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Oscars Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s Final Picks

The Hollywood Reporter's executive editor of awards coverage projects that 'One Battle After Another' will lead the field with six wins, followed by four for 'Sinners,' three for 'Frankenstein' and two for 'KPop Demon Hunters.'

EntertainmentBy Amanda SterlingMarch 13, 202610 min read

Last updated: April 1, 2026, 6:33 AM

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Oscars Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s Final Picks

A NOTE FROM SCOTT It’s time for one last check-in ahead of the 98th Academy Awards!

As my fellow pundits and I agreed this week when Gold Derby convened us for a preview of Sunday’s ceremony, all but one of the “big six” categories remain too close to call with any great degree of confidence. Hamnet’s Jessie Buckley is universally expected to win best actress, but best picture, director, actor, supporting actor and supporting actress are genuine nailbiters, and predicting them only got harder following the recent controversy at the BAFTA Awards and surprises at the Actor Awards.

It certainly feels like Sinners has late-breaking momentum, but I believe that it is my job to make picks based on facts, not feelings, and statistics continue to point toward One Battle After Another in the best picture race and Paul Thomas Anderson in the best director race. If Sinners and/or Ryan Coogler end up prevailing instead, I will be just as happy — just the like distributor of both films, Warner Bros., the co-chiefs of which I profiled in our Oscars Issue — but it will mean that the precursor awards no longer have any bearing on the Oscars itself. Indeed, no film has ever lost with the extensive portfolio of precursors that One Battle has collected.

In our annual “Who Will Win vs. Who Should Win” feature, THR’s chief film critic David Rooney makes the case for what/who he feels should win in the major categories, and I provide the rationale for what/who I predict will win. I encourage you to check out that — and the other content that I produced for our Oscars Issue, including my oral history of the crazy COVID Oscars that took place five years ago (in which Chadwick Boseman’s widow shares the speech that she intended to give before he was upset by Anthony Hopkins); the conclusions of my “investigation” into which of his two Oscars Sean Penn gave away to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy; and this year’s Brutally Honest Oscars Ballot featuring the candid voting rationale of a member of the Academy’s documentary branch.

In recent days, I’ve also gotten some inside information about the plans for Sunday’s ceremony from the Academy’s president and CEO and the telecast’s producers, which I encourage you to check out. And I hope you will also make time to watch Hollywood & The Oscars: Still Golden?, a documentary about the Oscars for which I was interviewed, and which I have already watched and found quite well done, when it airs on CNN tonight at 7 p.m. PT.

Whatever happens on Sunday, I thank you for following along this season, hope you’ll check out all of THR’s coverage on the big night and look forward to sharing with you my first Emmys forecast soon!

PLEASE REMEMBER: Scott’s forecasts do not necessarily reflect his personal preferences. His aim is not to advocate for what he thinks the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences should do, but rather to project what they will do. He arrives at his projections by screening the films that are in contention, analyzing their campaigns, constantly checking-in with voters and studying relevant history and stats.

  • Best Picture Image Credit: Warner Bros. Projected Order of Finish1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy and Adam Somner2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian3. Hamnet (Focus) — Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes and Steven Spielberg — podcast (Spielberg)4. Sentimental Value (Neon) — Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berensten Ottmar5. Marty Supreme (A24) — Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Timothée Chalamet, Anthony Katagas and Josh Safdie — podcast (Chalamet)6. Train Dreams (Netflix) — Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer and Teddy Schwarzman7. Frankenstein (Netflix) — J. Miles Dale, Guillermo del Toro and Scott Stuber — podcast 1, 2 and 3 (del Toro)8. The Secret Agent (Neon) — Emilie Lesclaux9. Bugonia (Focus) — Ed Guiney, Lars Knudsen, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe and Emma Stone — podcast (Stone)10. F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Jerry Bruckheimer, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski, Chad Oman and Brad Pitt — podcast (Bruckheimer)
  • Best Director Image Credit: Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection Projected Order of Finish1. Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)2. Ryan Coogler for Sinners (Warner Bros.)3. Chloé Zhao for Hamnet (Focus) — podcast4. Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value (Neon) — podcast5. Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme (A24)
  • Best Actor Image Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Projected Order of Finish1. Michael B. Jordan for Sinners (Warner Bros.) — podcast2. Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme (A24) — podcast3. Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)4. Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent (Neon) — podcast5. Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon (Sony Classics) — podcast
  • Best Actress Image Credit: Agata Grzybowska/Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection Projected Order of Finish1. Jessie Buckley for Hamnet (Focus) — podcast2. Kate Hudson for Song Sung Blue (Focus) — podcast3. Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value (Neon)4. Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24) — podcast5. Emma Stone for Bugonia (Focus) — podcast
  • Best Supporting Actor Image Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Projected Order of Finish1. Sean Penn for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — podcast2. Stellan Skarsgard for Sentimental Value (Neon) — podcast3. Delroy Lindo for Sinners (Warner Bros.) — podcast4. Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein (Netflix) — podcast5. Benicio Del Toro for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — podcast
  • Best Supporting Actress Image Credit: Quantrell Colbert/Warner Bros. Projected Order of Finish1. Amy Madigan for Weapons (Warner Bros.) — podcast2. Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners (Warner Bros.)3. Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)4. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Sentimental Value (Neon)5. Elle Fanning for Sentimental Value (Neon) — podcast
  • Best Adapted Screenplay Image Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Projected Order of Finish1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Paul Thomas Anderson2. Hamnet (Focus) — Maggie O’Farrell & Chloé Zhao — podcast (Zhao)3. Train Dreams (Netflix) — Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar4. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Guillermo del Toro — podcast 1, 2 and 35. Bugonia (Focus) — Will Tracy
  • Best Original Screenplay Image Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Projected Order of Finish1. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ryan Coogler2. Sentimental Value (Neon) — Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt — podcast (Trier)3. Marty Supreme (A24) — Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie4. Blue Moon (Sony Classics) — Robert Kaplow5. It Was Just an Accident (Neon) — Jafar Panahi — podcast
  • Best International Feature Image Credit: Neon/Courtesy Everett Collection Projected Order of Finish1. Norway — Sentimental Value (Neon)2. Brazil — The Secret Agent (Neon)3. Tunisia — The Voice of Hind Rajab (Willa)4. France — It Was Just an Accident (Neon)5. Spain — Sirāt (Neon)
  • Best Documentary Feature Image Credit: Netflix Projected Order of Finish1. The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix) — Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir, Nikon Kwantu and Alisa Payne2. Mr. Nobody Against Putin (Kino Lorber) — David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Alžběta Karásková and Pavel Talankin3. The Alabama Solution (HBO) — Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman4. Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple) — Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Ryan White and Stef Willen5. Cutting Through Rocks (still seeking U.S. distribution) — Mohammadreza Eyni and Sara Khaki
  • Best Animated Feature Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix Projected Order of Finish1. KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) — Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang and Michelle L.M. Wong2. Zootopia 2 (Disney) — Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino3. Arco (Neon) — Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman — podcast (Portman)4. Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS) — Liane-Cho Han, Henri Magalon, Nidia Santiago and Maïlys Vallade5. Elio (Disney/Pixar) — Mary Alice Drumm, Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi
  • Best Casting Image Credit: Warner Bros. Projected Order of Finish1. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Francine Maisler2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Cassandra Kulukundis3. Marty Supreme (A24) — Jennifer Venditti4. The Secret Agent (Neon) — Gabriel Domingues5. Hamnet (Focus) — Nina Gold
  • Best Cinematography Image Credit: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures Projected Order of Finish1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Michael Bauman2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Autumn Durald Arkapaw3. Train Dreams (Netflix) — Adolpho Veloso4. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Dan Laustsen5. Marty Supreme (A24) — Darius Khondji
  • Best Costume Design Image Credit: Ken Woroner/Netflix Projected Order of Finish1. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Kate Hawley2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ruth E. Carter — podcast3. Hamnet (Focus) — Malgosia Turzanska4. Marty Supreme (A24) — Miyako Bellizzi5. Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) — Deborah L. Scott
  • Best Film Editing Image Credit: Warner Bros. Projected Order of Finish1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Andy Jurgensen2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Michael Shawver3. F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Stephen Mirrione4. Sentimental Value (Neon) — Olivier Bugge Coutté5. Marty Supreme (A24) — Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
  • Best Makeup and Hairstyling Image Credit: Ken Woroner/Netflix Projected Order of Finish1. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Cliona Furey, Mike Hill and Jordan Samuel2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry3. The Smashing Machine (A24) — Glen Griffin, Kazu Hiro and Bjoern Rehbein4. Kokuho (GKIDS) — Naomi Hibino, Tadashi Nishimatsu and Kyoko Toyokawa5. The Ugly Stepsister (IFC/Shudder) — Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
  • Best Original Score Image Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Projected Order of Finish1. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ludwig Göransson2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Johnny Greenwood3. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Alexandre Desplat4. Hamnet (Focus) — Max Richter5. Bugonia (Focus) — Jerskin Fendrix
  • Best Original Song Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix Projected Order of Finish1. “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) — EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick — listen — podcast (EJAE)2. “I Lied to You” from Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson — listen3. “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless (MasterClass) — Diane Warren — listen — podcast4. “Train Dreams” from Train Dreams (Netflix) — Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner — listen5. “Sweet Dreams of Joy” from Viva Verdi! (still seeking U.S. distribution) — Nicholas Pike — listen
  • Best Production Design Image Credit: Ken Woroner/Netflix Projected Order of Finish1. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne3. Marty Supreme (A24) — Jack Fisk and Adam Willis — podcast (Fisk)4. Hamnet (Focus) — Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton5. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Anthony Carlino and Florencia Martin
  • Best Sound Image Credit: Scott Garfield/Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures/Apple Original Films Projected Nominees1. F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Gareth John, Al Nelson, Juan Peralta, Gary Rizzo and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Steve Boeddeker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pachecho, Brandon Proctor and Chris Welcker3. Sirāt (Neon) — Laia Casanovas, Yasmina Praderas and Amanda Villavieja4. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor5. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Greg Chapman, Christian Cooke, Nelson Ferreira, Nathan Robitaille and Brad Zoern
  • Best Visual Effects Image Credit: 20th Century Studios Projected Order of Finish1. Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) — Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Donnie Dean, Espen Nordahl, Michael Ralla and Guido Wolter3. F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Nicolas Chevalier, Keith Dawson, Robert Harrington and Ryan Tudhope4. Jurassic World Rebirth (Universal) — Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, Neil Corbould and David Vickery5. The Lost Bus (Apple) — Russell Bowen, Brandon K. McLaughlin, Charlie Noble and David Zaretti
  • Best Animated Short Image Credit: National Film Board of Canada/Courtesy Everett Collection Projected Order of Finish1. The Girl Who Cried Pearls — Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski2. Butterfly — Ron dyens and Florence Miailhe3. Forevergreen — Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears4. Retirement Plan — Andrew Freedman and John Kelly5. The Three Sisters — Konstantin Bronzit
  • Best Documentary Short Image Credit: Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection Projected Order of Finish1. All the Empty Rooms — Conall Jones and Joshua Seftel — podcast (Seftel)2. Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud — Juan Arredondo and Craig Renaud3. The Devil Is Busy — Geeta Gandbhir and Christalyn Hampton4. Children No More: “Were and Are Gone” — Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins — podcast (Nevins)5. Perfectly a Strangeness — Alison McAlpine
  • Best Live Action Short Image Credit: Netflix Projected Order of Finish1. The Singers — Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt2. Two People Exchanging Saliva — Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh3. A Friend of Dorothy — James Dean and Lee Knight4. Butcher’s Stain — Oron Caspi and Meyer Levinson-Blount5. Jane Austen’s Period Drama — Julia Aks and Steve Pinder

Projected Order of Finish1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy and Adam Somner2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian3. Hamnet (Focus) — Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes and Steven Spielberg — podcast (Spielberg)4. Sentimental Value (Neon) — Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berensten Ottmar5. Marty Supreme (A24) — Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Timothée Chalamet, Anthony Katagas and Josh Safdie — podcast (Chalamet)6. Train Dreams (Netflix) — Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer and Teddy Schwarzman7. Frankenstein (Netflix) — J. Miles Dale, Guillermo del Toro and Scott Stuber — podcast 1, 2 and 3 (del Toro)8. The Secret Agent (Neon) — Emilie Lesclaux9. Bugonia (Focus) — Ed Guiney, Lars Knudsen, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe and Emma Stone — podcast (Stone)10. F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Jerry Bruckheimer, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski, Chad Oman and Brad Pitt — podcast (Bruckheimer)

Projected Order of Finish1. Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)2. Ryan Coogler for Sinners (Warner Bros.)3. Chloé Zhao for Hamnet (Focus) — podcast4. Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value (Neon) — podcast5. Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme (A24)

Projected Order of Finish1. Michael B. Jordan for Sinners (Warner Bros.) — podcast2. Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme (A24) — podcast3. Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)4. Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent (Neon) — podcast5. Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon (Sony Classics) — podcast

Projected Order of Finish1. Jessie Buckley for Hamnet (Focus) — podcast2. Kate Hudson for Song Sung Blue (Focus) — podcast3. Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value (Neon)4. Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24) — podcast5. Emma Stone for Bugonia (Focus) — podcast

Projected Order of Finish1. Sean Penn for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — podcast2. Stellan Skarsgard for Sentimental Value (Neon) — podcast3. Delroy Lindo for Sinners (Warner Bros.) — podcast4. Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein (Netflix) — podcast5. Benicio Del Toro for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — podcast

Projected Order of Finish1. Amy Madigan for Weapons (Warner Bros.) — podcast2. Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners (Warner Bros.)3. Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)4. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Sentimental Value (Neon)5. Elle Fanning for Sentimental Value (Neon) — podcast

Projected Order of Finish1. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ryan Coogler2. Sentimental Value (Neon) — Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt — podcast (Trier)3. Marty Supreme (A24) — Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie4. Blue Moon (Sony Classics) — Robert Kaplow5. It Was Just an Accident (Neon) — Jafar Panahi — podcast

Projected Order of Finish1. Norway — Sentimental Value (Neon)2. Brazil — The Secret Agent (Neon)3. Tunisia — The Voice of Hind Rajab (Willa)4. France — It Was Just an Accident (Neon)5. Spain — Sirāt (Neon)

Projected Order of Finish1. The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix) — Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir, Nikon Kwantu and Alisa Payne2. Mr. Nobody Against Putin (Kino Lorber) — David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Alžběta Karásková and Pavel Talankin3. The Alabama Solution (HBO) — Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman4. Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple) — Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Ryan White and Stef Willen5. Cutting Through Rocks (still seeking U.S. distribution) — Mohammadreza Eyni and Sara Khaki

Projected Order of Finish1. KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) — Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang and Michelle L.M. Wong2. Zootopia 2 (Disney) — Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino3. Arco (Neon) — Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman — podcast (Portman)4. Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS) — Liane-Cho Han, Henri Magalon, Nidia Santiago and Maïlys Vallade5. Elio (Disney/Pixar) — Mary Alice Drumm, Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi

Projected Order of Finish1. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Francine Maisler2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Cassandra Kulukundis3. Marty Supreme (A24) — Jennifer Venditti4. The Secret Agent (Neon) — Gabriel Domingues5. Hamnet (Focus) — Nina Gold

Projected Order of Finish1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Michael Bauman2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Autumn Durald Arkapaw3. Train Dreams (Netflix) — Adolpho Veloso4. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Dan Laustsen5. Marty Supreme (A24) — Darius Khondji

Projected Order of Finish1. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Kate Hawley2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ruth E. Carter — podcast3. Hamnet (Focus) — Malgosia Turzanska4. Marty Supreme (A24) — Miyako Bellizzi5. Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) — Deborah L. Scott

Projected Order of Finish1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Andy Jurgensen2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Michael Shawver3. F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Stephen Mirrione4. Sentimental Value (Neon) — Olivier Bugge Coutté5. Marty Supreme (A24) — Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie

Projected Order of Finish1. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Cliona Furey, Mike Hill and Jordan Samuel2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry3. The Smashing Machine (A24) — Glen Griffin, Kazu Hiro and Bjoern Rehbein4. Kokuho (GKIDS) — Naomi Hibino, Tadashi Nishimatsu and Kyoko Toyokawa5. The Ugly Stepsister (IFC/Shudder) — Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Projected Order of Finish1. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ludwig Göransson2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Johnny Greenwood3. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Alexandre Desplat4. Hamnet (Focus) — Max Richter5. Bugonia (Focus) — Jerskin Fendrix

Projected Order of Finish1. “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) — EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick — listen — podcast (EJAE)2. “I Lied to You” from Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson — listen3. “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless (MasterClass) — Diane Warren — listen — podcast4. “Train Dreams” from Train Dreams (Netflix) — Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner — listen5. “Sweet Dreams of Joy” from Viva Verdi! (still seeking U.S. distribution) — Nicholas Pike — listen

Projected Order of Finish1. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne3. Marty Supreme (A24) — Jack Fisk and Adam Willis — podcast (Fisk)4. Hamnet (Focus) — Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton5. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Anthony Carlino and Florencia Martin

Projected Nominees1. F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Gareth John, Al Nelson, Juan Peralta, Gary Rizzo and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Steve Boeddeker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pachecho, Brandon Proctor and Chris Welcker3. Sirāt (Neon) — Laia Casanovas, Yasmina Praderas and Amanda Villavieja4. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor5. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Greg Chapman, Christian Cooke, Nelson Ferreira, Nathan Robitaille and Brad Zoern

Projected Order of Finish1. Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) — Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Donnie Dean, Espen Nordahl, Michael Ralla and Guido Wolter3. F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Nicolas Chevalier, Keith Dawson, Robert Harrington and Ryan Tudhope4. Jurassic World Rebirth (Universal) — Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, Neil Corbould and David Vickery5. The Lost Bus (Apple) — Russell Bowen, Brandon K. McLaughlin, Charlie Noble and David Zaretti

Projected Order of Finish1. The Girl Who Cried Pearls — Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski2. Butterfly — Ron dyens and Florence Miailhe3. Forevergreen — Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears4. Retirement Plan — Andrew Freedman and John Kelly5. The Three Sisters — Konstantin Bronzit

Projected Order of Finish1. All the Empty Rooms — Conall Jones and Joshua Seftel — podcast (Seftel)2. Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud — Juan Arredondo and Craig Renaud3. The Devil Is Busy — Geeta Gandbhir and Christalyn Hampton4. Children No More: “Were and Are Gone” — Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins — podcast (Nevins)5. Perfectly a Strangeness — Alison McAlpine

Projected Order of Finish1. The Singers — Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt2. Two People Exchanging Saliva — Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh3. A Friend of Dorothy — James Dean and Lee Knight4. Butcher’s Stain — Oron Caspi and Meyer Levinson-Blount5. Jane Austen’s Period Drama — Julia Aks and Steve Pinder

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