The very best movies of the yr are competing for the most important trophy in Hollywood on the 2026 Oscars — and Us Weekly is weighing in on who will take dwelling the evening’s most prestigious wins.
It’s been an sudden awards season main as much as the Sunday, March 15, ceremony, with One Battle After One other breaking out into an early lead with its Golden Globe sweep, profitable Greatest Image, Greatest Director for Paul Thomas Anderson and Greatest Supporting Actress for Teyana Taylor. Timothée Chalamet and Jessie Buckley additionally gave the impression to be shoe-ins for the Greatest Actor and Actress classes for his or her respective movies, Marty Supreme and Hamnet, whereas Stellan Skarsgård took the win for Greatest Supporting Actor.
That every one modified, nevertheless, when SAG’s 2026 Actor Awards got here alongside in early March, with Michael B. Jordan securing a shock Greatest Lead Actor win for his roles as twins Stack and Smoke in Sinners. The horror-thriller additionally took dwelling Greatest Forged, whereas Weapons’ Amy Madigan and One Battle After One other’s Sean Penn snagged the Greatest Supporting classes.
Strolling into the 98th Academy Awards, solely Buckley’s Greatest Actress and Anderson’s Greatest Director wins appear to be a certain factor. Preserve scrolling to see Us’ picks for a few of this yr’s Oscars’ largest classes:
Hollywood’s largest evening will quickly be in full swing on the 2026 Oscars, however first, the nominations for the 98th annual Academy Awards have been revealed. Lewis Pullman and Danielle Brooks introduced the nominees from California on Thursday, January 22. For the primary time, casting can be honored on the Academy Awards, with as much as two […]
Greatest Image
Nominated:
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After One other
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Worth
Sinners
Practice Goals
Will Win: Sinners
Greatest Actor
Nominated:
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After One other
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Will Win: Michael B Jordan, Sinners
Greatest Actress
Nominated:
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson, Track Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Worth
Emma Stone, Bugonia
Will Win: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Greatest Supporting Actor
Nominated:
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After One other
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo, Sinners
Sean Penn, One Battle After One other
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Worth
Will Win: Sean Penn, One Battle After One other
Greatest Supporting Actress
Assortment Focus Options / courtesy Everett
Nominated:
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Worth
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Worth
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After One other
Will Win: Amy Madigan, Weapons
Greatest Authentic Screenplay
Nominated:
Blue Moon
It Was Simply an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Worth
Sinners
Will Win: Sinners
Greatest Director
Nominated:
Chloe Zhao, Hamnet
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After One other
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Worth
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Will Win: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After One other
Greatest Tailored Screenplay
Nominated:
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After One other
Practice Goals
Will Win: One Battle After One other
Greatest Animated Characteristic Movie
Nominated:
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Will Win: KPop Demon Hunters
Greatest Costume Design
FRANKENSTEIN, Jacob Elordi as The Monster, 2025. © Netflix / courtesy Everett Assortment Netflix / courtesy Everett Assortment
Nominated:
Avatar: Fireplace and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Will Win: Frankenstein
Greatest Make-up and Hairstyling
Nominated:
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Will Win: Frankenstein
Greatest Authentic Rating
Nominated:
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After One other
Sinners
Will Win: Hamnet
With the latest announcement of the 2026 Oscar nominations, the awards season is formally underway. Fortunately for streaming followers, the overwhelming majority of 2025’s Academy Award nominees, from the record-breaking horror movie Sinners to the Brad Pitt racing drama F1, are available to stream on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu and extra. To assist movie […]
Greatest Worldwide Characteristic
Nominated:
The Secret Agent, Brazil
It Was Simply an Accident, France
Sentimental Worth, Norway
Sirat, Spain
The Voice of Hind Rajab, Tunisia
Will Win: Sentimental Worth
