{"id":304923,"date":"2025-11-25T01:46:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/304923\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T01:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:46:16","slug":"2026-oscar-predictions-for-21-categories-ahead-of-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/304923\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Oscar Predictions for 21 Categories Ahead of Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tA NOTE FROM SCOTT Since our last check-in, just about every current Oscar hopeful descended on Hollywood for the Academy\u2019s Governors Awards<\/a> on Nov. 16. They ostensibly were there to celebrate honorees Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton, Wynn Thomas and Debbie Allen, but let\u2019s be honest: Leonardo DiCaprio (Warners\u2019 One Battle After Another), Jennifer Lawrence (Mubi\u2019s Die My Love), Adam Sandler (Netflix\u2019s Jay Kelly) and Ariana Grande (Universal\u2019s Wicked: For Good) don\u2019t show up to the ceremony every year. They \u2014 and literally hundreds of others with varying awards prospects\u00a0\u2014 were on the red carpet and in the ballroom because they\u2019re great places to see and be seen by Oscar voters.<\/p>\n

\n\tSo, too, was the American Cinematheque Award ceremony<\/a> on Nov. 20, where Michael B. Jordan, star of Warners\u2019 Sinners, was honored, and those toasting him included Sinners writer\/director Ryan Coogler and actors Miles Caton and Delroy Lindo; Bradley Cooper, writer\/director\/star of Searchlight\u2019s Is This Thing On?; and Tessa Thompson, star\/producer of Amazon\/MGM\u2019s Hedda. It was but one of numerous Sinners-related events in recent days. Among others, Coogler received the \u201ckey\u201d to Warner Bros. at the Somerville restaurant in the Windsor Hills part of LA \u2014\u00a0which was transformed into the Juke Joint, the Southern blues hall in the movie \u2014\u00a0on Nov. 21, with the rest of his principal collaborators in attendance. And on Nov. 22, they all turned up at a brunch at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills.<\/p>\n

\n\tWarners\u2019 other major horse in the race, One Battle After Another, may be the frontrunner according to most prognosticators, including yours truly, and indeed it got another nod of approval last week from the retiree demographic with a field-leading eight AARP Award nominations<\/a>. But Sinners, which cost a lot less ($90 million vs. $140 million, pre-marketing) and has grossed a lot more ($368 million vs. $202 million worldwide), clearly won\u2019t be conceding the pole position without a fight. Another sign of its strength: it landed a field-leading 13 mentions across the Critics Choice Association\u2019s 11 shortlists for below-the-line Critics Choice Award nominations, including at least one in every category. (Full disclosure: I served on the committee that determined those shortlists.)<\/p>\n

\n\tA24\u2019s Marty Supreme, in addition to having an orange blimp with its name on it flying all around LA, has finally begun to screen more heavily for the industry, and is going over like gangbusters. On Nov. 13, it played at the DGA, after which Bill Simmons moderated a Q&A. The following night, despite pouring rain, it filled the 952-seat David Geffen Theatre at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures \u2014 attendees included Jennifer Lawrence, Mikey Madison, Cara Delevingne, Shawn Mendes and Chase Sui Wonders \u2014 after which I did a Q&A with writer\/director\/editor Josh Safdie, writer\/editor Ronald Bronstein and stars Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow and Odessa A\u2019zion, among others.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Nov. 21, the Academy announced the longlists<\/a> \u2014\u00a0meaning, the lists of all titles that have qualified for consideration \u2014\u00a0for its best animated feature, best documentary feature and best international feature categories, which numbered 35, 201 and 86, respectively.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpeaking of the doc feature race, that came into clearer focus last week with Netflix\u2019s Apocalypse in the Tropics garnering a field-leading four noms<\/a> for the International Documentary Association\u2019s IDA Awards (just as one of its subjects, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, was arrested for attempting to escape a prison sentence). Another Netflix doc, The Perfect Neighbor, was shortlisted for the best film editing Critic Choice Award, while\u00a0no other doc landed a spot on any of the organization\u2019s 11 BTL shortlistsn. And the SCAD Savannah Film Festival released this year\u2019s full Docs to Watch Panel<\/a>, which was moderated by yours truly and featured the directors of 10 top docs \u2014 including the aforementioned two\u00a0\u2014 in conversation about their films. Don\u2019t miss it!<\/p>\n

\n\tAs for the general public? Last weekend, they turned out in mass for the theatrical opening weekend of Wicked: For Good, to the tune of $147 million in the U.S. and $223 million globally, marking the biggest debut ever for a Broadway adaptation and the third-best for any musical. (Critics, it must be noted, were less enthusiastic: it\u2019s now at 70 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.) In terms of streaming, Frankenstein was again the people\u2019s choice on Netflix, watched more than any other English-language film, while newcomer Train Dreams, on the back of rave reviews (it\u2019s at 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes), broke into the top 10.<\/p>\n

\n\tFinally, the Camerimage festival in Poland, which celebrates cinematography, awarded its top prize<\/a>, the Golden Frog, to Judith Kaufmann for her work on Music Box\u2019s Late Shift, the Swiss entry for the best international feature competition, and its second-place prize, the Silver Frog, to Fabian Gamper for his work on Mubi\u2019s Sound of Falling, the German entry. Will they be able to challenge, for Oscar nominations, the category\u2019s presumptive frontrunners, including Focus\u2019 Hamnet, One Battle After Another and Frankenstein? Time will tell.<\/p>\n

\n\tPLEASE REMEMBER: Scott\u2019s 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 many films, analyzing their campaigns, speaking with voters and studying relevant history and stats.<\/p>\n

\tBest Picture<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Joel
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Netflix\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
2. Hamnet (Focus)
3. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
4. Marty Supreme (A24)
5. Sentimental Value (Neon)
6. Frankenstein (Netflix)
7. Jay Kelly (Netflix)
8. Train Dreams (Netflix)
9. Wicked: For Good (Universal)
10. F1 (Apple\/Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
11. It Was Just An Accident (Neon)
12. A House of Dynamite (Netflix)
13. Bugonia (Focus)
14. Rental Family (Searchlight)
15. No Other Choice (Neon)<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
16. The Secret Agent (Neon)
17. Nuremberg (Sony Classics)
18. Weapons (Warner Bros.)
19. Hedda (Amazon\/MGM)
20. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
21. Roofman (Paramount)
22. Dead Man\u2019s Wire (Row K)
23. The Smashing Machine (A24)
24. Song Sung Blue (Focus)
25. Is This Thing On? (Searchlight)<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century)<\/p>\n

\tBest Director<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"The
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Neon\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
2. Ryan Coogler for Sinners (Warner Bros.)
3. Chlo\u00e9 Zhao for Hamnet (Focus)
4. Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value (Neon)
5. Guillermo del Toro for Frankenstein (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0podcast 1<\/a> and 2<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. Jafar Panahi for It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
7. Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme (A24)
8. Park Chan-wook for No Other Choice (Neon)
9. Kathryn Bigelow for A House of Dynamite (Netflix)
10. Noah Baumbach for Jay Kelly (Netflix)
11. Richard Linklater for Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
12. Yorgos Lanthimos for Bugonia (Focus)
13. Clint Bentley for Train Dreams (Netflix)
14. Jon M. Chu for Wicked: For Good (Universal)
15. Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho for The Secret Agent (Neon)
16. Joseph Kosinski for F1 (Apple\/Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
17. Gus Van Sant for Dead Man\u2019s Wire (Row K)
18. Zach Cregger for Weapons (Warner Bros.)
19. Nia DaCosta for Hedda (Amazon\/MGM)
20. Benny Safdie for The Smashing Machine (A24)
21. Scott Cooper for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
James Cameron for Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century)<\/p>\n

\tBest Actor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"'Is
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Jason McDonald\/Searchlight Pictures\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
2. Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet for Marty Supreme (A24) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
3. Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent (Neon)
4. Michael B. Jordan for Sinners (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
5. George Clooney for Jay Kelly (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0podcast 1<\/a> and 2<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. Dwayne Johnson for The Smashing Machine (A24) \u2014 podcast<\/a>
7. Joel Edgerton for Train Dreams (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
8. Jesse Plemons for Bugonia (Focus) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
9. Jeremy Allen White for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)
10. Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon (Sony Classics) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
11. Brendan Fraser for Rental Family (Searchlight) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
12. Oscar Isaac for Frankenstein (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
13. Channing Tatum for Roofman (Paramount) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
14. Will Arnett for Is This Thing On? (Searchlight)
15. Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd for Dead Man\u2019s Wire (Row K)
16. Daniel Day-Lewis for Anemone (Focus)<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
17. Brad Pitt for F1 (Apple\/Warner Bros.)
18. Toni Servillo for La Grazia (Mubi)
19. Lee Byung-hun for No Other Choice (Neon)
20. Russell Crowe for Nuremberg (Sony Classics)
21. Hugh Jackman for Song Sung Blue (Focus) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

\tBest Actress<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Rose
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: A24\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. Jessie Buckley for Hamnet (Focus)
2. Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value (Neon)
3. Chase Infiniti for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
4. Emma Stone for Bugonia (Focus) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
5. Cynthia Erivo for Wicked: For Good (Universal) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. Sydney Sweeney for Christy (Black Bear) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
7. Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You (A24)
8. Jennifer Lawrence for Die My Love (Mubi) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
9. Kate Hudson for Song Sung Blue (Focus) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
10. Tessa Thompson for Hedda (Amazon\/MGM)<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
11. Amanda Seyfried for The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) \u2014\u00a0podcast 1<\/a> and 2<\/a>
12. Julia Roberts for After the Hunt (Amazon\/MGM) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
13. Lucy Liu for Rosemead (Vertical) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
14. Claire Foy for H Is for Hawk (Roadside) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
15. Laura Dern for Is This Thing On? (Searchlight)
16. June Squibb for Eleanor the Great (Sony Classics)
17. Eva Victor for Sorry, Baby (A24)
18. Jodie Foster for A Private Life (Sony Classics) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

\tBest Supporting Actor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"The
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Lionsgate\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd for Sentimental Value (Neon) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
2. Sean Penn for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
3. Paul Mescal for Hamnet (Focus)
4. Benicio Del Toro for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) \u2014 podcast<\/a>
5. Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. Adam Sandler for Jay Kelly (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
7. Billy Crudup for Jay Kelly (Netflix)
8. Miles Caton for Sinners (Warner Bros.)
9. Delroy Lindo for Sinners (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
10. Jack O\u2019Connell for Sinners (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
11. Jeremy Strong for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
12. Mark Hamill for The Life of Chuck (Neon) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
13. William H. Macy for Train Dreams (Netflix)
14. Kevin O\u2019Leary for Marty Supreme (A24)
15. Jacobi Jupe for Hamnet (Focus)<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
16. Jonathan Bailey for Wicked: For Good (Universal)
17. Ben Foster for Christy (Black Bear)
18. David Jonsson for The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
19. Damson Idris for F1: The Movie (Apple\/Warner Bros.)
20. Andrew Scott for Blue Moon (Sony Classics)<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd for Pillion (A24)<\/p>\n

\tBest Supporting Actress<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Teyana
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. Ariana Grande for Wicked: For Good (Universal) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
2. Amy Madigan for Weapons (Warner Bros.)
3. Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
4. Elle Fanning for Sentimental Value (Neon) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
5. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Sentimental Value (Neon)<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. Regina Hall for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
7. Hailee Steinfeld for Sinners (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
8. Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners (Warner Bros.)
9. Mia Goth for Frankenstein (Netflix)
10. Odessa A\u2019zion for Marty Supreme (A24)<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
11. Gwyneth Paltrow for Marty Supreme (A24)
12. Emily Blunt for The Smashing Machine (A24) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
13. Emily Watson for Hamnet (Focus)
14. Zoey Deutch for Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
15. Jennifer Lopez for Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
16. Kerry Condon for Train Dreams (Netflix)
17. Felicity Jones for Train Dreams (Netflix)
18. Odessa Young for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)
19. Nina Hoss for Hedda (Amazon\/MGM)
20. Kirsten Dunst for Roofman (Paramount) \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
Sigourney Weaver for Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century)<\/p>\n

\tBest Adapted Screenplay<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Jessie
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Agata Grzybowska \/ \u00a9 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. Hamnet (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Chlo\u00e9 Zhao
2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Paul Thomas Anderson
3. Frankenstein (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Guillermo del Toro \u2014\u00a0podcast 1<\/a> and 2<\/a>
4. Bugonia (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Will Tracy
5. Train Dreams (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Rian Johnson
7. No Other Choice (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Park Chan-wook, Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi & Don McKellar
8. Nuremberg (Sony Classics) \u2014\u00a0James Vanderbilt
9. The Smashing Machine (A24) \u2014\u00a0Benny Safdie
10. Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (20th Century) \u2014\u00a0Scott Cooper<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
11. Wicked: For Good (Universal) \u2014\u00a0Dana Fox & Winnie Holzman
12. Hedda (Amazon\/MGM) \u2014\u00a0Nia DaCosta
13. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Holly Gent, Mich\u00e8le Halberstadt, Laetitia Masson & Vincent Palmo
14. The Life of Chuck (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Mike Flanagan<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
15. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Julian Fellowes \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a>
16. Highest 2 Lowest (A24) \u2014\u00a0Alan Fox
17. Die My Love (Mubi) \u2014 Alice Birch, Lynne Ramsay & Enda Walsh
18. Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Rowan Joff\u00e9<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) \u2014\u00a0James Cameron, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver<\/p>\n

\tBest Original Screenplay<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Julia
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. Sinners (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Ryan Coogler
2. Sentimental Value (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt
3. Marty Supreme (A24) \u2014\u00a0Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
4. It Was Just an Accident (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Jafar Panahi
5. Jay Kelly (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. A House of Dynamite (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Noah Oppenheim
7. Weapons (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Zach Cregger
8. The Secret Agent (Neon) \u2014 Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho
9. Rental Family (Searchlight) \u2014\u00a0Stephen Blahut & Hikari<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
10. Blue Moon (Sony Classics) \u2014 Robert Kaplow
11. Dead Man\u2019s Wire (Row K) \u2014 Austin Kolodney
12. Roofman (Paramount) \u2014 Derek Cianfrance & Kirt Gunn
13. Is This Thing On? (Searchlight) \u2014 Will Arnett, Mark Chappell & Bradley Cooper<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
14. If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You (A24) \u2014\u00a0Mary Bronstein
15. Sorry, Baby (A24) \u2014\u00a0Eva Victor
17. Left-Handed Girl (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Sean Baker & Shih-Ching Tsou \u2014\u00a0podcast<\/a> (Baker)
16. Materialists (A24) \u2014 Celine Song<\/p>\n

\tBest International Feature<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Kokuho\"
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: GKIDS\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. Norway \u2014\u00a0Sentimental Value (Neon)
2. France \u2014\u00a0It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
3. South Korea \u2014\u00a0No Other Choice (Neon)
4. Brazil \u2014\u00a0The Secret Agent (Neon)
5. Ukraine \u2014\u00a02000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS)<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. Spain \u2014\u00a0Sir\u0101t (Neon)
7. Taiwan \u2014\u00a0Left-Handed Girl (Netflix)
8. Belgium \u2014\u00a0Young Mothers (Music Box)
9. Tunisia \u2014 The Voice of Hind Rajab (Willa)
10. Japan \u2014\u00a0Kokuho (GKIDS)<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
11. Argentina \u2014\u00a0Bel\u00e9n (Amazon)
12. Iraq \u2014\u00a0The President\u2019s Cake (Sony Classics)
13. North Macedonia \u2014\u00a0The Tale of Silyan (Nat Geo)
14. Germany \u2014\u00a0Sound of Falling (Mubi)<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
Canada \u2014\u00a0The Things You Kill (Cineverse)
Chile \u2014\u00a0The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Czech Republic \u2014\u00a0I\u2019m Not Everything I Want to Be (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Denmark \u2014\u00a0Mr. Nobody Against Putin (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Hungary \u2014\u00a0Orphan (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Iceland \u2014 The Love That Remains (Janus)
Ireland \u2014\u00a0Sanatorium (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Israel \u2014 The Sea (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Italy \u2014 Familia (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Jordan \u2014\u00a0All That\u2019s Left of You (Watermelon\/Visibility)
Mexico \u2014\u00a0We Shall Not Be Moved (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Palestine \u2014 Palestine 36 (Watermelon)
Philippines \u2014\u00a0Magellan (Janus)
Poland \u2014\u00a0Franz (Cohen Media Group)
Senegal \u2014\u00a0Demba (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Switzerland \u2014\u00a0Late Shift (Music Box)
Thailand \u2014\u00a0A Useful Ghost (Cineverse)<\/p>\n

\tBest Documentary Feature<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Holding
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Tribeca\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
2. 2000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS)
3. Orwell: 2+2=5 (Neon)
4. Apocalypse in the Tropics (Netflix)
5. The Alabama Solution (HBO)<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. My Mom Jayne (HBO)
7. Cover-Up (Netflix)
8. Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple)
9. Riefenstahl (Kino Lorber)
10. Deaf President Now! (Apple)
11. Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (Kino Lorber)
12. It\u2019s Never Over, Jeff Buckley (Magnolia)<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
13. The Tale of Silyan (Nat Geo)
14. Natchez (Oscilloscope)
15. The Man Who Saves the World? (Area 23a)
16. Predators (MTV)
17. Holding Liat (still seeking U.S. distribution)
18. Prime Minister (Magnolia)<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
19. Folktales (Magnolia)
20. Coexistence, My Ass! (still seeking U.S. distribution)
21. Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost (Apple)
22. One to One: John & Yoko (Magnolia)
23. Grand Theft Hamlet (Mubi)
24. Diane Warren: Relentless (MasterClass)<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
The 6 Billion Dollar Man (still seeking U.S. distribution)
The Age of Disclosure (Relentless)
Always (still seeking U.S. distribution)
American Sons (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Antidote (PBS)
Architecton (A24)
Art for Everybody (Fourth Art)
Below the Clouds (Mubi)
Blknws: Terms & Conditions (still seeking U.S. distribution)
BTS Army: Forever We Are Young (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Can\u2019t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media (Jolt)
Champions of the Golden Valley (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Child of Dust (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Cutting Through Rocks (still seeking U.S. distribution)
The Dating Game (still seeking U.S. distribution)
El Canto de Las Manos (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Endless Cookie (Obscured)
Facing War (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Heightened Scrutiny (still seeking U.S. distribution)
The Last Class (Abramorama)
The Librarians (Independent Lens)
Life After (Multitude)
Love+War (Nat Geo)
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (Kino Lorber)
Meanwhile (Abramorama)
Mistress Dispeller (Oscilloscope)
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Night in West Texas (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Norita (still seeking U.S. distribution)
The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue (Forston Consulting)
The Rose: Come Back to Me (CJ 4DPlex)
A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant (Magnolia)
Seeds (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Selena y Los Dinos (Netflix)
Shari & Lamb Chop (Kino Lorber)
Songs from the Hole (Netflix)
Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter (Obscured)
The Stringer (Netflix)
Third Act (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Timestamp (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Trade Secret (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Trains (EPF Media)
Viktor (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Wisdom of Happiness (Abramorama)
Zodiac Killer Project (Music Box)<\/p>\n

\tBest Animated Feature<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"'Demon
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Crunchyroll\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
2. Arco (Neon)
3. In Your Dreams (Netflix)
4. Elio (Disney\/Pixar)<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
5. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (Sony)<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
6. Fixed (Netflix)<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
The Bad Guys 2 (Universal)
ChaO (GKIDS)
Dog Man (Universal)
Endless Cookie (Obscured)
The Legend of Hei 2 (GKIDS)
Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS)
Lost in Starlight (Netflix)
A Magnificent Life (Sony Classics)
Scarlet (Sony Classics)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (Paramount)
Stitch Head (Briarcliff)
The Twits (Netflix)
Zootopia 2 (Disney)<\/p>\n

\tBest Casting<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Shannon
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy of Searchlight\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. Sinners (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Francine Maisler
2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Cassandra Kulukundis
3. Hamnet (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Nina Gold
4. Marty Supreme (A24) \u2014\u00a0Jennifer Venditti
5. Jay Kelly (Netflix) \u2014 Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. Wicked: For Good (Universal) \u2014\u00a0Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey
7. A House of Dynamite (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Susanne Scheel
8. Weapons (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Allison Jones
9. Sentimental Value (Neon) \u2014 Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman
10. Rental Family (Searchlight) \u2014\u00a0Kei Kawamura & Yumi Takada
11. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0St\u00e9phane Batut
12. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century) \u2014\u00a0Francine Maisler<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
13. Frankenstein (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Robin D. Cook
14. The Secret Agent (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Gabriel Domingues
15. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu
16. Is This Thing On? (Searchlight) \u2014 Shayna Markowitz
17. The Life of Chuck (Neon) \u2014 Anne McCarthy, Morgan Robbins & Kellie Roy
18. Dead Man\u2019s Wire (Row K) \u2014\u00a0Kathy Campbell<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
19. Bugonia (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Jennifer Venditti
20. F1 (Apple\/Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Lucy Bevan & Emily Brockmann
21. Train Dreams (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Nike Imoru & Avy Kaufman
22. Roofman (Paramount) \u2014\u00a0Bonnie Timmermann
23. The Long Walk (Lionsgate) \u2014 Rich Delia
24. Song Sung Blue (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Lindsay Graham & Mary Vernieu<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) \u2014 Margery Simkin<\/p>\n

\tBest Cinematography<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Alfie
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Columbia Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. Hamnet (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Lukasz Zal
2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Michael Bauman
3. Frankenstein (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Dan Laustsen
4. F1 (Apple) \u2014\u00a0Claudio Miranda
5. Sinners (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Autumn Durald Arkapaw<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. Train Dreams (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Adolpho Veloso
7. Marty Supreme (A24) \u2014\u00a0Darius Khondji
8. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0David Chambille
9. Jay Kelly (Netflix) \u2014 Linus Sandgren
10. A House of Dynamite (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Barry Ackroyd
11. Wicked: For Good (Universal) \u2014\u00a0Alice Brooks<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
12. No Other Choice (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Kim Woo-hyung
13. Weapons (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Larkin Seiple
14. Sentimental Value (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Kasper Tuxen
15. Hedda (Amazon\/MGM) \u2014\u00a0Sean Bobbitt
16. Bugonia (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Robbie Ryan
17. If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You (A24) \u2014\u00a0Christopher Messina
18. Late Shift (Music Box) \u2014\u00a0Judith Kaufmann<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
19. Sound of Falling (Mubi) \u2014\u00a0Fabian Gamper
20. 28 Years Later (Sony) \u2014\u00a0Anthony Dod Mantle
21. The Smashing Machine (A24) \u2014\u00a0Maceo Bishop
22. Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0James Friend
23. Is This Thing On? (Searchlight)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Matthew Libatique
24. Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (20th Century) \u2014 Masanobu Takayanagi
25. The Secret Agent (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Evgenia Alexandrova<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) \u2014\u00a0Russell Carpenter<\/p>\n

\tBest Costume Design<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"(L-R)
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: 20th Century\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. Sinners (Warner Bros.) \u2014 Ruth E. Carter (podcast<\/a>)
2. Wicked: For Good (Universal) \u2014\u00a0Paul Tazewell
3. Frankenstein (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Kate Hawley
4. Hedda (Amazon\/MGM) \u2014\u00a0Lindsay Pugh
5. Hamnet (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Malgosia Turzanska<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside) \u2014\u00a0Colleen Atwood
7. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Colleen Atwood
8. Marty Supreme (A24) \u2014\u00a0Miyako Bellizzi
9. The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) \u2014\u00a0Ma\u0142gorzata Karpiuk
10. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney) \u2014 Alexandra Byrne<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
11. Kokuho (GKIDS) \u2014\u00a0Kumiko Ogawa
12. Downton Abbey (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Anna Robbins
13. The Phoenecian Scheme (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Milena Canonero
14. Song Sung Blue (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Ernesto Martinez
15. The Secret Agent (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Rita Azevedo<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
16. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Pascaline Chavanne
17. Nuremberg (Sony Classics) \u2014\u00a0Bartholomew Cariss
18. Train Dreams (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Malgosia Turzanska
19. Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Lisy Christl
20. F1: The Movie (Apple\/Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Julian Day<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) \u2014 Deborah L. Scott<\/p>\n

\tBest Film Editing<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Susan
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Netflix\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. F1: The Movie (Apple\/Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Stephen Mirrione
2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Andy Jurgensen
3. Sinners (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Michael Shawver
4. Marty Supreme (A24) \u2014\u00a0Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
5. Frankenstein (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Evan Schiff<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. Hamnet (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Affonso Gon\u00e7alves & Chlo\u00e9 Zhao
7. A House of Dynamite (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Kirk Baxter
8. Sentimental Value (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Olivier Bugge Coutt\u00e9
9. Wicked: For Good (Universal) \u2014\u00a0Myron Kerstein
10. Bugonia (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Yorgos Mavropsaridis
11. Jay Kelly (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Valerio Bonelli & Rachel Durance<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
12. Weapons (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Joe Murphy
13. The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Viridiana Lieberman
14. No Other Choice (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Kim Sang-bum
15. The Secret Agent (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Matheus Farias & Eduardo Serrano
16. The Lost Bus (Apple) \u2014\u00a0Peter M. Dudgeon, William Goldenberg & Paul Rubell<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
17. Dead Man\u2019s Wire (Row K) \u2014\u00a0Saar Klein
18. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Catherine Schwartz
19. Warfare (A24) \u2014\u00a0Fin Oates
20. 2000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS) \u2014\u00a0Michelle Minzer
21. Sir\u0101t (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Crist\u00f3bal Fern\u00e1ndez<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) \u2014\u00a0David Brenner, James Cameron, John Refoua & Stephen E. Rivkin<\/p>\n

\tBest Makeup and Hairstyling<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"'Christy,'
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Black Bear\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. Frankenstein (Netflix)
2. The Smashing Machine (A24)
3. Wicked: For Good (Universal)
4. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
5. Weapons (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
28 Years Later (Sony)
Bugonia (Focus)
Hedda (Amazon\/MGM)
Kokuho (GKIDS)<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside)
Christy (Black Bear)
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Predator: Badlands (20th Century)<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
Superman (Warner Bros.)
The Life of Chuck (Neon)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
Blue Moon (Sony Classics)<\/p>\n

\tBest Original Score<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Sirat\"
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Neon\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
Sinners (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Ludwig G\u00f6ransson
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Johnny Greenwood
Hamnet (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Max Richter
Frankenstein (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Alexandre Desplat
Jay Kelly (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Nicholas Britell<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
F1 (Apple\/Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Hans Zimmer (podcast<\/a>)
Hedda (Amazon\/MGM) \u2014\u00a0Hildur Gu\u00f0nad\u00f3ttir
Sir\u0101t (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Kangding Ray
Marty Supreme (A24) \u2014\u00a0Daniel Lopatin
A House of Dynamite (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Volker Bertelmann
Tron: Ares (Disney) \u2014 Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Wicked: For Good (Universal) \u2014 John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
Train Dreams (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Bryce Dessner<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
After the Hunt (Amazon\/MGM) \u2014\u00a0Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Dead Man\u2019s Wire (Row K) \u2014 Danny Elfman
The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) \u2014\u00a0Daniel Blumberg
Bugonia (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Jerskin Fendrix
Rental Family (Searchlight) \u2013 J\u00f3nsi and Alex Somers
Nuremberg (Sony Classics) \u2014 Brian Tyler
Jurassic World Rebirth (Universal) \u2014 Alexandre Desplat
Thunderbolts* (Disney) \u2014 Son Lux<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney) \u2014 Michael Giacchino
Captain America: Brave New World (Disney) \u2014 Laura Karpman
Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Volker Bertelmann
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Nathan Johnson
Superman (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0David Fleming & John Murphy
Sentimental Value (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Hania Rani
No Other Choice (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Jo Yeong-wook
Weapons (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Zach Cregger, Hays Holladay & Ryan Holladay<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) \u2014\u00a0Simon Franglen<\/p>\n

\tBest Original Song<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Highest
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: A24\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. \u201cGolden\u201d from KKPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick
2. \u201cI Lied to You\u201d from Sinners (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Raphael Saadiq & Ludwig G\u00f6ransson
3. \u201cDear Me\u201d from Diane Warren: Relentless (MasterClass) \u2014 Diane Warren (podcast<\/a>)
4. \u201cHighest 2 Lowest\u201d from Highest 2 Lowest (A24) \u2014 Aiyana-Lee Anderson & Nicole Daciana Anderson
5. \u201cDrive\u201d from F1: The Movie (Apple\/Warner Bros.) \u2014 John Mayer, Ed Sheeran & Blake Slatkin<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. \u201cNo Place Like Home\u201d from Wicked (Universal) \u2014\u00a0Stephen Schwartz
7. \u201cThe Girl in the Bubble\u201d from Wicked (Universal) \u2014\u00a0Stephen Schwartz
8. \u201cLast Time (I Seen the Sun)\u201d from Sinners (Warner Bros.) \u2014 Miles Caton, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson & Alice Smith
9. \u201cTrain Dreams\u201d from Train Dreams (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Nick Cave & Bryce Dessner
10. \u201cClothed by the Sun\u201d from The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) \u2014 Daniel Blumberg<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
11. \u201cLose My Mind\u201d from F1: The Movie (Warner Bros.) \u2014 Grant Boutin, Amala Dlamini aka Doja Cat, Ryan Tedder, Caleb Toliver aka Toliver & Hans Zimmer (podcast<\/a>)
12. \u201cJust Keep Watching\u201d from F1: The Movie (Apple\/Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Amy Allen, Tate McRae, Tyler Spry & Ryan Tedder
13. \u201cAs Alive as You Need Me to Be\u201d from Tron: Ares (Disney) \u2014 Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
14. \u201cSalt Then Sour Then Sweet\u201d from Come See Me In the Good Light (Apple) \u2014\u00a0Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile & Andrea Gibson
15. \u201cMy Baby (Got Nothing at All)\u201d from Materialists (A24) \u2014\u00a0Michelle Zauner aka Japanese Breakfast<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
16. \u201cTrunks\u201d from Highest 2 Lowest (A24) \u2014 Rakim Mayers aka A$AP Rocky & Kelvin Krash
17. \u201cStolen Tale\u201d from Hedda \u2014\u00a0Nia DaCosta and Hildur Gu\u00f0nad\u00f3ttir
18. \u201cHe Lei P\u0101pahi No Lilo a me Stitch\u201d from Lilo & Stitch (Disney) \u2014\u00a0Mark Keali\u02bbi Ho\u02bbomalu
19. \u201cMy Sweet Beth\u201d from The Naked Gun (Paramount) \u2014 Greg Chun & Akiva Schaffer
20. \u201cJohn\u2019s Running Song\u201d from The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) \u2014\u00a0Daniel Blumberg & Mona Fastvold<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
\u201cBaby\u201d from Freakier Friday (Disney) \u2014\u00a0Sarah Aarons
\u201cDOA\u201d from Death of a Unicorn (A24) \u2014 Annie Clark aka St. Vincent
\u201cDream As One\u201d from Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century)\u00a0\u2014 Miley Cyrus, Simon Franglen, Mark Ronson (podcast<\/a>) and Andrew Wyatt
\u201cDying to Live\u201d from Billy Idol Should Be Dead (Fremantle) \u2014\u00a0Tommy English, Billy Idol, Joe Janiak, J. Ralph (podcast<\/a>) & Steve Stevens (podcast<\/a>)
\u201cGive Your Love\u201d from The Ballad of Wallis Island (Focus) \u2014 Tom Basden
\u201cLet\u2019s Just Rock Again\u201d from Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (Bleecker Street) \u2014 Jeffery CJ Vanston
\u201cOpen the Door\u201d from The Twits (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0David Byrne (podcast<\/a>) & Hayley Williams
\u201cThe Song (Love Is All)\u201d from O\u2019Dessa (Hulu) \u2014 Jason Binnick & Geremy Jasper
\u201cThrough the Long and Lonely Night\u201d from The Legend of Ochi (A24) \u2014\u00a0David Longstreth
\u201cTook a Walk\u201d from The Long Walk (Lionsgate) \u2014\u00a0Collins Obinna Chibueze aka Shaboozey & Stephen Wilson Jr.
\u201cZoo\u201d \u2014\u00a0Zootopia 2 \u2014\u00a0Shakira, Ed Sheeran & Blake Slatkin<\/p>\n

\tBest Production Design<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Channing
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Paramount\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. Hamnet (Focus) \u2014\u00a0Fiona Crombie
2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Hannah Beachler
3. Frankenstein (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Tamara Deverell
4. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Florencia Martin
5. Marty Supreme (A24) \u2014\u00a0Jack Fisk<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. F1: The Movie (Apple\/Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Mark Tildesley
7. Wicked: For Good (Universal) \u2014 Nathan Crowley
8. A House of Dynamite (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Jeremy Hindle
9. Jay Kelly (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Mark Tildesley
10. Hedda (Amazon\/MGM) \u2014\u00a0Cara Brower
11. Sentimental Value (Neon) \u2014\u00a0J\u00f8rgen Stangebye Larsen
12. Roofman (Paramount) \u2014\u00a0Inbal Weinberg<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
13. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Katia Wyszkop
14. Train Dreams (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Fiona Crombie & Alice Felton
15. No Other Choice (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Ryu Seong-hie
16. The Secret Agent (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Thales Junqueira
17. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney) \u2014 Kasra Farahani
18. Predator: Badlands (20th Century) \u2014 Ra Vincent
19. Tron: Ares (Disney) \u2014 Darren Gilford<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
20. Weapons (Warner Bros.) \u2014 Thomas Hammock
21. Mickey 17 (Warner Bros.) \u2014\u00a0Fiona Crombie
22. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Rick Heinrichs
23. Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside) \u2014\u00a0Scott Chambliss
24. Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix) \u2014\u00a0Jonathan Houlding
25. The Life of Chuck (Neon) \u2014\u00a0Steve Arnold
26. Dead Man\u2019s Wire (Row K) \u2014\u00a0Stefan Dechant<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century)<\/p>\n

\tBest Sound<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"L
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Universal\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. F1: The Movie (Apple\/Warner Bros.)
2. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
3. Wicked: For Good (Universal)
4. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
5. Frankenstein (Netflix)<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. Hamnet (Focus)
7. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)
8. Marty Supreme (A24)
9. Warfare (A24)
10. Superman (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
11. Predator: Badlands (20th Century)
12. Jurassic World: Rebirth (Universal)
13. Tron: Ares (Disney)
14. Mission: Impossible \u2014\u00a0The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
15. Weapons (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
16. A House of Dynamite (Netflix)
17. If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You (A24)
18. The Smashing Machine (A24)
19. Sir\u0101t (Neon)
20. The Lost Bus (Apple)<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century)<\/p>\n

\tBest Visual Effects<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Jared
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Disney\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFrontrunners
1. F1 (Apple\/Warner Bros.)
2. Wicked: For Good (Universal)
3. Frankenstein (Netflix)
4. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
5. Superman (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

\n\tMajor Threats
6. Predators: Badlands (20th Century)
7. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney)
8. Mission: Impossible \u2014\u00a0The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
9. Jurassic World Rebirth (Universal)
10. Tron: Ares (Disney)<\/p>\n

\n\tPossibilities
11. Thunderbolts* (Disney)
12. How to Train Your Dragon (Universal)
13. 28 Years Later (Sony)
14. Mickey 17 (Warner Bros.)
15. Marty Supreme (A24)<\/p>\n

\n\tLong Shots
16. Weapons (Warner Bros.)
17. Warfare (A24)
18. Lilo & Stitch (Disney)
19. Bugonia (Focus)
20. Sir\u0101t (Neon)<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to See\/Under Embargo
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