Paramount launches 2026 Oscars campaign with ‘Mission: Impossible,’ ‘Roofman,’ and ‘The Running Man’
Denton Davidson
Paramount Pictures has officially unveiled the films included in its 2026 “For Your Consideration” awards campaign.
Leading the slate is Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, the latest installment of Tom Cruise’s blockbuster franchise; Roofman, the true-crime dramedy starring Channing Tatum as friendly thief Jeffrey Manchester; and The Running Man, a futuristic thriller directed by Edgar Wright and led by Glen Powell.
The studio, founded in 1912, has been behind some of Hollywood’s most celebrated movies — including 11 Best Picture winners — from inaugural champ Wings (1927) to classics like The Godfather (1972) and Titanic (1997), which together earned Paramount a total of 110 Academy Awards over the decades. In recent years, Paramount has balanced commercial juggernauts with prestige dramas, including Top Gun: Maverick and Killers of the Flower Moon, both of which scored multiple Oscar nominations.
Will Paramount’s latest lineup continue that momentum? We’ll find out when Oscar nominations are announced Jan. 22, ahead of the 98th Academy Awards on March 15.
Below is Paramount’s 2025 awards slate, listed alphabetically by film, along with the official synopsis, filmmakers, and category submissions. (To see all of the below-the-line artisans, visit the official website.)
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
Theatrical release date: May 23
Synopsis: Ethan Hunt and his team race against time in an adventure spanning the globe, trying to stop a malicious AI from wiping out humanity.
Categories: Best Picture (Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie), Best Director (Christopher McQuarrie), Best Adapted Screenplay (Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen), Best Actor (Tom Cruise), Best Supporting Actor (Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany, Nick Offerman, Tramell Tillman), Best Supporting Actress (Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Janet McTeer, Hannah Waddingham, Angela Bassett), Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects.
Roofman
Theatrical release date: Oct. 10
Synopsis: Based on the true story of Jeffrey Manchester, an army veteran and struggling father, who robs McDonald's to support his family. After escaping prison, he secretly hides in a Toys "R" Us until love threatens to expose his double life, sparking a tense game of cat and mouse as his past catches up to him.
Categories: Best Picture (Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell Taylor, Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Dylan Sellers), Best Director (Derek Cianfrance), Best Original Screenplay (Derek Cianfrance and Kirt Dunn), Best Actor (Channing Tatum), Best Supporting Actor (Ben Mendelsohn, LaKeith Stanfield, Jimmy O. Yang, Peter Dinklage), Best Supporting Actress (Kirsten Dunst, Juno Temple, Melonie Diaz, Uzo Aduba, Lily Collias), Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Score, and Best Sound.
The Running Man
Theatrical release date: Nov. 7
Synopsis: In a near-future society, a deadly game show forces contestants to survive while hunted by assassins. When Ben Richards enters to save his daughter, his fight for survival turns him into an unlikely symbol against the system.
Categories: Best Picture (Simon Kinberg, Nira Park, Edgar Wright), Best Director (Edgar Wright), Best Adapted Screenplay (Michael Bacall and Edgar Wright), Best Actor (Glen Powell), Best Supporting Actor (William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Daniel Ezra, Sean Hayes, Colman Domingo, Josh Brolin), Best Supporting Actress (Emilia Jones, Jayme Lawson, Katy O'Brian), Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Score, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects.
