We have reached the nomination finish line. After months of Benji and I talking about the potential nominees, we have reached the time when it’s time to predict who will be in and who will be out. We finish out our nomination predictions with all the Above The Line categories for the 2026 Oscars.

No matter what anyone says, 2026 was one incredible year for film. I was blown away by performances by the likes of Michael B. Jordan, Teyana Taylor, and Amanda Seyfried, and I could go on and on. The battle of trying to figure out which five (ten in picture) are in was hard in many categories, and that is a testament to the year of great art. Let’s dive into our final 2026 Oscar predictions in the big categories.

Final 2026 Oscar Nomination Predictions – Above The Line

Best Picture

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1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
2. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
3. Hamnet (Focus Features)
4. Marty Supreme (A24)
5. Frankenstein (Netflix)
6. Sentimental Value (Neon)
7. Bugonia (Focus Features)
8. Train Dreams (Netflix)
9. The Secret Agent (Neon)
10. F1 (Warner Bros.)

Best Director

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1. Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
2. Ryan Coogler – Sinners
3. Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
4. Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
5. Kleber Mendonça Filho – The Secret Agent

Best Actor

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1. Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
2. Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
3. Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
4. Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
5. Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

Best Actress

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1. Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
2. Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
3. Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
4. Emma Stone – Bugonia
5. Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue

Best Supporting Actor

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1. Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
2. Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
3. Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
4. Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
5. Paul Mescal – Hamnet

Best Supporting Actress

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1. Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
2. Amy Madigan – Weapons
3. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
4. Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
5. Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme

Best Adapted Screenplay

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1. One Battle After Another
2. Hamnet
3. Frankenstein
4. Bugonia
5. Frankenstein

Best Original Screenplay

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1. Sinners
2. Sentimental Value
3. Marty Supreme
4. The Secret Agent
5. Sorry, Baby