But the cinematic world never stops, and it is time to look beyond this year into next.

Avatar speaks for itself, with the previous two films being nominated and breaking box office records.

Then we get to what we call the narrative.

Stop Making Sense poster with Bad Lists

While they wont be a Barbenheimer, combined they could both aid each others cause.

Next up, Highest 2 Lowest is Spike Lee remaking Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low.

As for the three M-names, well keep it simple.

A collage of Midnight Mass, The Fall of the House of Usher and The Haunting of Hill House.

Lastly, we have Wicked.

Wont win this year (part ones rarely do), could win next year.

Best Actor

Look, I know its ahugeswing.

Split image of the Terminator, Bruce Lee, and John Wick.

But The Rock is a born campaigner, and director Benny Safdie has the juice.

In a more normal prediction, I had Harris here last year and the movie was delayed.

But I am not a quitter.

Oscars 2025/26 collage of hopeful nominees

Best Supporting Actress

Perhaps controversially, no Grande here, despite Erivo and Bailey.

That, plus the fact I would peg her as this years favourite, means she may make way.

Onto who is actually there.

A silhouette shot of Lo’ak touching Payakan’s fin underwater as a glare of light can be seen from the surface.

As for Goth, we are once more back to the narrative.

After Licorice Pizza, I would also love to see Alana Haim here for Baktan Cross, too.

Every movie that has blue on the poster?

Dwayne Johnson sat in a boxing ring in The Smashing Machine

Why do I care about that?

Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in Wicked

Fiyero looking at Glinda in Wicked

Mia Goth in a bandana in X