Oscars 2026: Our Predictions Ahead of the 98th Ceremony and the Announced Winners

While the César Awards 2026 ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, February 26, at the Olympia (and will be broadcast on Canal+ for those who want to catch the live coverage of French cinema's big night), the Oscars 2026 will take place in the early hours of Monday, March 16, at 1 a.m. French time.

It’s time to make our predictions and place bets on which films will walk away with shiny awards, and which ones will leave empty-handed. We’ve already shared our forecasts for the 2026 César winners. Now, it's the moment for our Oscar predictions for 2026!

Among the favorites heading into this glamorous evening are films like Sinners with 16 nominations, One Battle After Another, Hamnet, and Sentimental Value. As for performances, well-known actors are vying for top honors, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet, and Wagner Moura. Moura makes history as the first Brazilian actor to be nominated for an Oscar for his role in The Secret Agent.

Let's get to the predictions, which might not be our personal favorites, but could very well align with what the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is expecting to see at the Oscars!

• To be read
• Oscars 2026: Nominations for the 98th Ceremony
• César, Oscars 2026: Explore Our Reviews of the Nominees
• César 2026: Our predictions ahead of the announcement of this year's winning films on February 26

Oscars 2026: Our Predictions Ahead of the Big Winners Announcement

• Best Film: One Battle After Another directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
• Best Director: Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme
• Best Actress: Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
• Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme
• Best Supporting Actress: Elle Fanning in Sentimental Value
• Best Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro in One Battle After Another
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Hamnet by Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
• Best Original Screenplay: Sinners by Ryan Coogler
• Best International Film: Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho
• Best Documentary: The Perfect Neighbor by Geeta Gandbhir
• Best Animated Film: Zootopia 2 by Jared Bush and Byron Howard
• Best Original Music: Ludwig Göransson for Sinners
• Best Original Song: "I Lied To You" by Miles Caton (Sinners)
• Best Costume Design: Kate Hawley for Frankenstein
• Best Makeup and Hair: Thomas Foldberg and AC Sauerberg for The Ugly Stepsister
• Best Art Direction: Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton for Hamnet
• Best Editing: Stephen Mirrione for F1 The Movie
• Best Sound Mixing: Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas, and Yasmina Praderas for Sirāt
• Best Visual Effects: R. Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, R. Harrington, and K. Dawson for F1 The Movie
• Best Cinematography: Darius Khondji for Marty Supreme
• Best Casting: Jennifer Venditti for Marty Supreme

Oscars 2026: Nominations for the 98th Ceremony
The 2026 Academy Awards ceremony will take place overnight from Sunday, March 15th to Monday, March 16th. While we await the full list of winners, here are the nominations to get you started! [Read more]