Best Picture frontrunners
The Best Picture frontrunner right now is The Odyssey.
Season
99th Academy Awards
In the race
12
contenders tracked
Best predictor
PGA
20 of 27 since 2000
- Oct 12, 202664th New York Film Festival (Sept 25 to Oct 12)
- Nov 12, 2026Oscars final general entry deadlineOscars
- Nov 15, 2026Governors AwardsOscars
- Nov 30, 202636th Gotham AwardsGotham
- Dec 2, 2026Film Independent Spirit Awards nominationsSpirit
- Dec 4, 202632nd Critics Choice Awards nominationsCritics Choice
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Odyssey | · | Frontrunner | Universal Pictures |
| 2 |  La bola negra | · | Contender | Netflix |
| 3 |  Wild Horse Nine | · | Contender | Searchlight Pictures |
| 4 |  Project Hail Mary | · | Contender | Amazon MGM Studios |
| 5 |  Dune: Part Three | · | Contender | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 6 |  The Debut | · | Contender | A24 |
| 7 |  The Invite | · | Contender | A24 |
| 8 |  All of a Sudden | · | Contender | Neon |
| 9 |  I Play Rocky | · | Contender | Amazon MGM Studios |
| 10 |  Fjord | · | Contender | Neon |
| 11 |  Obsession | · | Long shot | Focus Features |
| 12 |  The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth | · | Long shot | Netflix |
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