{"id":242300,"date":"2026-01-17T02:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T02:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/242300\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T02:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T02:12:24","slug":"rotten-tomatoes-predicts-the-2026-oscar-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/242300\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotten Tomatoes Predicts the 2026 Oscar Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just in time for next week\u2019s Academy Awards nomination, we have made our final picks for who will be nominated and why. These will not differ much from our predictions back in December, but as we have had SAG, DGA, and PGA nominations, and trophies have been handed out at the Critics Choice Awards and Golden Globes, it is time to update for the final stretch.<\/p>\n

As we predicted, many of our assumptions in December have proved to be fool\u2019s gold, while other trends have their award bona fides as they continue to stack up wins on our Awards Leaderboard. With more than half of the contests down, it is still a two-way race between Sinners and One Battle After Another, but with a Golden Globe win by Hamnet, things may have switched to three just in time to add some much-needed drama for the final weeks. Bookmark the Awards Tour<\/a> and follow along as we break down every major move on the road to Oscar night.<\/p>\n

Read on for our picks for the 98th Oscar nominations and tune in to Oscar.com, Oscars.org, and the Academy\u2019s social media channels, plus Good Morning America, ABC News Live, Disney+, and Hulu, where\u00a0actress Danielle Brooks<\/a>\u00a0and actor\u00a0Lewis Pullman<\/a>\u00a0will announce the nominations on\u00a0Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET (5:30 a.m. PT).<\/p>\n

Best Picture<\/p>\n

\"Michael(Photo by Eli Ade\/\u00a9Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Who will be nominated?<\/p>\n

Sinners<\/a>
F1
<\/a>Sentimental Value
<\/a>Frankenstein<\/a>
Hamnet<\/a>
The Secret Agent<\/a>
One Battle After Another<\/a>
Bugonia <\/a>
Train Dreams<\/a>
Marty Supreme<\/a><\/p>\n

Possible Spoilers: Wicked: For Good<\/a>, Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/a>, Jay Kelly<\/a>, No Other Choice<\/a> <\/p>\n

Best Actress<\/p>\n

Who\u00a0will be nominated?<\/p>\n

Jessie Buckley \u2013\u00a0Hamnet\u00a0
Renate Reinsve \u2013\u00a0Sentimental Value\u00a0
Rose Byrne \u2013\u00a0If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u00a0<\/a>
Chase Infiniti \u2013\u00a0One Battle After Another
Emma Stone \u2013\u00a0Bugonia<\/p>\n

Possible Spoilers: Amanda Seyfried \u2013\u00a0The Testament of Ann Lee<\/a>, Kate Hudson \u2013\u00a0Song Sung Blue<\/a>
Shouda, Woulda, Coulda: Tessa Thompson \u2013 Hedda<\/a>, Elizabeth Olsen \u2013\u00a0Eternity<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Actor, Drama<\/p>\n

\"Timoth\u00e9e(Photo by A24)<\/p>\n

Who\u00a0will be nominated?
Michael B. Jordan \u2013\u00a0Sinners
Wagner Moura \u2013\u00a0The Secret Agent\u00a0
Timothee Chalamet \u2013\u00a0Marty Supreme\u00a0
Leonardo DiCaprio \u2013\u00a0One Battle After Another
Jessie Plemons \u2013\u00a0Bugonia<\/p>\n

Possible Spoilers: Lee Byung-hun \u2013\u00a0No Other Choice, Dwayne Johnson \u2013\u00a0The Smashing Machine<\/a>, George Clooney \u2013\u00a0Jay Kelly, Ethan Hawke \u2013\u00a0Blue Moon<\/a>
Shouda, Woulda, Coulda: Colin Farrell \u2013\u00a0Ballad of a Small Player<\/a>, Will Arnett \u2013\u00a0Is This Thing On?<\/a> <\/p>\n

BEST Costume Design<\/p>\n

\"Jeff(Photo by Giles Keyte\/\u00a9Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Who\u00a0will be nominated?<\/p>\n

Wicked: For Good\u00a0
One Battle After Another\u00a0
Sinners
Frankenstein
Hedda<\/p>\n

BEst Production Design<\/p>\n

\"Oscar(Photo by Ken Woroner\/Netflix)<\/p>\n

Who will be nominated?<\/p>\n

One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Marty Supreme
Frankenstein<\/p>\n

BEst Cinematography<\/p>\n

\"Image(Photo by Sundance)<\/p>\n

Who\u00a0will be nominated?<\/p>\n

One Battle After Another\u00a0
Sinners
Train Dreams
Marty Supreme
Hamnet<\/p>\n

Best Actress in a Supporting Role<\/p>\n

\"Ariana(Photo by Giles Keyte\/\u00a9Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Who will be nominated?<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande \u2013\u00a0Wicked: For Good\u00a0
Amy Madigan \u2013\u00a0Weapons<\/a>\u00a0
Teyana Taylor \u2013\u00a0One Battle After Another
Elle Fanning \u2013\u00a0Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas \u2013\u00a0Sentimental Value\u00a0<\/p>\n

Possible Spoilers: Wunmi Mosaku \u2013\u00a0Sinners<\/p>\n

Best Actor In a Supporting Role<\/p>\n

\"Jacob(Photo by Ken Woroner\/Netflix)<\/p>\n

Who will be nominated?<\/p>\n

Jacob Elordi \u2013\u00a0Frankenstein\u00a0
Paul Mescal \u2013\u00a0Hamnet\u00a0
Sean Penn \u2013\u00a0One Battle After Another\u00a0
Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd \u2013\u00a0Sentimental Value\u00a0
Benicio Del Toro \u2013\u00a0One Battle After Another\u00a0<\/p>\n

Possible Spoilers: Adam Sandler \u2013\u00a0Jay Kelly\u00a0
Shouda, Woulda, Coulda: Michael Ward \u2013\u00a0Eddington<\/a>, Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd \u2013\u00a0Pillion<\/p>\n

Best Non-English Language Film<\/p>\n

\"Lee(Photo by Courtesy Venice Film Festival)<\/p>\n

Who will be nominated?<\/p>\n

Sentimental Value
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
SIR\u0100T<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Music (Original Score)<\/p>\n

\"Adam(Photo by Netflix)<\/p>\n

Who will be nominated?<\/p>\n

Sinners
Hamnet
Frankenstien
One Battle After Another
Jay Kelly<\/p>\n

Best Director<\/p>\n

\"Michael(Photo by Eli Ade\/\u00a9Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Who will be nominated?<\/p>\n

Ryan Coogler Sinners
Chloe Zhao \u2013\u00a0Hamnet
Joachim Trier\u2013\u00a0Sentimental Value
Paul Thomas Anderson \u2013\u00a0One Battle After Another
Josh Safdie \u2013\u00a0Marty Supreme<\/p>\n

Best AdAPTED Screenplay<\/p>\n

\"Leonardo(Photo by Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/p>\n

Who will be nominated?<\/p>\n

Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Bugonia
No Other Choice<\/p>\n

BEst Original Screenplay<\/p>\n

\"Stellan(Photo by Kasper Tuxen\/\u00a9Neon)<\/p>\n

Who will be nominated?<\/p>\n

Sinners
Marty Supreme
The Secret Agent
Weapons
Sentimental Value<\/p>\n

Best Animated Feature<\/p>\n

\"Image(Photo by Netflix)<\/p>\n

Who will be nominated?<\/p>\n

KPop Demon Hunters<\/a>
Elio<\/a>
Arco<\/a>
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba \u2013 <\/a>Infinity\u00a0Castle
Zootopia 2<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Song<\/p>\n

Who will be nominated?<\/p>\n

KPop Demon Hunters \u2013\u00a0\u201cGolden\u201d
Sinners\u00a0\u2013 \u201cI Lied to You\u201d
Wicked: For Good\u00a0\u2013 \u201cThe Girl in the Bubble\u201d\u00a0
Diane Warren: Relentless<\/a> \u2013\u00a0\u201cDear Me\u201d
Train Dreams\u00a0\u2013 \u201cTrain Dreams\u201d<\/p>\n

Possible Spoilers: F1: The Movie<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cDrive\u201d, <\/p>\n

Nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced on Thursday, January 22. The annual awards show will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby\u00ae Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just in time for next week\u2019s Academy Awards nomination, we have made our final picks for who will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242301,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1096,146,85,46,81864,3220],"class_list":{"0":"post-242300","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-awards","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-israel","12":"tag-nominations","13":"tag-oscars"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}