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Oscars Predictions: Final Voting Continues Following Actor Awards and PGA Ceremony

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages ref

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Last updated: April 4, 2026, 3:56 PM

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Oscars Predictions: Final Voting Continues Following Actor Awards and PGA Ceremony

Oscars Predictions: Final Voting Continues Following Actor Awards and PGA Ceremony

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.

Oscars Commentary (Updated: March 2, 2026): Final Oscar voting is underway. The Actors Awards analysis can be found here.

Final Oscar voting will take place from Feb. 26 to Mar. 5. Updated Oscar projections are below. The penultimate updates will drop on Thursday when voting opens. The final prediction picks will be revealed on Thursday, March 12. Until then, may your predictions be ever in your favor.

The 98th Oscars will be held on March 15 and will air on ABC, with Conan O’Brien as host.

Projected winner leaders (films): “Sinners” (8), “Frankenstein” (3); “KPop Demon Hunters” and “One Battle After Another” (2)

Projected winner leaders (studios): Warner Bros. (12); Netflix (7); Apple Original Films, Neon and 20th Century Studios (1)

*** = PREDICTED WINNER(All predicted nominees listed below are in alphabetical order)

  • Best Picture Image Credit: Warner Bros. “Bugonia” (Focus Features)Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen“F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer“Frankenstein” (Netflix)Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber“Hamnet” (Focus Features) Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes“Marty Supreme” (A24)Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas and Timothée Chalamet“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson“The Secret Agent” (Neon)Emilie Lesclaux“Sentimental Value” (Neon)Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) ***Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler“Train Dreams” (Netflix)Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Director Image Credit: Warner Bros. Paul Thomas Anderson “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Ryan Coogler ***“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Josh Safdie“Marty Supreme” (A24)Joachim Trier“Sentimental Value” (Neon)Chloé Zhao“Hamnet” (Focus Features) Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Actor Image Credit: ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection Timothée Chalamet “Marty Supreme” (A24)Leonardo DiCaprio “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Ethan Hawke “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)Michael B. Jordan ***“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Wagner Moura“The Secret Agent” (Neon) Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Actress Image Credit: ©Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection Jessie Buckley ***“Hamnet” (Focus Features)Rose Byrne“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (A24)Kate Hudson“Song Sung Blue” (Focus Features)Renate Reinsve“Sentimental Value” (Neon)Emma Stone“Bugonia” (Focus Features) Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Supporting Actor Image Credit: ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection Benicio Del Toro “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Jacob Elordi“Frankenstein” (Netflix)Delroy Lindo ***“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Sean Penn “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Stellan Skarsgård “Sentimental Value” (Neon) Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Supporting Actress Image Credit: Warner Bros. Elle Fanning“Sentimental Value” (Neon)Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas“Sentimental Value” (Neon)Amy Madigan ***“Weapons” (Warner Bros.)Wunmi Mosaku “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Teyana Taylor “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Original Screenplay Image Credit: Warner Bros. “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)Written by Robert Kaplow“It Was Just an Accident” (Neon)Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators – Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian“Marty Supreme” (A24)Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie“Sentimental Value” (Neon) Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) ***Written by Ryan Coogler Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Adapted Screenplay Image Credit: Warner Bros. “Bugonia” (Focus Features)Screenplay by Will Tracy“Frankenstein” (Netflix)Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro“Hamnet” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) ***Written by Paul Thomas Anderson“Train Dreams” (Netflix) Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Casting Image Credit: Warner Bros. “Hamnet” (Focus Features)Nina Gold“Marty Supreme” (A24)Jennifer Venditti“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Cassandra Kulukundis“The Secret Agent” (Neon)Gabriel Domingues“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) ***Francine Maisler Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Animated Feature Image Credit: Netflix “Arco” (Neon)Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman“Elio” (Pixar)Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm“KPop Demon Hunters” (Netflix) ***Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” (GKids) Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon“Zootopia 2” (Walt Disney Pictures) Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Production Design Image Credit: Netflix “Frankenstein” (Netflix) ***Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau“Hamnet” (Focus Features)Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton“Marty Supreme” (A24)Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Hannah Bleachler, Monique Champagne Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Cinematography Image Credit: Warner Bros. “Frankenstein” (Netflix)Dan Laustsen“Marty Supreme” (A24)Darius Khondji“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Michael Bauman“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) ***Autumn Durald Arkapaw“Train Dreams” (Netflix)Adolpho Veloso Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Costume Design Image Credit: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection “Avatar: Fire and Ash” (20th Century Studios)Deborah L. Scott“Frankenstein” (Netflix) ***Kate Hawley“Hamnet” (Focus Features)Malgosia Turzanska“Marty Supreme” (A24)Miyako Bellizzi“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Ruth E. Carter Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Film Editing Image Credit: Warner Bros. “F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.) Stephen Mirrione“Marty Supreme” (A24)Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) ***Andy Jurgensen“Sentimental Value” (Neon) Olivier Bugge Coutté“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Michael P. Shawver Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Makeup and Hairstyling Image Credit: Netflix “Frankenstein” (Netflix) ***Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey“Kokuho” (GKids) Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry“The Smashing Machine” (A24) Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein“The Ugly Stepsister” (Independent Film Company/Shudder)Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Sound Image Credit: ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection “F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.) ***Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta“Frankenstein” (Netflix)Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker“Sirât” (Neon)Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Visual Effects Image Credit: ©20th Century Studios/Courtesy Everett Collection “Avatar: Fire and Ash” (20th Century Studios) ***Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett“F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson“Jurassic World: Rebirth” (Universal Pictures)David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould“The Lost Bus” (Apple Original Films)Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Original Score Image Credit: Warner Bros. “Bugonia” (Focus Features)Jerskin Fendrix“Frankenstein” (Netflix)Alexandre Desplat“Hamnet” (Focus Features)Max Richter“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Jonny Greenwood“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) ***Ludwig Göransson Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Original Song Image Credit: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection “Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless” (Greenwich Entertainment) Music and Lyric by Diane Warren“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters” (Netflix) ***Music and Lyric by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park“I Lied To You” from “Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson“Sweet Dreams Of Joy” from “Viva Verdi!” (Self-Distributed) Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike“Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams” (Netflix) Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyric by Nick Cave Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Documentary Feature Image Credit: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection “The Alabama Solution” (HBO Documentary Films)Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman“Come See Me in the Good Light” (Apple Original Films)Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen“Cutting Through Rocks” (Self-Distributed)Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni“Mr. Nobody Against Putin” (Self-Distributed)Helle Faber, Alzbeta Karaskova, Pavel Talankin and David Borenstein“The Perfect Neighbor” (Netflix) ***Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • International Feature Image Credit: Neon “It Was Just an Accident” from France (Neon) dir. Jafar Panahi“The Secret Agent” from Brazil (Neon) ***dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho“Sentimental Value” from Norway (Neon) dir. Joachim Trier“Sirât” from Spain (Neon)dir. Oliver Laxe“The Voice of Hind Rajab” from Tunisia (Willa)dir. Kaouther Ben Hania Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Animated Short Image Credit: National Film Board of Canada “Butterfly” (Sacrebleu Productions) Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens“Forevergreen” (Self-Distributed)Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears“The Girl Who Cried Pearls” (National Film Board of Canada) ***Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski“Retirement Plan” (The New Yorker) John Kelly and Andrew Freedman“The Three Sisters” (Polydont Films/Rymanco Ventures) Konstantin Bronzit Oscar category page with rankings>>>
  • Documentary Short “All the Empty Rooms” (Netflix) ***Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones“Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud” (HBO Documentary Films) Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo“Children No More: Were and Are Gone” (Sky) Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins“The Devil is Busy” (HBO Documentary Films) Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir“Perfectly a Strangeness” (Second Sight Pictures) Alison McAlpine Oscar category page with rankings>>>Coming Soon
  • Live Action Short Image Credit: The New Yorker “Butcher’s Stain” (Tel Aviv University Steve Tisch School of Film and Television) Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi“A Friend of Dorothy” (Self-Distributed)Lee Knight and James Dean“Jane Austen’s Period Drama” (Self-Distributed)Julia Aks and Steve Pinder“The Singers” (Netflix) Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt“Two People Exchanging Saliva” (Canal+/The New Yorker) ***Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata Oscar category page with rankings>>>Coming Soon

“Bugonia” (Focus Features)Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen“F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer“Frankenstein” (Netflix)Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber“Hamnet” (Focus Features) Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes“Marty Supreme” (A24)Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas and Timothée Chalamet“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson“The Secret Agent” (Neon)Emilie Lesclaux“Sentimental Value” (Neon)Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) ***Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler“Train Dreams” (Netflix)Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler

Paul Thomas Anderson “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Ryan Coogler ***“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Josh Safdie“Marty Supreme” (A24)Joachim Trier“Sentimental Value” (Neon)Chloé Zhao“Hamnet” (Focus Features)

Timothée Chalamet “Marty Supreme” (A24)Leonardo DiCaprio “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Ethan Hawke “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)Michael B. Jordan ***“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Wagner Moura“The Secret Agent” (Neon)

Jessie Buckley ***“Hamnet” (Focus Features)Rose Byrne“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (A24)Kate Hudson“Song Sung Blue” (Focus Features)Renate Reinsve“Sentimental Value” (Neon)Emma Stone“Bugonia” (Focus Features)

Benicio Del Toro “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Jacob Elordi“Frankenstein” (Netflix)Delroy Lindo ***“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Sean Penn “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Stellan Skarsgård “Sentimental Value” (Neon)

Elle Fanning“Sentimental Value” (Neon)Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas“Sentimental Value” (Neon)Amy Madigan ***“Weapons” (Warner Bros.)Wunmi Mosaku “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Teyana Taylor “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)

“Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)Written by Robert Kaplow“It Was Just an Accident” (Neon)Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators – Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian“Marty Supreme” (A24)Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie“Sentimental Value” (Neon) Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) ***Written by Ryan Coogler

“Bugonia” (Focus Features)Screenplay by Will Tracy“Frankenstein” (Netflix)Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro“Hamnet” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) ***Written by Paul Thomas Anderson“Train Dreams” (Netflix) Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

“Hamnet” (Focus Features)Nina Gold“Marty Supreme” (A24)Jennifer Venditti“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Cassandra Kulukundis“The Secret Agent” (Neon)Gabriel Domingues“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) ***Francine Maisler

“Arco” (Neon)Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman“Elio” (Pixar)Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm“KPop Demon Hunters” (Netflix) ***Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” (GKids) Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon“Zootopia 2” (Walt Disney Pictures) Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino

“Frankenstein” (Netflix) ***Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau“Hamnet” (Focus Features)Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton“Marty Supreme” (A24)Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Hannah Bleachler, Monique Champagne

“Frankenstein” (Netflix)Dan Laustsen“Marty Supreme” (A24)Darius Khondji“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Michael Bauman“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) ***Autumn Durald Arkapaw“Train Dreams” (Netflix)Adolpho Veloso

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” (20th Century Studios)Deborah L. Scott“Frankenstein” (Netflix) ***Kate Hawley“Hamnet” (Focus Features)Malgosia Turzanska“Marty Supreme” (A24)Miyako Bellizzi“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Ruth E. Carter

“F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.) Stephen Mirrione“Marty Supreme” (A24)Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) ***Andy Jurgensen“Sentimental Value” (Neon) Olivier Bugge Coutté“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Michael P. Shawver

“Frankenstein” (Netflix) ***Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey“Kokuho” (GKids) Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry“The Smashing Machine” (A24) Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein“The Ugly Stepsister” (Independent Film Company/Shudder)Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

“F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.) ***Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta“Frankenstein” (Netflix)Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker“Sirât” (Neon)Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” (20th Century Studios) ***Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett“F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson“Jurassic World: Rebirth” (Universal Pictures)David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould“The Lost Bus” (Apple Original Films)Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean

“Bugonia” (Focus Features)Jerskin Fendrix“Frankenstein” (Netflix)Alexandre Desplat“Hamnet” (Focus Features)Max Richter“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)Jonny Greenwood“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) ***Ludwig Göransson

“Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless” (Greenwich Entertainment) Music and Lyric by Diane Warren“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters” (Netflix) ***Music and Lyric by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park“I Lied To You” from “Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson“Sweet Dreams Of Joy” from “Viva Verdi!” (Self-Distributed) Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike“Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams” (Netflix) Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyric by Nick Cave

“The Alabama Solution” (HBO Documentary Films)Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman“Come See Me in the Good Light” (Apple Original Films)Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen“Cutting Through Rocks” (Self-Distributed)Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni“Mr. Nobody Against Putin” (Self-Distributed)Helle Faber, Alzbeta Karaskova, Pavel Talankin and David Borenstein“The Perfect Neighbor” (Netflix) ***Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee

“It Was Just an Accident” from France (Neon) dir. Jafar Panahi“The Secret Agent” from Brazil (Neon) ***dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho“Sentimental Value” from Norway (Neon) dir. Joachim Trier“Sirât” from Spain (Neon)dir. Oliver Laxe“The Voice of Hind Rajab” from Tunisia (Willa)dir. Kaouther Ben Hania

“Butterfly” (Sacrebleu Productions) Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens“Forevergreen” (Self-Distributed)Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears“The Girl Who Cried Pearls” (National Film Board of Canada) ***Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski“Retirement Plan” (The New Yorker) John Kelly and Andrew Freedman“The Three Sisters” (Polydont Films/Rymanco Ventures) Konstantin Bronzit

“All the Empty Rooms” (Netflix) ***Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones“Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud” (HBO Documentary Films) Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo“Children No More: Were and Are Gone” (Sky) Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins“The Devil is Busy” (HBO Documentary Films) Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir“Perfectly a Strangeness” (Second Sight Pictures) Alison McAlpine

Oscar category page with rankings>>>Coming Soon

“Butcher’s Stain” (Tel Aviv University Steve Tisch School of Film and Television) Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi“A Friend of Dorothy” (Self-Distributed)Lee Knight and James Dean“Jane Austen’s Period Drama” (Self-Distributed)Julia Aks and Steve Pinder“The Singers” (Netflix) Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt“Two People Exchanging Saliva” (Canal+/The New Yorker) ***Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata

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