2026 Oscar predictions: Who will be nominated for the 98th Academy Awards?

By Deniss Novickis | Published: January 20, 2026

It's that time of the year again, as everyone is wondering who will be among the nominees for every category at the 98th Academy Awards. The nominations voting began on January 12 and ended on January 16, with the results being announced on January 22.

Without further ado, it's time for Oscar nominees predictions, as we already know some of the favourites in many categories. The 83rd Golden Globe Awards just took place in Beverly Hills, and that will be very useful in Academy Award predictions. As always, there will be ten nominees for the Best Picture and five nominees in every one of the remaining 23 categories.

We already added the odds on each contender winning the Academy Award itself, where they were available. Oh, and one last thing - please come back for our final Oscar predictions in spring, as the award ceremony is scheduled for March 15 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

🏆 Best Picture

One Battle After Another - 1.11
Hamnet - 6.00
Sinners - 17.00
Marty Supreme - 19.00
Bugonia - 51.00
Sentimental Value - 51.00
Frankenstein - 51.00
It Was Just an Accident - 51.00
Train Dreams - 51.00
The Secret Agent - 67.00

🎬 Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another) - 1.05
Ryan Coogler (Sinners) - 13.00
Chloé Zhao (Hamnet) - 13.00
Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident) - 26.00
Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme) - 26.00

🎭 Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme) - 1.20
Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another) - 6.50
Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) - 8.00
Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) - 21.00
Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon) - 21.00

🎭 Best Actress

Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) - 1.071
Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I'd Kick You) - 9.00
Emma Stone (Bugonia) - 34.00
Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) - 34.00
Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another) - 34.00

🧑‍💼 Best Supporting Actor

Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value) - 1.90
Sean Penn (One Battle After Another) - 3.25
Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another) - 5.00
Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein) - 5.50
Paul Mescal (Hamnet) - 26.00

👩‍🦱 Best Supporting Actress

Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) - 1.57
Amy Madigan (Weapons) - 2.75
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value) - 9.00
Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good) - 17.00
Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners) - 34.00

📜 Best Original Screenplay

Sinners
Weapons
Blue Moon
Sentimental Value
Sorry, Baby

📖 Best Adapted Screenplay

Train Dreams
It Was Just an Accident
Bugonia
Hamnet
One Battle After Another

👥 Best Casting

Sinners - 1.44
One Battle After Another - 2.87
Hamnet - 11.00
The Secret Agent - 15.00
Sirat - 26.00

🔝 Best Animated Feature

KPop Demon Hunters - 1.10
Zootopia 2 - 6.00
Little Amelie or The Character of Rain - 17.00
Elio - 21.00
Ne Zha - 34.00

🛠️ Best Production Design

Sinners
Frankenstein
Wicked: For Good
Marty Supreme
Hamnet

🎨 Best Cinematography

Sinners
One Battle After Another
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Train Dreams

👗 Best Costume Design

Frankenstein
Sinners
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Wicked: For Good

✂️ Best Film Editing

One Battle After Another
Hamnet
F1: The Movie
Sentimental Value
Sinners

🧑‍🎨 Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Frankenstein
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
The Ugly Stepsister
The Smashing Machine

🔊 Best Sound

F1: The Movie
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

🖥 Best Visual Effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1: The Movie
Sinners
Superman
Wicked: For Good

🎵 Best Original Score

Sinners
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Bugonia
Frankenstein

🎶 Best Original Song

''I Lied To You'' by Ludwig Göransson and Raphael Saadiq (Sinners)
''Golden'' by EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick (KPop Demon Hunters)
''The Girl in the Bubble'' by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked: For Good)
''Train Dreams'' by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner (Train Dreams)
''Dream as One'' by Miley Cyrus, Simon Franglen, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (Avatar: Fire and Ash)

📽 Best Documentary Feature

The Perfect Neighbor
The Alabama Solution
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Cover‑Up
Seeds

🌍 Best International Feature Film

Sentimental Value (Norway)
It Was Just an Accident (France)
Sirât (Spain)
The Secret Agent (Brazil)
No Other Choice (South Korea)

🤏 Short Film Categories

Best Animated Short

The Shyness of Trees
Cardboard
Our Uniform
Hurikán
Scarlet

Best Documentary Short

The Last Repair Shop
Chasing Time
All The Empty Rooms
The Barber of Little Rock
The Devil is Busy

Best Live Action Short

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Extremist
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Red, White and Blue
The After