2027 Oscar Predictions: ‘The Odyssey’ Hits the Campaign Trail, ‘You Can See Everything’ Loses DGA Eligibility and Zendaya Makes Her Move — SkimNews
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- The Odyssey leads Variety’s Nov. 5, 2026 Oscar forecast with 14 projected nominations, two behind Sinners’ record 16; the projection would tie the second-most mark shared by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land.
- Universal Pictures begins The Odyssey’s official Oscar campaign the week of Nov. 9, with screenings and Q&As nearly every night for two weeks, putting Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Matt Damon before voters.
- You Can See Everything will not be in the running for the Directors Guild of America Awards’ top prize, despite appearing in Variety’s predicted Best Picture lineup.
- Dune: Part Three carries 12 projected Oscar nominations, while Zendaya will campaign in lead actress for her role as Chani.
- Amazon MGM Studios has nine projected Oscar nominations and submitted Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling, and I Play Rocky, starring Anthony Ippolito, as musical-or-comedy contenders for the Golden Globes.
- Academy Awards preliminary voting for 12 shortlist categories runs Dec. 7-11, 2026; the shortlist announcement follows Dec. 15, nominations voting runs Jan. 11-15, 2027 and nominees are revealed Jan. 21.
- ABC will air the 99th Oscars live at 7 p.m. ET on March 14, 2027, with Conan O’Brien hosting from Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and coverage extending to more than 200 territories.
Why it matters: Universal and Nolan gain two weeks of direct voter access, while You Can See Everything is excluded from the Directors Guild of America Awards’ top prize. The stakes are concrete: Variety’s 14-nomination projection for The Odyssey sits two behind Sinners’ 16, while preliminary shortlist voting runs Dec. 7-11 and nominations voting ends Jan. 15, 2027.
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