2026 Oscars Predictions: Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, 'Wicked 2'
With the feather in the cap of this past Oscar season, it’s time to look ahead to the next.
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This annual Variety tradition of blindly forecasting awards season is meant to be fun and expectation-free. Last year’s edition correctly predicted three of the 10 best picture nominees — “Conclave,” “Dune: Part Two” and “Nickel Boys” — but the actual winner, “Anora,” wasn’t even on our radar. That unpredictability is part of the joy of this type of piece.
Speaking of joy, by the sheer looks of the theatrical road ahead, one thing I see is: Movies are back, baby!
The upcoming film slate looks packed as Hollywood emerges from pandemic-era production disruptions. Major studios, streamers and indie powerhouses are rolling out prestige dramas, daring auteur projects and a few big-budget crowd-pleasers — all with the potential to excite the global film-loving community.
Sight unseen, Focus Features appears to have the most stacked lineup of prestige films.
The specialty label has lured three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis out of retirement for “Anemone,” a family drama directed by his son, Ronan Day-Lewis, which the pair co-wrote. This marks the elder Day-Lewis’ first role since 2017’s “Phantom Thread,” making “Anemone” an instant top prospect.
Also on Focus’ slate: Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia,” another offbeat reunion of the “Poor Things” filmmaker with his two-time Oscar-winning muse Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. Meanwhile, “Nomadland” Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao returns with “Hamnet,” an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. With such talent across the board, Focus could be vying for multiple best picture slots.
With a diverse slate of prestige projects, Netflix will undoubtedly mount an ambitious push.
Fresh off his Oscar win for the animated “Pinocchio,” Guillermo del Toro is back in live-action with his version of “Frankenstein.” This long-gestating passion project stars Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as his iconic monster. Del Toro’s gothic take is expected to blend his signature visual style with serious acting firepower.
Meanwhile, Edward Berger (coming off his second consecutive best picture nom with “Conclave”) teams up with Colin Farrell for “The Ballad of a Small Player,” a thriller set in Macau that signals international scope and star wattage.
Noah Baumbach is shifting gears with “Jay Kelly,” a “heartbreaking comedy” starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler. And in a major comeback, Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow returns with an untitled White House thriller led by an ensemble that includes Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson. It marks Bigelow’s first film since “Detroit” (2017).
Indie powerhouse A24 remains a festival darling with several high-profile projects, including two solo projects from the Safdie Brothers.
Josh Safdie directs “Marty Supreme,” a kinetic sports drama about table tennis legend Marty Reisman, starring “A Complete Unknown” best actor nominee Timothée Chalamet. Meanwhile, Benny Safdie helms “The Smashing Machine,” a gritty biopic of MMA fighter Mark Kerr starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt. The film, described by one insider as “extraordinary,” marks an intriguing fusion of indie sensibility and mainstream muscle.
Elsewhere, “Past Lives” director Celine Song returns with “Materialists,” a modern romantic comedy starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal that blends satire with classic romance.
Warner Bros. will be putting its weight behind several major contenders.
Among them is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s sophomore directorial effort “The Bride!,” which reimagines the “Bride of Frankenstein” story with a feminist twist. Jessie Buckley stars as the resurrected Bride, with Christian Bale as a Frankenstein’s monster, set in 1930s Chicago. With an ensemble that includes Penélope Cruz and Annette Bening, the film is pitched as a “deeply romantic, punk monster movie.”
Meanwhile, Paul Thomas Anderson’s long-secretive project is finally taking shape. Though still untitled, the film boasts a reported $115 million budget. The star-studded cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Regina Hall and Teyana Taylor. Early test screenings reportedly clock in at nearly three hours — with eight noms on PTA’s resume, this makes for an instant Oscar conversation starter.
Under the Disney umbrella, 20th Century Studios is touting an eclectic mix of hopefuls.
Scott Cooper’s “Deliver Me from Nowhere” chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s landmark 1982 album “Nebraska,” with “The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White portraying a young Springsteen. With Springsteen’s blessing and Cooper’s proven touch with music dramas (“Crazy Heart”), this could be a player in the acting and sound categories.
On the blockbuster side, James Cameron returns with “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” the third installment in his sci-fi epic. Given Cameron’s track record, technical Oscars are a given; if the film matches the emotional heft of its predecessors, a best picture nomination isn’t out of the question.
Searchlight Pictures has three mystery movies on the horizon.
Andrew Stanton, best known for Pixar classics like “Wall-E,” makes his second live-action film with “In the Blink of an Eye,” a philosophical sci-fi story starring Kate McKinnon and Rashida Jones.
In “Is This Thing On?” Bradley Cooper directs and co-stars in a seriocomic look at a marriage’s end. The feature stars Will Arnett, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mark Chappell. The expectations are high, given Cooper’s recent run with “Maestro” and “A Star Is Born,” in addition to a genre shift.
Rounding out Searchlight’s lineup is “Rental Family,” a Tokyo-set dramedy starring Brendan Fraser as an American actor who joins a “rent-a-family” service. After his comeback Oscar win for “The Whale,” all eyes are on Fraser’s next leading move.
Universal will balance prestige with massive commercial appeal.
Chief among its contenders is “Wicked: For Good,” the second half of the two-part “Wicked” adaptation, coming off a massive 10 Oscar noms for the first installment. With two original songs by composer Stephen Schwartz, each with a climactic payoff for Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda, it could be a back-to-back major player, especially in the techs and a potential redemption nod for the snubbed director Jon M. Chu.
Meanwhile, “How to Train Your Dragon” gets the live-action treatment, and the “Jurassic Park” saga continues with “Jurassic World: Rebirth,” with stars Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey.
Lionsgate is entering the fray with “Michael,” an estate-approved Michael Jackson biopic from Antoine Fuqua starring the pop icon’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson. With Colman Domingo and Nia Long playing the pop star’s parents, the film is expected to be a lightning rod of conversation.
Elsewhere, Kenneth Branagh pivots from “Belfast” and Agatha Christie to contemporary suspense with “The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde,” starring Jodie Comer. Moreover, “The Long Walk,” based on Stephen King’s dystopian novel and starring Cooper Hoffman, could be a brutal endurance tale that could surprise some movie-goers.
Let’s not forget that a new category is coming for the Oscars this year. The achievement in casting is sure to be enjoyable and unknown ground to cover, and with some of the biggest names in Hollywood attached to some of this year’s hopefuls, such as Ellen Lewis (Mubi’s “Father, Mother, Sister, Brother”), Avy Kaufman (“Sentimental Value”), and more, expect this to become a prime focus during the season.
From auteur-driven dramas to blockbuster spectacles, the 2025 roster could have the makings of an exhilarating awards season (read the list of the most anticipated performances as well).
All release dates, studios, and official credits are not final and subject to change.
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*** = PREDICTED WINNER
(All predicted nominees listed below are in alphabetical or
Best Picture
“The Ballad of a Small Player” (Netflix)
Mike Goodridge, Mathew James Wilkinson, Edward Berger
“Bugonia” (Focus Features)
Yorgos Lanthimos, Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen, Emma Stone, Miky Lee, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko
“Deliver Me From Nowhere” (20th Century Studios)
Scott Stuber, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Scott Cooper, Eric Robinson
“F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Chad Oman
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) ***
Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg
“Late Fame” (No U.S. Distribution)
Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, JoAnne Sellar
“Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Maria Ekerhovd, Andrew Berenstsen Ottmar
“The Smashing Machine” (A24)
Dwayne Johnson, Benny Safdie, Eli Bush, David Koplan
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Marc Platt
Alternates: “After the Hunt” (Amazon MGM Studios); “Anemone” (Focus Features); “The Bride!” (Warner Bros.); “Eleanor the Great” (Sony Pictures Classics); “Eternity” (A24); “Father, Mother, Sister, Brother” (Mubi); “Frankenstein” (Netflix); “Highest 2 Lowest” (A24/Apple Original Films); “Is This Thing On?” (Searchlight Pictures); “Jay Kelly” (Netflix); “The Lost Bus” (Apple Original Films); “Madden” (Amazon MGM Studios); “Marty Supreme” (A24); “Michael” (Lionsgate); “Rental Family” (Searchlight Pictures); “Roofman” (Paramount Pictures); “Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Thriller” (Netflix)
Director
Edward Berger
“The Ballad of a Small Player” (Netflix)
Jon M. Chu
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Scott Cooper
“Deliver Me From Nowhere” (20th Century Studios)
Joachim Trier
“Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Chloé Zhao ***
“Hamnet” (Focus Features)
Alternate: Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.); Edward Berger, “The Ballad of a Small Player” (Netflix); Kathryn Bigelow, “Untitled Thriller” (Netflix); Scoot Cooper, “Deliver Me From Nowhere” (20th Century Studios); Nia DaCosta, “Hedda” (Amazon MGM Studios); Guillermo del Toro, “Frankenstein” (Netflix); Julia Ducournau, “Alpha” (Neon); Paul Greengrass, “The Lost Bus” (Apple Original Films); Luca Guadagnino, “After the Hunt” (Amazon MGM Studios); Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Bride!” (Warner Bros.); Scarlett Johansson, “Eleanor the Great” (Sony Pictures Classics); Kent Jones, “Late Fame” (No U.S. Distribution); Yorgos Lanthimos, “Bugonia” (Focus Features); Benny Safdie, “The Smashing Machine” (A24); Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme” (A24); Celine Song, “Materialists” (A24)
Actor
Willem Dafoe ***
“Late Fame” (No U.S. Distribution)
Oscar Isaac
“Frankenstein” (Netflix)
Dwayne Johnson
“The Smashing Machine” (A24)
Paul Mescal
“Hamnet” (Focus Features)
Jeremy Allen White
“Deliver Me From Nowhere” (20th Century Studios)
Alternates: Will Arnett, “Is This Thing On?” (Searchlight Pictures); Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme” (A24); George Clooney, “Jay Kelly” (Netflix); Willem Dafoe, “The Birthday Party” (No U.S. Distribution); Daniel Day-Lewis, “Anemone” (Focus Features); Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.); Joel Edgerton, “Train Dreams” (Netflix); Colin Farrell, “The Ballad of a Small Player” (Netflix); Brendan Fraser, “Rental Family” (Searchlight Pictures); Paul Walter Hauser, “The Luckiest Man in America” (IFC Films); Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics); André Holland, “The Actor” (Neon); Oscar Isaac, “Frankenstein” (Netflix); Matthew McConaughey, “The Lost Bus” (Apple Original Films); Josh O’Connor, “Wake Up Dead Man” (Netflix); Jesse Plemons, “Bugonia” (Focus Features); Brad Pitt, “F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.); Bill Skarsg?rd, “Dead Man’s Wire” (No U.S. Distribution); Channing Tatum, “Roofman” (Paramount Pictures); Miles Teller, “Eternity” (A24); Denzel Washington, “Highest 2 Lowest” (A24/Apple Original Films);
Actress
Jessie Buckley ***
“Hamnet” (Focus Features)
Cynthia Erivo
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Lucy Liu
“Rosemead” (No U.S. Distribution)
Emma Stone
“Bugonia” (Focus Features)
June Squibb
“Eleanor the Great” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Alternates: Amy Adams, “At the Sea” (No U.S. Distribution); Cate Blanchett, “Father, Mother, Sister, Brother” (Mubi); Jessie Buckley, “The Bride!” (Netflix); Jessica Chastain, “Dreams” (No U.S. Distribution); Olivia Colman, “The Roses” (Searchlight Pictures); Danielle Deadwyler, “40 Acres” (Magnolia Pictures); Anne Hathaway, “Mother Mary” (A24); Dakota Johnson, “Materialists” (A24); Elizabeth Olsen, “Eternity” (A24); Jenna Ortega, “Klara and the Sun” (Sony Pictures); Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value” (Neon); Margot Robbie, “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” (Sony Pictures); Julia Roberts, “After the Hunt’ (Amazon MGM Studios); Sydney Sweeney, “Untitled Christy Martin Biopic” (No U.S. Distribution Yet); Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.); Tessa Thompson, “Hedda” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Supporting Actor
Michael Cera
“The Phoenician Scheme” (Focus Features)
Colman Domingo
“Michael” (Lionsgate)
Stellan Skarsg?rd ***
“Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Jeremy Strong
“Deliver Me From Nowhere” (20th Century Studios)
Adam Sandler
“Jay Kelly” (Netflix)
Alternates: Joe Alwyn, “Hamnet” (Focus Features); Jonathan Bailey, “Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures); Christian Bale, “The Bride!” (Warner Bros.); Bradley Cooper, “Is This Thing On?” (Searchlight Pictures); Tyler, the Creator, “Marty Supreme” (A24); Idris Elba, “Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Thriller” (Netflix); Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein” (Netflix); Damson Idris, “F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.); Pedro Pascal, “The Materialists” (A24); Keanu Reeves, “Good Fortune” (Lionsgate); Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.); Callum Turner, “Eternity” (A24); Jeffrey Wright, “Highest 2 Lowest” (A24/Apple Original Films)
Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt ***
“The Smashing Machine” (A24)
Ariana Grande
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Greta Lee
“Late Fame” (No U.S. Distribution Yet)
Nia Long
“Michael” (Lionsgate)
Alicia Silverstone
“Bugonia” (Focus Features)
Alternates: Amy Adams, “Klara and the Sun” (Sony Pictures); Michaela Coel, “Mother Mary” (A24); Penélope Cruz, “The Bride!” (Warner Bros.); Kirsten Dunst, “Roofman” (Paramount Pictures); America Ferrera, “The Lost Bus” (Apple Original Films); Regina Hall, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.); Gwyneth Paltrow, “Marty Supreme” (A24); Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “Eternity” (A24); Tilda Swinton, “The Ballad of a Small Player” (Netflix); Mia Threapleton, “The Phoenician Scheme” (Focus Features); Emily Watson, “Hamnet” (Focus Features)
Casting
“Deliver Me from Nowhere” (20th Century Studios) ***
Francine Maisler
“Father, Mother, Sister, Brother” (Mubi)
Ellen Lewis
“Frankenstein” (Netflix)
Robin D. Cook
“Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Avy Kaufman
“Wake Up Dead Man” (Netflix)
Mary Vernieu
Alternates: “Bugonia” (Focus Features) – Jennifer Venditti; “Marty Supreme” (A24) – Jennifer Venditti; “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) – Cassandra Kulukundis; “The Smashing Machine” (A24) – Jennifer Venditti; “Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) – Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey
Original Screenplay
“Eternity” (A24)
Pat Cunnane
“Jay Kelly” (Netflix) ***
Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer
“Late Fame” (No U.S. Distribution)
Samy Burch
“The Phoenician Scheme” (Focus Features)
Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
“Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Alternates: “Anemone” (Focus Features) – Daniel Day-Lewis, Ronan Day-Lewis; “Good Fortune” (Lionsgate) – Aziz Ansari; “Marty Supreme” (A24) – Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein; “Roofman” (Paramount Pictures) — Derek Cianfrance, Kirt Gunn; “The Smashing Machine” (A24) – Benny Safdie; “Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Thriller” (Netflix) – Noah Oppenheim
Adapted Screenplay
“The Ballad of a Small Player” (Netflix)
Rowan Joffé (based on the novel by Lawrence Osborne)
“Bugonia” (Focus Features)
Will Tracy (based on “Save the Green Planet!” by Jang Joon-hwan)
“Deliver Me From Nowhere” (20th Century Studios)
Scott Cooper (based on “Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska” by Warren Zanes)
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) ***
Chloé Zhao (based on the novel by Maggie O’Farrell)
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox (based on the characters by L. Frank Baum and the novel by Gregory Maguire)
Alternates: “The Bride!” (Warner Bros.) – Maggie Gyllenhaal (based on the characters by Mary Shelley); “Frankenstein” (Netflix) – Guillermo del Toro (based on “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” by Mary Shelley); “The History of Sound” (No U.S. Distribution) – Oliver Hermanus, Ben Shattuck (based on the novel by Shattuck); “The Life of Chuck” (Neon) — Mike Flanagan (based on the novel by Stephen King); “Wake Up Dead Man” (Netflix) – Rian Johnson (based on characters created by Johnson)
Animated Feature
“Elio” (Pixar)
Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian
“Endless Cookie” (No U.S. Distribution)
Seth Scriver, Peter Scriver
“In Your Dreams” (Netflix) ***
Alex Woo, Erik Benson
“The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Sylvain Chomet
“Zootopia 2” (Walt Disney Pictures)
Jared Bush, Byron Howard
Alternates: “The Bad Guys 2” (DreamWorks Animation); “Sneaks” (Briarcliff Entertainment); “The Twits” (Netflix); “Wildwood” (No U.S. Distribution)
Production Design
“The Bride!” (Warner Bros.)
Karen Murphy, Rena DeAngelo
“Frankenstein” (Netflix)
Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau
“Hamnet” (Focus Features)
Fiona Crombie, Ruthie Falconer
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) ***
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales
Alternates: “Bugonia” (Focus Features); “The Fantastic Four: The First Steps” (Marvel Studios); “In the Blink of an Eye” (Searchlight Pictures); “Marty Supreme” (A24); “Mickey 17” (Warner Bros.); “The Phoenician Scheme” (Focus Features); “Wake Up Dead Man” (Netflix)
Cinematography
“Deliver Me From Nowhere” (20th Century Studios)
Masanobu Takayanagi
“F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)
Claudio Miranda
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) ***
Lukasz Zal
“Marty Supreme” (A24)
Darius Khondji
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Alice Brooks
Alternates: “After the Hunt” (Amazon MGM Studios) — Malik Hassan Sayeed; “Avatar: Fire and Ash” (20th Century Studios) — Russell Carpenter; “The Ballad of a Small Player” (Netflix) — James Friend; “The Bride!” (Warner Bros.) — Lawrence Sher; “Bugonia” (Focus Features) — Robbie Ryan; “Frankenstein” (Netflix) – Dan Laustsen;
Costume Design
“The Bride!” (Warner Bros.)
Sandy Powell
“Frankenstein” (Netflix)
Kate Hawley
“Hamnet” (Focus Features)
Malgosia Turzanska
“Kiss of the Spider Woman” (No U.S. Distribution)
Colleen Atwood
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) ***
Paul Tazewell
Alternates: “The Ballad of a Small Player” (Netflix) — Lisy Christl; “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Consolata Boyle; “Bugonia” (Focus Features) – Jennifer Johnson; “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (Marvel Studios) — Alexandra Byrne; “Marty Supreme” (A24) – Miyako Bellizzi
Film Editing
“The Ballad of a Small Player” (Netflix)
Nick Emerson
“Deliver Me From Nowhere” (20th Century Studios) ***
Pamela Martin
“Late Fame” (No U.S. Distribution)
Mike Selemon
“Hamnet” (Focus Features)
To be announced
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Myron Kerstein
Alternates: “After the Hunt” (Amazon MGM Studios) — Marco Costa; “Avatar: Fire and Ash” (20th Century Studios) — David Brenner, James Cameron, Nicolas de Toth, John Refoua, Stephen E. Rivkin; “The Bride!” (Warner Bros.) – Dylan Tichenor; “F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.) — Stephen Mirrione; “Marty Supreme” (A24) – To be announced; “The Smashing Machine” (A24) – To be announced
Makeup and Hairstyling
“The Bride!” (Warner Bros.)
“Frankenstein” (Netflix)
“Michael” (Lionsgate)
“Mother Mary” (A24)
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) ***
Alternates: “Bugonia” (Focus Features); “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.); “Hamnet” (Focus Features); “Hedda” (Amazon MGM Studios); “The Smashing Machine” (A24); “Thunderbolts*” (Marvel Studios); “Untitled Christy Martin Biopic” (No U.S. Distribution Yet)
Sound
“Deliver Me From Nowhere” (20th Century Studios)
“F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)
“Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning” (Paramount Pictures)
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) ***
Alternates: “The Bride!” (Warner Bros.); “Frankenstein” (Netflix); “Hamnet” (Focus Features); “How to Train Your Dragon” (Universal Pictures); “Michael” (Lionsgate); “The Running Man” (Paramount Pictures); “The Smashing Machine” (A24)
Visual Effects
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” (20th Century Studios) ***
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (Marvel Studios)
“How to Train Your Dragon” (Universal Pictures)
“Superman” (DC Studios)
“Tron: Ares” (Walt Disney Pictures)
Alternates: “F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.); “Frankenstein” (Netflix); “Jurassic World: Rebirth” (Universal Pictures); “Lilo & Stitch” (Walt Disney Pictures); “Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning” (Paramount Pictures); “The Running Man” (Paramount Pictures); “Thunderbolts*” (Marvel Studios); “Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Original Score
“In the Blink of an Eye” (Searchlight Pictures) ***
Thomas Newman
“The Collaboration” (No U.S. Distribution)
Chanda Dancy
“F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)
Hans Zimmer
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Jonny Greenwood
“Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Hania Rani
Alternates: “After the Hunt” (Amazon MGM Studios) — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross; “The Bride!” (Warner Bros.) — Jonny Greenwood; “Bugonia” (Focus Features) — Jerskin Fendrix; “Frankenstein” (Netflix) – Alexandre Desplat; “Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) — John Powell, Stephen Schwartz
Original Song
“Diane Warren: Relentless” (Greenwich Entertainment)
“Dear Me” by Diane Warren
“Maserati: The Brothers” (No U.S. Distribution)
Unknown song by Diane Warren
“The Phoenician Scheme” (Focus Features)
Unknown possible song
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) ***
“Untitled Elphaba Song” by Stephen Schwartz and Cynthia Erivo
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
“Untitled Glinda Song” by Stephen Schwartz
Documentary Feature
“Architecton” (A24)
“Cutting Through Rocks” (No U.S. Distribution) ***
“Endless Cookie” (No U.S. Distribution)
“The Perfect Neighbor” (Netflix)
“Selena y Los Dinos” (No U.S. Distribution)
Alternates: “John Prine: Hello in There” (Sony Pictures Classics); “One to One: John and Yoko” (Magnolia); “Sally” (National Geographic Documentary Films)
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