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Oscar Predictions: ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Rental Family’ Split Middleburg as AFI Fest and SCAD Bring More Contenders

Early predictions for Oscars 2026 include Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, Dwayne Johnson, the Safdie brothers, "Wicked 2" and more.

Image Credit: Getty Images “ The Ballad of a Small Player ” (Netflix) Mike Goodridge, Mathew James Wilkinson, Edward Berger “ Bugonia ” (Focus Features) Yorgos Lanthimos, Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen, Emma Stone, Miky Lee, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko “ Deliver Me From Nowhere ” (20th Century Studios) Scott Stuber, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Scott Cooper, Eric Robinson “ F1 ” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.) Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Chad Oman “ Hamnet ” (Focus Features)*** Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg “ Late Fame ” (No U.S. Distribution) Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon “ Marty Supreme ” (A24) Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet “ One Battle After Another ” (Warner Bros.) Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, JoAnne Sellar “ Sentimental Value ” (Neon) Maria Ekerhovd, Andrew Berenstsen Ottmar “ The Smashing Machine ” (A24) Dwayne Johnson, Benny Safdie, Eli Bush, David Koplan “ Wicked: For Good ” (Universal Pictures) Marc Platt Image Credit: Courtesy of Roger Do Minh/Netflix “ Eternity ” (A24) Pat Cunnane “ Jay Kelly ” (Netflix)*** Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer “ Late Fame ” (No U.S. Distribution) Samy Burch “ The Phoenician Scheme ” (Focus Features) Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola “ Sentimental Value ” (Neon) Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier Alternates: “After the Hunt” (Amazon MGM Studios) — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross; “The Bride!” (Warner Bros.) — Jonny Greenwood; “Bugonia” (Focus Features) — Jerskin Fendrix; “Frankenstein” (Netflix) – Alexandre Desplat; “Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) — John Powell, Stephen Schwartz

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