My personal picks for the #Oscars2026 winners! I stuck to the categories I know best. Every choice is backed by deep dives and research, or sometimes just pure instinct from the very first watch or listen. #Oscar26 #98thAcademyAwards 🧵

Best Picture: Train Dreams

Best Directing: Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Michael B. Jordan – Sinners as Elijah "Smoke" Moore / Elias "Stack" Moore
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet as Agnes Shakespeare
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value as Rachel Kemp
Best Animated Feature Film: KPop Demon Hunters – Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans, and Michelle L.M. Wong
Best International Feature Film: It Was Just an Accident (France) in Persian and Azerbaijani – directed by Jafar Panahi
Best Music (Original Song): "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters – Music and lyrics by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, 24, Ido, and Teddy Park https://youtu.be/yebNIHKAC4A?si=uurCwVlWyvOHrZ5F
Best Sound: Sinners – Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor, and Steve Boeddeker
Best Production Design: Sinners – Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne
Best Cinematography: Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso
Best Film Editing: Sinners – Michael P. Shawver
Best Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett