KPop Demon Hunters (c) Netflix
After a pretty uneventful and unsurprising December and early January, most of the films that were deemed worthy have been confirmed to be the frontrunners with barely a threat from any other whippersnapper film hoping to break through. The top three movies after the summer film festivals have always been One Battle After Another, Sinners and Hamnet and they seem unstoppable. I just hope there is some big surprise in one of the major categories this year. I am still holding on to the very slight chance of Jennifer Lawrence and Zoey Deutch making the acting categories (they are in my runners-up section). The nominations will be announced by Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman on Thursday morning, Jan 23
Enjoy!
Train Dreams (c) Netflix
The Interested Bystander’s Final 2025-26 Oscar Nomination Predictions
Best Picture
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
It’s Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
F1
Wicked: For Good
Sinners (c) Warner Bros Picture
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler — Sinners
Guillermo del Toro — Frankenstein
Joachim Trier — Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao — Hamnet
Clint Bentley — Train Dreams
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (c) A24
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley — Hamnet
Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti — One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve — Sentimental Value
Emma Stone — Bugonia
Jennifer Lawrence — Die, My Love
Eva Victor — Sorry, Baby
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet — Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio — One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton — Train Dream
Michael B. Jordan — Sinners
Wagner Moura — The Secret Agent
Ethan Hawke — Blue Moon
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana Grande — Wicked for Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas — Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan — Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners
Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another
Odessa A’zion — Marty Supreme
Zoey Deutch — Nouvelle Vague
One Battle After Another (c) Warner Bros Pictures
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro — One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi — Frankenstein
Paul Mescal — Hamnet
Sean Penn — One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård — Sentimental Value
Adam Sandler — Jay Kelly
Andrew Scott — Blue Moon
Best Original Screenplay
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Blue Moon
Jay Kelly
Bugonia (c) Focus Features
Best Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Hedda
No Other Choice
Sirât (c) Neon
Best Original Score
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle after Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
F1
Sirât
Original Song
“Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless
“The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied To You” from Sinners
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams
“Dream As One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash
“Our Love” from The Ballad of Wallis Island
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