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

Supporting Actress
*Updated 01.16.2025
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In the Spotlight |
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1 |
Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good) |
— 🔒 |
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2 |
Amy Madigan (Weapons) |
— 🔒 |
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3 |
Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) |
— 🔒 |
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4 |
Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners) |
▲ 2 |
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5 |
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value) |
▲ 2 |
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On the Fringe |
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6 |
Odessa A’zion (Marty Supreme) |
🆕 |
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7 |
Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value) |
▼ 3 |
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In the Mix |
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8 |
Nina Hoss (Hedda) |
▲ 3 |
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9 |
Emily Blunt (The Smashing Machine) |
— |
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10 |
Glenn Close (Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery) |
▼ 2 |
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Long Shots |
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11 |
Regina Hall (One Battle After Another) |
▼ 1 |
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12 |
Gwenyth Paltrow (Marty Supreme) |
▼ 7 |
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13 |
Sissy Spacek (Die My Love) |
▼ 1 |
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14 |
Emily Watson (Hamnet) |
▼ 1 |
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15 |
Laura Dern (Jay Kelly) |
🆕 |
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— |
Halle Steinfeld (Sinners) |
🪦 |
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— |
Ayo Edebiri (After the Hunt) |
🪦 |

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.


