#1056: '26 Oscars Predictions
Best Picture
Adam
Will win: SINNERS
Should win: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should have been nominated: IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
In place of: BUGONIA
Josh
Will win: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should win: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should have been nominated: WAKE UP DEAD MAN
In place of: F1
MICHAEL
Will win: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should win: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should have been nominated: HEDDA
In place of: F1
Best Director
Adam
Will win: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should win: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should have been nominated: Kleber Mendonça Filho, THE SECRET AGENT
In place of: Chloé Zhao, HAMNET
Josh
Will win: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should win: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should have been nominated: Zach Cregger, WEAPONS
In place of: Josh Safdie, MARTY SUPREME
MICHAEL
Will win: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should win: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should have been nominated: Nia DaCosta, HEDDA
In place of: Joachim Trier, SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Best Actress
Adam
Will win: Jessie Buckley, HAMNET
Should win: Jessie Buckley, HAMNET
Should have been nominated: Tessa Thompson, HEDDA
In place of: Rose Byrne, IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU
Josh
Will win: Jessie Buckley, HAMNET
Should win: Jessie Buckley, HAMNET
Should have been nominated: Tessa Thompson, HEDDA
In place of: Emma Stone, BUGONIA
MICHAEL
Will win: Jessie Buckley, HAMNET
Should win: Jessie Buckley, HAMNET
Should have been nominated: Keke Palmer, ONE OF THEM DAYS
In place of: Kate Hudson, SONG SUNG BLUE
Best Actor
Adam
Will win: Michael B. Jordan, SINNERS
Should win: Ethan Hawke, BLUE MOON
Should have been nominated: Josh O'Connor, WAKE UP DEAD MAN
*In place of: Leonardo DiCaprio, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
*Strenuous objection: These are the right five
Josh
Will win: Timothée Chalamet, MARTY SUPREME
Should win: Leonardo DiCaprio, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should have been nominated: Josh O’Connor, WAKE UP DEAD MAN
In place of: Wagner Moura, THE SECRET AGENT
MICHAEL
Will win: Michael B. Jordan, SINNERS
Should win: Wagner Moura, THE SECRET AGENT
Should have been nominated: Byung-hun Lee, NO OTHER CHOICE
In place of: Ethan Hawke, BLUE MOON
Best Supporting Actress
Adam
Will win: Amy Madigan, WEAPONS
Should win: Amy Madigan, WEAPONS
Should have been nominated: Odessa A’zion, MARTY SUPREME
In place of: Elle Fanning, SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Josh
Will win: Wunmi Mosaku, SINNERS
Should win: Wunmi Mosaku, SINNERS
Should have been nominated: Odessa A’zion, MARTY SUPREME
In place of: Elle Fanning, SENTIMENTAL VALUE
MICHAEL
Will win: Teyana Taylor, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should win: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Should have been nominated: Odessa A’zion, MARTY SUPREME
In place of: Elle Fanning, SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Best Supporting Actor
Adam
Will win: Stellan Skarsgård, SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Should win: Stellan Skarsgård, SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Should have been nominated: Andrew Scott, BLUE MOON
In place of: Sean Penn, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Josh
Will win: Sean Penn, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should win: Benicio Del Toro, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should have been nominated: Michael Cera, THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
In place of: Sean Penn, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
MICHAEL
Will win: Sean Penn, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Should win: Delroy Lindo, SINNERS
Should have been nominated: Michael Cera, THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
In place of: Jacob Elordi, FRANKENSTEIN