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David Sims

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Best Picture

Updated September 17, 2026 10:54am

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The Odyssey

Universal

2

Wild Horse Nine

Searchlight Pictures

3

Project Hail Mary

Amazon/MGM

4

La Bola Negra

Netflix

5

Dune: Part Three

Warner Bros.

6

The Debut

A24

7

I Play Rocky

Amazon/MGM

8

Fjord

Neon

9

The Invite

A24

10

Digger

Warner Bros.

Best Actress

Updated September 17, 2026 10:56am

1

Julianne Moore

The Debut

2

Inde Navarrette

Obsession

3

Carrie Coon

The Liberation

4

Ruth Madeley

Being Heumann

5

Sandra Hüller

Rose

Best Actor

Updated September 17, 2026 10:56am

1

John Malkovich

Wild Horse Nine

2

Matt Damon

The Odyssey

3

Andrew Scott

Elsinore

4

John Turturro

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

5

Robert Pattinson

The Odyssey

Best Supporting Actress

Updated September 17, 2026 10:57am

1

Anne Hathaway

The Odyssey

2

Samantha Morton

The Odyssey

3

Penelope Cruz

The Invite

4

Olivia Coleman

Elsinore

5

Kate O'Flynn

Tender Loving Care

Best Supporting Actor

Updated September 17, 2026 10:58am

1

Paul Giamatti

The Debut

2

Sam Rockwell

Wild Horse Nine

3

John Leguizamo

The Odyssey

4

Edward Norton

The Invite

5

John Goodman

Digger

Best Director

Updated September 17, 2026 10:55am

1

Christopher Nolan

The Odyssey

2

Martin McDonagh

Wild Horse Nine

3

Olivia Wilde

The Invite

4

Denis Villeneuve

Dune: Part Three

5

Jesse Eisenberg

The Debut

Best Original Screenplay

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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4

5

Best Adapted Screenplay

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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2

3

4

5

Best Animated Feature

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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2

3

4

5

Best Documentary Feature

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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2

3

4

5

Best International Feature

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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2

3

4

5

Best Cinematography

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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2

3

4

5

Best Film Editing

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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2

3

4

5

Best Visual Effects

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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2

3

4

5

Best Costume Design

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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2

3

4

5

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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2

3

4

5

Best Production Design

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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2

3

4

4

Best Sound

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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2

3

4

5

Best Original Score

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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2

3

4

5

Best Casting

Updated March 6, 2026 3:05pm

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5