An Early Preview of the 2027 Best Picture Oscar Race

After an unusually long awards season in which a number of key races came down to the wire, you might be ready to click out of Gold Derby and take a much-needed break from the Oscars. Or, if you’re anything like me, you might already be wondering what the One Battle After Another vs. Sinners of 2027 will be. The Odyssey vs. Dune: Part Three? Digger vs. the eventual Neon-distributed Palme d’Or winner? A five-way battle of all the movies Anne Hathaway is starring in? 2026 already looks to be packed with films that have Oscar glory in their sights—with everyone from Steven Spielberg to Aaron Sorkin to Luca Guadagnino hoping to follow in Paul Thomas Anderson’s footsteps. Here’s a comprehensive guide to the movies we’re tracking in the Best Picture race for the 2027 Academy Awards.