Josh Anderson

Information Architect, Movie Watcher


Last-Minute 2026 Oscars Predictions

Let’s continue a year-old tradition and guess the winners of the upcoming Oscar award ceremony.

I have seen all of the Best Picture nominees besides F1 and The Secret Agent and feel excited to see what tomorrow night brings.

Once the winners are revealed, I’ll edit this post to show how accurate my guesses were.

(Note: I’ve since edited this post to include the actual winners.)

Actor in a Leading Role

Who Should Win: Michael B. Jordan

Who Will Win: Michael B. Jordan

(Who Did Win: Michael B. Jordan)

Actor in a Supporting Role

Who Should Win: Sean Penn

Who Will Win: Sean Penn

(Who Did Win: Sean Penn)

Actress in a Leading Role

Who Should Win: Rose Byrne

Who Will Win: Jessie Buckley

(Who Did Win: Jessie Buckley)

Actress in a Supporting Role

Who Should Win: Amy Madigan

Who Will Win: Amy Madigan

(Who Did Win: Amy Madigan)

Animated Feature Film

What Should Win: Kpop Demon Hunters

What Will Win: Kpop Demon Hunters

(What Did Win: Kpop Demon Hunters)

Animated Short Film

(No opinion.)

Casting

What Should Win: Marty Supreme

What Will Win: Hamnet

(What Did Win: One Battle After Another)

Cinematography

What Should Win: One Battle After Another

What Will Win: One Battle After Another

(What Did Win: Sinners)

Costume Design

What Should Win: Avatar: Fire and Ash

What Will Win: Frankenstein

(What Did Win: Frankenstein)

Directing

What Should Win: One Battle After Another

What Will Win: One Battle After Another

(What Did Win: One Battle After Another)

Documentary Feature Film

(No opinion.)

Documentary Short Film

(No opinion.)

Film Editing

What Should Win: One Battle After Another

What Will Win: One Battle After Another

(What Did Win: One Battle After Another)

International Feature Film

What Should Win: The Voice of Hind Rajab

What Will Win: Sentimental Value

(What Did Win: Sentimental Value)

Live Action Short Film

(No opinion.)

Makeup and Hairstyling

What Should Win: Frankenstein

What Will Win: Sinners

(What Did Win: Frankenstein)

Music (Original Score)

What Should Win: Sinners

What Will Win: Sinners

(What Did Win: Sinners)

Music (Original Song)

What Should Win: “Golden” from Kpop Demon Hunters

What Will Win: “I Lied to You” from Sinners

(What Did Win: “Golden” from Kpop Demon Hunters)

Best Picture

What Should Win: One Battle After Another

What Will Win: One Battle After Another

(What Did Win: One Battle After Another)

Production Design

What Should Win: Frankenstein

What Will Win: Sinners

(What Did Win: Frankenstein)

Sound

What Should Win: Sinners

What Will Win: Sinners

(What Did Win: F1)

Visual Effects

What Should Win: Avatar: Fire and Ash

What Will Win: Avatar: Fire and Ash

(What Did Win: Avatar: Fire and Ash)

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

What Should Win: One Battle After Another

What Will Win: One Battle After Another

(What Did Win: One Battle After Another)

Writing (Original Screenplay)

What Should Win: Marty Supreme

What Will Win: Sinners

(What Did Win: Sinners)


Post-Mortem

Actual winners that I thought should win: 13 for 20 (65%)

Actual winners that I thought would win: 14 for 20 (70%)

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