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 |
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1 |
Sinners (Warner Bros.) |
▲ 1 🔒 |
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2 |
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) |
▼ 1🔒 |
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3 |
Sentimental Value (NEON) |
— 🔒 |
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4 |
Hamnet (Focus Features) |
— |
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5 |
Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures) |
— |
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On the Fringe |
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6 |
Sirât (NEON) |
▲ 4 |
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7 |
Marty Supreme (A24) |
▼ 1 |
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In the Mix |
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8 |
Frankenstein (Netflix) |
▼ 1 |
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9 |
Weapons (Warner Bros.) |
▼ 1 |
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10 |
The Secret Agent (NEON) |
▼ 1 |
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— |
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) |
🪦 |

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.


