nouvelle Vague
7. Bugonia
   Odds: +6500
8. Weapons
9. Sovereign
10. Sorry, Baby
11. Sinners
    Odds: +550
12. The Ballad of Wallis Island
13. Twinless
14. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
15. Left-Handed Girl
16. Jay Kelly
17. Blue Moon
18. Frankenstein
    Odds: +10000
19. Rental Family
20. The Baltimorons
21. 28 Years Later
22. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie
23. Is This Thing On?
24. Train Dreams
    Odds: +8000
25. Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
26. Song Sung Blue
27. The Lost Bus
28. Predator: Killer of Killers (Ineligible – no theater release)
29. The History of Sound
30. The Long Walk
31. Materialists
32. A Nice Indian Boy
33. Sketch
34. Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
35. Splitsville
36. Caught Stealing
37. The Smashing Machine
38. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
39. Fantastic Four: First Steps
40. F1: The Movie
    Odds: +10000
41. Warfare
42. A Little Prayer
43. The Phoenician Scheme
44. Eddington
45. Superman
46. Mickey 17
47. Black Bag
48. Bob Trevino Likes It
49. Queen of the Ring
50. Friendship
51. Roofman
52. Predator: Badlands
53. Together
54. The Friend
55. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
56. Nonnas
57. How To Train Your Dragon
58. Deep Cover
59. The Life of Chuck
60. KPop Demon Hunters
61. Thunderbolts*
62. Zootopia 2
63. Homebound
64. Avatar: Fire and Ash
65. After The Hunt
66. Eleanor the Great
67. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
68. The Wedding Banquet
69. Wicked: For Good
70. Die My Love
71. A House of Dynamite

2026 Oscars Best Director Rankings

1. Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
   Odds: -1800
2. Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
   Odds: +800
3. Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
   Odds: +3500
4. Chloe Zhao (Hamnet)
   Odds: +1400
5. Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident)
6. Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
   Odds: +2500
7. Richard Linklater (Nouvelle Vague)
8. Rian Johnson (Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery)
9. James Cameron (Avatar: Fire and Ash)
10. Yorgos Lanthimos (Bugonia)
11. Shih-Ching Tsou (Left-Handed Girl)
12. Noah Baumbach (Jay Kelly)
13. Zach Cregger (Weapons)
14. Guillermo Del Torro (Frankenstein)
15. Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)
16. Bradley Cooper (Is This Thing On?)
17. Benny Safdie (The Smashing Machine)
18. James Sweeney (Twinless)
19. Richard Linklater (Blue Moon)
20. Christian Swegal (Sovereign)
21. Hikami (Rental Family)
22. Oliver Hermanus (The History of Sound)
23. Celine Song (Materialists)
24. James Griffiths (The Ballad of Wallis Island)
25. Craig Brewer (Song Sung Blue)
26. Embeth Davidtz (Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight)
27. Jay Duplass (The Baltimorons)
28. Danny Boyle (28 Years Later)
29. Clint Dempsey (Train Dreams)
30. Paul Greengrass (The Lost Bus)
31. Dan Trachtenberg & Joshua Wassung (Predator: Killer of Killers) Ineligible – no theater release)
32. Ray Mendoza & Alex Garland (Warfare)
33. Lynne Ramsay (Die My Love)
34. Neeraj Ghaywan (Homebound)
35. Luca Guadagnino (After The Hunt)
36. Wes Anderson (The Phoenician Scheme)
37. Ari Aster (Eddington)
38. Michael Shanks (Together)
39. Matt Shakman (Fantastic Four: First Steps)
40. Bong Joon Ho (Mickey 17)
41. Michael Angelo Covino (Splitsville)
42. Scott Cooper (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere)
43. Joseph Kosinski (F1: The Movie)
44. James Gunn (Superman)
45. Steven Soderbergh (Black Bag)
46. Angus MacLachlan (A Little Prayer)
47. Darren Aronofsky (Caught Stealing)
48. Laura Piani (Jane Austen Wrecked My Life)
49. Ash Avildsen (Queen of the Ring)
50. Tracie Laymon (Bob Trevino Likes It)
51. Andrew DeYoung (Friendship)
52. Roshan Sethi (A Nice Indian Boy)
53. Dean DeBlois (How To Train Your Dragon)
54. Derek Cianfrance (Roofman)
55. Tom Kingsley (Deep Cover)
56. Stephen Chbosky (Nonnas)
57. Kathryn Bigelow (A House of Dynamite)
58. Mike Flanagan (The Life of Chuck)
59. Akiva Schaffer (The Naked Gun)
60. Seth Worley (Sketch)
61. Spike Lee (Highest 2 Lowest)
62. Jon Chu (Wicked: For Good)

2026 Oscars Best Actor Rankings

Non-reviewed Nomination(s): Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) +800

1. Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
   Odds: +2500
2. Timothee Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
   Odds: -500
3. Dylan O’Brien (Twinless)
4. Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine)
5. Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
   Odds: +1600
6. Oscar Isaac (Frankenstein)
7. Jesse Plemons (Bugonia)
8. Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams)
9. Hugh Jackman (Song Sung Blue)
10. Josh O’Connor (Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery)
11. Paul Mescal (The History of Sound)
12. Matthew McConaughey (The Lost Bus)
13. Joaquin Phoenix (Eddington)
14. Paul Mescal (Hamnet)
15. Nick Offerman (Sovereign)
16. Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
    Odds: +550
17. Robert Pattinson (Die My Love)
18. Brendan Fraser (Rental Family)
19. George Clooney (Jay Kelly)
20. Robert Pattinson (Mickey 17)
21. Daniel Day Lewis (Anemone)
22. Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere)
23. Austin Butler (Caught Stealing)
24. Will Arnett (Is This Thing On?)
25. Michael Strassner (The Baltimorons)
26. David Strathairn (A Little Prayer)
27. Channing Tatum (Roofman)
28. Vahid Mobasseri (It Was Just an Accident)
29. Denzel Washington (Highest 2 Lowest)
30. Cillian Murphy (Steve)
31. Cooper Hoffman (The Long Walk)
32. Guillaume Marbeck (Nouvelle Vague)
33. Collin Farrell (Ballad of a Small Player)
34. Dave Franco (Together)
35. Karan Soni (A Nice Indian Boy)
36. John Leguizamo (Bob Trevino Likes It)
37. Benicio Del Toro (The Phoenician Scheme)
38. Steve Coogan (The Penguin Lessons)
39. Brad Pitt (F1: The Movie)
40. Tom Basden (The Ballad of Wallis Island)
41. Michael Fassbender (Black Bag)
42. Kyle Marvin (Splitsville)
43. Alfie Williams (28 Years Later)

2026 Oscars Best Actress Rankings

1. Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
   Odds: -1800
2. Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
   Odds: +900
3. Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
   Odds: +1600
4. Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
   Odds: +2000
5. Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)
6. Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love)
7. Julia Roberts (After The Hunt)
8. June Squibb (Eleanor the Great)
9. Emma Stone (Bugonia)
   Odds: +1600
10. Laura Dern (Is This Thing On?)
11. America Ferrera (The Lost Bus)
12. Zoey Deutch (Nouvelle Vague)
13. Alison Brie (Together)
14. Dakota Johnson (Materialists)
15. Barbie Ferreria (Bob Trevino Likes It)
16. Naomi Watts (The Friend)
17. Emily Bett Rickards (Queen of the Ring)
18. Lexi Venter (Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight)
19. Julia Garner (Weapons)
20. Liz Larsen (The Baltimorons)
21. Elle Fanning (Predator: Badlands)
22. Marian Afshari (It Was Just an Accident)
23. Vanessa Kirby (Fantastic Four: First Steps)
24. Bryce Dallas Howard (Deep Cover)
25. Cynthia Erivo (Wicked: For Good)
26. Camille Rutherford (Jane Austen Wrecked My Life)
27. Cate Blanchett (Black Bag)
28. Tessa Thompson (Hedda)
29. Jane Levy (A Little Prayer)
30. Dakota Johnson (Splitsville)
31. Kelly Marie Tran (The Wedding Banquet)

2026 Oscars Best Supporting Actor Rankings

1. Stellan Skarsgard (Sentimental Value)
   Odds: -120
2. Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
   Odds: +350
3. Jacobi Jupe (Hamnet)
4. David Jonsson (The Long Walk)
5. Tim Key (The Ballad of Wallis Island)
6. Daniel Craig (Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery)
7. Chris Evans (Materialists)
8. Delroy Lindo (Sinners)
   Odds: +2800
9. Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
   Odds: +650
10. Adam Sandler (Jay Kelly)
11. Akira Emoto (Rental Family)
12. Sean Bean (Anemone)
13. Andrew Scott (Blue Moon)
14. William H Macy (Train Dreams)
15. Mohammad Ali Elyasmehr (It Was Just an Accident)
16. Andrew Garfield (After The Hunt)
17. Jeremy Strong (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere)
18. Josh O’Connor (The History of Sound)
19. Leo Woodall (Nuremberg)
20. Mark Hamill (The Life of Chuck)
21. James Sweeney (Twinless)
22. Jacob Tremblay (Sovereign)
23. Charlie Plummer (The Long Walk)
24. Josh Brolin (Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery)
25. Gabriel Basso (A House of Dynamite)
26. Ryan Bader (The Smashing Machine)
27. Jeffrey Wright (Highest 2 Lowest)
28. Michael Angelo Covino (Splitsville)
29. Michael Ward (Eddington)
30. Nicholas Hoult (Superman)
31. Michael Cera (The Phoenician Scheme)
32. Liev Schreiber (Caught Stealing)
33. Chiwetel Ejiofor (The Life of Chuck)
34. Pablo Pauly (Jane Austen Wrecked My Life)
35. Orlando Bloom (Deep Cover)
36. Aidan Delbis (Bugonia)
37. Tracy Letts (A House of Dynamite)
38. Aaron Taylor-Johnson (28 Years Later)
39. Nick Frost (How To Train Your Dragon)
40. Mark Ruffalo (Mickey 17)
41. Steven Yeun (Mickey 17)
42. Jack O’Connell (Sinners)
43. Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another)
    Odds: +250
44. Christoph Waltz (Frankenstein)
45. Stephen Graham (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere)
46. Bradley Cooper (Is This Thing On?)
47. Michael Shannon (Nuremberg)
48. Garrett Wareing (The Long Walk)
49. Charlie Anson (Jane Austen Wrecked My Life)
50. Pedro Pascal (Eddington)
51. Teng-Hui Huang (Left-Handed Girl)
52. Jay Lycurgo (Steve)
53. Peter Dinklage (Roofman)
54. Michael Stuhlbarg (After The Hunt)
55. Conan O’Brien (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
56. Jeff Goldblum (Wicked: For Good)
57. Damon Herriman (Together)
58. Javier Bardem (F1: The Movie)
59. Josh Lucas (Queen of the Ring)
60. Gerard Butler (How To Train Your Dragon)
61. Ralph Fiennes (28 Years Later)
62. Joseph Quinn (Warfare)
63. Paul Ruud (Friendship)
64. LaKeith Stanfield (Roofman)
65. Pedro Pascal (Materialists)
66. Jonathan Groff (A Nice Indian Boy)
67. Damson Idris (F1: The Movie)
68. Tom Burke (Black Bag)
69. Nick Mohammed (Deep Cover)
70. Miles Caton (Sinners)
71. Bowen Yang (The Wedding Banquet)

2026 Oscars Best Supporting Actress Rankings

1. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
   Odds: +900
2. Odessa A’zion (Marty Supreme)
3. Emily Blunt (The Smashing Machine)
4. Glenn Close (Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery)
5. Embeth Davidtz (Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight)
6. Jodi Comer (28 Years Later)
7. Amy Madigan (Weapons)
   Odds: +175
8. Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
   Odds: +4000
9. Nina Hoss (Hedda)
10. Shih-Yuan Ma (Left-Handed Girl)
11. Aisling Franciosi (Twinless)
12. Naomi Ackie (Sorry Baby)
13. Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good)
14. Janel Tsai (Left-Handed Girl)
15. Emily Watson (Hamnet)
16. Zoe Winters (Materialists)
17. Hailee Steinfeld (Sinners)
18. Toni Collette (Mickey 17)
19. Regina Hall (One Battle After Another)
20. Odessa Young (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere)
21. Youn Yuh-jung (The Wedding Banquet)
22. Kate Mara (Friendship)
23. Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
    Odds: +2000
24. Felicity Jones (Train Dreams)
25. Erin Kellyman (Eleanor the Great)
26. Mari Yamamoto (Rental Family)
27. Celia Weston (A Little Prayer)
28. Sissy Spacek (Die My Love)
29. Kirsten Dunst (Roofman)
30. Grace Edwards (Jay Kelly)
31. Mia Goth (Frankenstein)
32. Olivia Luccardi (The Baltimorons)
33. Mia Threapleton (The Phoenician Scheme)
34. Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another)
35. Rebecca Ferguson (A House of Dynamite)
36. Marisa Abela (Black Bag)
37. Emma Stone (Eddington)
38. Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
    Odds: -195
39. Ella Anderson (Song Sung Blue)
40. Gwyneth Paltrow (Marty Supreme)
41. Karen Gillian (The Life of Chuck)
42. Tracey Ullman (Steve)
43. Lorraine Bracco (Nonnas)
44. Lily Gladstone (The Wedding Banquet)
45. Ayo Edebiri (After The Hunt)
46. Laura Dern (Jay Kelly)
47. Andra Day (Is This Thing On?)
48. Adria Arjona (Splitsville)
49. Zarna Garg (A Nice Indian Boy)
50. Carey Mulligan (The Ballad of Wallis Island)
51. Kerry Condon (F1: The Movie)
52. Tilda Swinton (Ballad of a Small Player)
53. Margret Qualley (Blue Moon)
54. Dascha Polanco (A Little Prayer)
55. Regina King (Caught Stealing)
56. Naomi Ackie (Mickey 17)
57. Zoe Kravitz (Caught Stealing)
58. Sunita Mani (A Nice Indian Boy)

2026 Oscars Best Original Screenplay Ranking

1. Sentimental Value
   Odds: +1600
2. Marty Supreme
   Odds: +400
3. It Was Just an Accident
   Odds: +650
4. Weapons
5. Blue Moon
   Odds: +2500
6. Sorry Baby
7. Sinners
   Odds: -360
8. Twinless
9. Left-Handed Girl
10. Sovereign
11. Rental Family
12. Eddington
13. Jay Kelly
14. The Baltimorons
15. Is This Thing On?
16. Together
17. Materialists
18. Sketch
19. Splitsville
20. Deep Cover
21. The Phoenician Scheme
22. Roofman
23. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
24. Black Bag
25. Bob Trevino Likes It
26. Friendship
27. A House of Dynamite
28. A Little Prayer
29. Eleanor the Great
30. Highest 2 Lowest
31. After The Hunt

2026 Oscars Best Adapted Screenplay Rankings

1. One Battle After Another
   Odds: -2000
2. Hamnet
   Odds: +1100
3. Nouvelle Vague
4. Bugonia
   Odds: +2000
5. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
6. Frankenstein
   Odds: +2000
7. The Ballad of Wallis Island
8. Train Dreams
   Odds: +1200
9. Song Sung Blue
10. The Smashing Machine
11. A Nice Indian Boy
12. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie
13. Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
14. Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
15. 28 Years Later
16. The History of Sound
17. Predator: Killer of Killers (Ineligible – no theater release)
18. The Long Walk
19. Caught Stealing
20. Predator: Badlands
21. Fantastic Four: First Steps
22. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
23. F1: The Movie
24. Superman
25. Nonnas
26. Mickey 17
27. The Friend
28. Queen of the Ring
29. How To Train Your Dragon
30. Warfare
31. The Life of Chuck
32. The Naked Gun
33. Zootopia 2
34. Avatar: Fire and Ash
35. Hedda
36. Wicked: For Good
37. Die My Love
38. The Wedding Banquet

2026 Oscars Best Cinematography Rankings

1. One Battle After Another
   Odds: +275
2. Nouvelle Vague
3. Bugonia
4. Frankenstein
   Odds: +2500
5. Sinners
   Odds: -150
6. Train Dreams
   Odds: +275
7. Sentimental Value
8. 28 Years Later
9. Weapons
10. The Smashing Machine
11. F1: The Movie
12. Hamnet
13. Anemone
14. Marty Supreme
    Odds: +2800
15. Predator: Badlands
16. Wicked: For Good
17. Die My Love
18. Ballad of a Small Player
19. Rental Family
20. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
21. Song Sung Blue
22. The History of Sound
23. Together
24. Materialists
25. The Ballad of Wallis Island
26. Sovereign
27. How To Train Your Dragon
28. Eddington
29. Warfare
30. The Phoenician Scheme
31. It Was Just an Accident
32. Superman
33. The Long Walk
34. Fantastic Four: First Steps
35. Blue Moon
36. Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning
37. Mickey 17
38. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie
39. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
40. Jay Kelly
41. The Baltimorons
42. Highest 2 Lowest
43. Twinless
44. Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
45. Black Bag
46. Sorry Baby
47. Queen of the Ring
48. Predator: Killer of Killers (Ineligible – no theater release)
49. Sketch
50. Caught Stealing
51. Architecton
52. Friendship
53. Roofman
54. A Nice Indian Boy
55. The Life of Chuck
56. The Friend
57. A House of Dynamite
58. Hedda
59. Ballerina
60. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
61. Steve

2026 Oscars Best Animated Film Rankings

Non-reviewed Nomination(s): Arco +3500

1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie
2. Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
   Odds: +1600
3. Predator: Killer of Killers (Ineligible – no theater release)
4. KPop Demon Hunters
   Odds: -1000
5. Zootopia 2
   Odds: +550
6. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
7. 100 Meters
8. Boys Go to Jupiter
9. Endless Cookie
10. The Colors Within
11. Lost in Starlight
12. Ne Zha II
13. In Your Dreams
14. The Bad Guys 2
15. Night of the Zoopocalypse
16. Elio
    Odds: +2000
17. Dog Man

2026 Oscars Best Documentary Rankings

Non-reviewed Nomination(s): The Alabama Solution +500, Mr. Nobody Against Putin +700, Cutting Through Rocks +2000

1. Deaf President Now
2. The Perfect Neighbor
   Odds: -400
3. Cover-Up
4. My Mom Jayne
5. Predators
6. 2000 Meters to Andriivka
7. Apocalypse in the Tropics
8. Architecton
9. Love + War
10. It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
11. Thank You Very Much
12. Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey
13. Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5
14. Diane Warren: Relentless
15. Come See Me in the Good Light
    Odds: +2000
16. Mistress Dispeller
17. John Candy: I Like Me
18. Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
19. Grenfell: Uncovered
20. Stans

2026 Oscars Best International Film Rankings

Non-reviewed Nomination(s): The Secret Agent +125, The Voice of Hind Rajab +1400, Sirat +5000

1. Sentimental Value (Norway)
   Odds: -140
2. It Was Just an Accident (France)
   Odds: +900
3. Left-Handed Girl (Taiwan)
4. Homebound (India)
5. 2000 Meters to Andriivka (Ukraine)

2026 Oscars Best Production Design Rankings

1. Wicked: For Good
2. Frankenstein
   Odds: -900
3. Hamnet
   Odds: +1600
4. Marty Supreme
   Odds: +2500
5. Nuremberg
6. Nouvelle Vague
7. The History of Sound
8. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
9. Fantastic Four: First Steps
10. Blue Moon
11. One Battle After Another
    Odds: +2000
12. How To Train Your Dragon
13. Queen of the Ring
14. The Phoenician Scheme
15. Sinners
    Odds: +500
16. Train Dreams
17. Hedda
18. Sentimental Value
19. Bugonia
20. Eddington
21. Song Sung Blue
22. The Smashing Machine
23. Predator: Badlands
24. Superman
25. The Lost Bus
26. Mickey 17
27. A House of Dynamite
28. Roofman
29. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
30. Ballad of a Small Player
31. Avatar: Fire and Ash
32. Nonnas
33. 28 Years Late
34. The Penguin Lessons
35. Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning
36. Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
37. Weapons
38. The Naked Gun
39. The Life of Chuck
40. Steve
41. Rental Family
42. Highest 2 Lowest
43. Together
44. Ballerina
45. Die My Love
46. Sorry, Baby
47. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
48. The Ballad of Wallis Island
49. Sketch
50. Splitsville
51. Materialists
52. Deep Cover
53. Twinless
54. After The Hunt

2026 Oscars Best Costume Design Rankings

1. Sinners
   Odds: +1600
2. Wicked: For Good
3. Hamnet
   Odds: +1000
4. Frankenstein
   Odds: -2000
5. Marty Supreme
   Odds: +1600
6. The History of Sound
7. The Phoenician Scheme
8. How To Train Your Dragon
9. Nouvelle Vague
10. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
11. One Battle After Another
12. Fantastic Four: First Steps
13. Nuremberg
14. Queen of the Ring
15. Hedda
16. Song Sung Blue
17. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
18. Blue Moon
19. Train Dreams
20. Eddington
21. Ballad of a Small Player
22. Avatar: Fire and Ash
    Odds: +2000
23. Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
24. The Penguin Lessons
25. Highest 2 Lowest
26. Superman
27. Caught Stealing
28. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
29. Mickey 17
30. Bugonia
31. The Life of Chuck
32. Predator: Badlands
33. The Smashing Machine
34. The Wedding Banquet
35. 28 Years Later
36. Deep Cover
37. Sketch
38. The Long Walk
39. Jay Kelly
40. Twinless
41. A Little Prayer

2026 Oscars Best Makeup & Hairstyle Rankings

Non-reviewed Nomination(s): The Ugly Stepsister +2000, Kokuho +2000

1. Wicked: For Good
2. Frankenstein
   Odds: -1800
3. The Smashing Machine
   Odds: +1200
4. 28 Years Later
5. How To Train Your Dragon
6. Weapons
7. Blue Moon
8. Warfare
9. Queen of the Ring
10. One Battle After Another
11. Train Dreams
12. Caught Stealing
13. Sinners
    Odds: +1000
14. Superman
15. Hedda
16. Marty Supreme
17. Bugonia
18. Hamnet
19. Song Sung Blue
20. Eddington
21. Nuremberg
22. Predator: Badlands
23. Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
24. Together
25. The Phoenician Scheme
26. Sketch
27. Nouvelle Vague
28. The Long Walk
29. Mickey 17
30. Thunderbolts*
31. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
32. The History of Sound
33. Jay Kelly
34. The Naked Gun
35. Ballerina
36. Twinless

2026 Oscars Best Sound Rankings

Non-reviewed Nomination(s): Sirat +1800

1. Sinners
   Odds: +500
2. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
3. F1: The Movie
   Odds: -650
4. Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
5. The History of Sound
6. 28 Years Later
7. One Battle After Another
   Odds: +1000
8. Predator: Badlands
9. The Smashing Machine
10. Warfare
11. Avatar: Fire and Ash
12. The Life of Chuck
13. Weapons
14. The Lost Bus
15. Hamnet
16. Together
17. Deaf President Now
18. Frankenstein
    Odds: +2800
19. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie
20. Wicked: For Good
21. Train Dreams
22. Thunderbolts*
23. Superman
24. Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning
25. Bugonia
26. Sovereign
27. Ballerina
28. Mickey 17
29. Predator: Killer of Killers
30. Fantastic Four: First Steps
31. The Long Walk
32. Nouvelle Vague
33. The Colors Within
34. Jurassic World Rebirth
35. Captain America: Brave New World
36. How To Train Your Dragon
37. Queen of the Ring
38. The Phoenician Scheme
39. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
40. Sketch
41. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
42. After The Hunt

2026 Oscars Best Score Rankings

1. Marty Supreme
2. Sentimental Value
3. Bugonia
   Odds: +2000
4. One Battle After Another
   Odds: +1200
5. Frankenstein
   Odds: +1600
6. Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
7. Train Dreams
8. Jay Kelly
9. Friendship
10. Eddington
11. The Phoenician Scheme
12. Sinners
    Odds: -2500
13. Tron: Ares
14. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
15. The History of Sound
16. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
17. Hamnet
    Odds: +1600
18. Nuremberg
19. Diane Warren: Relentless
20. Rental Family
21. The Smashing Machine
22. Sketch
23. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
24. Materialists
25. After The Hunt
26. Predator: Killer of Killers (Ineligible – no theater release)
27. The Ballad of Wallis Island
28. Weapons
29. Sovereign
30. The Friend
31. 28 Years Later
32. The Life of Chuck
33. The Long Walk
34. Anemone
35. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie
36. Fantastic Four: First Steps
37. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
38. Wicked: For Good
39. Hedda
40. Together
41. Sorry Baby
42. The Penguin Lessons
43. Mickey 17
44. Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
45. Black Bag
46. Architecton
47. Queen of the Ring
48. The Colors Within
49. How To Train Your Dragon
50. Roofman
51. Eleanor the Great
52. Nonnas
53. Boys Go to Jupiter
54. F1: The Movie
55. Avatar: Fire and Ash
56. A Nice Indian Boy
57. Elio
58. A House of Dynamite
59. Ballerina
60. The Wedding Banquet
61. Captain America: Brave New World

2026 Oscars Best Original Song Rankings

Non-reviewed Nomination(s): ‘Sweet Dreams of Joy’ (Viva Verdi!) +2500

1. ‘I Lied To You’ by Miles Caton (Sinners)
   Odds: +1000
2. ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ by Aiyanna-Lee & Adriano Celentano (Highest 2 Lowest)
3. ‘No Place Like Home’ by Cynthia Erivo (Wicked: For Good)
4. ‘Golden’ by EJAE, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami (KPop Demon Hunters)
   Odds: -2000
5. ‘Zoo’ by Shakira (Zootopia 2)
6. ‘Train Dreams’ by Nick Cave (Train Dreams)
   Odds:’ +1400
7. ‘Pale, Pale, Moon’ by Jayme Lawson & Brittany Howard (Sinners)
8. ‘Last Time I Seen The Sun’ by Alice Smith and Miles Caton (Sinners)
9. ‘Just Keep Watching’ by Tate McRae (F1: The Movie)
10. ‘My Baby’ by Japanese Breakfast (Materialists)
11. ‘What It Sounds Like’ by EJAE, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami (KPop Demon Hunters)
12. ‘Both Eyes Closed’ by A$AP Rocky (Highest 2 Lowest)
13. ‘Dangerous’ by Hailee Steinfeld (Sinners)
14. ‘Takedown’ by Twice (KPop Demon Hunters)
15. ‘Give Your Love’ by Tom Masden & Carey Mulligan (The Ballad of Wallis Island)
16. ‘As Alive As You Need Me To Be’ by Nine Inch Nails (Tron: Ares)
17. ‘The Girl In The Bubble’ by Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good)
18. ‘Dear Me’ by Kesha (Diane Warren: Relentless)
    Odds: +1600
19. ‘How It’s Done’ by EJAE, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami (KPop Demon Hunters)
20. ‘Salt Then Sour Then Sweet’ by Sara Bareilles (Come See Me In The Good Light)
21. ‘Lose My Mind’ by Don Toliver & Doja Cat (F1: The Movie)
22. ‘Drive’ by Ed Sheeran (F1: The Movie)
23. ‘Dream As One’ by Miley Cyrus (Avatar: Fire and Ash)
24. ‘Prisencolin (Americano Joint)’ by Aiyanna-Lee (Highest 2 Lowest)
25. ‘GOODLIFE’ by Gary Go & WizTheMC (The Bad Guys 2)
26. ‘Supa Good’ by Yung Gravy & James Brown (Dog Man)

2026 Oscars Best Film Editing Rankings

1. Marty Supreme
   Odds: +400
2. Sentimental Value
   Odds: +3500
3. One Battle After Another
   Odds: -310
4. Hamnet
5. It Was Just an Accident
6. Bugonia
7. Weapons
8. Sinners
   Odds: +800
9. Nouvelle Vague
10. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
11. Blue Moon
12. Frankenstein
13. Train Dreams
14. Jay Kelly
15. Rental Family
16. Avatar: Fire and Ash
17. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
18. The Smashing Machine
19. Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
20. Nuremberg
21. 28 Years Later
22. Materialists
23. The Ballad of Wallis Island
24. Sovereign
25. Sorry Baby
26. The Lost Bus
27. F1: The Movie
    Odds: +800
28. Song Sung Blue
29. Is This Thing On?
30. The History of Sound
31. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie
32. Twinless
33. Predator: Killer of Killers (Ineligible – no theater release)
34. Warfare
35. The Phoenician Scheme
36. Eddington
37. A House of Dynamite
38. Die My Love
39. Sketch
40. The Long Walk
41. Caught Stealing
42. Predator: Badlands
43. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
44. Together
45. Fantastic Four: First Steps
46. The Life of Chuck
47. Mickey 17
48. Queen of the Ring
49. Bob Trevino Likes It
50. The Baltimorons
51. Splitsville
52. A Nice Indian Boy
53. How To Train Your Dragon
54. Roofman
55. Wicked: For Good
56. Anemone
57. A Little Prayer
58. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
59. Nonnas

2026 Oscars Best Visual Effects Rankings

1. Avatar: Fire and Ash
   Odds: -2500
2. Wicked: For Good
3. Predator: Badlands
4. Superman
5. Tron: Ares
6. How To Train Your Dragon
7. Fantastic Four: First Steps
8. The Lost Bus
   Odds: +2500
9. Warfare
10. Mickey 17
11. Thunderbolts*
12. F1: The Movie
    Odds: +1200
13. Ne Zha II
14. Jurassic World Rebirth
    Odds: +2500
15. Sketch
16. Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning
17. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie
18. Train Dreams
19. Frankenstein
20. Together
21. 28 Years Later
22. Ballerina
23. The Naked Gun
24. Captain America: Brave New World
25. Sinners
    Odds: +1200

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2026 Oscars Film Review Rankings

1. Sentimental Value
2. Marty Supreme
3. It Was Just an Accident
4. One Battle After Another
5. Hamnet
6. Nouvelle Vague
7. Bugonia
8. Weapons
9. Sovereign
10. Sorry Baby
11. Sinners
12. Twinless
13. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
14. The Ballad of Wallis Island
15. Left-Handed Girl
16. Blue Moon
17. Frankenstein
18. Rental Family
19. Is This Thing On?
20. Jay Kelly
21. The Baltimorons
22. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie
23. Train Dreams
24. Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
25. 28 Years Later
26. The Lost Bus
27. Song Sung Blue
28. Predator: Killer of Killers
29. Deaf President Now
30. A Nice Indian Boy
31. Sketch
32. KPop Demon Hunters
33. Predator: Badlands
34. The Perfect Neighbor
35. Cover-Up
36. Materialists
37. The History of Sound
38. The Long Walk
39. Zootopia 2
40. Homebound
41. My Mom Jayne
42. A Little Prayer
43. Predators
44. Avatar: Fire and Ash
45. Splitsville
46. Caught Stealing
47. The Smashing Machine
48. Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
49. 2000 Meters to Andriivka
50. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
51. Together
52. Fantastic Four: First Steps
53. F1: The Movie
54. Apocalypse in the Tropics
55. Warfare
56. Architecton
57. The Phoenician Scheme
58. Eddington
59. Love + War
60. Superman
61. It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
62. Mickey 17
63. Black Bag
64. Bob Trevino Likes It
65. Thank You Very Much
66. Queen of the Ring
67. Friendship
68. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
69. The Friend
70. Thunderbolts*
71. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
72. Roofman
73. 100 Meters
74. Nuremberg
75. Boys Go to Jupiter
76. Deep Cover
77. Endless Cookie
78. Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey
79. Nonnas
80. How To Train Your Dragon
81. The Colors Within
82. Lost in Starlight
83. Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5
84. Diane Warren: Relentless
85. Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning
86. Come See Me in the Good Light
87. Ne Zha II
88. Mistress Dispeller
89. Die My Love
90. John Candy: I Like Me
91. The Penguin Lessons
92. The Life of Chuck
93. In Your Dreams
94. The Naked Gun
95. A House of Dynamite
96. The Bad Guys 2
97. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
98. Hedda
99. Night of the Zoopocalypse
100. Eleanor the Great
101. Elio
102. Wicked: For Good
103. After The Hunt
104. Ballad of a Small Player
105. Highest 2 Lowest
106. Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
107. Grenfell: Uncovered
108. Dog Man
109. Tron: Ares
110. Anemone
111. Stans
112. The Wedding Banquet
113. Steve
114. Ballerina
115. Jurassic World Rebirth
116. Captain America: Brave New World

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2026 Oscars Ticket

Check out this year’s ticket and be sure to keep checking back as we begin placing wagers for the 2026 Oscars and build our ticket!

• Best Supporting Actor – Benicio Del Toro +2000 (1u)
• Best Supporting Actress – Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas +500 (2u)
• Best Actress – Rose Byrne +300 (1u)
• Best Supporting Actor – Stellan Skarsgaard +150 (2u)
• Best Picture – Sinners +800 (1u)

2025 Total: +2160
2024 Total: +2100
2023 Total: +1880
2022 Total: +1740