Awards Season Precursor Tracker

Here are the 2025 Oscar Precursors rankings, based on nominations, award wins, and misses throughout the season! Ranking is updated in real-time and is constantly changing until the 98th Annual Academy Awards. This is purely meant to showcase momentum for these contenders and is in no way predictive. For our latest Oscar predictions, please click here, and to see a complete win tally of this season’s precursors, please click here.

Click each heading to view individual staff predictions, and search by category using the drop-down below:

Best Picture

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/m1jFoahEbeQXtx4zArT2FKdbNIj-scaled.jpg"One Battle After Another"
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/705nQHqe4JGdEisrQmVYmXyjs1U-scaled.jpg"Sinners"
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/71KNp6RiOQTbs8Fn1DagrFQrZmx-scaled.jpg"Hamnet"
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/l3zS4YnpOi4usyEXGJMtxSqDDyb.jpg"Train Dreams"
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/firAhZA0uQvRL2slp7v3AnOj0ZX.jpg"Marty Supreme"
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pz9NCWxxOk3o0W3v1Zkhawrwb4i-scaled.jpg"Sentimental Value"
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rJjNMlxbjO34myMlzZJAOORBg2O-scaled.jpg"Frankenstein"
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/eNYGj2DG3n8OrVPTfYunpPW9uas-scaled.jpg"It Was Just An Accident"
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/oxgsAQDAAxA92mFGYCZllgWkH9J-scaled.jpg"Bugonia"
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/n8wZEQen5hDNRGzm4fY4sxWe5xe-scaled.jpg"Sorry, Baby"
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lEXYpY9X17pGC7xYYy17Guv0L3J.jpg"Jay Kelly"▲ 2
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9H86lwY2uaBkGoxBBWwMp6gdUit.jpg"The Secret Agent"
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/si9tolnefLSUKaqQEGz1bWArOaL-scaled.jpg"Wicked: For Good"
14https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/vc2S0dvgpsM0XfSiXZDMVkRCSSU-scaled.jpg"No Other Choice"▼ 1
15https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cpf7vsRZ0MYRQcnLWteD5jK9ymT-scaled.jpg"Weapons"
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/g96wHxU7EnoIFwemb2RgohIXrgW-scaled.jpg"Avatar: Fire And Ash"
17https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/qCOGGi8JBVEZMc3DVby8rUivyXz-scaled.jpg"Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery"
18https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mNcqF4IBrIV7zitgwM6EnpPRzli.jpg"Nouvelle Vague"
19https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/oumprkO9bThExP8NwxBIBnvBu2v-scaled.jpg"The Life of Chuck"
20https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/yKAozSP2uBpiUKtedjO0rU11Tl5-scaled.jpg"Blue Moon"


 
 
Last Updated
1/5/2026 at 12:12PM EST


 
 

Best Director

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/psR7fGTuE5X9eoBs29jk681bEmF.jpgPaul Thomas Anderson ("One Battle After Another")
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/40n61jOMzHpDSnzLBQOSEEWlxEw.jpgRyan Coogler ("Sinners")
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/gDkt1MOuOeUZ8gbRUcNYB6bjDV4.jpgJafar Panahi ("It Was Just An Accident")
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/uTRG4EiVsFLEzf9p6Hg8ZtCYmoi.jpgChloé Zhao ("Hamnet")
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/wpnPWMRasECq6DxtZjSVTZNeGja.jpgGuillermo del Toro ("Frankenstein")
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/fBGuGdFxQA2ODVSn2bTStqeveVv.jpgJosh Safdie ("Marty Supreme")
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/o5KXJRWbzyGYSxDhXsBqbCiZnqU.jpgJoachim Trier ("Sentimental Value")▼ 1
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/xizQfYcV2PzwuBUtCg1om2vZz8h.jpgMary Bronstein ("If I Had Legs I'd Kick You")
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/eavEDTQWyUPxcEZjINS4nnjrIFj.jpgOliver Laxe ("Sirāt")
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/fP89nBimnLvUcWhIBPJfgkqVRsf.jpgClint Bentley ("Train Dreams")
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/nlEirkGOQPVUVgNzIqEJysnt70q.jpgEva Victor ("Sorry, Baby")
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/dS1Xh9dr5HgTZTEzPPvoRMifhDA.jpgPark Chan-wook ("No Other Choice")
13https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ddw9iGneyLXo3hiz7uupHlEGpOH.jpgIra Sachs ("Peter Hujar's Day")
13https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-11-at-8.50.39-AM.pngLloyd Lee Choi ("Lucky Lu")
15https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2aRRogPTcMOx7XwCtTaJgJbiXBl-scaled.jpgKelly Reichardt ("The Mastermind")
16Richard Linklater ("Blue Moon")
16Richard Linklater ("Nouvelle Vague")
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/oxgsAQDAAxA92mFGYCZllgWkH9J-scaled.jpgYorgos Lanthimos ("Bugonia")
19https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/jDef5RADc8j2j0kmpG3GAjflytD-scaled.jpgAkinola Davies Jr. ("My Father's Shadow")
19https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2KOHXgk2uoRXl6u7V9xpAIo3uay.webpSpike Lee ("Highest 2 Lowest")


 
 
Last Updated
1/5/2026 at 11:12PM EST


 
 

Best Actress

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/6YauDiiTBwRGC1xnwspPmNvPWUu.jpgRose Byrne ("If I Had Legs I'd Kick You")
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/jKhDQOMVQ1JP4gaUXCQg75gvsrm.jpgJessie Buckley ("Hamnet")
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/wAXYfmwSWBb885WYejXcVqNBBHO.jpgRenate Reinsve ("Sentimental Value")
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cZ8a3QvAnj2cgcgVL6g4XaqPzpL.jpgEmma Stone ("Bugonia")
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/hMIDcNdn4e9d5mJVBEYTgEZfGgA.jpgChase Infiniti ("One Battle After Another")
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/gtBUIpZ3dvLpOMIVORxE6sHSyZj.jpgAmanda Seyfried ("The Testament Of Ann Lee")▼ 1
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9MXzHJXuo2rE3f7qDr0dNCE7hKO.jpgTessa Thompson ("Hedda")
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/nSWSc3pAQEw0lPAmAk4d9GFMv6k.jpgJennifer Lawrence ("Die My Love")
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/nlEirkGOQPVUVgNzIqEJysnt70q.jpgEva Victor ("Sorry, Baby")
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/wjxN78pdzKpUiO9HG1vBqJdnf4x.jpgKathleen Chalfant ("Familiar Touch")
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tpMqeddL7jqUv8k7IhqEyVL1bj0.jpgCynthia Erivo ("Wicked: For Good")
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AhQMyQ10kz5g8Y3Fp54GPhgDxQS.jpgJulia Roberts ("After The Hunt")
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/s79lH1QzEg2fkXULKBxRmU9aNr8-scaled.jpgKate Hudson ("Song Sung Blue")
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/f5i3WzdMt02mlfm9I9LHKRJtZ4J.jpgKeke Palmer ("One Of Them Days")
15https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/hIRRfgggHgz07HBLyEHVpCXldYX.webpLeonie Benesch ("Late Shift")
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/uDnIdU4KGjQg7liFvb9wnALvg95.jpgSydney Sweeney ("Christy")
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/aFhdcO9nzA1vbABsqDmGkaTLsjg.webpXin Zhilei ("The Sun Rises On Us All")NEW
18Danielle Deadwyler ("40 Acres")▼ 1
18https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/6OfP3vFMuCL51zamFKgb8aS74hs.webpDiane Lane ("Anniversary")▼ 1
18https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/8DAd9knKivHR4CCStxlNEQXzjIh.jpgJodie Foster ("A Private Life")▼ 1


 
 
Last Updated
1/6/2026 at 10:12PM EST


 
 

Best Actor

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/515xNvaMC6xOEOlo0sFqW69ZqUH-scaled.jpgMichael B. Jordan ("Sinners")
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/dFxpwRpmzpVfP1zjluH68DeQhyj.jpgTimothée Chalamet ("Marty Supreme")
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2LoTr6x0TEM7L5em4kSx1VmGDgG.jpgEthan Hawke ("Blue Moon")
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/wo2hJpn04vbtmh0B9utCFdsQhxM.jpgLeonardo DiCaprio ("One Battle After Another")
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/yJjV1ZCQbCSSgRy05FncCKjyaY4.jpgWagner Moura ("The Secret Agent")
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/h6FavlZ870gifFXgSg01wmHFgl4.jpgJoel Edgerton ("Train Dreams")
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/50NcALpbaRCN8ie4ymvgfChe2Tr.jpgLee Byung-hun ("No Other Choice")
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2GBtQ6scGeSHkX1urOP1EJbmksx.webpBen Whishaw ("Peter Hujar's Day")
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/dt0a7DT0SQeHb7NpURD6ifyEzsN.webpGeorge Clooney ("Jay Kelly")▲ 1
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/vV9m1GnFVDFPC0kZgbUVe2ZKk3d.webpJosh O’Connor ("The Mastermind")▲ 1
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/6kr3kiBPmdX0xjo2OcRkmlib6LQ.jpgSopé Dìrísù ("My Father's Shadow")▼ 1
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/5QApZVV8FUFlVxQpIK3Ew6cqotq.webpDwayne Johnson ("The Smashing Machine")▲ 1
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/xN3GdvIlqsR838gDoblhPH0numP.jpgDylan O'Brien ("Twinless")▲ 1
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/dW5U5yrIIPmMjRThR9KT2xH6nTz.webpOscar Isaac ("Frankenstein")
15https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/zKk4vmDeUexdevtt6wm8WdMQ1TG.webpJeremy Allen White ("Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere")
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/r2nFAae69Ze9xJcAAQ5sGG13iyO.webpEverett Blunck ("The Plague")▲ 1
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/og4I51GsuwohdPgoELOHVMMqMre.webpJesse Plemons ("Bugonia")▲ 1
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/gBeDZe5Iv58Yw6Ymtq6yMwZV3UQ.webpThéodore Pellerin ("Lurker")▼ 1
19https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/7GHGozSsjERpQwvVwIhd1i6Yl7Y.webpChang Chen ("Lucky Lu")▲ 1
19https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1wqSZVvB018H2mZbemMSn6gH4zq.webpRobert Aramayo ("I Swear")▼ 2


 
 
Last Updated
1/6/2026 at 10:12PM EST


 
 

Best Supporting Actress

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/xgtQOuPAmQZXWUO2PXetNpXm08A.jpgAmy Madigan ("Weapons")
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/vCob0h7ivITsn8nodD58wtdYjiV-scaled.jpgTeyana Taylor ("One Battle After Another")
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/3luASowlC8eI8mDhbbepqTHxczK-scaled.jpgWunmi Mosaku ("Sinners")
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/4z3Tc9k3HxzBOsEeagTeqcKB3mu-scaled.jpgInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas ("Sentimental Value")
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/5QKXM5pOblZgOeztkHk3N3VuqOY-scaled.jpgAriana Grande ("Wicked: For Good")
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/e8CUyxQSE99y5IOfzSLtHC0B0Ch.jpgElle Fanning ("Sentimental Value")▼ 1
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/qVmgHUAPWAAUEtZ4s4asd9xK0hZ.jpgNina Hoss ("Hedda")
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/meS7AUhkbybFiDtQyeczQ6rxO0F.webpOdessa A’zion ("Marty Supreme")
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/jiFZ4xNrvUUZLBHnJu71CvdN4kj.jpgRegina Hall ("One Battle After Another")
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/5nCSG5TL1bP1geD8aaBfaLnLLCD.webpEmily Blunt ("The Smashing Machine")
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/4VHZ1GfLwN7MUgApy0LCBzdDF9L.webpGlenn Close ("Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery")
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/qoa5En2GrPWEGx1ZYZ4SYUfurFX.webpHaipeng Xu ("Blue Sun Palace")
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/7eGX3HbChmEn8G8nGzB7nvthlfI.webpJane Levy ("A Little Prayer")
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/qJcXQKgaq11aNNPPok0m4yfP2Og.webpKali Reis ("Rebuilding")
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/yhLKGjuiMMdbGnFrR8AREkCZcVF.webpKirsten Dunst ("Roofman")
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1MhRVn6xlShHhftRdK24HuO3TNR.webpNaomie Ackie ("Sorry, Baby")
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mpWtqob1BRKz4bpX8h8a9hdmIPv.webpRebecca Hall ("Peter Hujar's Day")
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/i7KQJVFo8isaNOSs1ORvj4e2GXY.webpZoey Deutch ("Nouvelle Vague")
19https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/uIRHpgbj9DfjMksigXmi497xRqU.webpIndya Moore ("Father Mother Sister Brother")
20https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mLarlXA8G02AdIMKptZmUzQluqF.jpgGwyneth Paltrow ("Marty Supreme")


 
 
Last Updated
1/3/2026 at 3:57PM EST


 
 

Best Supporting Actor

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https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Benicio-del-Toro-One-Battle-Atfer-Another.jpg

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/kW4sORWFxitegbM6UjeLRcQWPzn.jpgBenicio Del Toro ("One Battle After Another")
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/x78BtYHElirO7Iw8bL4m8CnzRDc.jpgStellan Skarsgård ("Sentimental Value")
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9glqNTVpFpdN1nFklKaHPUyCwR6-scaled.jpgSean Penn ("One Battle After Another")
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1csUnKCfwqcsd796N8uPQoDRA6x.jpgJacob Elordi ("Frankenstein")
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/kLwUBBmEIdchrLqwsYzgLB2B6q5.jpgDelroy Lindo ("Sinners")
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/vrzZ41TGNAFgfmZjC2sOJySzBLd.jpgPaul Mescal ("Hamnet")
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/iTMnXrPfC1rmom6a9q4hy6YSJWG.jpgAdam Sandler ("Jay Kelly")
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/uoDgxdGvTh8WdWHEg3o35ZJrEmX.jpgAndrew Scott ("Blue Moon")
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/uAolDBN19JQfJZqmiQROsvoea5u.jpgAlexander Skarsgård ("Pillion")
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ccEoCYVL3yCYsAYH9DSeGl5oFYp.webpArchie Madekwe ("Lurker")
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/h8CXDp86Y36CUENF4SXJq5ZRTsf.webpJacob Tremblay ("Sovereign")
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/yff2DK1Sc2baRGHbSfcmwMwX8HW.jpgMiles Caton ("Sinners")
13https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2ZZNGZw57KKMrVIr27g7W16G0jV.webpDavid Jonsson ("The Long Walk")
14https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/4jKOg4jCqNwXyrYd3coqgmCqkMy.webpDamson Idris ("F1")
15https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pbsoexLxfXZZvITACzfOB1dsDip.webpJay Lycurgo ("Steve")
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/yGcuHGW4glqRpOPxgiCvjcren7F.webpJeffrey Wright ("Highest 2 Lowest")
16Mark Hamill ("The Life Of Chuck")
16Mark Hamill ("The Long Walk")
19A$AP Rocky ("Highest 2 Lowest")▲ 1
19https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/v5zhoNq2RgnUEtSLAFLOPLTJWCT.webpDacre Montgomery ("Dead Man's Wire")NEW


 
 
Last Updated
1/3/2026 at 3:42PM EST


 
 

Best Adapted Screenplay

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/m1jFoahEbeQXtx4zArT2FKdbNIj-scaled.jpg"One Battle After Another" (Paul Thomas Anderson)
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/71KNp6RiOQTbs8Fn1DagrFQrZmx-scaled.jpg"Hamnet" (Chloé Zhao & Maggie O'Farrell)
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/l3zS4YnpOi4usyEXGJMtxSqDDyb.jpg"Train Dreams" (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar)
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/vc2S0dvgpsM0XfSiXZDMVkRCSSU-scaled.jpg"No Other Choice" (Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-Mi, Jahye Lee & Don McKellar)
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rJjNMlxbjO34myMlzZJAOORBg2O-scaled.jpg"Frankenstein" (Guillermo Del Toro)
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/oxgsAQDAAxA92mFGYCZllgWkH9J-scaled.jpg"Bugonia" (Will Tracy)
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/kEyT6eHVP4REMxrUsHPRi0YNWin.jpg"Pillion" (Harry Lighton)
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/6ZIerMBfLbQpO0Es9JpN6OhxQzg.jpg"Peter Hujar's Day" (Ira Sachs)
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/qCOGGi8JBVEZMc3DVby8rUivyXz-scaled.jpg"Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" (Rian Johnson)
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ldHoDmHUsRbqpdrbcDliK1Y09F7.jpg"Preparation For The Next Life" (Martyna Majok)
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/oumprkO9bThExP8NwxBIBnvBu2v-scaled.jpg"The Life Of Chuck" (Mike Flanagan)
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mIg1qCkVxnAlM2TK3RUF0tdEXlE-scaled.jpg"28 Years Later" (Alex Garland)
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1Hq9x4Ta2zh92eMORtfSs7Czda7.jpg"At Work" (Valérie Donzelli & Gilles Marchand)
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/m1tLlMTCwc6oK6OjWTOI4b32wnA-scaled.jpg"Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale" (Julian Fellowes)
12"Hedda" (Nia DaCosta)
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/fi7GXCxe0hIQRWwvIkZ1wI3fCHk-scaled.jpg"Nuremberg" (James Vanderbilt)
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CBG77EwlLhxTb1yKoO4DTUGMM1.jpg"The Ballad Of Wallis Island" (Tom Basden & Tim Key)
12"The Housemaid" (Rebecca Sonnenshine)NEW
19https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/wyR0yq1IXpJILyuyEGkiRyGsdga.jpg"I Swear" (Kirk Jones)▼ 1
19https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/smasJY24MYsQ6JMxW817KmCimVt-scaled.jpg"Little Amelie Or The Character Of Rain" (Liane-Cho Han, Aude Py, Maïlys Vallade & Eddine Noël)▼ 1


 
 
Last Updated
1/3/2026 at 3:57PM EST


 
 

Best Original Screenplay

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/705nQHqe4JGdEisrQmVYmXyjs1U-scaled.jpg"Sinners" (Ryan Coogler)
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/eNYGj2DG3n8OrVPTfYunpPW9uas-scaled.jpg"It Was Just An Accident" (Jafar Panahi)
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/firAhZA0uQvRL2slp7v3AnOj0ZX.jpg"Marty Supreme" (Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein)
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pz9NCWxxOk3o0W3v1Zkhawrwb4i-scaled.jpg"Sentimental Value" (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt)
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/n8wZEQen5hDNRGzm4fY4sxWe5xe-scaled.jpg"Sorry, Baby" (Eva Victor)
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cpf7vsRZ0MYRQcnLWteD5jK9ymT-scaled.jpg"Weapons" (Zach Cregger)
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lEXYpY9X17pGC7xYYy17Guv0L3J.jpg"Jay Kelly" (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer)
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9H86lwY2uaBkGoxBBWwMp6gdUit.jpg"The Secret Agent" (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/hTqpXK7jxvLdUlwIwE6gpr7ud7B.webp"Is This Thing On?" (Bradley Cooper, Will Arnett, Mark Chappell, John Bischop)
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/yKAozSP2uBpiUKtedjO0rU11Tl5-scaled.jpg"Blue Moon" (Robert Kaplow)
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/gkIFK1HzqfgQg4v4ifeNKogHtPG-scaled.jpg"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" (Mary Bronstein)
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/feIZSdwJxoFsN55506xdzJBUQx3-scaled.jpg"Splitsville" (Michael Angelo Covino & Kyle Marvin)
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9vaw9Az5tPLMjNLj426KgKsp0k8-scaled.jpg"Twinless" (James Sweeney)
14https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/7kP3bPM1xUhA4zl4ri4DhYoDRDM.jpg"A Little Prayer" (Angus MacLachlan)
14https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/nvJh2AiDRwNXiV2VpEVlv0NBTn4.jpg"Sound Of Falling" (Louise Peter & Mascha Schilinski)
14https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cWXUMfnMj4ioReprwsDZgt8sghK.webp"Sovereign" (Christian Swegal)
17https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/kMIiBztK0PgwIQ0FMItv4dd8wIL.jpg"Bob Trevino Likes It" (Tracie Laymon)
18https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/hHPovtU4b96LHcoeEwRkGHI5btw.webp"Black Bag" (David Koepp)
19https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/zilOI4BxPxKK3BbyJSHEdOTiTaJ.webp"Kontinental ’25" (Radu Jude)
19https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1wI4Jkc1uCmluMrKiwnntZH34q.webp"Rent Free" (Fernando Andrés & Tyler Rugh)NEW


 
 
Last Updated
12/11/2025 at 12:26AM EST


 
 

Best Animated Feature

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/zT7Lhw3BhJbMkRqm9Zlx2YGMsY0.jpgKpop Demon Hunters
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/vAtyR5471YBzBb2FrCiCTrxwv3E.jpgZootopia 2
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2gjAoGWMFq0vdvnVyPMTN7E5eqe.jpgArco
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/smasJY24MYsQ6JMxW817KmCimVt-scaled.jpgLittle Amélie Or The Character Of Rain
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/w2ARwtc1zoh0pyfwmyhpZHwuXgK-scaled.jpgElio
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/fWVSwgjpT2D78VUh6X8UBd2rorW-scaled.jpgDemon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ug0TqgmByPCEYzR9lQWQmyAa7sw-scaled.jpgIn Your Dreams
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/c1msaKf1wyuKcmLjjJd6rIBPFcd-1.webpThe Bad Guys 2▲ 2
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/f4ptIplTKUz80AcKpnHtdSxRKd4.webpScarlet▲ 2
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/8RDzFr9kGPJU2D5pOOzk0W1ATJq.webpA Magnificent Life▲ 6
10Lost in Starlight▲ 6
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/m4QlGRQ8dSXIEPTYvKB54YvMGyE.webpEndless Cookie▼ 4
13https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/A3ZaUbxfUIpTUyyFq0MIhcWjxu8.webpBoys Go To Jupiter▼ 4
14https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/w2pzrRTevXrW3vgIK4CCYaXvtIc.webp100 Meters▼ 3
14https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/89wNiexZdvLQ41OQWIsQy4O6jAQ.webpDog Man▼ 3
14https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pBL4KrMAFk8iKo5T2yXvLMEe3ag-scaled.jpgDog Of God▼ 3
14https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/l1Q7YzanazjJescEkSfcRuIj1hR.webpThe Legend Of Hei 2▼ 3
18Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc▼ 2
18Stitch Head▼ 2
20https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/zdCOH6JJcKU4GizjTmNnePCtWuV-scaled.jpgOlivia And The Invisible Earthquake


 
 
Last Updated
1/5/2026 at 11:57AM EST


 
 

Best Documentary Feature

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2NE7yN45zo19o4LJr6JFxDWmh2b.jpg"The Perfect Neighbor"
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2GgsIbd0gQThtRCWRzK9z8EWKEr-scaled.jpg"My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air In Moscow"
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/8I7fIZ4yVWrQldZ0yMv7DM0h9Kv.jpg"Cover-Up"
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/5AFbcDGT78cLZTyHTSDBohczjuO-scaled.jpg"Come See Me In The Good Light"▼ 1
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/s1TC3QebWWWJ6CceqbBgAvJde8t-scaled.jpg"2000 Meters To Andriivka"
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/gultnK0rYs4xLLYhxQ9ZnvPfVAn.webp"The Alabama Solution"
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/jzE0u6BaaE7bBOPbuaVQHXuR4pk.webp"Seeds"
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/e5BU855aEk4CnqjBwWivboE6Hhl.jpg"Apocalypse In The Tropics"
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/aXCEnrqecvPXohuptN0JRgIvkDj.webp"Mr. Nobody Against Putin"
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/eqLXeHTCCepLaYSMwOcBpex5FJI.webp"Holding Liat"
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/whxylF1d1GGxpLQG4vWFtfSCy5e.webp"Coexistence, My Ass!"
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/qefjf5TeM0uRzrFU2c4xYt6ew9z.webp"Cutting Through Rocks"
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/n5iRDpkSf5rnP25GoAEdZOLPnyk.webp"Folktales"
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/h0gWCKUwROWll8ZzyEuaUJTsigA.webp"Mistress Dispeller"
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ne4vLiiy2SVshLLWUjOay415GdF.webp"Yanuni"
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1/4/2026 at 12:57PM EST


 
 

Best International Feature

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/eNYGj2DG3n8OrVPTfYunpPW9uas-scaled.jpg"It Was Just An Accident" (France)
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9H86lwY2uaBkGoxBBWwMp6gdUit.jpg"The Secret Agent" (Brazil)▲ 1
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pz9NCWxxOk3o0W3v1Zkhawrwb4i-scaled.jpg"Sentimental Value" (Norway)▼ 1
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/vc2S0dvgpsM0XfSiXZDMVkRCSSU-scaled.jpg"No Other Choice" (South Korea)
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bzBtsLi17rK4G6kDvOXfUZfAhca-scaled.jpg"Sirāt" (Spain)
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pXlEThtgrTVtQEw1HQ9Qp8I1A3e-scaled.jpg"Left Handed-Girl" (Taiwan)
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pLGsjmpJUCuDiONghnR8JqACq3f-scaled.jpg"The Voice Of Hind Rajab" (Tunisia)
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/8OTAu88K9r9wqlLXux1mbnHmyPF.webp"All That's Left Of You" (Jordan)▲ 1
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/z5GUwkH7CrfP62SCyfh1KVRnQwG.webp"Belén" (Argentina)
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/nvJh2AiDRwNXiV2VpEVlv0NBTn4.jpg"Sound Of Falling" (Germany)▲ 1
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2X2FZIYdXYNwDbStJhgeoVn0pWH.webp"Late Shift" (Switzerland)
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/vyezjSvSdLO0bvr6jSNuFi6yuiw.webp"Homebound" (India)
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/egDmNUBcSvu6aqQPCfyd1UneCYr.webp"Kokuho" (Japan)
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ajeiriNRFPLESjGZ0vdp4MVardZ-1.webp"Palestine 36" (Palestine)
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/abdw51gf1oy3UWllAwqGl6WdkiS.webp"The President's Cake" (Iraq)
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Last Updated
1/4/2026 at 6:12PM EST


 
 

Best Casting

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/705nQHqe4JGdEisrQmVYmXyjs1U-scaled.jpgFrancine Maisler ("Sinners")
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/m1jFoahEbeQXtx4zArT2FKdbNIj-scaled.jpgCassandra Kulukundis ("One Battle After Another")
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/firAhZA0uQvRL2slp7v3AnOj0ZX.jpgJennifer Venditti ("Marty Supreme")
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pz9NCWxxOk3o0W3v1Zkhawrwb4i-scaled.jpgYngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman ("Sentimental Value")▲ 1
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/71KNp6RiOQTbs8Fn1DagrFQrZmx-scaled.jpgNina Gold ("Hamnet")▼ 1
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/si9tolnefLSUKaqQEGz1bWArOaL-scaled.jpg Bernard Telsey & Tiffany Canfield ("Wicked: For Good")
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cpf7vsRZ0MYRQcnLWteD5jK9ymT-scaled.jpgAllison Jones ("Weapons")
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bzBtsLi17rK4G6kDvOXfUZfAhca-scaled.jpgNadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo ("Sirāt")
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9H86lwY2uaBkGoxBBWwMp6gdUit.jpgGabriel Domingues ("The Secret Agent")
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rJjNMlxbjO34myMlzZJAOORBg2O-scaled.jpgRobin D. Cook ("Frankenstein")
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Last Updated
12/27/2025 at 9:58PM EST


 
 

Best Cinematography

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/705nQHqe4JGdEisrQmVYmXyjs1U-scaled.jpg"Sinners" (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/l3zS4YnpOi4usyEXGJMtxSqDDyb.jpg"Train Dreams" (Adolpho Veloso)
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/m1jFoahEbeQXtx4zArT2FKdbNIj-scaled.jpg"One Battle After Another" (Michael Bauman)
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rJjNMlxbjO34myMlzZJAOORBg2O-scaled.jpg"Frankenstein" (Dan Lausten)
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/71KNp6RiOQTbs8Fn1DagrFQrZmx-scaled.jpg"Hamnet" (Łukasz Żal)
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9PXZIUsSDh4alB80jheWX4fhZmy-scaled.jpg"F1" (Claudio Miranda)
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/firAhZA0uQvRL2slp7v3AnOj0ZX.jpg"Marty Supreme" (Darius Khondji)
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bzBtsLi17rK4G6kDvOXfUZfAhca-scaled.jpg"Sirāt" (Mauro Herce)
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/kajpShbFhOdpl6yCrLezMrr9tB4-scaled.jpg"Die My Love" (Seamus McGarvey)
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/nvJh2AiDRwNXiV2VpEVlv0NBTn4.jpg"Sound Of Falling" (Fabian Gamper)
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/si9tolnefLSUKaqQEGz1bWArOaL-scaled.jpg"Wicked: For Good" (Alice Brooks)
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/oxgsAQDAAxA92mFGYCZllgWkH9J-scaled.jpg"Bugonia" (Robbie Ryan)▲ 2
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mNcqF4IBrIV7zitgwM6EnpPRzli.jpg"Nouvelle Vague" (David Chambille)▲ 2
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pz9NCWxxOk3o0W3v1Zkhawrwb4i-scaled.jpg"Sentimental Value" (Kasper Tuxen)▲ 2
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/3HsIAbHWbFDUbY2jfj4wqEjGC3b.webp"Song Sung Blue" (Amy Vincent)
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/yiXpXNiBWENaSJmdKfoT5DU0bL4.webp"The Ballad Of A Small Player" (James Friend)
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Last Updated
12/29/2025 at 12:57PM EST


 
 

Best Costume Design

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rJjNMlxbjO34myMlzZJAOORBg2O-scaled.jpg"Frankenstein" (Kate Hawley)
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/705nQHqe4JGdEisrQmVYmXyjs1U-scaled.jpg"Sinners" (Ruth E. Carter)
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/si9tolnefLSUKaqQEGz1bWArOaL-scaled.jpg"Wicked: For Good" (Paul Tazewell)
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/71KNp6RiOQTbs8Fn1DagrFQrZmx-scaled.jpg"Hamnet" (Malgosia Turzanska)
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pXHFekeDdE0MLulZpPWnYOpAfAm.jpg"Hedda" (Lindsay Pugh)
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/m1jFoahEbeQXtx4zArT2FKdbNIj-scaled.jpg"One Battle After Another" (Colleen Atwood)
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/qCOGGi8JBVEZMc3DVby8rUivyXz-scaled.jpg"Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" (Jenny Eagan)
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/g96wHxU7EnoIFwemb2RgohIXrgW-scaled.jpg"Avatar: Fire And Ash" (Deborah L. Scott)▲ 1
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/oxgsAQDAAxA92mFGYCZllgWkH9J-scaled.jpg"Bugonia" (Jennifer Johnson)▲ 1
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/m1tLlMTCwc6oK6OjWTOI4b32wnA-1-scaled.jpg"Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale" (Anna Mary Scott Robbins)▲ 1
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9PXZIUsSDh4alB80jheWX4fhZmy-scaled.jpg"F1" (Julian Day)▲ 1
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tc8bk3gzK3lGVMxK5vzJkBKwPd7.jpg"How To Train Your Dragon" (Lindsay Pugh)▲ 1
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/hqcexYHbiTBfDIdDWxrxPtVndBX.webp"Thunderbolts*" (Sanja Milkovic Hays)▲ 1
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lyq8uQzxWTCIxWEKuxyQPrbVu40-scaled.jpg"Tron: Ares" (Christine Bieselin Clark & Alix Friedberg)▲ 1
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cpf7vsRZ0MYRQcnLWteD5jK9ymT-scaled.jpg"Weapons" (Trish Summerville)▲ 1
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/c8zDeDq0Uatjly6Fh4ycmWuoLYy.webp"Kiss Of The Spider Woman" (Colleen Atwood & Christine Cantella)▼ 9
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1wleWp6BCniE9RSeaUjUezwZdF8.jpg"The Testament Of Ann Lee" (Małgorzata Karpiuk)▲ 1
18https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/firAhZA0uQvRL2slp7v3AnOj0ZX.jpg"Marty Supreme" (Miyako Bellizzi)
18https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/kEyT6eHVP4REMxrUsHPRi0YNWin.jpg"Pillion" (Grace Snell)
18https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/nvJh2AiDRwNXiV2VpEVlv0NBTn4.jpg"Sound Of Falling" (Sabrina Krämer)


 
 
Last Updated
1/4/2026 at 7:42PM EST


 
 

Best Film Editing

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https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/One-Battle-After-Another.jpg

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/m1jFoahEbeQXtx4zArT2FKdbNIj-scaled.jpg"One Battle After Another" (Andy Jurgensen)
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/firAhZA0uQvRL2slp7v3AnOj0ZX.jpg"Marty Supreme" (Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein)
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9PXZIUsSDh4alB80jheWX4fhZmy-scaled.jpg"F1" (Stephen Mirrione)▲ 1
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/705nQHqe4JGdEisrQmVYmXyjs1U-scaled.jpg"Sinners" (Michael P. Shawver )▼ 1
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/j8tqBXwH2PxBPzbtO19BTF9Ukbf-scaled.jpg"Warfare" (Fin Oates)
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AiJ8L90ftPAwVf3SDx7Fj9IMZoy.jpg"A House Of Dynamite" (Kirk Baxter)▼ 1
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/kajpShbFhOdpl6yCrLezMrr9tB4-scaled.jpg"Die My Love" (Toni Froschhammer)▲ 1
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/vc2S0dvgpsM0XfSiXZDMVkRCSSU-scaled.jpg"No Other Choice" (Kim Sang-Beom & Kim Ho-Bin)▲ 1
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2NE7yN45zo19o4LJr6JFxDWmh2b.jpg"The Perfect Neighbor" (Viridiana Lieberman)
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cpf7vsRZ0MYRQcnLWteD5jK9ymT-scaled.jpg"Weapons" (Joe Murphy)▲ 1
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/71KNp6RiOQTbs8Fn1DagrFQrZmx-scaled.jpg"Hamnet" (Chloé Zhao & Affonso Gonçalves)
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/feIZSdwJxoFsN55506xdzJBUQx3-scaled.jpg"Splitsville" (Sara Shaw)
13https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/nYlkEyYNku0RV4mZNhWBjIbNc4A.webp"Eephus" (Carson Lund)
13https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pvMHRi09ur2L1drXh2dXFtuMFgl.webp"Good Boy" (Ben Leonberg)
13https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1wleWp6BCniE9RSeaUjUezwZdF8.jpg"The Testament Of Ann Lee" (Sofía Subercaseaux)
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mIg1qCkVxnAlM2TK3RUF0tdEXlE-scaled.jpg"28 Years Later" (Jon Harris)
16"It Was Just An Accident " (Amir Etminan)
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bzBtsLi17rK4G6kDvOXfUZfAhca-scaled.jpg"Sirāt" (Cristóbal Fernández)
19"BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions" (Kahlil Joseph, Luke Lynch & Paul Rogers)
19https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/oxgsAQDAAxA92mFGYCZllgWkH9J-scaled.jpg"Bugonia" (Yorgos Mavropsaridis)


 
 
Last Updated
1/4/2026 at 7:42PM EST


 
 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rJjNMlxbjO34myMlzZJAOORBg2O-scaled.jpg"Frankenstein" (Mike Hill, Cliona Furey, Jordan Samuel)
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/705nQHqe4JGdEisrQmVYmXyjs1U-scaled.jpg"Sinners" (Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry)
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/si9tolnefLSUKaqQEGz1bWArOaL-scaled.jpg"Wicked: For Good" (Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Frances Hannon)
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mPuBDGrVIBGOymBxR6rO3iIvBSe-scaled.jpg"The Smashing Machine" (Felix Fox, Kazu Hiro, Mia Neal)▼ 1
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/firAhZA0uQvRL2slp7v3AnOj0ZX.jpg"Marty Supreme" (Michael Fontaine, Kyra Pachenko, Kay Georgiou)
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/m1jFoahEbeQXtx4zArT2FKdbNIj-scaled.jpg"One Battle After Another" (Ahou Mofid, Heba Thorisdottir, Arjen Tuiten)
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rayAREIKtSinuov10GvrZHyXfXH.webp"The Ugly Stepsister" (Anne Cathrine Sauerberg, Thomas Foldberg)
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/egDmNUBcSvu6aqQPCfyd1UneCYr.webp"Kokuho" (Kyôko Toyokawa, Koji Tanaka, JIRO)
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/fi7GXCxe0hIQRWwvIkZ1wI3fCHk-scaled.jpg"Nuremberg" (Jan Sewell)
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/epGF8vv3caKLm6X8PKbD5xirFLa.webp"The Alto Knights" (Richard Redlefsen, Jason Hamer, Hiro Yada)
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1/5/2026 at 12:27PM EST


 
 

Best Production Design

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rJjNMlxbjO34myMlzZJAOORBg2O-scaled.jpg"Frankenstein" (Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau)
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/705nQHqe4JGdEisrQmVYmXyjs1U-scaled.jpg"Sinners" (Hannah Beachler & Monique Champagne)
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/71KNp6RiOQTbs8Fn1DagrFQrZmx-scaled.jpg"Hamnet" (Fiona Crombie & Alice Felton)▲ 1
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/si9tolnefLSUKaqQEGz1bWArOaL-scaled.jpg"Wicked: For Good" (Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales)▼ 1
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/firAhZA0uQvRL2slp7v3AnOj0ZX.jpg"Marty Supreme" (Jack Fisk & Adam Willis)
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cm8TNGBGG0aBfWj0LgrESHv8tir-scaled.jpg"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" (Kasra Farahani & Julle Azis)
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/xZ0Zc3HK8MlliErsAsbJwjtudUA-scaled.jpg"The Phoenician Scheme" (Adam Stockhausen & Anna Pinnock)
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/m1jFoahEbeQXtx4zArT2FKdbNIj-scaled.jpg"One Battle After Another" (Florencia Martin & Anthony Carlino)
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/g96wHxU7EnoIFwemb2RgohIXrgW-scaled.jpg"Avatar: Fire and Ash" (Dylan Cole, Vanessa Cole, Ben Procter)
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/oxgsAQDAAxA92mFGYCZllgWkH9J-scaled.jpg"Bugonia" (James Price & Prue Howard)
11"Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale" (Donal Woods & Linda Wilson)
11"F1" (Mark Tildesley, Ben Munro & Andrew McCarthy)
11"Freakier Friday" (Kay Anna Lee & Brandi Kalish)
11"How to Train Your Dragon" (Dominic Watkins & Baniel Birt)
11"Jay Kelly" (Mark Tildesley & Véronique Melery)
11"Kiss of the Spider Woman" (Scott Chambliss & Andrew Baseman)
11"Roofman" (Inbal Weinberg & Kendall Anderson)
11"Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" (Stefania Cella & Kris Moran)
11"Superman" (Beth Mickle & Rosemary Brandenburg)
11"Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" (Rick Heinrichs & Kathryn Pyle)


 
 
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1/5/2026 at 12:27PM EST


 
 

Best Original Score

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/705nQHqe4JGdEisrQmVYmXyjs1U-scaled.jpg"Sinners" (Ludwig Göransson)
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/m1jFoahEbeQXtx4zArT2FKdbNIj-scaled.jpg"One Battle After Another" (Jonny Greenwood)
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rJjNMlxbjO34myMlzZJAOORBg2O-scaled.jpg"Frankenstein" (Alexandre Desplat)
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/71KNp6RiOQTbs8Fn1DagrFQrZmx-scaled.jpg"Hamnet" (Max Richter)
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9PXZIUsSDh4alB80jheWX4fhZmy-scaled.jpg"F1" (Hans Zimmer)
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bzBtsLi17rK4G6kDvOXfUZfAhca-scaled.jpg"Sirāt" (Kangding Ray)
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/firAhZA0uQvRL2slp7v3AnOj0ZX.jpg"Marty Supreme" (Daniel Lopatin)
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/l3zS4YnpOi4usyEXGJMtxSqDDyb.jpg"Train Dreams" (Bryce Dessner)
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/oxgsAQDAAxA92mFGYCZllgWkH9J-scaled.jpg"Bugonia" (Justin Fendrix)
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/si9tolnefLSUKaqQEGz1bWArOaL-scaled.jpg"Wicked: For Good" (John Powell & Stephen Schwartz)
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pXHFekeDdE0MLulZpPWnYOpAfAm.jpg"Hedda" (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lyq8uQzxWTCIxWEKuxyQPrbVu40-scaled.jpg"Tron: Ares" (Nine Inch Nails)
13https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/g96wHxU7EnoIFwemb2RgohIXrgW-scaled.jpg"Avatar: Fire And Ash" (Simon Franglen)
14https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AiJ8L90ftPAwVf3SDx7Fj9IMZoy.jpg"A House Of Dynamite" (Volker Bertelmann)
15https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lEXYpY9X17pGC7xYYy17Guv0L3J.jpg"Jay Kelly" (Nicholas Britell)
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pzIddUEMWhWzfvLI3TwxUG2wGoi.webp"Captain America: Brave New World" (Laura Karpman)▲ 1
16https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/vJdXh0Ezcftep9ft9zvL8eI0EoI.webp"Truth & Treason" (Aaron Zigman)▼ 1
18https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/uhfvnmtq6cgpI038YrRsgmThb2D.webp"Diane Warren: Relentless" (Lesley Barber)▲ 1
18https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/fi7GXCxe0hIQRWwvIkZ1wI3fCHk-scaled.jpg"Nuremberg" (Brian Tyler)▲ 1
18https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/qCOGGi8JBVEZMc3DVby8rUivyXz-scaled.jpg"Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" (Nathan Johnson)▼ 1


 
 
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Best Original Song

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/zT7Lhw3BhJbMkRqm9Zlx2YGMsY0.jpg"KPop Demon Hunters" ("Golden")▲ 1
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/705nQHqe4JGdEisrQmVYmXyjs1U-scaled.jpg"Sinners" ("I Lied To You")▼ 1
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/si9tolnefLSUKaqQEGz1bWArOaL-scaled.jpg"Wicked: For Good" ("The Girl In The Bubble")
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/l3zS4YnpOi4usyEXGJMtxSqDDyb.jpg"Train Dreams" ("Train Dreams")
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/si9tolnefLSUKaqQEGz1bWArOaL-scaled.jpg"Wicked: For Good" ("No Place Like Home")
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/uhfvnmtq6cgpI038YrRsgmThb2D.webp"Diane Warren: Relentless" ("Dear Me")
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/5AFbcDGT78cLZTyHTSDBohczjuO-scaled.jpg"Come See Me In The Good Light" ("Salt Then Sour Then Sweet")▲ 1
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9PXZIUsSDh4alB80jheWX4fhZmy-scaled.jpg"F1" ("Drive")
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/705nQHqe4JGdEisrQmVYmXyjs1U-scaled.jpg"Sinners" ("Last Time (I Seen The Sun)")
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/g96wHxU7EnoIFwemb2RgohIXrgW-scaled.jpg"Avatar: Fire And Ash" ("Dream As One")
11https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mMN7FakQpwyD8er59G4Nw6xmdTG.webp"Billy Idol Should Be Dead" ("Dying To Live")
12https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/RFQtinuiHhOnbmJaCn3uzegCYF-scaled.jpg"Highest 2 Lowest" ("Highest 2 Lowest")
13https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CBG77EwlLhxTb1yKoO4DTUGMM1.webp"The Ballad Of Wallis Island" ("Our Love")
13https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/chpWmskl3aKm1aTZqUHRCtviwPy.webp"Tron: Ares" ("As Alive as You Need Me to Be")
13https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/yB3oxmbZZhRavP2ZNM6mBlyqmtt.webp"Viva Verdi!" ("Sweet Dreams of Joy")
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1/4/2026 at 8:27PM EST


 
 

Best Sound

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9PXZIUsSDh4alB80jheWX4fhZmy-scaled.jpg"F1" (Gareth John, Al Nelson, Juan Peralta, Gary A. Rizzo & Gwendolyn Yates Whittle)
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/705nQHqe4JGdEisrQmVYmXyjs1U-scaled.jpg"Sinners" (Steve Boeddeker, Benny Burtt, David V. Butler, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor & Chris Welcker)
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/m1jFoahEbeQXtx4zArT2FKdbNIj-scaled.jpg"One Battle After Another" (Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio & Tony Villaflor)
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bzBtsLi17rK4G6kDvOXfUZfAhca-scaled.jpg"Sirāt" (Laia Casanovas, Yasmina Praderas & Amanda Villavieja)
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rJjNMlxbjO34myMlzZJAOORBg2O-scaled.jpg"Frankenstein" (Greg Chapman, Christian Cooke, Nelson Ferreira, Nathan Robitaile & Brad Zoern)
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/z53D72EAOxGRqdr7KXXWp9dJiDe.webp"Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" (Chris Burdon, Lloyd Dudley, James H. Mather, Mark Taylor, Cécile Tournesac)
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/g96wHxU7EnoIFwemb2RgohIXrgW-scaled.jpg"Avatar: Fire And Ash" (Brent Burge, Alexis Feodoroff, Michael Hedges, Julian Howarth & Gwendolyn Yates Whittle)▼ 1
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/si9tolnefLSUKaqQEGz1bWArOaL-scaled.jpg"Wicked: For Good" ( Jack Dolman, Simon Hayes, John Marquis, Andy Nelson & Nancy Nugent Title)
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/wPLysNDLffQLOVebZQCbXJEv6E6-scaled.jpg"Superman" (Lance Acord, Chris Boyes, Tim LeBlanc, Lee Orloff, Katy Wood)
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/csBV3eq4RDjNg1acNQ8kwOZyPlZ.webp"Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" (David Giammarco, Tod A. Maitland, Paul Massey, Eric A. Norris )
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1/3/2026 at 4:27PM EST


 
 

Best Visual Effects

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1https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/g96wHxU7EnoIFwemb2RgohIXrgW-scaled.jpg"Avatar: Fire And Ash" (Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri & Eric Saindon)
2https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rJjNMlxbjO34myMlzZJAOORBg2O-scaled.jpg"Frankenstein" (Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets & Jose Granell)
3https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/705nQHqe4JGdEisrQmVYmXyjs1U-scaled.jpg"Sinners" (Donnie Dean, Espen Nordhal, Michael Ralla & Guido Wolter)
4https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/wPLysNDLffQLOVebZQCbXJEv6E6-scaled.jpg"Superman" (Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé & Guy Williams)
5https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9PXZIUsSDh4alB80jheWX4fhZmy-scaled.jpg"F1" (Nicolas Chevalier, Keith Alfred Dawson, Robert Harrington & Ryan Tudhope )
6https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lyq8uQzxWTCIxWEKuxyQPrbVu40-scaled.jpg"Tron: Ares" (Jeff Capogreco, Vincent Papaix, David Seager & Cameron Waldbauer)
7https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/si9tolnefLSUKaqQEGz1bWArOaL-scaled.jpg"Wicked: For Good" (Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, Pablo Helman & Dale Newton)
8https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/khohu1IKmgGNvETjEaxZaWBw4fr-scaled.jpg"Jurassic World: Rebirth" (Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, Neil Corbould & David Vickery)
9https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/zpygCOYY1DPBkeUsrrznLRN5js5.webp"The Lost Bus" (Russell Bowen, Brandon K. McLaughlin, Charlie Noble & David Zaretti)▼ 1
10https://nextbestpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/sI2NiMU8o65hmIMY0JI9CjJ0p7f.webp"The Electric State" (Matthew E. Butler, Russell Earl, Joel Behrens, Elizabeth Bernard)
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1/5/2026 at 12:27PM EST