2027 [way-too-early] Oscars Predictions

Written by Mariane Tremblay 


We're in July, which means it is time for way-too-early Oscars predictions! And we'll update them throughout the rest of the year, until the day of the ceremony. 

Best Picture

  1. The Odyssey (Nomination 100% - Win 60%)
  2. Dune: Part Three (Nomination 77,8% - Win 20%)
  3. The Invite (Nomination 44,4% - Win 20%)
  4. Project Hail Mary (Nomination 66,7%)
  5. Fjord (Nomination 55,6%)
  6. La Bola Negra (Nomination 44,4%)
  7. Wild Horse Nine (Nomination 44,4%)
  8. Digger (Nomination 44,4%)
  9. The Debut (Nomination 44,4%)
  10. Obsession (Nomination 33,3%)
  11. Disclosure Day (Nomination 33,3%)
  12. All of a Sudden (Nomination 33,3%)
  13. Fatherland (Nomination 22,2%)
  14. Behemoth! (Nomination 22,2%)
  15. Cry to Heaven (Nomination 22,2%)
  16. The Social Reckoning (Nomination 22,2%)
  17. Sense and Sensibility (Nomination 22,2%)

Director

  1. Christopher Nolan - The Odyssey (Nomination 75% - Win 75%)
  2. Denis Villeneuve - Dune: Part Three (Nomination 37,5% - Win 25%)
  3. Christian Mungiu - Fjord (62,5%)
  4. Alejandro G. Iñárritu - Digger (Nomination 50%)
  5. Martin McDonagh - Wild Horse Nine (Nomination 37,5%)
  6. Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo - La Bola Negra (Nomination 37,5%)
  7. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller - Project Hail Mary (Nomination 37,5%)
  8. Olivia Wilde - The Invite (Nomination 12,5%)
  9. Curry Barker - Obsession (Nomination 12,5%)
  10. Ryusuke Hamaguchi - All of a Sudden (Nomination 12,5%)

Actress in a Leading Role

  1. Julianne Moore - The Debut (Nomination 75% - Win 40%)
  2. Renate Reinsve - Fjord (Nomination 75% - Win 20%)
  3. Emily Blunt - Disclosure Day (Nomination 50% - Win 20%)
  4. Virginie Efira - All of a Sudden (Nomination 37,5% - Win 20%)
  5. Inde Navarette - Obsession (Nomination 62,5%)
  6. Michelle Williams - A Place in Hell (Nomination 50%)
  7. Sandra Hüller - Fatherland (Nomination 37,5%)
  8. Sandra Hüller - Rose (Nomination 25%)
  9. Olivia Wilde - The Invite (Nomination 12,5%)
  10. Mikey Madison - The Social Reckoning (Nomination 12,5%)
  11. Cynthia Erivo - Prima Facie (Nomination 12,5%)

Actor in a Leading Role

  1. Ryan Gosling - Project Hail Mary (Nomination 100% - Win 20%)
  2. Matt Damon - The Odyssey (Nomination 75% - Win 20%)
  3. Tom Cruise - Digger (Nomination 62,5% - Win 20%)
  4. John Malkovich - Wild Horse Nine (Nomination 62,5% - Win 20%)
  5. Robert Pattinson - Primetime (Nomination 25% - Win 20%)
  6. Sebastian Stan - Fjord (Nomination 62,5%)
  7. Andrew Scott - Elsinor (Nomination 25%)
  8. Pedro Pascal - Behemoth! (Nomination 25%)
  9. Jaafar Jackson - Michael (Nomination 25%)

Actress in a Supporting Role

  1. Penélope Cruz - La Bola Negra (Nomination 71,4% - Win 60%)
  2. Anne Hathaway - The Odyssey (Nomination 71,4% - Win 40%)
  3. Sandra Hüller - Digger (Nomination 85,7%)
  4. Parker Posey - Wild Horse Nine (Nomination 71,4%)
  5. Inde Navarette - Obsession (Nomination 71,4%)
  6. Mariana di Girolamo - Wild Horse Nine (Nomination 42,9%)
  7. Penélope Cruz - The Invite (Nomination 28,6%)
  8. Tao Okamoto - All of a Sudden (Nomination 28,6%)
  9. Sandra Hüller - Project Hail Mary (Nomination 14,3%)
  10. Daisy Edgard-Jones - A Place in Hell (Nomination 14,3%)

Actor in a Supporting Role

  1. Paul Giamatti - The Debut (Nomination 75% - Win 66,6%)
  2. Colman Domingo - Michael (Nomination 37,5% - Win 33,3%)
  3. Edward Norton - The Invite (Nomination 37,5% - Win 33,3%)
  4. Jeremy Strong - The Social Reckoning (Nomination 62,5%)
  5. Robert Pattinson - The Odyssey (Nomination 62,5%)
  6. Sam Rockwell - Wild Horse Nine (Nomination 50%)
  7. John Goodman - Digger (Nomination 37,5%)
  8. Steve Buscemi - Wild Horse Nine (Nomination 37,5%)
  9. Jesse Plemons - Digger (Nomination 37,5%)
  10. Riz Ahmed - Digger  (Nomination 25%)

Writing (Original Screenplay)

  1. Martin McDonagh - Wild Horse Nine (Nomination 62,5% - Win 40%)
  2. Jesse Eisenberg - The Debut (Nomination 75% - Win 20%)
  3. Christian Mungiu - Fjord (Nomination 62,5% - Win 20%)
  4. David Koepp - Disclosure Day (Nomination 25% - Win 20%)
  5. Alejandro G. Iñárritu - Digger (Nomination 75%)
  6. Curry Barker - Obsession (Nomination 37,5%)
  7. Joel Coen - Jack of Spades (Nomination 25%)
  8. Jordan Firstman - Club Kid (Nomination 12,5%)
  9. Tony Gilroy - Behemoth! (Nomination 12,5%)

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

  1. Christopher Nolan - The Odyssey (Nomination 87,5% - Win 40%)
  2. Drew Goddard - Project Hail Mary (Nomination 75% - Win 20%)
  3. Rashida Jones, Will McCormack - The Invite (Nomination 75% - Win 20%)
  4. Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo - La Bola Negra (Nomination 50% - Win 20%)
  5. Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna - All of a Sudden (Nomination 62,5%)
  6. Denis Villeneuve, Brian K. Vaughan - Dune: Part Three (Nomination 62,5%)
  7. Aaron Sokin - The Social Reckoning (Nomination 50%)

Casting

  1. John Papsidera - The Odyssey (Nomination 87,5% - Win 75%)
  2. Francine Maisler, Martin Ware - Dune: Part Three (Nomination 57,1% - Win 25%)
  3. Sarah Halley Finn - Wild Horse Nine (Nomination 57,1%)
  4. Francine Maisler - Digger (Nomination 57,1%)
  5. Douglas Aibel - The Debut (Nomination 42,9%)
  6. Hannah Chocron Foldøy - Fjord (Nomination 42,9%)
  7. Francine Maisler - The Social Reckoning (Nomination 42,9%)
  8. Francine Maisler - Cry to Heaven (Nomination 28,6%)
  9. Adam Caldwell, Bernard Tesley - Being Heumann (Nomination 14,3%)
  10. Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano - La Bola Negra (Nomination 14,3%)

International Feature Film

  1. La Bola Negra (Nomination 75 - Win 60%)
  2. All of a Sudden (Nomination 75% - Win 40%)
  3. Fjord (Nomination 75%)
  4. Minautor (Nomination 62,5%)
  5. Hope (Nomination 37,5%)
  6. Fatherland (Nomination 25%)
  7. Coward (Nomination 12,5%)
  8. Possible Love (Nomination 12,5%)

Documentary Feature Film

  1. Once Upon a Time in Harlem - William Greaves, David Greaves (Nomination 100% - Win 50%)
  2. American Doctor - Poh Si Teng (Nomination 100% - Win 50%)
  3. Nuisance Bear - Gabriela Osio Vanden,  Jack Weisman (Nomination 80%)
  4. To Hold a Mountain - Bijana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić (Nomination 80%)
  5. The History of Concrete - John Wilson (Nomination 80%)
  6. The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist - Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell (Nomination 20%)
  7. Time and Water - Sara Dosa (Nomination 20%)

Animated Feature Film

  1. Wildwood - Travis Knight (Nomination 62,5% - Win 60%)
  2. Toy Story 5 - Andrew Stanton (Nomination 100% - Win 40%)
  3. Hoppers - Daniel Chong (Nomination 62,5%)
  4. Ray Gunn - Brad Bird (Nomination 50%)
  5. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom - Steve Cox, Matthew Walker (Nomination 50%)
  6. Forgotten Island - Januel Mercado, Joel Crawford (Nomination 25%)
  7. Tangles - Leah Nelson (Nomination 25%)

Cinematography

  1. Linus Sandgren - Dune: Part Three (Nomination 62,5% - Win 50%)
  2. Hoyte van Hoytema - The Odyssey (Nomination 100% - Win 25%)
  3. Greig Fraser - Project Hail Mary (Nomination 87,5% - Win 25%)
  4. Gris Jordana - La Bola Negra (Nomination 50%)
  5. Jarin Blaschke - Werewulf (Nomination 50%)
  6. Janusz Kamiński - Disclosure Day (Nomination 50%)
  7. Emmanuel Lubezki - Digger (Nomination 37,5%)
  8. Lukasz Zal - Fatherland (Nomination 25%)
  9. Bruno Delbonnel - Jack of Spades (Nomination 12,5%)

Film Editing

  1. Jennifer Lame - The Odyssey (Nomination 71,4% - Win 40%)
  2. Joel Negron - Project Hail Mary (Nomination 85,7% - Win 20%)
  3. Jow Walke - Dune: Part Three (Nomination 85,7% - Win 20%)
  4. Connor O'Neill, Stephen Mirrione - Digger (Nomination 28,6% - Win 20%)
  5. Mircea Olteanu - Fjord (Nomination 42,9%)
  6. Sarah Broshar - Disclosure Day (Nomination 42,9%)
  7. Mikkel E.G Nielsen - Wild Horse Nine (Nomination 28,6%)
  8. Robert Nassau - The Debut (Nomination 28,6%)

Production Design

  1. Ruth De Jong, Larry Dias, Gene Serdana - The Odyssey (Nomination 100% - Win 20%)
  2. Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau - Dune: Part Three (Nomination 100% - Win 20%)
  3. Charles Wood, John Bush - Project Hail Mary (Nomination 71,4% - Win 20%)
  4. Anna Pinnock, Dennis Gassner, Richard L. Johnson - Digger (Nomination 57,1% - Win 20%)
  5. Craig Lathrop, Anna Pinnock - Werewulf (Nomination 57,1% - Win 20%)
  6. Suzie Davis, Charlotte Dirickx - "Wuthering Heights" (Nomination 42,9%)
  7. Danny Vermette, Tervor Johnston, Elliot Vion - Backrooms (Nomination 28,6%)
  8. Roger Bellés, Judit Ferrer - La Bola Negra (Nomination 14,3%)

Costume Design

  1. Linda Muir - Werewulf (Nomination 62,5% - Win 40%)
  2. Jacqueline West - Dune: Part Three (Nomination 100% - Win 20%)
  3. Molly Rogers - The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Nomination 50% - Win 20%)
  4. Shirley Kurata - I Love Boosters (Nomination 37,5% - Win 20%)
  5. Ellen Mirojnick - The Odyssey (Nomination 100%)
  6. Grace Snell - Sense and Sensibility (Nomination 75%)
  7. Ana López Cobos - La Bola Negra (Nomination 25%)
  8. Marci Rodgers - Michael (Nomination 12,5%)

Makeup and Hairstyling

  1. Werewulf (Nomination 77,8% - Win 50%)
  2. The Bride! (Nomination 44,4% - Win 33,4%)
  3. The Odyssey (Nomination 66,7% - Win 16,6%)
  4. Dune: Part Three (Nomination 66,7%)
  5. Digger (Nomination 44,4%)
  6. Clayface (Nomination 44,4%)
  7. Michael (Nomination 22,2%)
  8. Wicker (Nomination 11,1%)

Visual Effects

  1. Dune: Part Three (Nomination 100% - Win 60%)
  2. Project Hail Mary (Nomination 100% - Win 40%)
  3. Godzilla Minus Zero (Nomination 85,7%)
  4. The Odyssey (Nomination 71,4%)
  5. Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Nomination 42,9%)
  6. Avengers: Doomsday (Nomination 28,6%)
  7. Disclosure Day (Nomination 28,6%)
  8. The End of Oak Street (Nomination 28,6%)

Sound

  1. Dune: Part Three (Nomination 100% - Win 80%)
  2. The Odyssey (Nomination 100% - Win 20%)
  3. Project Hail Mary (Nomination 100%)
  4. Disclosure Day (Nomination 71,4%)
  5. Digger (Nomination 42,9%)
  6. La Bola Negra (Nomination 28,6%)
  7. Werewulf (Nomination 14,3%)
  8. Whalefall (Nomination 14,3%)

Music (Score)

  1. Ludwig Görransson - The Odyssey (Nomination 87,5% - Win 80%)
  2. Hans Zimmer - Dune: Part Three (Nomination 75% - Win 20%)
  3. John Williams - Disclosure Day  (Nomination 62,5%)
  4. Carter Burwell - Wild Horse Nine (Nomination 50%)
  5. Daniel Pemberton - Project Hail Mary (Nomination 37,5%)
  6. Emile Mosseri - The Debut (Nomination 37,5%)
  7. Raül Refree - La Bola Negra (Nomination 25%)
  8. James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri, Brandon Roberts - Behemoth! (Nomination 25%)
  9. Alexandre Desplat - The Social Reckoning (Nomination 12,5%)
  10. Abel Korzeniowski - Cry to Heaven (Nomination 12,5%)

Music (Original Song)

  1. "I Knew It, I Knew You" - Toy Story 5 (Nomination 100% - Win 60%)
  2. TBD - The Debut (Nomination 57,1% - Win 20%)
  3. TBD - The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (Nomination 28,6% - Win 20%)
  4. "La Playa" - La Bola Negra (Nomination 71,4%)
  5. TBD - La Bola Negra  (Nomination 57,1%)
  6. "Runway" - The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Nomination 42,9%)
  7. "How to Write a Song (Without You)" - Power Ballad (Nomination 28,6%)
  8. "Chains of Love" - "Wuthering Heights" (Nomination 14,3%)
  9. TBD - Cry to Heaven (Nomination 14,3%)
  10. Shape of a Woman - The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Nomination 14,3%)
  11. TBD Diane Warren Song (Nomination 14,3%)
The Oscars shortlists will be announced on December 15, 2026, followed by the nominations announcement on January 21, 2027. The 99th Academy Awards will take place on March 14, 2027, and will be hosted by Conan O'Brien.

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