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Thursday, January 22nd, 2026

Live Poll: Oscars 2026 — Best Film Without an Oscar Nod

The Oscars (2026) will honor the best films released between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.

Which of these highest rated films* released during that time period that missed a nomination is the best?

*Rated at least 6.5/10 stars with at least 30,000 votes on IMDb and has a Metascore above 60.

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4159028975/ 

https://www.imdb.com/poll/kumMSH5eDOYcAqs2LZYCrQ/ 

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2 months ago

6.5/10 stars with at least 30,000 votes on IMDb with above 60 Metascore.

6.5/10 and 60 Metascore are really low bars for quality.

From the list:

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

My favorite film from 2025.

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@Tsarstepan​ 

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc ... really? ... I wasn't expecting that.

Great choice, this movie is phenomenal and is a total must watch for any fan of anime/animation.

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2 months ago

Gabriel, the following films were not eligible for nominations to the Academy Awards as they did not meet the criteria to qualify;

Chainsaw Man

Deep Cover

Predator: Badlands

Predator: Killer of Killers

On the other hand the following film was eligible and meet your criteria:

The Life of Chuck (while it is 2024 in IMDb what qualifies it is the US release not the festival showings that came before)

Source: Official list of eligible films

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@Pencho15​ Wrong. CHAINSAW MAN was shortlisted for animation.

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@Pencho15​ 

You linked to the Best Picture reminder list. Chainsaw Man and Predator: Badlands are on the general reminder list.

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@Pencho15​ 

Thanks.

Done.

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@Peter_pbn​ I must have missed something, I believed all the films were elegible for Best Picture. Sorry for those two errors Gabriel.

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@GabrielFox​ Not sure if you saw the above messages, Predator: Badlands and Chainsaw Man are actually elegible, my mistake, sorry.

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@Pencho15​ 

Thanks.

Done.

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2 months ago

FYC:

No Other Choice

Another 2024 title which was eligible since it was in theatres in the US in 2025:

Friendship

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@Peter_pbn​ 

Done.

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2 months ago

I suggest the following edit:

*Rated at least 6.5/10 stars with at least 30,000 votes on IMDb and has a Metascore above 60? 

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@rubyfruit76​ 

Done.

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2 months ago

Bridget Jones is on your list, but isn't on the lists of eligible titles. This is probably because it went straight to streaming in the US.

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@Peter_pbn​ 

Done.

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@dan_dassow​ 

Thanks.

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5 days ago

I noticed this poll is featured on IMDb's Oscars page

https://www.imdb.com/oscars/

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@Peter_pbn​ 

Excellent news!

Thank you for letting me know.