The 98th Academy Awards / The OSCARS 2026 Predictions.
| Category | Will Win | Should Win | Could Win |
| Best Picture | One Battle After Another | One Battle After Another | Sinners |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Paul Thomas Anderson | Ryan Coogler |
| Best Actor | Michael B. Jordan | Ethan Hawke | Timothée Chalamet |
| Best Actress | Jessie Buckley | Jessie Buckley | Rose Byrne |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sean Penn | Sean Penn | Delroy Lindo |
| Best Supporting Actress | Amy Madigan | Amy Madigan | Wunmi Mosaku |
| Best Original Screenplay | Sinners | Sinners | Sentimental Value |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | One Battle After Another | One Battle After Another | Hamnet |
| Best Film Editing | One Battle After Another | One Battle After Another | F1 |
| Best Casting | Sinners | Marty Supreme | One Battle After Another |
| Best Production Design | Frankenstein | Frankenstein | Sinners |
| Best Costume Design | Frankenstein | Frankenstein | Hamnet |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Frankenstein | Frankenstein | Kokuho |
| Best Cinematography | One Battle After Another | Train Dreams | Sinners |
| Best Visual Effects | Avatar: Fire and Ash | Avatar: Fire and Ash | Jurassic World: Rebirth |
| Best Sound | F1 | F1 | Sirât |
| Best Original Score | Sinners | Sinners | One Battle After Another |
| Best Original Song | KPop Demon Hunters (Golden) | KPop Demon Hunters (Golden) | Sinners (I Lied To You) |
| Best International Feature Film | Sentimental Value | The Voice of Hind Rajab | The Secret Agent |
| Best Animated Feature Film | KPop Demon Hunters | Little Amélie or the Character of Rain | Zootopia 2 |
| Best Documentary Feature Film | The Perfect Neighbor | The Perfect Neighbor | Mr. Nobody Against Putin |
| Best Live Action Short Film | Two People Exchanging Saliva | A Friend of Dorothy | Two People Exchanging Saliva |
| Best Animated Short Film | Butterfly | The Girl Who Cried Pearls | The Girl Who Cried Pearls |
| Best Documentary Short Film | All the Empty Rooms | All the Empty Rooms | Armed Only with a Camera |
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