2027 Oscar Predictions

Updated April 30th, 2026

John Goodman

1. John Goodman – Digger

The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove that he's humanity's savior.

2. Sam Rockwell – Wild Horse Nine

CIA agents Chris and Lee face a trust-testing mission from Santiago to Easter Island during 1973 Chile.

3. Channing Tatum – Josephine

After 8-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety, while adults are helpless to console her.

4. Antonio Banderas – Tony

Based on the influential chef, writer, and travel journalist Anthony Bourdain.

5. Mark Ruffalo – 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.

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6. Jeremy Strong – 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.

7. Tom Holland – The Odyssey

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

8. Colman Domingo – Michael

The story of pop superstar Michael Jackson -- from his extraordinary early days in the Jackson 5 to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fuels a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world.

9. Will Poulter – Saturn Return

Follows two Chicago college sweethearts over a decade as they navigate the complexities of adulthood and fate tests their youthful dreams.

10. David Oyelowo – Clarissa

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

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