InSession Film’s Ben Miller and Jacob Throneberry join Awards Editor Shadan Larki to take an early look at the 2027 Oscar race. To learn more about their methodology and their thoughts behind some of their bold picks, listen to their episode of Chasing the Gold.
Shadan Larki’s Picks:
BEST PICTURE:
All of a Sudden
Digger
Dune: Part Three
Fatherland
Fjord
Project Hail Mary
The Odyssey`
The Social Reckoning
Wild Horse Nine
Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical Comedy
BEST DIRECTOR:
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Digger
Christian Mungiu, Fjord
Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey
Martin McDonagh, Wild Horse Nine
Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, Project Hail Mary
BEST ACTOR:
Tom Cruise, Digger
Matt Damon, The Odyssey
John Malkovich, Wild Horse Nine
Ryan Gosling, Project Hail Mary
Sebastian Stan, Fjord
BEST ACTRESS:
Rachel Brosnahan, Saturn Return
Sandra Huller, Fatherland
Mikey Madison, The Social Reckoning
Renate Reinsve, Fjord
Sophie Okonedo, Clarissa
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Steve Buscemi, Wild Horse Nine
John Goodman, Digger
Guy Pearce, Ink
Sam Rockwell, Wild Horse Nine
Jeremy Strong, The Social Reckoning
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Elizabeth Debicki, The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Anne Hathaway, The Odyssey
Sandra Huller, Project Hail Mary
Julianne Moore, Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical Comedy
Lesley Manville, Jack of Spades
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Digger
Fjord
Josephine
Saturn Return
Wild Horse Nine
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
All of a Sudden
A Long Winter
Project Hail Mary
The Social Reckoning
Ben Miller’s Picks:
BEST PICTURE:
All of a Sudden
Digger
Dune: Part Three
Fjord
Josephine
Ink
The Odyssey
Parallel Tales
Project Hail Mary
Saturn Return
BEST DIRECTOR:
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Digger
Christian Mungiu, Fjord
Beth de Araujo, Josephine
Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey
Asghar Farhadi, Parallel Tales
BEST ACTOR:
Tom Cruise, Digger
Ryan Gosling, Project Hail Mary
Charles Melton, Saturn Return
Dominic Sessa, Tony
Sebastian Stan, Fjord
BEST ACTRESS:
Viginia Efira, All of a Sudden
Cynthia Erivo, Prima Facie
Ruth Madely, Being Heumann
Mason Reeves, Josephine
Renate Reinsve, Fjord
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
John Goodman, Digger
Guy Pearce, Ink
Mark Ruffalo, Being Heumann
Jeremy Strong, The Social Reckoning
Channing Tatum, Josephine
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Caitriona Balfe, A Long Winter
Gemma Chan, Josephine
Claire Foy, Ink
Sandra Huller, Digger
Tao Okamoto, All of a Sudden
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Digger
Fjord
Josephine
Parallel Tales
Saturn Return
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Ink
A Long Winter
The Odyssey
Project Hail Mary
Jacob Throneberry’s Picks:
BEST PICTURE:
Project Hail Mary
The Odyssey
Fjord
Digger
Dune: Part 3
Narnia
Disclosure Day
Wild Horse Nine
Josephine
All of a Sudden
BEST DIRECTOR:
Christian Mungiu, Fjord
Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, Project Hail Mary
Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey
Steven Spielberg, Disclosure Day
Greta Gerwig, Narnia
BEST ACTOR:
Ryan Gosling, Project Hail Mary
Tom Cruise, Digger
Sebastian Stan, Fjord
Matt Damon, The Odyssey
Jeremy Allen White, The Social Reckoning
BEST ACTRESS:
Renate Reinsve, Fjord
Mikey Madison, The Social Reckoning
Meryl Streep, Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic
Viginia Efira, All of a Sudden
Sandra Huller, Rose
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
John Goodman, Digger
Steve Buscemi, Wild Horse Nine
Jesse Plemons, Digger
Tom Holland, The Odyssey
Channing Tatum, Josephine
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Sandra Huller, Digger/Project Hail Mary
Parker Posey, Wild Horse Nine
Anne Hathaway, The Odyssey
Tao Okamoto, All of a Sudden
Kristen Dunst, The Entertainment System is Down
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Fjord
Digger
Wild Horse Nine
Disclosure Day
Josephine
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Project Hail Mary
Narnia
All of a Sudden
The Odyssey
The Memory Police
