"The Academy membership has notably gotten more global in recent years, which may mean additional success for foreign films outside the International Feature Film category: Brazil's The Secret Agent, France's It Was Just an Accident, Norway's Sentimental Value, and South Korea's No Other Choice are also strong contenders for Best Picture. Additionally, Wagner Moura of The Secret Agent, Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgard of Sentimental Value, and Lee Byung-hun of No Other Choice are also in consideration for their acting work."
"One fun twist for this year: In 2025, following the 97th Academy Awards, AMPAS announced a new rule that in order to participate in the final voting, Academy members must watch all the nominated movies in each category. Which means getting to imagine folks like Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise sitting through all of the below nominees before casting their votes."
The 2026 Oscar nominations will be revealed on Thursday, January 22 at 8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT. One Battle After Another enters as the front-runner but faces competition from Hamnet, Sinners, Frankenstein, and other acclaimed 2025 films. International features such as Brazil's The Secret Agent, France's It Was Just an Accident, Norway's Sentimental Value, and South Korea's No Other Choice are strong Best Picture contenders, and several actors from those films are under consideration. AMPAS implemented a rule requiring members to watch all nominated films to participate in final voting. The ceremony takes place March 15, 2026, with Conan O'Brien returning as host.
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