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Like in the supporting categories<\/a>, everything\u2019s coming up Odyssey and central star Matt Damon is set to benefit the most from it in the acting race. Already an Oscar winner for his original screenplay Good Will Hunting, penned with best bud Ben Affleck nearly 30 years ago, Damon has had just two acting nominations since then and it might be his time.<\/p>\n A few men could stand in way, namely Andrew Scott in Elsinore, newly picked up by Focus Features, who will make a major play for the actor to earn his first nomination, and potentially a win. Portraying Chariots of Fire actor Ian Charelson in the final period of his life before he succumbed to AIDS in 1990, the story centers around his triumphant turn on stage as Hamlet, something Scott himself knows a bit about, playing the titular role in 2017 of Robert Icke\u2019s production at the London\u2019s\u00a0Harold Pinter Theatre. Scott, lauded for his performance in 2023\u2019s All of Us Strangers (which won him awards from the National Society of Film Critics and British Independent Film Awards), he\u2019s well positioned for an Oscar breakthrough.<\/p>\n I\u2019m also looking at Sebastian Stan in Cristian Mungiu\u2019s Palme d\u2019Or-winning Fjord, Pedro Pascal in the upcoming Tony Gilroy musician film Behemoth! and Spanish popstar Guitarricadelafuente in his film debut, the Cannes Best Director-winning La Bola Negra from Los Javis.<\/p>\n Tremendous movement overall this month with big moves up from those mentioned above, and drops for the likes of Tom Cruise in Digger and Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary. A wise choice or a risky one? We\u2019ll see in the coming months.<\/p>\n Best Actress also finds a new #1 in Julianne Moore for Jesse Eisenberg\u2019s musical dramedy The Debut, set for a healthy festival run before its October bow. It\u2019s been 12 years since Moore won the Best Actress Oscar for Still Alice and the venerable star has struggled to earn another nomination since, coming closest with 2023\u2019s May December but not quite making it. Can she bounce back?<\/p>\n My top 10 is rich with European actresses, four spots currently, including Renate Reinsve (Fjord) and Sandra H\u00fcller (Fatherland), recent nominees in this category. But close by are two that have never been on the Oscar radar but are now due to Cannes: Best Actress co-winner Virginie Efira (All of a Sudden, shared with her co-star Tao Okamoto, who I feel will get a supporting push) and L\u00e9a Seydoux in Gentle Monster, which was recently picked up from Netflix and will be getting a full push from the streamer. I\u2019m feeling a bit low on recent winner Mikey Madison in her first film since winning her for Anora two years ago, and I may be sipping a bit of the Inde Navarette Kool-Aid\u2026 for now. But hearing rumbles that category placement is back on the table, which won\u2019t help her in the long run. That needs to get locked down sooner than later.<\/p>\n Here are my 2027 Oscar nomination predictions in Best Actor and Best Actress for July.<\/p>\n BEST ACTOR<\/p>\n
Next up:\u00a0Robert Aramayo \u2013 I Swear (Sony Pictures Classics) BAFTA Best Actor, *Valentin Campagne \u2013 Coward\u00a0(MUBI) Cannes Best Actor, David Corenswet \u2013 Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story (Paramount Pictures), *Adam Driver \u2013 Paper Tiger (NEON), *Jesse Eisenberg \u2013 The Debut (A24), Andrew Garfield \u2013 The Uprising (Focus Features), Anthony Ippolito \u2013 I Play Rocky (Amazon MGM Studios), Emmanuel Macchia \u2013 Coward\u00a0(MUBI) Cannes Best Actor, Rami Malek \u2013 The Man I Love\u00a0(TBD) \u2b07, Brad Pitt \u2013 Untitled Cliff Booth Movie (Netflix), Dominic Sessa \u2013 Tony (A24) \u2b07, Jeremy Allen White \u2013 The Social Reckoning (Sony Pictures\/Columbia), Hanns Zischler \u2013 Fatherland\u00a0(MUBI)<\/p>\n Lead or supporting? Valentin Campagne \u2013 Coward\u00a0(MUBI) Cannes Best Actor, Adam Driver \u2013 Paper Tiger (NEON), Jesse Eisenberg \u2013 The Debut (A24)<\/p>\n 2027? Javier Bardem \u2013 The Beloved (TBD), Adam Bessa \u2013 Parallel Tales (TBD), Bastien Bouillon \u2013 The Birthday Party (TBD), Nicholas Hoult \u2013 Cry to Heaven (TBD), Matthew Macfadyen \u2013 Seance of a Wet Afternoon (TBD), Luca Marinelli \u2013 The Echo Chamber (TBD), Scoot McNairy \u2013 The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd (TBD), Charles Melton \u2013 Saturn Return (Netflix), Josh O\u2019Connor \u2013 Jack of Spades (TBD), Will Poulter \u2013 Saturn Return (Netflix), Aaron Taylor-Johnson \u2013 Cry to Heaven (TBD)<\/p>\n Full list (alphabetical)<\/p>\n Yahya Abdul-Mateen II \u2013 By Any Means (Paramount Pictures)<\/p>\n Robert Aramayo \u2013 I Swear (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n Javier Bardem \u2013 The Beloved (TBD)<\/p>\n Javier Bardem \u2013 Bunker (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n Adam Bessa \u2013 Parallel Tales (TBD)<\/p>\n Bastien Bouillon \u2013 The Birthday Party (TBD)<\/p>\n Valentin Campagne \u2013 Coward (MUBI) \u2013\u00a0Cannes Best Actor<\/p>\n Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet \u2013 Dune: Messiah (Warner Bros)<\/p>\n David Corenswet \u2013 Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story (Paramount Pictures)<\/p>\n Tom Cruise \u2013 Digger (Warner Bros)<\/p>\n Matt Damon \u2013 The Odyssey (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n Adam Driver \u2013 Paper Tiger (NEON)<\/p>\n Alden Ehrenreich \u2013 A Talent for Murder (Bleecker Street)<\/p>\n Jacob Elordi \u2013 The Dog Stars (20th Century Studios)<\/p>\n Andrew Garfield \u2013 The Uprising (Focus Features)<\/p>\n Ryan Gosling \u2013 Project Hail Mary (Amazon MGM Studios)<\/p>\n Guitarricadelafuente \u2013 La Bola Negra (Netflix)<\/p>\n Fred Hechinger \u2013 A Long Winter (TBD)<\/p>\n Nicholas Hoult \u2013 Cry to Heaven (TBD)<\/p>\n Anthony Ippolito \u2013 I Play Rocky (Amazon MGM Studios)<\/p>\n Hugh Jackman \u2013 The Death of Robin Hood (A24)<\/p>\n Jaafar Jackson \u2013 Michael (Lionsgate)<\/p>\n Tony Leung Chiu-wai \u2013 Silent Friend (1-2 Special)<\/p>\n Emmanuel Macchia \u2013 Coward (MUBI) \u2013\u00a0Cannes Best Actor<\/p>\n Matthew Macfadyen \u2013 Seance of a Wet Afternoon (TBD)<\/p>\n Rami Malek \u2013 The Man I Love (TBD)<\/p>\n John Malkovich \u2013 Wild Horse Nine (Searchlight Pictures)<\/p>\n Luca Marinelli \u2013 The Echo Chamber (TBD)<\/p>\n Scoot McNairy \u2013 The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd (TBD)<\/p>\n Charles Melton \u2013 Saturn Return (Netflix)<\/p>\n Josh O\u2019Connor \u2013 Disclosure Day (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n Josh O\u2019Connor \u2013 Jack of Spades (TBD)<\/p>\n Pedro Pascal \u2013 Behemoth! (Searchlight Pictures)<\/p>\n Robert Pattinson \u2013 The Drama (A24)<\/p>\n Robert Pattinson \u2013 Primetime (A24)<\/p>\n Genden Phuntsok \u2013 Tenzing (Apple Original Films)<\/p>\n Brad Pitt \u2013 Untitled Cliff Booth Movie (Netflix)<\/p>\n Brad Pitt \u2013 Heart of a Beast (Paramount Pictures)<\/p>\n Will Poulter \u2013 Saturn Return (Netflix)<\/p>\n Sam Rockwell \u2013 Wild Horse Nine (Searchlight Pictures)<\/p>\n Seth Rogen \u2013 The Invite (A24)<\/p>\n Leonardo Sbaraglia \u2013 Bitter Christmas (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n Andrew Scott \u2013 Elsinore (TBD)<\/p>\n Dominic Sessa \u2013 Tony (A24)<\/p>\n Sebastian Stan \u2013 Fjord (NEON)<\/p>\n Sul Kyung-gu \u2013 Possible Love (Netflix)<\/p>\n Aaron Taylor-Johnson \u2013 Cry to Heaven (TBD)<\/p>\n Miles Telller \u2013 Paper Tiger (NEON)<\/p>\n John Turturro \u2013 The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n Taika Waititi \u2013 Place to Be (TBD)<\/p>\n Denzel Washington \u2013 Here Comes the Flood (Netflix)<\/p>\n Jeremy Allen White \u2013 The Social Reckoning (Sony Pictures\/Columbia)<\/p>\n Juris \u017dagars \u2013 Minotaur (MUBI)<\/p>\n Hanns Zischler \u2013 Fatherland (MUBI)<\/p>\n Zo In-sung \u2013 Possible Love (Netflix)<\/p>\n BEST ACTRESS<\/p>\n
Next up:\u00a0Marion Bailey \u2013 Tender Loving Care (Bleecker Street) \u2b06, Cho Yeo-jong \u2013 Possible Love (Netflix), *Pen\u00e9lope Cruz \u2013 Bunker (Sony Pictures Classics), Cynthia Erivo \u2013 Prima Facie (TBD), Sandra H\u00fcller \u2013 Rose (MUBI) \u2b07 Berlin Leading Performance, Jeon Do-yeon \u2013 Possible Love (Netflix), *Scarlett Johansson \u2013 Paper Tiger (NEON), *Tao Okamoto \u2013 All of a Sudden (NEON) Cannes Best Actress, Sophie Okonedo \u2013 Clarissa (NEON), Meryl Streep \u2013 The Devil Wears Prada 2 (20th Century Studios), Zendaya \u2013 The Drama (A24)<\/p>\n Lead or Supporting?\u00a0Pen\u00e9lope Cruz \u2013 Bunker (Sony Pictures Classics), Scarlett Johansson \u2013 Paper Tiger (NEON), *Inde Navarrette \u2013 Obsession\u00a0(Focus Features), Tao Okamoto \u2013 All of a Sudden (NEON)<\/p>\n 2027? Pamela Anderson \u2013 Love Is Not the Answer (TBD), Rachel Brosnahan \u2013 Saturn Return\u00a0(Netflix), Ellen Burstyn \u2013 Place to Be (TBD), Jodie Comer \u2013 The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde (TBD), Patsy Ferran \u2013 Jack of Spades (TBD), Hafsia Herzi \u2013 The Birthday Party (TBD), Andrea Riseborough \u2013 Queen of Fashion (TBD), Amanda Seyfried \u2013 The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd (TBD), Rachel Weisz \u2013 Seance of a Wet Afternoon (TBD)<\/p>\n The full list:<\/p>\n Pamela Anderson \u2013 Love Is Not the Answer (TBD)<\/p>\n Marion Bailey \u2013 Tender Loving Care (Bleecker Street)<\/p>\n Juliette Binoche \u2013 Queen at Sea (Greenwich Entertainment)<\/p>\n Emily Blunt \u2013 Disclosure Day (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n Rachel Brosnahan \u2013 Saturn Return (Netflix)<\/p>\n Ellen Burstyn \u2013 Place to Be (TBD)<\/p>\n Cho Yeo-jong \u2013 Possible Love (Netflix)<\/p>\n Olivia Colman \u2013 Wicker (Black Bear)<\/p>\n Jodie Comer \u2013 The Death of Robin Hood (A24)<\/p>\n Jodie Comer \u2013 The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde (TBD)<\/p>\n *Pen\u00e9lope Cruz \u2013 Bunker (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n *Daisy Edgar-Jones \u2013 A Place in Hell (NEON)<\/p>\n Daisy Edgar-Jones \u2013 Sense and Sensibility (Focus Features)<\/p>\n Virginie Efira \u2013 All of a Sudden (NEON)<\/p>\n Cynthia Erivo \u2013 Prima Facie (TBD)<\/p>\n Hannah Einbinder \u2013 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (MUBI)<\/p>\n Patsy Ferran \u2013 Jack of Spades (TBD)<\/p>\n Hafsia Herzi \u2013 The Birthday Party (TBD)<\/p>\n Anne Hathaway \u2013 The Devil Wears Prada 2 (20th Century Studios)<\/p>\n Sandra H\u00fcller \u2013 Fatherland (MUBI)<\/p>\n Sandra H\u00fcller \u2013 Rose (MUBI)<\/p>\n Isabelle Huppert \u2013 Parallel Tales (TBD)<\/p>\n Jeon Do-yeon \u2013 Possible Love (Netflix)<\/p>\n Scarlett Johansson \u2013 Paper Tiger (NEON)<\/p>\n Rinko Kikuchi \u2013 Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n Barbara Lennie \u2013 Bitter Christmas (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n Ruth Madeley \u2013 Being Heumann (Apple Original Films)<\/p>\n Mikey Madison \u2013 The Social Reckoning (Sony Pictures\/Columbia)<\/p>\n Helen Mirren \u2013 A Talent for Murder (Bleecker Street)<\/p>\n Julianne Moore \u2013 The Debut(A24)<\/p>\n Sophie Okonedo \u2013 Clarissa (NEON)<\/p>\n Jenna Ortega \u2013 Klara and the Sun (Sony Pictures\/Columbia)<\/p>\n Natalie Portman \u2013 Photograph 51 (TBD)<\/p>\n Mason Reeves \u2013 Josephine (Summerian Films)<\/p>\n Renate Reinsve \u2013 Fjord (NEON)<\/p>\n Andrea Riseborough \u2013 Queen of Fashion (TBD)<\/p>\n L\u00e9a Seydoux \u2013 Gentle Monster (Netflix)<\/p>\n L\u00e9a Seydoux \u2013 The Unknown (NEON)<\/p>\n Amanda Seyfried \u2013 The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd (TBD)<\/p>\n Meryl Streep \u2013 The Devil Wears Prada 2 (20th Century Studios)<\/p>\n Rachel Weisz \u2013 Seance of a Wet Afternoon (TBD)<\/p>\n Olivia Wilde \u2013 The Invite (A24)<\/p>\n Michelle Williams \u2013 A Place in Hell (NEON)<\/p>\n He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Critics Choice Association (CCA), San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.<\/p>\n \t\tContinue Reading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Erik Anderson is the founder\/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/a>Latest posts by Erik Anderson (see all<\/a>) <\/p>\n