Oscars 2026: Who will win, who should win, who should have been in the running? | Oscars 2026

Best photo

will win: Sinners
Should win: Secret agent
Should have been a competitor: Mastermind

Best director

will win: Paul Thomas Anderson for battle after battle
Should win: Paul Thomas Anderson for battle after battle
Should have been a competitor: Kleber Mendonça Filho for the movie The Secret Agent

Best Actor

will win: Michael B. Jordan For Sinners
Should win: Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme
It should be competitive: Josh O’Connor for Mastermind

Best Actress

will win: Jesse Buckley for Hamnet
Should win: Jesse Buckley for Hamnet
Should have been a competitor: Jennifer Lawrence for Die My Love

Best Supporting Actor

will win: Delroy Lindo for Sinners
Should win: Delroy Lindo for Sinners
Should have been a competitor: Russell Crowe for Nuremberg

Best Supporting Actress

will win: Wunmi Mosaku is for sinners
Should win: Teyana Taylor for battle after battle
Should have been a competitor: Gwyneth Paltrow for Marty Supreme

Best animation feature

will win: Zootopia 2
Should win: Little Emily
Should have been a competitor: Pinned

Best Adapted Screenplay

will win: Battle after battle
Should win: Battle after battle
Should have been a competitor: We’re not going to the dogs tonight

Best Original Screenplay

will win: Sinners
Should win: It was just an accident
Should have been a competitor: Black bag

Best Documentary Film

will win: Mr. Nobody is against Putin
Should win: Mr. Nobody is against Putin
Should have been a competitor: The Ocean with David Attenborough

Best international feature film

will win: Emotional value
Should win: Secret agent
Should have been a competitor: Ice tower

Best production design

will win: Hamnet
Should win: Hamnet
Should have been a competitor: Bugonia

Best cinematography

will win: Train dreams
Should win: Train dreams
Should have been a competitor: Secret agent

Best makeup and hair

will win: Frankenstein
Should win: Frankenstein
Should have been a competitor: Blue moon

Best costume design

will win: Sinners
Should win: Sinners
Should have been a competitor: Phoenician plan

Best editing

will win: Emotional value
Should win: Emotional value
Should have been a competitor: My love dies