2026 Oscar Best Makeup and Hairstyling Predictions

Tracking my evolving predictions for Makeup and Hairstyling throughout Awards Season.
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Makeup and Hairstyling

*Updated 01.16.2025

In the Spotlight

1

Frankenstein (Netflix)

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2

The Smashing Machine (A24)

▲ 1 🔒

3

Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

▼ 1 🔒

4

Sinners (Warner Bros.)

— 🔒

5

Nuremberg (Sony Pictures Classic)

▲ 2

On the Fringe

6

One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

7

The Alto Kings (Warner Bros.)

▼ 2

In the Mix

8

Marty Supreme (A24)

9

The Ugly Stepsister (Scanbox Entertainment)

10

Kokuho (GKIDS)

Weapons (Warner Bros.)
28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)
Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classic)
Bugonia (Focus Features)
Superman (Warner Bros.)

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Shortlist scorecard showing 4 out of 10 correct predictions and 40 percent accuracy for Makeup and Hairstyling

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.

Leaderboard graphic showing the top 7 Makeup and Hairstyling contenders for the 2026 Oscars (Jan 2026)

Leaderboard graphic showing the top 7 Makeup and Hairstyling contenders for the 2026 Oscars.