Oscars 2026: Expect an International Tilt as Front-Runners Dominate

Vulture’s Nate Jones predicts the 2026 Oscar field will tilt international, with Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, and Sinners leading Best Picture and Sentimental Value and The Secret Agent likely joining as foreign contenders; It Was Just an Accident remains uncertain; Best Director should go to Paul Thomas Anderson with Coogler and Zhao close; lead acting races pit Timothée Chalamet against Leonardo DiCaprio, with Jessie Buckley and Chase Infiniti contending in the acting categories, while Panahi, Cregger, Trier, and Frankenstein vie for the screenplay honors and a late slot could go to Avatar: Fire and Ash or Wicked if the international trend persists.