2026 Academy Awards Actress Series

Nominee: Jessie Buckley
Picture for Nomination: Hamnet
Age: 36
From: Ireland
Filmography: Wicked Little Letters (2023), Fingernails (2023), Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022), Women Talking (2022), Men (2022), The Lost Daughter (2020), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), Misbehaviour (2020), The Courier (2020), Dolittle (2020), Judy (2019), Wild Rose (2018), Beast (2017), The Tempest (2014), Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2013)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2022 Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for The Lost Daughter

Achievements in Acting:
2026 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Hamnet
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actress for Hamnnet
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Hamnet
2022 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nomination for The Lost Daughter
2020 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actress Nomination for Wild Rose

Nominee: Rose Byrne
Picture for Nomination: If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Age: 46
From: Australia
Filmography: Tow (2025), Ezra (2023), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023), Insidious: The Red Door (2023), Spirited (2022), Seriously Red (2022), Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021), Irresistible (2020), Like a Boss (2020), Jexi (2019), I Am Mother (2019), Instant Family (2018), Peter Rabbit (2018), Juliet, Naked (2018), Insidious: The Last Key (2018), I Love You, Daddy (2017), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), The Meddler (2015), Spy (2015), Annie (2014), Adult Beginners (2014), This Is Where I Leave You (2014), Neighbors (2014), Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), The Turning (2013), The Internship (2013), I Give It a Year (2013), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), X-Men: First Class (2011), Bridesmaids (2011), Insidious (2010), Get Him to the Greek (2010), I Love You Too (2010), Knowing (2009), Adam (2009), The Tender Hook (2008), Just Buried (2007), 28 Weeks Later (2007), Sunshine (2007), Marie Antoinette (2006), The Dead Girl (2006), The Tenants (2005), Wicker Park (2004), Troy (2004), The Rage in Placid Lake (2003), All the Way (2003), Take Away (2003), I Capture the Castle (2003), City of Ghosts (2002), Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002), The Goddess of 1967 (2000), My Mother Frank (2000), Two Hands (1999), Dallas Doll (1994)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
This is her first nomination in Acting Categories.

Achievements in Acting:
2026 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actress Nomination for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
2025 Berlin International Film Festival Best Leading Performance for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
2000 Venice Film Festival Best Actress for The Goddess of 1967

Nominee: Kate Hudson
Picture for Nomination: Song Sung Blue
Age: 46
From: United States
Filmography: Shell (2024), A Little White Lie (2023), Glass Onion (2022), Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2021), Music (2021), Marshall (2017), Deepwater Horizon (2016), Mother's Day (2016), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), Rock the Kasbah (2015), Good People (2014), Wish I Was Here (2014), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012), Something Borrowed (2011), A Little Bit of Heaven (2011), The Killer Inside Me (2010), Nine (2009), Bride Wars (2009), My Best Friend's Girl (2008), Fool's Gold (2008), You, Me and Dupree (2006), The Skeleton Key (2005), Raising Helen (2004), The Divorce (2003), Alex and Emma (2003), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), The Four Feathers (2002), Ricochet River (2001), Almost Famous (2000), Dr. T and the Women (2000), Gossip (2000), About Adam (2000), 200 Cigarettes (1999), Desert Blue (1998), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2001 Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Almost Famous

Achievements in Acting:
2026 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Song Sung Blue
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actress Nomination for Song Sung Blue
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for Song Sung Blue
2021 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for Music
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Almost Famous
2001 BAFTA Film Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nomination for Almost Famous
2001 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Almost Famous

Nominee: Renate Reinsve
Picture for Nomination: Sentimental Value
Age: 38
From: Norway
Filmography: Armand (2024), Another End (2024), A Different Man (2024), Handling the Undead (2024), The Worst Person in the World (2021), Phoenix (2018), Twigson the Explorer (2017), Welcome to Norway (2016), Dark Woods II (2015), Women in Oversized Men's Shirts (2015), The Orheim Company (2012), Oslo, August 31st (2011)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
This is her first nomination in Acting Categories.

Achievements in Acting:
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actress Nomination for Sentimental Value
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Sentimental Value
2022 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actress Nomination for The Worst Person in the World
2021 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress for The Worst Person in the World

Nominee: Emma Stone
Picture for Nomination: Bugonia
Age: 37
From: United States
Filmography: Eddington (2025), Kinds of Kindness (2024), Poor Things (2023), Cruella (2021), The Croods: A New Age (2020), Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), The Favourite (2018), Battle of the Sexes (2017), La La Land (2016), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Aloha (2015), Irrational Man (2015), The Interview (2014), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), Magic in the Moonlight (2014), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), The Croods (2013), Gangster Squad (2013), Movie 43 (2013), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), The Help (2011), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011), Friends with Benefits (2011), Easy A (2010), Marmaduke (2010), Zombieland (2009), Paper Man (2009), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), The House Bunny (2008), The Rocker (2008), Superbad (2007)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2024 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Poor Things
2019 Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Favourite
2017 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for La La Land
2015 Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Nomination for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Achievements in Acting:
2026 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Bugonia
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actress Nomination for Bugonia
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for Bugonia
2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Poor Things
2024 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actress for Poor Things
2024 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for Poor Things
2022 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for Cruella
2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Favourite
2019 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nomination for The Favourite
2019 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for The Favourite
2018 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for Battle of the Sexes
2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for La La Land
2017 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actress for La La Land
2017 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for La La Land
2016 Venice Film Festival Best Actress for La La Land
2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nomination for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2011 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Nomination for Easy A

Conclusion:
2 March 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Jessie Buckley for Hamnet
Who May Be Alternate: Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

23 February 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Jessie Buckley for Hamnet
Who May Be Alternate: Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

9 February 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Jessie Buckley for Hamnet
Who May Be Alternate: Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

28 January 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Jessie Buckley for Hamnet
Who May Be Alternate: Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

25 January 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Jessie Buckley for Hamnet
Who May Be Alternate: Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Who Should Win: Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value
Who Got Snubbed: Chase Infiniti for One Battle After Another, Amanda Seyfried for The Testament of Ann Lee
Personal Favorite: Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value
Who Wins? Jessie Buckley for Hamnet

2026 Academy Awards Actor Series

Nominee: Timothée Chalamet
Picture for Nomination: Marty Supreme
Age: 30
From: United States
Filmography: A Complete Unknown (2024), Dune: Part Two (2024), Wonka (2023), Entergalactic (2022), Bones and All (2022), Don't Look Up (2021), Dune (2021), The French Dispatch (2021), Little Women (2019), The King (2019), A Rainy Day in New York (2019), Beautiful Boy (2018), Hostiles (2017), Lady Bird (2017), Hot Summer Nights (2017), Call Me by Your Name (2017), Miss Stevens (2016), Love the Coopers (2015), The Adderall Diaries (2015), One and Two (2015), Interstellar (2014), Worst Friends (2014), Men, Women and Children (2014)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2025 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for A Complete Unknown
2018 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Call Me by Your Name

Achievements in Acting:
2026 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Marty Supreme
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for Marty Supreme
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for Marty Supreme
2025 Screen Actor Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for A Complete Unknown
2025 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for A Complete Unknown
2025 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for A Complete Unknown
2024 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for Wonka
2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Beautiful Boy
2019 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Beautiful Boy
2019 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for Beautiful Boy
2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Call Me by Your Name
2018 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for Call Me by Your Name
2018 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Call Me by Your Name

Nominee: Leonardo DiCaprio
Picture for Nomination: One Battle After Another
Age: 51
From: United States
Filmography: Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), Don't Look Up (2021), Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019), The Revenant (2015), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), The Great Gatsby (2013), Django Unchained (2012), J. Edgar (2011), Inception (2010), Shutter Island (2010), Revolutionary Road (2008), Body of Lies (2008), Blood Diamond (2006), The Departed (2006), The Aviator (2004), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Gangs of New York (2002), Don's Plum (2001), The Beach (2000), Celebrity (1998), The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), Titanic (1997), Marvin's Room (1996), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Total Eclipse (1995), The Quick and the Dead (1995), The Basketball Diaries (1995), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), This Boy's Life (1993), Poison Ivy (1992), Critters 3 (1991)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2020 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2016 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for The Revenant
2014 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Wolf of Wall Street
2007 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Blood Diamond
2005 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Aviator
1994 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Achievements in Acting:
2026 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for One Battle After Another
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for One Battle After Another
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for One Battle After Another
2024 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Killers of the Flower Moon
2022 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for Don't Look Up
2022 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for Don't Look Up
2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2020 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2020 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for The Revenant
2016 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor for The Revenant
2016 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Revenant
2014 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for The Wolf of Wall Street
2014 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for The Wolf of Wall Street
2013 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for Django Unchained
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for J. Edgar
2012 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for J. Edgar
2009 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Revolutionary Road
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Blood Diamond
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Departed
2007 BAFTA Film Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Departed
2007 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Blood Diamond
2007 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for The Departed
2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Aviator
2005 BAFTA Film Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Aviator
2005 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Aviator
2003 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Catch Me If You Can
1998 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Titanic
1997 Berlin International Film Festival Best Actor for Romeo + Juliet
1994 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Nominee: Ethan Hawke
Picture for Nomination: Blue Moon
Age: 55
From: United States
Filmography: Black Phone 2 (2025), She Dances (2025), Leave the World Behind (2023), Raymond and Ray (2022), Glass Onion (2022), Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (2022), The Northman (2022), The Black Phone (2021), The Guilty (2021), Zeros and Ones (2021), Waiting for Godot (2021), Cut Throat City (2020), Tesla (2020), The Truth (2019), Adopt a Highway (2019), The Kid (2019), Stockholm (2018), Blaze (2018), Juliet, Naked (2018), 24 Hours to Live (2017), First Reformed (2017), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), The Magnificent Seven (2016), Maudie (2016), The Phenom (2016), In a Valley of Violence (2016), Regression (2015), Born to Be Blue (2015), Maggie's Plan (2015), Sinister 2 (2015), Ten Thousand Saints (2015), Good Kill (2014), Cymbeline (2014), Predestination (2014), Boyhood (2014), Getaway (2013), The Purge (2013), Before Midnight (2013), Total Recall (2012), Sinister (2012), The Woman in the Fifth (2011), Daybreakers (2009), Little New York (2009), Brooklyn's Finest (2009), What Doesn't Kill You (2008), New York, I Love You (2008), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), The Hottest State (2006), Fast Food Nation (2006), Lord of War (2005), One Last Thing... (2005), Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), Taking Lives (2004), Before Sunset (2004), The Jimmy Show (2001), Training Day (2001), Chelsea Walls (2001), Tape (2001), Waking Life (2001), Hamlet (2000), Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), Joe the King (1999), The Velocity of Gary (1998), The Newton Boys (1998), Great Expectations (1998), Gattaca (1997), Search and Destroy (1995), Before Sunrise (1995), Quiz Show (1994), White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994), Floundering (1994), Reality Bites (1994), Alive (1993), Rich in Love (1992), Waterland (1992), A Midnight Clear (1992), Mystery Date (1991), White Fang (1991), Dad (1989), Dead Poets Society (1989), Explorers (1985)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2015 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Boyhood
2002 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Training Day

Achievements in Acting:
2026 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Blue Moon
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for Blue Moon
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for Blue Moon
2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Boyhood
2015 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Boyhood
2015 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for Boyhood
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Training Day

Nominee: Michael B. Jordan
Picture for Nomination: Sinners
Age: 38
From: United States
Filmography: Creed III (2023), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), A Journal for Jordan (2021), Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021), Without Remorse (2021), Just Mercy (2019), Creed II (2018), Kin (2018), Fahrenheit 451 (2018), Black Panther (2018), Creed (2015), Fantastic Four (2015), That Awkward Moment (2014), Fruitvale Station (2013), Hotel Noir (2012), Chronicle (2012), Red Tails (2012), Pastor Brown (2009), Blackout (2007), Hardball (2001), Black and White (1999)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
This is his first nomination in Acting Categories.

Achievements in Acting:
2026 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Sinners
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for Sinners
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Sinners

Nominee: Wagner Moura
Picture for Nomination: The Secret Agent
Age: 49
From: Brazil
Filmography: Civil War (2024), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), The Gray Man (2022), My Uncle José (2021), Sergio (2020), Wasp Network (2019), Trash (2014), Rio, I Love You (2014), Futuro Beach (2014), Bald Mountain (2013), Elysium (2013), Father's Chair (2012), The Man from the Future (2011), Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010), VIPs (2010), Romance (2008), Elite Squad (2007), Basic Sanitation, the Movie (2007), Ó Pai, Ó: Look at This (2007), A Máquina (2005), Lower City (2005), Nina (2004), The Middle of the World (2003), The Man of the Year (2003), Carandiru (2003), Deus é Brasileiro (2003), As Três Marias (2002), Behind the Sun (2001), Woman on Top (2000)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
This is his first nomination in Acting Categories.

Achievements in Acting:
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Secret Agent
2025 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor for The Secret Agent

Conclusion:
2 March 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Michael B. Jordan for Sinners
Who May Be Alternate: Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme

23 February 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme
Who May Be Alternate: Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another

9 February 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme
Who May Be Alternate: Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another

28 January 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme
Who May Be Alternate: Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another

25 January 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme
Who May Be Alternate: Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another

Who Should Win: Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme
Who Got Snubbed: Joel Edgerton for Train Dreams, Jesse Plemons for Bugonia
Personal Favorite: Michael B. Jordan for Sinners
Who Wins? Michael B. Jordan for Sinners

2026 Academy Awards Supporting Actor Series

Nominee: Benecio del Toro
Picture for Nomination: One Battle After Another
Age: 58
From: Puerto Rico
Filmography: The Phoenician Scheme (2025), Reptile (2023), The French Dispatch (2021), No Sudden Move (2021), Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019), Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), The Little Prince (2015), Sicario (2015), A Perfect Day (2015), Inherent Vice (2014), Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian (2013), Savages (2012), Somewhere (2010), The Wolfman (2010), Che: Part Two (2008), Che: Part One (2008), Things We Lost in the Fire (2007), Sin City (2005), 21 Grams (2003), The Hunted (2003), The Pledge (2001), Traffic (2000), The Way of the Gun (2000), Snatch (2000), Bread and Roses (2000), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Joyride (1997), Excess Baggage (1997), The Funeral (1996), The Fan (1996), Basquiat (1996), Cannes Man (1996), The Usual Suspects (1995), Swimming with Sharks (1994), China Moon (1994), Golden Balls (1993), Fearless (1993), Money for Nothing (1993), Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992), The Indian Runner (1992), Licence to Kill (1989), Big Top Pee-wee (1988)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2004 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for 21 Grams
2001 Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Traffic

Achievements in Acting:
2026 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for One Battle After Another
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for One Battle After Another
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture Nomination for One Battle After Another
2016 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Sicario
2008 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor for Che: Part One and Che: Part Two
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for 21 Grams
2004 BAFTA Film Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for 21 Grams
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Traffic
2001 BAFTA Film Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Traffic
2001 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Traffic
2001 Berlin International Film Festival Best Actor for Traffic

Nominee: Jacob Elordi
Picture for Nomination: Frankenstein
Age: 28
From: Australia
Filmography: On Swift Horses (2024), Oh, Canada (2024), Priscilla (2023), Saltburn (2023), He Went That Way (2023), The Sweet East (2023), Deep Water (2022), The Kissing Booth 3 (2021), 2 Hearts (2020), The Kissing Booth 2 (2020), The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020), The Mortuary Collection (2019), The Kissing Booth (2018), Swinging Safari (2018)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
This is his first nomination in Acting Categories.

Achievements in Acting:
2026 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Frankenstein
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Frankenstein
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture Nomination for Frankenstein
2024 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Saltburn

Nominee: Delroy Lindo
Picture for Nomination: Sinners
Age: 73
From: England
Filmography: The Harder They Fall (2021), LX 2048 (2020), Da 5 Bloods (2020), Malicious (2018), Battlecreek (2017), Point Break (2015), Do You Believe? (2015), Cymbeline (2014), The Big Bang (2010), City of God's Son (2009), Up (2009), This Christmas (2007), Domino (2005), Sahara (2005), Wondrous Oblivion (2003), The Core (2003), The One (2001), The Last Castle (2001), Heist (2001), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Romeo Must Die (2000), Pros and Cons (1999), The Cider House Rules (1999), The Book of Stars (1999), A Life Less Ordinary (1997), The Devil's Advocate (1997), Ranson (1996), Feeling Minnesota (1996), The Winner (1996), Broken Arrow (1996), Get Shorty (1995), Clockers (1995), Congo (1995), L'exil du roi Behanzin (1994), Crooklyn (1994), Mr. Jones (1993), Blood In, Blood Out (1993), Malcolm X (1992), The Hard Way (1991), Bright Angel (1990), Mountains of the Moon (1990), The Blood of Heroes (1989), More American Graffiti (1979), Find the Lady (1976), Partners (1976)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
This is his first nomination in Acting Categories.

Achievements in Acting:
His record is clean.

Nominee: Sean Penn
Picture for Nomination: One Battle After Another
Age: 65
From: United States
Filmography: Animals in War (2025), Gonzo Girl (2023), Daddio (2023), Asphalt City (2023), Licorice Pizza (2021), Flag Day (2021), The Professor and the Madman (2019), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), The Gunman (2015), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), Gangster Squad (2013), This Must Be the Place (2011), The Tree of Life (2011), I'm Still Here (2010), Fair Game (2010), Milk (2008), What Just Happened (2008), Persepolis (2007), All the King's Men (2006), The Interpreter (2005), The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004), 21 Grams (2003), Mystic River (2003), Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003), It's All About Love (2003), I Am Sam (2001), The Weight of Water (2000), Before Night Falls (2000), Up at the Villa (2000), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Being John Malkovich (1999), The Thin Red Line (1998), Hurlyburly (1998), The Game (1997), U Turn (1997), She's So Lovely (1997), Loved (1997), Hugo Pool (1997), Dead Man Walking (1995), Carlito's Way (1993), State of Grace (1990), We're No Angels (1989), Casualties of War (1989), Judgment in Berlin (1988), Colors (1988), Shanghai Surprise (1986), At Close Range (1986), The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), Racing with the Moon (1984), Crackers (1984), Risky Business (1983), Summerspell (1983), Bad Boys (1983), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Taps (1981)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2009 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Milk
2004 Best Actor in a Leading Role for Mystic River
2002 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for I Am Sam
2000 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Sweet and Lowdown
1996 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Dead Man Walking

Achievements in Acting:
2026 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for One Battle After Another
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture Nomination for One Battle After Another
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Milk
2009 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for Milk
2009 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Milk
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Mystic River
2004 BAFTA Film Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for 21 Grams
2004 BAFTA Film Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Mystic River
2004 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Mystic River
2003 Venice Film Festival Best Actor 21 Grams
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for I Am Sam
2000 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Nomination for Sweet and Lowdown
1998 Venice Film Festival Best Actor Hurlyburly
1997 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor She's So Lovely
1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Dead Man Walking
1996 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Dead Man Walking
1996 Berlin International Film Festival Best Actor Dead Man Walking
1994 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for Carlito's Way

Nominee: Stellan Skarsgård
Picture for Nomination: Sentimental Value
Age: 74
From: Sweden
Filmography: Dune: Part Two (2024), What Remains (2022), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Dune: Part One (2021), The Ape Star (2021), Last Words (2020), Hope (2019), The Painted Bird (2019), I'll Find You (2019), Out Stealing Horses (2019), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), Gordon and Paddy (2017), Borg vs. McEnroe (2017), Return to Montauk (2017), One Kind of Traitor (2016), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Cinderella (2015), Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014), In Order of Disappearance (2014), Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013), The Physician (2013), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Romeo and Juliet (2013), The Railway Man (2013), The Avengers (2012), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Melancholia (2011), Thor (2011), King of Devil's Island (2010), Frankie and Alice (2010), Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010), As If I Am Not There (2010), A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010), Metropia (2009), Boogie Woogie (2009), Angels and Demons (2009), Arn: The Kingdom at the End of the Road (2008), Mamma Mia! (2008), Arn: The Knight Templar (2007), The Killing Gene (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Guilty Hearts (2006), Goya's Ghosts (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Kill Your Darlings (2006), Beowulf and Grendel (2005), Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005), Exorcist: The Beginning (2004), King Arthur (2004), Dogville (2003), City of Ghosts (2002), No Good Deed (2002), The Glass House (2001), Taking Sides (2001), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2001), Aberdeen (2000), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Timecode (2000), Signs and Wonders (2000), Passion of Mind (2000), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Ronin (1998), Savior (1998), The Glassblower's Children (1998), Amistad (1997), Good Will Hunting (1997), My Son the Fanatic (1997), Insomnia (1997), Breaking the Waves (1996), Harry and Sonja (1996), The Hounds of Riga (1995), Zero Kelvin (1995), The Jonsson Gang's Greatest Robbery (1995), Last Dance (1993), Murder at the Savoy (1993), The Slingshot (1993), Wind (1992), The Democratic Terrorist (1992), The Ox (1991), God afton, herr Wallenberg (1990), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Women on the Roof (1989), Codename Coq Rouge (1989), S/Y Joy (1989), The Perfect Murder (1988), Friends (1988), The Time of the Wolf (1988), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), Hip hip hurra! (1987), Jim and Piraterna Blom (1987), The Serpent's Way (1986), Peter-No-Tail in America (1985), Falsw as Water (1985), Ake and His World (1984), P and B (1983), The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982), Home to the Night (1977), Tabu (1977), Hungry Young Women (1974), Anita (1973), The Wedding (1973), Five Days in August (1973), Company Party (1972), Strandhugg i somras (1972)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
This is his first nomination in Acting Categories.

Achievements in Acting:
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Sentimental Value
2026 Golden Globes Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for Sentimental Value
1982 Berlin International Film Festival Best Actor for The Simple-Minded Murderer

Conclusion:
2 March 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Sean Penn for One Battle After Another
Who May Be Alternate: Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value

23 February 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value
Who May Be Alternate: Sean Penn for One Battle After Another

9 February 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value
Who May Be Alternate: Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein

28 January 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value
Who May Be Alternate: Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein

25 January 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value
Who May Be Alternate: Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein

Who Should Win: Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value
Who Got Snubbed: Paul Mescal for Hamnet, Miles Caton for Sinners
Personal Favorite: Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value
Who Wins? Sean Penn for One Battle After Another

2026 Academy Awards Director Series

Nominee: Paul Thomas Anderson
Picture for Nomination: One Battle After Another
Age: 55
From: United States
Filmography: Licorice Pizza (2021), Phantom Thread (2017), Junun (2015), Inherent Vice (2014), The Master (2012), There Will Be Blood (2007), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Magnolia (1999), Boogie Nights (1997), Hard Eight (1996)

Academy Awards History in Directing:
2022 Best Achievement in Directing Nomination for Licorice Pizza
2018 Best Achievement in Directing Nomination for Phantom Thread
2008 Best Achievement in Directing Nomination for There Will Be Blood

Achievements in Directing:
2026 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for One Battle After Another
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director for One Battle After Another
2026 Golden Globes Best Director for One Battle After Another
2022 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Nomination for Licorice Pizza
2022 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for Licorice Pizza
2012 Venice Film Festival Best Director for The Master
2008 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Nomination for There Will Be Blood
2008 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for There Will Be Blood
2008 Berlin International Film Festival Best Director for There Will Be Blood
2002 Cannes Film Festival Best Director for Punch-Drunk Love

Nominee: Ryan Coogler
Picture for Nomination: Sinners
Age: 39
From: United States
Filmography: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Black Panther (2018), Creed (2015), Fruitvale Station (2013)

Academy Awards History in Directing:
This is his first nomination in Directing.

Achievements in Directing:
2026 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Nomination for Sinners
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for Sinners
2026 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for Sinners

Nominee: Josh Safdie
Picture for Nomination: Marty Supreme
Age: 41
From: United States
Filmography: Uncut Gems (2019), Good Time (2017), Heaven Knows What (2014), Lenny Cooke (2013), Buttons (2011), Daddy Longlegs (2009), The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)

Academy Awards History in Directing:
This is his first nomination in Directing.

Achievements in Directing:
2026 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Nomination for Marty Supreme
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for Marty Supreme

Nominee: Joachim Trier
Picture for Nomination: Sentimental Value
Age: 51
From: Denmark
Filmography: The Worst Person in the World (2021), The Other Munch (2018), Thelma (2017), Louder Than Bombs (2015), Oslo, August 31st (2011), Reprise (2006)

Academy Awards History in Directing:
This is his first nomination in Directing.

Achievements in Directing:
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for Sentimental Value
2026 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for Sentimental Value

Nominee: Chloé Zhao
Picture for Nomination: Hamnet
Age: 43
From: China
Filmography: Eternals (2021), Nomadland (2020), The Rider (2017), Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)

Academy Awards History in Directing:
2021 Best Achievement in Directing for Nomadland

Achievements in Directing:
2026 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Nomination for Hamnet
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for Hamnet
2026 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for Hamnet
2021 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for Nomadland
2021 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director for Nomadland
2021 Golden Globes Best Director for Nomadland

Conclusion:
2 March 2026
Who Will Win Likely: c
Who May Be Alternate: Ryan Coogler for Sinners

23 February 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Who May Be Alternate: Ryan Coogler for Sinners

9 February 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Who May Be Alternate: Ryan Coogler for Sinners

28 January 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Who May Be Alternate: Ryan Coogler for Sinners

25 January 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Who May Be Alternate: Ryan Coogler for Sinners

Who Should Win: Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Who Got Snubbed: Guillermo del Toro for Frankenstein, Kleber Mendonça Filho for The Secret Agent
Personal Favorite: Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value
Who Wins? Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another

2026 Academy Awards Motion Picture Series

Nominated Picture: Bugonia
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, Canada, South Korea, United States
Language: English
Distributor in United States: Focus Features
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Producers: Ed Guiney, Lars Knudsen, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, Ari Aster, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko, Miky Lee
Screenplay By: Will Tracy
Starring: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, Alicia Silverstone
Duration: 118 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 30 October 2025
Nominations in 2026 Academy Awards:
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Emma Stone
Best Music (Original Score) - Jerskin Fendrix
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Will Tracy

Nominated Picture: F1
Genres: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: United States
Languages: English, Spanish, German, Italian
Distributor in United States: Warner Bros.
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Dede Gardner, Lewis Hamilton, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski, Chad Oman, Brad Pitt
Screenplay By: Ehren Kruger
Starring: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Javier Bardem
Duration: 155 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 26 June 2025
Nominations in 2026 Academy Awards:
Best Sound - Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta
Best Visual Effects - Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson

Nominated Picture: Frankenstein
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Countries: Mexico, United States
Languages: English, Danish, French
Distributor in United States: Netflix
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Producers: J. Miles Dale, Guillermo del Toro, Scott Stuber
Screenplay By: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz
Duration: 149 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: N/A
Nominations in 2026 Academy Awards:
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Jacob Elordi
Best Cinematography - Dan Laustsen
Best Costume Design - Kate Hawley
Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
Best Music (Original Score) - Alexandre Desplat
Best Production Design - Tamara Deverell (Production Design); Shane Vieau (Set Decoration)
Best Sound - Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Guillermo del Toro

Nominated Picture: Hamnet
Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English
Distributor in United States: Focus Features
Director: Chloé Zhao
Producers: Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg
Screenplay By: Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn
Duration: 125 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 12 March 2026
Nominations in 2026 Academy Awards:
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Jessie Buckley
Best Casting - Nina Gold
Best Costume Design - Malgosia Turzanska
Best Directing - Chloé Zhao
Best Music (Original Score) - Max Richter
Best Production Design - Fiona Crombie (Production Design); Alice Felton (Set Decoration)
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell

Nominated Picture: Marty Supreme
Genres: Drama, Sport
Countries: Finland, United States
Languages: English, Japanese
Production company: Central Pictures
Distributor in United States: A24
Director: Josh Safdie
Producers: Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Timothée Chalamet, Anthony Katagas, Josh Safdie
Screenplay By: Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, Fran Drescher
Duration: 149 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 19 March 2026
Nominations in 2026 Academy Awards:
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Timothée Chalamet
Best Casting - Jennifer Venditti
Best Cinematography - Darius Khondji
Best Costume Design - Miyako Bellizzi
Best Directing - Josh Safdie
Best Film Editing - Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
Best Production Design - Jack Fisk (Production Design); Adam Willis (Set Decoration)
Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

Nominated Picture: One Battle After Another
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: United States
Languages: English, Spanish
Distributor in United States: Warner Bros.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Producers: Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner
Screenplay By: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti
Duration: 161 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 25 September 2025
Nominations in 2026 Academy Awards:
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Leonardo DiCaprio
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Benicio del Toro
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Sean Penn
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Teyana Taylor
Best Casting - Cassandra Kulukundis
Best Cinematography - Michael Bauman
Best Directing - Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Film Editing - Andy Jurgensen
Best Music (Original Score) - Jonny Greenwood
Best Production Design - Florencia Martin (Production Design); Anthony Carlino (Set Decoration)
Best Sound - José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Paul Thomas Anderson

Nominated Picture: The Secret Agent
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Countries: Brazil, France, Netherlands, Germany
Languages: Portuguese, German, English
Distributor in United States: Neon
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Producers: Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho
Screenplay By: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Starring: Wagner Moura, Carlos Francisco, Tânia Maria, Robério Diógenes, Alice Carvalho, Gabriel Leone, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Hermila Guedes, Isabél Zuaa, Udo Kier
Duration: 161 Minutes
Released Date in Hong Kong: TBD
Nomination in 2026 Academy Awards:
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Wagner Moura
Best Casting - Gabriel Domingues
Best International Feature Film

Nominated Picture: Sentimental Value
Genre: Drama
Countries: Norway, Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden, United Kingdom, Türkiye
Languages: Norwegian, English, French
Distributor in United States: Neon
Director: Joachim Trier
Producers: Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
Screenplay By: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Starring: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning
Duration: 133 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 5 February 2026
Nominations in 2026 Academy Awards:
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Renate Reinsve
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Stellan Skarsgård
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Elle Fanning
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
Best Directing - Joachim Trier
Best Film Editing - Olivier Bugge Coutté
Best International Feature Film
Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier

Nominated Picture: Sinners
Genres: Action, Drama, Horror, Music, Thriller
Countries: United States, Australia, Canada
Languages: English, Chinese
Distributor in United States: Warner Bros.
Director: Ryan Coogler
Producers: Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian
Screenplay By: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Delroy Lindo
Duration: 137 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 12 June 2025
Nominations in 2026 Academy Awards:
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Michael B. Jordan
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Delroy Lindo
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Wunmi Mosaku
Best Casting - Francine Maisler
Best Cinematography - Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Best Costume Design - Ruth E. Carter
Best Directing - Ryan Coogler
Best Film Editing - Michael P. Shawver
Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
Best Music (Original Score) - Ludwig Goransson
Best Music (Original Song) - "I Lied to You", Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson
Best Production Design - Hannah Beachler (Production Design); Monique Champagne (Set Decoration)
Best Sound - Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
Best Visual Effects - Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean
Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Ryan Coogler

Nominated Picture: Train Dreams
Genre: Drama
Country: United States
Language: English
Distributor in United States: Netflix
Director: Clint Bentley
Producers: Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, Teddy Schwarzman
Screenplay By: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Nathaniel Arcand, Clifton Collins Jr., John Diehl, Paul Schneider, Kerry Condon, William H. Macy
Duration: 102 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: TBD
Nominations in 2026 Academy Awards:
Best Cinematography - Adolpho Veloso
Best Music (Original Song) - "Train Dreams", Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyric by Nick Cave
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

Conclusion:
2 March 2026
Which Will Win Likely: One Battle After Another
Which May Be Alternates: Sinners, Sentimental Value

23 February 2026
Which Will Win Likely: One Battle After Another
Which May Be Alternates: Sinners, Sentimental Value

9 February 2026
Which Will Win Likely: Sinners
Which May Be Alternates: One Battle After Another, Sentimental Value

28 January 2026
Which Will Win Likely: One Battle After Another
Which May Be Alternates: Sentimental Value, Sinners

25 January 2026
Which Will Win Likely: Sinners
Which May Be Alternates: One Battle After Another, Sentimental Value

Which Should Win: One Battle After Another
Which Got Snubbed: It Was Just an Accident, Blue Moon
Personal Favorite: Sentimental Value
Which Wins? One Battle After Another