2027 Oscar Predictions

Updated April 30th, 2026

Project Hail Mary

1. Project Hail Mary

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory slowly returns, he soon discovers he must solve the riddle behind a mysterious substance that's causing the sun to die out. As details of the mission unravel, he calls on his scientific training and sheer ingenuity -- but he may not have to do it alone.

2. The Odyssey

Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War.

3. Dune: Part Three

The third and final installment in Villeneuve's Dune film trilogy and based on Frank Herbert's novel Dune Messiah.

4. The Adventures of Cliff Booth

Showcases more of Cliff Booth's backstory in his new role as a Hollywood fixer.

5. The Social Reckoning

Facebook engineer Frances Haugen and The Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz blow the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.

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6. Being Heumann

In 1977, disability rights activist Judy Heumann leads a historic 28-day occupation of San Francisco's Federal Building, uniting protesters in a fight for accessibility laws and equal rights.

7. Clarissa

A re-imagining of Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway" set in Lagos.

8. All of a Sudden

Two scholars exchange letters about chance and risk. As the philosopher falls ill, their academic correspondence evolves into intimate discussions about mortality and a deeper connection forms between them.

9. The Invite

Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.

10. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

Matt and Jay's plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, resulting in them accidentally travelling back to the year 2008.

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