Here’s the State of the Oscars Race — According to the Data

Renate Reinsve received much acclaim for her performance in her last collaboration with Joachim Trier, “The Worst Person in the World,” though she missed out on the Oscar nomination.

This would be Amanda Seyfried’s first Oscar nomination for a musical, and her second nomination overall.

Eva Victor directed and wrote “Sorry, Baby” as their debut feature.

Tessa Thompson would follow Glenda Jackson as the second woman to score a Best Actress nomination for playing Hedda Gabler.

This would mark Jennifer Lawrence’s first nomination since being recognized four times between 2010 and 2015.

Julia Roberts could become a five-time acting nominee more than a decade after her last nomination.

The Best Actress category has not gone without a biographical performance since 2010.

Cynthia Erivo could join a short list of actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character.

Timothée Chalamet has starred in seven Best Picture nominees across the past 10 Academy Awards ceremonies.

“Bugonia” would be Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone’s third collaboration (following “The Favourite” and “Poor Things”) to get a Best Picture nomination.

Prior to 2026, only 11 sequels have been nominated for Best Picture.

Joel Edgerton hasn’t starred in a Best Picture nominee since 2012’s “Zero Dark Thirty.”

Noah Baumbach’s last Oscar nomination was not for a film he directed, but for co-writing Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.”

Last year, “I’m Still Here” became the first Brazilian film and the first Portuguese-speaking film nominated for Best Picture. “The Secret Agent” would be the second.

Despite an acclaimed career, Jafar Panahi has never had a film nominated for an Oscar.

Zach Cregger could follow in Jordan Peele’s footsteps as a sketch comedy star who directed one of the few horror movies to be nominated for Best Picture.

Both of Rian Johnson’s prior “Knives Out” movies were nominated for screenplay awards. Neither got a Best Picture nod.

Biopics about musicians have been nominated for Best Picture at the last three Academy Awards ceremonies. At least one biographical film has been in every Best Picture lineup since 2008 — before the Academy expanded from five nominees.

Eva Victor could join a short list of filmmakers whose debut features were nominated for Best Picture.

Hugh Jackman has not starred in a Best Picture nominee since 2012’s “Les Misérables.”

It’s been more than 60 years since Stanley Kramer’s “Judgment at Nuremberg” was nominated for 11 Oscars

After “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper joined a rare class of filmmakers, including Orson Welles, James L. Brooks and Frank Darabont, whose first two features were nominated for Best Picture.

“A House of Dynamite” would be Kathryn Bigelow’s first Best Picture nomination in more than a decade.

No adaptation of a Henrik Ibsen play has been nominated for Best Picture.

“Avatar” could join “The Godfather” and “The Lord of the Rings” series as the only franchises with three consecutive Best Picture nominations.

“Nouvelle Vague” is one of two films directed by Richard Linklater in contention for Best Picture this year.

Like Jafar Panahi, Park Chan-wook has never had a film nominated for an Oscar across his acclaimed career.

Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke waited years to develop “Blue Moon” until Hawke had appropriately aged into the role.

Adam Sandler once again finds himself in the awards race in the same season as Josh and Benny Safdie — who nearly directed him to a Best Actor nomination in 2019’s “Uncut Gems.”

Miles Caton would be the 10th youngest Best Supporting Actor nominee ever.

Jonathan Bailey missed the Supporting Actor nomination for “Wicked” last year.

Josh O’Connor could become the first actor to get a nomination for appearing in a “Knives Out” movie.

Jeremy Strong has already been nominated for one Oscar and three Emmys this decade.

Delroy Lindo once again finds himself in the awards race following a notable omission from the Best Actor lineup in 2021 for “Da 5 Bloods.”

Billy Crudup is one of the contenders with the shortest screen time in this year’s race with a performance only spanning a few scenes.

Andrew Scott was nominated at last year’s SAG, Golden Globes and Critics Choice ceremonies — on the TV side for “Ripley.”

Despite being nominated for numerous acting awards since she was a child, Elle Fanning has never gotten an Oscar nomination.

Emily Blunt could secure her second nomination this decade following her turn in “Oppenheimer.”

Odessa A’Zion also stars in “I Love LA,” which will release its final episode just days before “Marty Supreme” hits theaters.

Hailee Steinfeld was last nominated for an Oscar for “True Grit” when she was only 14 years old.

Jayme Lawson is part of the robust supporting cast that makes “Sinners” a strong contender for the inaugural Best Casting category at the Oscars.

“One Battle After Another” could become the first film to receive six acting nominations in a single year.

Gwyneth Paltrow hasn’t been nominated for an Oscar since she won in 1999 for “Shakespeare in Love” — a film with a few narrative connections to this year’s “Hamnet.”

Jennifer Lopez received numerous nominations for her role in “Hustlers,” including SAG, Golden Glboes and Critics Choice. She was not nominated for an Oscar.

This would mark Rebecca Ferguson’s first Oscar nomination, though she has starred in two Best Picture nominees: “Dune” and “Dune: Part Two.”

Nina Hoss recently received acclaim for her supporting role in “Tár,” though it didn’t materialize in an Oscar nomination.

Ayo Edebiri’s Oscar nomination would come hot on the heels of her nods at the 2025 Emmys for acting in and directing “The Bear.”

Wagner Moura already picked up the Best Actor prize at Cannes Film Festival. Now, he could become first Brazillian actor nominated in this category — and the third nominated for acting overall.

The past four Academy Awards ceremonies have featured Best Actor nominees who portrayed real musicians.

The last year the Best Actor race didn’t involve an actor portraying a real person was 2007.

“Frankenstein” would mark Oscar Isaac’s first Academy Awards nomination.

After George Clooney got four acting nominations (one win) across seven seasons, “Jay Kelly” would mark his first acting nod since 2012.

Daniel Craig has been nominated for playing Benoit Blanc twice at the Golden Globes.

This would mark Hugh Jackman’s second Best Actor nomination — both for musical performances.

To date, Rami Malek’s only nomination is for his Oscar-winning role in “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Daniel Day-Lewis got his last Best Actor nod for his “retirement film,” “Phantom Thread.”

Lee Byung-hun would be the second South Korean actor nominated in this category — and the third South Korean performer nominated for acting overall.

Only three lead actors have gotten SAG and Golden Globes (Musical/Comedy) nominations without Critics Choice nods to match: Jim Carrey (“Man on the Moon”), Richard Gere (“Chicago”) and Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”). Though all three won the Golden Globe, none of them got an Oscar nomination.