Oscar Predictions – Megan Lachinski

Here are Megan Lachinski’s 2025 Oscar Predictions. Ranking is updated in real-time, and is constantly changing until the end of the year. Accuracy will be calculated after the winners are announced at The 97th Annual Academy Awards.

Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:

Best Picture

Megan Lachinski
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3HAMNET
4MARTY SUPREME
5SENTIMENTAL VALUEâ–² 1
6FRANKENSTEINâ–¼ 1
7BUGONIA
8F1â–² 2
9TRAIN DREAMS
10THE SECRET AGENTâ–¼ 2

 
 

Last Updated:

1/29/2026 6:21 PM


 
 

Best Director

Megan Lachinski
1Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
2Ryan Coogler (SINNERS)â–² 1
3Chloé Zhao (HAMNET)▼ 1
4Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
5Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME)

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 12:36 PM


 
 

Best Actress

Megan Lachinski
1Jessie Buckley (HAMNET)
2Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU)
3Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
4Emma Stone (BUGONIA)
5Kate Hudson (SONG SUNG BLUE)â–² 1

 
 

Last Updated:

1/15/2026 5:36 PM


 
 

Best Actor

Megan Lachinski
1Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)
2Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
3Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)
4Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)â–² 3
5Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 11:21 AM


 
 

Best Supporting Actress

Megan Lachinski
1Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
2Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)â–² 1
3Amy Madigan (WEAPONS)â–¼ 1
4Wunmi Mosaku (SINNERS)
5Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)

 
 

Last Updated:

1/29/2026 6:21 PM


 
 

Best Supporting Actor

Megan Lachinski
1Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
2Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
3Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN)â–² 1
4Delroy Lindo (SINNERS)â–¼ 1
5Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)

 
 

Last Updated:

2/11/2026 9:36 PM


 
 

Best Adapted Screenplay

Megan Lachinski
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson)
2HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao)
3FRANKENSTEIN (Guillermo Del Toro)
4TRAIN DREAMS (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar)
5BUGONIA (Will Tracy)

 
 

Last Updated:

1/9/2026 2:51 PM


 
 

Best Original Screenplay

Megan Lachinski
1SINNERS (Ryan Coogler)
2IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian)
3SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt)â–² 1
4MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie)â–¼ 1
5BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow)

 
 

Last Updated:

1/29/2026 6:21 PM


 
 

Best Animated Feature

Megan Lachinski
1KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
2ZOOTOPIA 2
3ARCO
4LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN
5ELIO

 
 

Last Updated:

1/11/2026 10:36 AM


 
 

Best Documentary Feature

Megan Lachinski
1THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
2COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHTâ–² 3
3MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN
4THE ALABAMA SOLUTION
5CUTTING THROUGH ROCKSâ–¼ 3

 
 

Last Updated:

1/29/2026 6:21 PM


 
 

Best International Feature

Megan Lachinski
1SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway)â–² 2
2IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France)
3THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil)â–¼ 2
4SIRÄ€T (Spain)
5THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia)

 
 

Last Updated:

1/29/2026 6:21 PM


 
 

Best Casting

Megan Lachinski
1Francine Maisler (SINNERS)
2Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
3Nina Gold (HAMNET)
4Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME)
5Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT)â–² 2

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 11:21 AM


 
 

Best Cinematography

Megan Lachinski
1TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)â–² 1
2SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)â–¼ 1
3ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)â–² 1
4MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)â–² 1
5FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)â–¼ 2

 
 

Last Updated:

2/7/2026 10:20 PM


 
 

Best Costume Design

Megan Lachinski
1FRANKENSTEIN
2SINNERSâ–² 1
3MARTY SUPREMEâ–¼ 1
4HAMNET
5AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH

 
 

Last Updated:

1/23/2026 12:06 PM


 
 

Best Film Editing

Megan Lachinski
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2F1
3SINNERS
4MARTY SUPREMEâ–² 1
5SENTIMENTAL VALUENEW

 
 

Last Updated:

2/5/2026 6:36 PM


 
 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Megan Lachinski
1FRANKENSTEIN
2SINNERSâ–² 2
3THE SMASHING MACHINEâ–² 2
4KOKUHOâ–² 2
5THE UGLY STEPSISTERâ–² 5

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 11:21 AM


 
 

Best Production Design

Megan Lachinski
1FRANKENSTEIN
2SINNERSâ–² 1
3HAMNETâ–² 2
4MARTY SUPREME
5ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHERâ–¼ 3

 
 

Last Updated:

1/23/2026 12:06 PM


 
 

Best Original Score

Megan Lachinski
1SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson)
2ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood)
3BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix)â–² 7
4HAMNET (Max Richter)
5FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat)

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 11:36 AM


 
 

Best Original Song

Megan Lachinski
1"Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS)
2"I Lied to You" (SINNERS)
3"Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS)â–² 2
4"Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS)
5"Sweet Dreams of Joy" (VIVA VERDI!)â–¼ 2

 
 

Last Updated:

1/23/2026 12:06 PM


 
 

Best Sound

Megan Lachinski
1F1â–² 2
2SIRAT
3SINNERSâ–¼ 2
4ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
5FRANKENSTEIN

 
 

Last Updated:

1/23/2026 3:06 PM


 
 

Best Visual Effects

Megan Lachinski
1AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
2F1
3THE LOST BUSâ–² 3
4SINNERSâ–² 3
5JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTHâ–² 3

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 11:21 AM


 
 

Best Animated Short Film

Megan Lachinski
1RETIREMENT PLANNEW
2BUTTERFLYâ–² 1
3FOREVERGREENNEW
4THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLSâ–² 1
5THE THREE SISTERSNEW

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 11:36 AM


 
 

Best Documentary Short Film

Megan Lachinski
1ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS
2ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUD
3CHILDREN NO MORE: “WERE AND ARE GONE"NEW
4PERFECTLY A STRANGENESSâ–² 1
5THE DEVIL IS BUSYâ–² 1

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 11:36 AM


 
 

Best Live Action Short Film

Megan Lachinski
1TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVAâ–² 1
2A FRIEND OF DOROTHYNEW
3THE SINGERS
4BUTCHER’S STAIN▲ 6
5JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 11:36 AM