LCJ’s 2026 Oscars Predictions

Best Picture — “Sinners”

Best Director — Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”

Best Actor — Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”

Best Actress — Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet”

Best Supporting Actor — Delroy Lindo, “Sinners”

Best Supporting Actress — Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another”

Best Original Screenplay — “Sinners”

Best Adapted Screenplay — “One Battle After Another”

Best Animated Feature — “KPop Demon Hunters”

Best Documentary Feature — “The Perfect Neighbor”

Best International Feature — “Sentimental Value”
Best Casting — “Sinners”

Best Cinematography — “Sinners”

Best Costume Design — “Frankenstein”

Best Film Editing — “One Battle After Another”

Best Makeup and Hairstyling — “Frankenstein”

Best Production Design — “Frankenstein”

Best Sound — “F1”

Best Visual Effects — “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
Best Animated Short Film — “Retirement Plan”

Best Documentary Short Film — “All the Empty Rooms”

Best Live-Action Short Film — “A Friend of Dorothy”

Best Original Score — “Sinners”

Best Original Song — “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”

Wins by Feature Film
“Sinners” — 7
“One Battle After Another” — 4
“Frankenstein” — 3
“KPop Demon Hunters” — 2
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” — 1
“F1” — 1
“Hamnet” — 1
“The Perfect Neighbor” — 1
“Sentimental Value” — 1

BONUS: Ranking the Best Picture Nominees
1) “Train Dreams”
2) “Sinners”
3) “F1”
4) “Hamnet”
5) “Sentimental Value”
6) “Marty Supreme”
7) “One Battle After Another”
8) “The Secret Agent”
9) “Frankenstein”
10) “Bugonia”