The 98th Academy Awards will be presented on March 15, 2026. Here are our ranked predictions for who will be nominated and which films will win. Check back in, as the list will be updated often.
| Best Picture | Best Director |
|---|---|
| 1. One Battle After Another 2. Sentimental Value 3. Hamnet 4. Marty Supreme 5. Sinners 6. Frankenstein 7. It Was Just an Accident 8. Train Dreams 9. The Secret Agent 10. Train Dreams | 1. Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another” 2. Jafar Panahi, “It Was Just an Accident“ 3. Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet” 4. Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme” 5. Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value“ |
| Best Original Screenplay | Best Adapted Screenplay |
|---|---|
| 1. It Was Just an Accident 2. Sentimental Value 3. Marty Supreme 4. Blue Moon 5. Sinners | 1. One Battle After Another 2. Hamnet 3. Train Dreams 4. Frankenstein 5. Wicked: For Good |
| Best Actress | Best Actor |
|---|---|
| 1. Jesse Buckley, “Hamnet” 2. Chase Infiniti, “One Battle After Another” 3. Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” 4. Emma Stone, “Bugonia” 5. Renata Reinsve, “Sentimental Value“ | 1. Timothee Chalamet, “Marty Supreme” 2. Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another” 3. Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent” 4. Joel Edgerton, “Train Dreams“ 5. Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon” |
| Best Supporting Actress | Best Supporting Actor |
|---|---|
| 1. Ariana Grande, “Wicked: For Good” 2. Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another” 3. Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value“ 4. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value“ 5. Gwyneth Paltrow, “Marty Supreme” | 1. Stellan Skarsgard, “Sentimental Value“ 2. Benicio del Toro, “One Battle After Another” 3. Adam Sandler, “Jay Kelly” 4. Paul Mescal, “Hamnet” 5. Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another” |
| Best Animated Feature | Best Documentary Feature |
|---|---|
| 1. KPop Demon Hunters 2. Zootopia 2 3. Scarlet 4. Arco 5. Little Amelie or the Character of Rain | 1. The Perfect Neighbor 2. My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow 3. Cover-Up 4. 2000 Meters To Andriivka 5. Mistress Dispeller |
| Best Cinematography | Best Visual Effects |
|---|---|
| 1. Frankenstein 2. Sinners 3. One Battle After Another 4. F1 the Movie 5. Hamnet | 1. Avatar: Fire and Ash 2. Sinners 3. Wicked: For Good 4. Superman 5. The Lost Bus |
| Best Film Editing | Best Costume Design |
|---|---|
| 1. One Battle After Another 2. Marty Supreme 3. Hamnet 4. F1 the Movie 5. Avatar: Fire and Ash | 1. Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein 2. Wicked: For Good 3. Sinners 4. Hamnet 5. Marty Supreme |
| Best Original Score | Best Sound |
|---|---|
| 1. One Battle After Another 2. Sinners 3. Marty Supreme 4. Frankenstein 5. Hamnet | 1. Avatar: Fire and Ash 2. F1 the Movie 3. Wicked: For Good 4. Frankenstein 5. One Battle After Another |
| Best International Feature | Best Production Design |
|---|---|
| 1. It Was Just an Accident 2. The Secret Agent 3. Sentimental Value 4. Left-Handed Girl 5. The Voice of Hind Rajab | 1. Frankenstein 2. Wicked: For Good 3. Hamnet 4. One Battle After Another 5. Avatar: Fire and Ash |
| Best Original Song | Best Makeup & Hairstyling |
|---|---|
| 1. “Golden”, KPop Demon Hunters 2. “The Girl in the Bubble”, Wicked: For Good 3. “I Lied to You”, Sinners 4. “Train Dreams”, Train Dreams 5. “Dear Me”, Diane Warren: Relentless | 1. Frankenstein 2. Wicked: For Good 3. The Smashing Machine 4. Marty Supreme 5. Sinners |
| Best Casting | |
|---|---|
| 1. One Battle After Another 2. Hamnet 3. Sentimental Value 4. Frankenstein 5. Sinners |
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