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

Costume Design
*Updated 01.16.2025
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In the Spotlight |
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1 |
Frankenstein (Kate Hawley) |
— 👑 |
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2 |
Wicked: For Good (Paul Tazwell) |
— 🔒 |
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3 |
Sinners (Ruth E. Carter) |
— 🔒 |
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4 |
Hamnet (Malgosia Turzanska) |
— 🔒 |
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5 |
Lindsay Pugh (Hedda) |
▲ 1 |
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On the Fringe |
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6 |
Marty Supreme (Miyako Bellizzi) |
▲ 1 |
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7 |
The Testament of Ann Lee (Malgosia Turzanska) |
▼ 2 |
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In the Mix |
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8 |
One Battle After Another (Colleen Atwood) |
▲ 2 |
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9 |
The Secret Agent (Rita Azevedo) |
▲ 2 |
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10 |
Bugonia (Jennifer Johnson) |
▲ 2 |
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Long Shots |
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11 |
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella) |
▼ 3 |
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12 |
Weapons (Trish Summerville) |
— |
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13 |
Downton Abbey: Grande Finale (Anna Mary Scott Robbins) |
— |
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14 |
The Phoenician Scheme (Milena Canonero) |
— |
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15 |
Superman (Judianna Makovsky) |
— |

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.


