From 'Sinners' to 'Marty Supreme': Our predictions for best picture, actor and more in 2026 Oscar Awards
The 2026 Oscars race just heated up with some surprise names winning big at the recently concluded Actors Awards, with 'Sinners' taking the top honors. Michael B. Jordan edged Timothée Chalamet for Best Actor. Now, the competition intensifies ahead of the marquee award ceremony scheduled for Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. Ahead of the much-awaited event, we predict the winner in each of the major categories featuring some of Hollywood's finest.
Best Picture - Sinners
Other nominees: 'Bugonia', 'F1', 'Frankenstein', 'Hamnet', 'Marty Supreme', 'One Battle After Another', 'The Secret Agent', 'Sentimental Value', and 'Train Dreams'.
Best Director - Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Other nominees: Chloé Zhao ('Hamnet'), Josh Safdie ('Marty Supreme'), Paul Thomas Anderson ('One Battle After Another'), and Joachim Trier ('Sentimental Value').
Best Actor - Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
Other nominees: Timothée Chalamet ('Marty Supreme'), Ethan Hawke ('Blue Moon'), Michael B. Jordan ('Sinners'), and Wagner Moura ('The Secret Agent')
Best Actress - Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
Other nominees: Rose Byrne ('If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'), Kate Hudson ('Song Sung Blue'), Renate Reinsve ('Sentimental Value'), and Emma Stone ('Bugonia')
Best Supporting Actor - Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)
Other nominees: Benicio Del Toro ('One Battle After Another'), Jacob Elordi ('Frankenstein'), Delroy Lindo ('Sinners'), and Sean Penn ('One Battle After Another').
Best Supporting Actress - Amy Madigan (Weapons)
Other nominees: Elle Fanning ('Sentimental Value'), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas ('Sentimental Value'), Wunmi Mosaku ('Sinners'), and Teyana Taylor ('One Battle After Another')
Best Animated Feature - Elio
Other nominees: 'Arco', 'KPop Demon Hunters', 'Little Amélie', and 'Zootopia 2.'
Best Documentary Feature - The Perfect Neighbor
Other nominees: 'The Alabama Solution', 'Come See Me in the Good Light', 'Cutting Through Rocks', and 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin'
Best International Feature - The Secret Agent (Brazil)
Other nominees: 'It Was Just an Accident', Sentimental Value', 'Sirât', and 'The Voice of Hind Rajab'.
Best Original Screenplay - Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Other nominees: Robert Kaplow ('Blue Moon'), Jafar Panahi ('It Was Just an Accident'), Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie ('Marty Supreme'), and Eskil Vogt (Joachim Trier ('Sentimental Value')
Best Adapted Screenplay - Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell (Hamnet)
Other nominees: Will Tracy ('Bugonia'), Guillermo del Toro ('Frankenstein'), Paul Thomas Anderson ('One Battle After Another'), and Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar ('Train Dreams')
Best Casting - Francine Maisler (Sinners)
Other nominees: Nina Gold ('Hamnet'), Jennifer Venditti ('Marty Supreme'), Cassandra Kulukundis ('One Battle After Another'), and Gabriel Domingues ('The Secret Agent')
Best Film Editing - Stephen Mirrione (F1)
Other nominees: Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie ('Marty Supreme'), Andy Jurgensen ('One Battle After Another'), Olivier Bugge Coutté ('Sentimental Value'), and Michael P. Shawver('Sinners')
Best Cinematography - Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Sinners)
Other nominees: Dan Laustsen ('Frankenstein'), Darius Khondji ('Marty Supreme'), Michael Bauman ('One Battle After Another'), and Adolpho Veloso ('Train Dreams').
Best Original Song - Golden (KPop Demon Hunters)
Other nominees: 'Dear Me,' Diane Warren ('Relentless'), 'I Lied to You,' ('Sinners'), 'Sweet Dreams of Joy,' ('Viva Verdi!'), and 'Train Dreams,' ('Train Dreams')
Best Visual Effects - Avatar: Fire and Ash
Other nominees: 'F1', 'Jurassic World: Rebirth', and 'The Lost Bus'
