Oscar Predictions 2027
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Members of the Directors Branch vote for the five nominees for Best Director. Here’s the latest on who The Ankler’s pundits think will be nominated.
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Updated Oct. 01, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
Fjord
5
All of a Sudden
Updated Oct. 06, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
The Invite
5
Fjord
Updated Oct. 07, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
Wild Horse Nine
3
La Bola Negra
4
The Debut
5
Dune: Part Three
Updated Oct. 01, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
The Invite
4
Possible Love
5
Dune: Part Three
Updated Oct. 04, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
All of a Sudden
5
The Invite
Updated Sep. 22, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
Tender Loving Care
4
The Invite
5
Wild Horse Nine
Updated Sep. 25, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
Dune: Part Three
5
The Invite
Updated Sep. 20, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
Wild Horse Nine
3
La Bola Negra
4
Fjord
5
The Invite
Updated Oct. 07, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
Fjord
4
Wild Horse Nine
5
Tender Loving Care
Updated Sep. 30, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
Digger
4
The Invite
5
Updated Sep. 25, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
Digger
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
La Bola Negra
5
The Invite
Updated Sep. 30, 2026
1
Dune: Part Three
2
The Odyssey
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
Updated Oct. 07, 2026
1
La Bola Negra
2
The Odyssey
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
You Can See Everything
5
The Invite
Updated Oct. 14, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
Dune: Part Three
4
Wild Horse Nine
5
The Invite
Updated Sep. 24, 2026
1
La Bola Negra
2
The Odyssey
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
Dune: Part Three
5
The Invite
Updated Oct. 04, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
All of a Sudden
5
You Can See Everything
Updated Oct. 09, 2026
1
Dune: Part Three
2
The Odyssey
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
The Debut
5
Whalefall
Updated Sep. 30, 2026
1
La Bola Negra
2
The Odyssey
3
Dune: Part Three
4
The Invite
5
Artificial
Updated Oct. 04, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
Wild Horse Nine
3
Dune: Part Three
4
Tender Loving Care
5
All of a Sudden
Updated Oct. 14, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
Project Hail Mary
5
All of a Sudden
Updated Oct. 14, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
Dune: Part Three
5
The Debut
1
2
3
4
5
Updated Oct. 13, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
You Can See Everything
5
Dune: Part Three
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
Updated Sep. 17, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
Wild Horse Nine
3
The Invite
4
Dune: Part Three
5
The Debut
Updated Oct. 10, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
La Bola Negra
3
Wild Horse Nine
4
The Invite
5
Updated Oct. 04, 2026
1
The Odyssey
2
Wild Horse Nine
3
Dune: Part Three
4
The Invite
5
La Bola Negra
Updated Oct. 15, 2026
1
Dune: Part Three
2
The Odyssey
3
La Bola Negra
4
The Debut
5
Wild Horse Nine
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
Best Director Leaderboard
All directors sorted by the percentage of pundits predicting a nomination in this category
100%
The Odyssey
88%
Wild Horse Nine
85%
La Bola Negra
58%
The Invite
54%
Dune: Part Three
19%
All of a Sudden
19%
The Debut
15%
Fjord
12%
Tender Loving Care
12%
You Can See Everything
8%
Digger
4%
Artificial
4%
Possible Love
4%
Project Hail Mary
4%
Whalefall
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