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

Sound
*Updated 01.16.2025
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F1: The Movie (Apple Films | Warner Bros.) 5806_9d388d-6f> |
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Sinners (Warner Bros.) 5806_5f8de4-db> |
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Frankenstein (Netflix) 5806_7bb1b0-c5> |
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Sirāt (NEON) 5806_823d65-c1> |
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One Battle After Another (Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino) 5806_c47b3a-bd> |
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On the Fringe 5806_d1009b-c3> | 5806_f5d5e7-72> |
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Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures) 5806_d09e71-15> |
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures) 5806_befeb9-26> |
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In the Mix 5806_a97d88-ad> | 5806_dfb819-4f> |
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Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios) 5806_f59cbf-d2> |
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Superman (Warner Bros.) 5806_767599-6f> |
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere 5806_11cd4b-ab> |
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Warfare (A24) |
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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.






