2026 Oscar Best Casting Predictions
Tracking my evolving predictions for Casting throughout Awards Season.
👑 Winner Locked
🔒 Nomination Locked
🆕 New
▲ Rise
▼ Fall
— No Change
🪦 Out of Contention (RIP)

Casting
*Updated 01.21.2025
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In the Spotlight 5760_6e8eb7-64> | 5760_3fe33b-ac> |
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Sinners (Warner Bros.) 5760_bd694b-b0> |
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One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) 5760_cf636a-fd> |
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Sentimental Value (NEON) 5760_59cf44-2d> |
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Hamnet (Focus Features) 5760_b8c45f-4c> |
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Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures) 5760_b3fc45-37> |
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On the Fringe 5760_d7820d-13> | 5760_56f6b0-e0> |
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Sirât (NEON) 5760_6083b7-7c> |
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Marty Supreme (A24) 5760_573df3-42> |
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In the Mix 5760_52f8b9-be> | 5760_611084-af> |
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Frankenstein (Netflix) 5760_dcf9b1-86> |
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Weapons (Warner Bros.) 5760_49da5c-6e> |
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The Secret Agent (NEON) 5760_f5e603-85> |
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) |
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The table updates as the awards season shifts – my ADHD and OCD won’t let it sit still. The leaderboard below stays put; it’s the Top 7 I locked in at the start of the month.






