Insanely Early 2026 Oscars Nominations Predictions

2025 Oscars Nominations Predictions are SOOOO last year. So anywho, here are just my basic ATL Predictions for 2026 lmao.

Best Picture:

  1. One Battle After Another
  2. Hedda
  3. Highest 2 Lowest
  4. No Other Choice
  5. The Smashing Machine
  6. The Lost Bus
  7. Avatar: Fire and Ash
  8. The Bride!
  9. F1
  10. Bugonia

Best Director:

  1. Paul Thomas Anderson- One Battle After Another
  2. Nia DaCosta- Hedda
  3. Park Chan-wook- No Other Choice
  4. Spike Lee- Highest 2 Lowest
  5. Benny Safdie- The Smashing Machine

Best Actor:

  1. Dwayne Johnson- The Smashing Machine
  2. Leonardo DiCaprio- One Battle After Another
  3. Matthew McConaughey- The Lost Bus
  4. Denzel Washington- Highest 2 Lowest
  5. Lee Byung-hun- No Other Choice

Best Actress:

  1. Tessa Thompson- Hedda
  2. Jessie Buckley- The Bride!
  3. Jennifer Lawrence- Die, My Love
  4. Emma Stone- Bugonia
  5. Renate Reinsve- Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress:

  1. Glenn Close- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
  2. Regina Hall- One Battle After Another
  3. America Ferrera- The Lost Bus
  4. Penelope Cruz- The Bride!
  5. Ice Spice- Highest 2 Lowest

Best Supporting Actor:

  1. Christian Bale- The Bride!
  2. Sean Penn- One Battle After Another
  3. Benicio del Toro- One Battle After Another
  4. Jeremy Strong- Deliver Me from Nowhere
  5. Jeffrey Wright- Highest 2 Lowest