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EPISODE · Oct 4, 2025 · 31 MIN

Oscars 2026 Best Actor Predictions | Oscars Tier List

from Ben Talks Film · host Ben Tito Friedman

With the fall movie season arriving it is time to talk the best actor Oscar race for 2026, which at this moment is wide open and it is anyone's for the taking. There are no clear frontrunners, so who will get nominated is the question on everyone's mind, especially with Leonardo DiCaprio and Dwayne the Rock Johnson's performances having just debuted for audiences to see!Will this be the year that Timothee Chalamet finally wins his best actor for his performance in Marty Supreme? Is Leonardo DiCaprio the frontrunner for his performance in One Battle After Another? Why are audiences divided on The Rock's performance in The Smashing Machine? Will Daniel Day Lewis' return to acting be well received? And can Jeremy Allen White make the jump from tv actor to movie star with Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere? Find out the questions to all of the questions and more!

With the fall movie season arriving it is time to talk the best actor Oscar race for 2026, which at this moment is wide open and it is anyone's for the taking. There are no clear frontrunners, so who will get nominated is the question on everyone's mind, especially with Leonardo DiCaprio and Dwayne the Rock Johnson's performances having just debuted for audiences to see!Will this be the year that Timothee Chalamet finally wins his best actor for his performance in Marty Supreme? Is Leonardo DiCaprio the frontrunner for his performance in One Battle After Another? Why are audiences divided on The Rock's performance in The Smashing Machine? Will Daniel Day Lewis' return to acting be well received? And can Jeremy Allen White make the jump from tv actor to movie star with Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere? Find out the questions to all of the questions and more!

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