This page ranks the Oscar contenders. 2018 contenders are ranked by most likely to be nominated.

Our ranking system is based on our Oscar Tiers page, which is based on the rankings of “Award blogs” throughout the web.

Last Update: 10/08/18

Picture (10/08/18)
A Star is Born
The Favourite
BlacKkKlansman
Roma
First Man
Green Book
If Beale Street Could Talk
Vice

Alternates
Black Panther
Widows
Ad Astra

Dark Horses
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Boy Erased
The Old Man and the Gun
A Quiet Place
Bohemian Rhapsody
Crazy Rich Asians
On the Basis of Sex

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Director (10/08/18)
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
Spike Lee – BlacKKKlansman
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
Adam McKay – Vice

Alternates
Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born
Damien Chazelle – First Man
Peter Farrelly – Green Book
Steve McQueen – Widows

Dark Horses
James Gray – Ad Astra
Paul Dano – Wildlife
David Lowery – The Old Man and the Gun
Marielle Heller – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Bryan Singer – Bohemian Rhapsody

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Lead Actor (10/08/18)
Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born
Christian Bale – Vice
Ryan Gosling – First Man
Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate
Clint Eastwood – The Mule

Alternates
Viggo Mortensen – Green Book
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
Robert Redford – The Old Man and the Gun
Lucas Hedges – Boy Erased

Dark Horses
Hugh Jackman – The Front Runner
Brad Pitt – Ad Astra
Steve Carell – Beautiful Boy
Chadwick Boseman – Black Panther

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Lead Actress (10/08/18)
Lady Gaga – A Star is Born
Glenn Close – The Wife
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Viola Davis – Widows
Toni Colette – Hereditary

Alternates
Kiki Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk
Emily Blunt – Mary Poppins Returns
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Carey Mulligan – Wildlife
Felicity Jones – On the Basis of Sex

Dark Horses
Saoirse Ronan – Mary Queen of Scots
Nicole Kidman – Destroyer
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade
Julia Roberts – Ben is Back
Constance Wu – Crazy Rich Asians

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Supporting Actor (10/08/18)
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Sam Elliott – A Star is Born
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Timothee Chalamet – Beautiful Boy
Sam Rockwell – Vice

Alternates
Daniel Kaluuya – Widows
Stephen James – If Beale Street Could Talk
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther

Dark Horses
Russell Crowe – Boy Erased
Jonathan Pryce – The Wife
Nicholas Hoult – The Favourite
Armie Hammer – On the Basis of Sex
Lucas Hedges – Ben is Back

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Supporting Actress (10/08/18)
Amy Adams – Vice
Claire Foy – First Man
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
Olivia Colman – The Favourite

Alternates
Michelle Yeoh – Crazy Rich Asians
Nicole Kidman – Boy Erased
Natalie Portman – Vox Lux
Sissy Spacek – The Old Man and the Gun

Dark Horses
Margot Robbie – Mary Queen of Scots
Marina de Tavira – Roma
Elizabeth Debicki – Widows
Regina Hall – The Hate U Give
Meryl Streept – Mary Poppins Returns

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Writing – Original Screenplay (10/08/18)
The Favourite
Vice
Green Book
Roma
Eighth Grade

Alternates
First Reformed
A Quiet Place
Hereditary
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Ad Astra

Dark Horses
Isle of Dogs
Mid ’90s
On the Basis of Sex
Tully
At Eternity’s Gate
Sorry to Bother You

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Writing – Adapted Screenplay (10/08/18)
BlacKkKlansman
A Star is Born
If Beale Street Could Talk
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
First Man

Alternates
Widows
Crazy Rich Asians
Wildlife
Beautiful Boy
Boy Erased

Dark Horses
Black Panther
The Old Man and the Gun
The Wife
The Front Runner

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Animated Feature Film (10/09/18)
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Early Man
The Grinch

Alternates
Mirai
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
Smallfoot

Dark Horses
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Mary and the Witch’s Flower
Teen Titans GO! to the Movies

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Cinematography (09/13/18)
Roma
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
The Favourite
Cold War

Alternates
A Star is Born
Black Panther
Ad Astra

Dark Horses
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
At Eternity’s Gate
Widows
The Mule
Vice

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Costume Design (10/09/18)
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Poppins Returns
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Alternates
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
First Man
Colette
Bohemian Rhapsody

Dark Horses
Green Book
BlacKkKlansman
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Sisters Brothers
Peterloo
A Star is Born
If Beale Street Could Talk
Crazy Rich Asians

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Film Editing (09/13/18)
First Man
Roma
Vice
A Star is Born
The Favourite

Alternates
Widows
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Mission Impossible: Fallout
Black Panther

Dark Horses
Mary Poppins Returns
Ad Astra
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Other Side of the Wind
The Old Man and the Gun

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Makeup & Hairstyling (10/10/18)
Vice
Black Panther
Stan & Ollie

Alternates
The Favourite
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Mary Queen of Scots
Border
Uncle Drew
A Wrinkle in Time

Dark Horses
The Happy Prince
Mary Poppins Returns
Bohemian Rhapsody
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Peterloo
Aquaman

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Original Score (10/10/18)
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Isle of Dogs

Alternates
Mary Poppins Returns
Widows
Ad Astra
Vice
Suspiria

Dark Horses
Mandy
Incredibles 2
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Roma
The Favourite
Green Book
Peterloo

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Original Song
TBD

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Production Design (06/13/18)
Black Panther
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Mary Queen of Scots
The Favourite
First Man

Alternates
Mary Poppins Returns
The Sisters Brothers
Peterloo
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Bohemian Rhapsody

Dark Horses
Aquaman
Isle of Dogs
Mowgli
Colette
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Ready Player One
Alpha
Backseat
Bad Times at the El Royale
At Eternity’s Gate
On the Basis of Sex

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Sound Editing (10/10/18)
First Man
Ad Astra
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Mission Impossible: Fallout
Black Panther

Alternates
Widows
Isle of Dogs
A Star is Born
Bumblebee
Incredibles 2
Annihilation
Avengers: Infinity War
Ready Player One
Bohemian Rhapsody

Dark Horses
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Peterloo
Alita: Battle Angel
A Wrinkle in Time

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Sound Mixing (10/10/18)
First Man
Ad Astra
A Star is Born
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Mission Impossible: Fallout

Alternates
Black Panther
Avengers: Infinity War
Bohemain Rhapsody
Mary Poppins Returns
Widows
Ready Player One
Annihilation

Dark Horses
Peterloo
Bumblebee
The Favourite
Alita: Battle Angel
The Sisters Brothers
A Wrinkle in Time

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Visual Effects (10/10/18)
First Man
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Ad Astra
Bumblebee

Alternates
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Ready Player One
Annihilation
Alita: Battle Angel
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Dark Horses
Mission Impossible: Fallout
Isle of Dogs
Aquaman
Mortal Engines
A Quiet Place
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

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Documentary Feature (06/13/18)
TBD

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Foreign Feature (06/13/18)
TBD