2026 Oscar Best Cinematography Predictions
Tracking my evolving predictions for Cinematography throughout Awards Season.
Cinematography
*Updated 01.16.2025
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In the Spotlight | ||
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1 |
Sinners (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) |
— 👑 |
|
2 |
Train Dreams (Adolpho Veloso) |
— 🔒 |
|
3 |
Frankenstein (Dan Lausten) |
▲ 1 🔒 |
|
4 |
One Battle After Another (Michael Baumann) |
▼ 1 🔒 |
|
5 |
Hamnet (Łukasz Żal) |
— |
|
On the Fringe | ||
|
6 |
F1: The Movie (Claudio Miranda) |
▲ 1 |
|
7 |
Wicked: For Good (Alice Brooks) |
▼ 1 |
|
In the Mix | ||
|
8 |
Marty Supreme (Darius Khondji) |
— |
|
9 |
Sirāt (Mauro Herce) |
▲ 4 |
|
10 |
Bugonia (Robbie Ryan) |
▼ 1 |
|
Long Shots | ||
|
11 |
Nouvelle Vague (David Chambille) |
▼ 1 |
|
12 |
Sentimental Value (Kasper Tuxen) |
— |
|
13 |
Song Sung Blue (Amy Vincent) |
▲ 1 |
|
14 |
Ballad of a Small Player (James Friend) |
▼ 3 |
|
15 |
Die My Love (Seamus McGarvey) |
— |
|
16 |
Sound of Falling (Fabian Gamper) |
— |
|
— |
The Testament of Ann Lee (William Rexer) |
🪦 |
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.
