The 78th Cannes Film Festival will begin on Tuesday, May 13and run until Saturday, May 24.
The following are five early predictions for the Cannes contenders at the 2026 Oscars.
This book-to-movie adaptation follows two men who travel throughout New England recording folk songs in the summer of 1919.
Based on a beautiful story, Mescal could shine in this tragic romance.
The movie did well financially and critically, but was absent from the Oscars, leaving Mescal empty-handed.
Fortunately,The History of Soundcan make up for that.
Of course, a nomination is no guarantee of a win.
Neither 2023’sAsteroid Cityor 2021’sThe French Dispatchearned any Oscar nominations.The Phoenician Schemecould continue this trend.
Though it is in English, the movie is technically French.
LikeAnatomy of a Fall,Alphabenefits from having a truly compelling story.
The movie stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Austin Butler, and Luke Grimes.
Aster has yet to be nominated for an Academy Award, but his reputation precedes him.
After directing horrifying movies likeHereditaryandMidsommar,he has become a massive name in horror.
Unfortunately, his most recent film,Beau Is Afraid,left most audiences disappointed.
Plus, franchises likeAvatarandWickedwill make important bids.
The 2026 Oscars will take place on Sunday, March 15.
They will be hosted by Conan O’Brien.
Thebest prediction to make about the 2026 Oscars is that anything could happen.
Past years have taught us that what we think will succeed may not, and vice versa.
Therefore, only time (and more film festivals) can tell us how theOscarsare going to play out.
