Awards season is entering its final stretch, and with the 2026 Oscars just around the corner, the conversation around who will take home the night’s biggest trophies is only getting louder.
One contender whose trajectory has shifted in recent weeks is Timothée Chalamet. After generating early momentum for his performance in Marty Supreme, the actor found himself at the center of an online debate following remarks about opera and ballet that rubbed some audiences the wrong way. While Chalamet still remains a serious contender in the Best Actor race, the fan-favorite narrative that once surrounded him appears to have cooled slightly as the season winds down.
With that in mind, here are our predictions for who will walk away with the biggest wins at the 2026 Academy Awards.
Best Original Song
- Dear Me — Diane Warren: Relentless
- Golden — KPop Demon Hunters
- I Lied To You — Sinners
- Sweet Dreams of Joy — Viva Verdi!
- Train Dreams — Train Dreams
Best Picture
- Bugonia
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Best Actress
- Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
- Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
- Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
- Emma Stone, Bugonia
Best Supporting Actress
- Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
- Amy Madigan, Weapons
- Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
- Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Best Actor
- Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
- Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
- Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Best Supporting Actor
- Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
- Delroy Lindo, Sinners
- Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
- Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Best Director
- Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
- Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
- Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
- Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
- Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Frankenstein
- Kokuho
- Sinners
- The Smashing Machine
- The Ugly Stepsister
Best Original Score
- Bugonia — Jerskin Fendrix
- Frankenstein — Alexandre Desplat
- Hamnet — Max Richter
- One Battle After Another — Jonny Greenwood
- Sinners — Ludwig Göransson
Best Original Screenplay
- Blue Moon — Robert Kaplow
- It Was Just an Accident — Jafar Panahi
- Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
- Sentimental Value — Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt
- Sinners — Ryan Coogler
Best Animated Feature Film
- Arco
- Elio
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
Best Production Design
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
Best Film Editing
- F1 — Stephen Mirrione
- Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
- One Battle After Another — Andy Jurgensen
- Sentimental Value — Olivier Bugge Coutté
- Sinners — Michael P. Shawver
Best Sound
- F1
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Sirât
Best Visual Effects
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1
- Jurassic World Rebirth
- The Lost Bus
- Sinners
Best Cinematography
- Frankenstein
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Best Costume Design
- Avatar: Fire and Ash — Deborah L. Scott
- Frankenstein — Kate Hawley
- Hamnet — Malgosia Turzanska
- Marty Supreme — Miyako Bellizzi
- Sinners — Ruth E. Carter
