The 98th Academy Awards

The 98^th annual Academy Awards are this weekend, so I thought I would share my thoughts on who I think will win each of the big categories. I don’t know enough about the documentaries and shorts to put out a qualified opinion. However, based on what I’ve seen and what I have heard these are my picks for who is going to win on Sunday night along with who I hope is going to win or who I would pick if I had a vote. You can also go to my homepage here and see what other goodies I have waiting for you. Or you can go to the official Academy Awards page here.

Best picture

• “Bugonia” – This would be my pick
• “F1”
• “Frankenstein”
• “Hamnet”
• “Marty Supreme”
• “One Battle After Another” – Winner pick
• “The Secret Agent”
• “Sentimental Value”
• “Sinners”
• “Train Dreams”

Best actor

• Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”
• Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
• Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
• Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners” – Both winner pick and my pick
• Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”

Best actress

• Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet” – Winner pick
• Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” – This would be my pick
• Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value”
• Emma Stone, “Bugonia”
• Kate Hudson, “Song Sung Blue”

Best supporting actor

• Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein” – Both winner pick and my pick
• Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”
• Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value”
• Benicio del Toro, “One Battle After Another”
• Delroy Lindo, “Sinners”

Best supporting actress

• Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value”
• Inga Ibsdotter LilIeaas, “Sentimental Value”
• Amy Madigan, “Weapons” – This would be my pick
• Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners”
• Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another” – Winner pick

Best director

• Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another” – Winner pick
• Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
• Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet” – This would be my pick
• Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
• Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”

Best original screenplay

• “Blue Moon,” Robert Kaplow
• “It Was Just an Accident,” Jafar Panahi, with script collaborators Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
• “Marty Supreme,” Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
• “Sentimental Value,” Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
• “Sinners,” Ryan Coogler – Both winner pick and my pick

Best adapted screenplay

• “Bugonia”; Will Tracy
• “Frankenstein,” Guillermo del Toro – This would be my pick
• “Hamnet,” Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell – Winner pick
• “One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson
• “Train Dreams,” Clint Bailey and Greg Kwedar

Best cinematography

• “Frankenstein” – This would be my pick
• “Marty Supreme” – Winner pick
• “One Battle After Another”
• “Sinners”
• “Train Dreams”

Best costume design

• “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
• “Frankenstein”
• “Hamnet” – Both winner pick and my pick
• “Marty Supreme”
• “Sinners”

Best editing

• “F1” – This would be my pick
• “Marty Supreme”
• “One Battle After Another” – Winner pick
• “Sentimental Value”
• “Sinners”

Best makeup and hairstyling

• “Frankenstein” – Both winner pick and my pick
• “Kokuho”
• “Sinners”
• “The Smashing Machine”
• “The Ugly Stepsister”

Best original score

• “Bugonia,” Jerskin Fendrix – This would be my pick
• “Frankenstein,” Alexandre Desplate
• “Hamnet,” Max Richter
• “One Battle After Another,” Jonny Greenwood
• “Sinners,” Ludwig Göransson – Winner pick

Best original song

• “Golden” from “Kpop Demon Hunters”
• “Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams”
• “Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless”
• “I Lied To You” from “Sinners” – Both winner pick and my pick
• “Sweet Dreams Of Joy” from “Viva Verdi!”

Best production design

• “Frankenstein” – This would be my pick
• “Hamnet”
• “Marty Supreme”
• “One Battle After Another”
• “Sinners” – Winner pick

Best sound

• “F1” – Both winner pick and my pick
• “Frankenstein”
• “One Battle after Another”
• “Sinners”
• “Sirāt”

Best visual effects

• “Avatar: Fire and Ash” – Winner pick
• “F1″
• “Jurassic World Rebirth” – This would be my pick
• “The Lost Bus”
• “Sinners”

Best animated film

• “Arco”
• “Elio”
• “KPop Demon Hunters” – Winner pick
• “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain”
• “Zootopia 2” – This would be my pick

Casting (new category that I love)

• “Hamnet”
• “Marty Supreme”
• “One Battle After Another” – Winner pick
• “The Secret Agent”
• “Sinners” – This would be my pick

So, that’s it for my picks for the 2026 Oscars this year. What are your picks?

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