The films nominated for the 2026 Oscars, announced today. At what time will they be found out?
The nominations for the 2026 Oscars will be announced later on Thursday, and the entire film industry is waiting to see if it will be a year in which the big favorites of the specialists are recognized with nominations or if it will be another year of surprises, the BBC reports.
In the section of favorites for the Oscar for the best picture, it remains to be seen whether “One Battle After Another”, in which Leonardo DiCaprio plays a fugitive rebel, will confirm the success of the Golden Globe Gala and receive the most nominations at the Oscars.
Vampire horror film “Sinners” is also considered a strong contender, even though it only won the Golden Globes for Best Soundtrack and Best Cinematography and Box Office. “Sinners” keeps its chances at the Oscars because Hollywood votes for them, while the Golden Globes are voted by a jury made up of international journalists, less inclined to reward a production with such an American-centric theme.
“Marty Supreme”, “Frankenstein”, “Sentimental Value”, “Bugonia” and “The Secret Agent” are considered favorites for the nominations, when they will be announced starting at 13:30 GMT, 15:30 Romanian time.
Two of last year's biggest box office hits were “Wicked: For Good” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” but it looks like both sequels will get fewer nominations than the feature films they followed.
The second installment of “Wicked” was far more poorly received than the first film, while the third “Avatar” film may have less traction due to franchise fatigue and director James Cameron's nonchalant approach to the Oscar campaign.
“You can play the awards game or you can play the game that I like, which is to make movies that people actually go to,” Cameron said last month.
Will 2026 finally be Paul Thomas Anderson's year at the Oscars?
Acclaimed American director Paul Thomas Anderson, affectionately known by the acronym PTA, has never won an Oscar despite 11 career nominations for films such as “Phantom Thread,” “Licorice Pizza” and “There Will Be Blood.”
But this year, things could change as his latest film, the aforementioned “One Battle After Another,” was the hottest title at the start of the Hollywood awards season and could win him Oscars as a screenwriter, director and producer.
The film, which has struggled to become a commercial success despite enthusiastic reviews, follows a former revolutionary who reunites with his old team to try to recover his daughter after she is kidnapped by a group of white supremacists.
He is also likely to lead the competition by a margin due to the sheer number of film actors in the running – no less than 25% of the available acting nominations could go to Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro.
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The Best Actor race is particularly loaded with big names this year – DiCaprio facing strong competition from Timothée Chalamet (“Marty Supreme”) in a race that also includes names such as Michael B. Jordan (“Sinners”), Ethan Hawke (“Blue Moon”) and Jesse Plemons (“Bugonia”).
Still, in a year full of movies starring Hollywood's top actors, it's likely that some of them will miss out on Oscar nominations.
Julia Roberts (“After The Hunt”), George Clooney (“Jay Kelly”), Dwayne Johnson (“The Smashing Machine”), Jennifer Lawrence (“Die My Love”) and Sydney Sweeney (“Christy”) all had films in the running this year, but have lost steam in recent weeks.
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The horror film “Weapons” may not be a traditional Oscar favorite, but Amy Madigan could be up for best supporting actress for her portrayal of an eccentric aunt who arrives in a US town shortly before the local school students disappear.
It's been 40 years since the 75-year-old actress' first (and last) Oscar nomination for Twice in a Lifetime, which now seems suggestive given her new feature.
Elsewhere, “Kate Hudson” could be nominated for “Song Sung Blue,” which would be her first nomination since 25 years ago for “Almost Famous,” while a potential nomination for Benicio del Toro would be her first in 22 years.
Nominations will be announced by “The Color Purple” actress Danielle Brooks, herself a past nominee, and “Thunderbolts” and “Top Gun: Maverick” star Lewis Pullman.
