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Oscar Pick Best Original Score — Ludwig Göransson Göransson supplies the film's pulse and dread without simply repeating Oppenheimer, turning rhythm and pressure into an elemental part of the voyage. The Odyssey / Ludwig Göransson / 2027 / Contender Oscar Pick Best Makeup and Hairstyling — The Odyssey The physical wear of a decade-long war and voyage is credible enough for the branch conversation, but the category still needs clearer campaign evidence. The Odyssey / 2027 / Watchlist Oscar Pick Best Casting — John Papsidera Papsidera assembles a star field that still reads as a dramatic ecosystem, balancing iconic presence with enough friction to keep the ensemble from becoming... The Odyssey / John Papsidera / 2027 / Front_runner Oscar Pick Best Cinematography — Hoyte van Hoytema Van Hoytema makes all-IMAX capture feel expressive rather than merely monumental, preserving faces, weather, distance, and danger inside images built for the largest screens. The Odyssey / Hoyte van Hoytema / 2027 / Front_runner Oscar Pick Jesse Buckley The Primordial Rawness of Agnes Hathaway There is a moment in Hamnet where the line between a performance and a religious experience simply dissolves.... Hamnet / Jesse Buckley / 2026 / Won Oscar Pick Best Adapted Screenplay — Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson’s Adapted Screenplay win for One Battle After Another is worthwhile because it rewards a filmmaker using adaptation as transformation, not transcription.... One Battle After Another / Paul Thomas Anderson / 2026 / Won