2026 Oscar Best Sound Predictions
Tracking my evolving predictions for Sound throughout Awards Season.

Sound
*Updated 01.16.2025
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In the Spotlight |
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1 |
F1: The Movie (Apple Films | Warner Bros.) |
— 👑 |
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2 |
Sinners (Warner Bros.) |
— 🔒 |
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3 |
Frankenstein (Netflix) |
▲ 1 🔒 |
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4 |
Sirāt (NEON) |
▲ 2 🔒 |
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5 |
One Battle After Another (Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino) |
▼ 2 |
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On the Fringe |
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6 |
Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures) |
▼ 2 |
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7 |
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures) |
— |
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In the Mix |
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8 |
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios) |
▼ 1 |
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9 |
Superman (Warner Bros.) |
▼ 2 |
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10 |
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere |
— |
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— |
Warfare (A24) |
🪦 |

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.


