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2026 Independent Spirit Awards Predictions: Best Editing

Aggregated predictions from 352 users

Updated: Nov 10, 4:30 PM
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
1

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Lucian Johnston

WIN:61%
NOM:95%
The Testament of Ann Lee
2

The Testament of Ann Lee

Sofía Subercaseaux

WIN:5%
NOM:86%
The Life of Chuck
3

The Life of Chuck

Mike Flanagan

WIN:20%
NOM:71%
Train Dreams
4

Train Dreams

Parker Laramie

WIN:2%
NOM:86%
No Other Choice
5

No Other Choice

Kim Sang-bum, Kim Ho-bin

WIN:6%
NOM:44%
The Code
6

The Code

Tucker Bennett, Sabrina Greco

WIN:2%
NOM:33%
Sorry, Baby
7

Sorry, Baby

Alex O'Flinn, Randi Atkins

WIN:1%
NOM:21%
Die My Love
8

Die My Love

Toni Froschhammer

WIN:0%
NOM:17%
Hamnet
9

Hamnet

Affonso Gonçalves, Chloé Zhao

WIN:3%
NOM:10%
Twinless
10

Twinless

Nikola Boyanov

WIN:0%
NOM:8%
Sentimental Value
11

Sentimental Value

Olivier Bugge Coutté

WIN:0%
NOM:7%
Dangerous Animals
12

Dangerous Animals

Kasra Rassoulzadegan

WIN:0%
NOM:3%
Splitsville
13

Splitsville

Sara Shaw

WIN:0%
NOM:2%
The Secret Agent
14

The Secret Agent

Eduardo Serrano, Matheus Farias

WIN:0%
NOM:1%
Sound of Falling
15

Sound of Falling

Evelyn Rack

WIN:0%
NOM:1%
The Plague
16

The Plague

Simon Njoo

WIN:0%
NOM:2%
It Was Just an Accident
17

It Was Just an Accident

Amir Etminan

WIN:0%
NOM:1%
Blue Moon
18

Blue Moon

Sandra Adair

WIN:0%
NOM:1%
Plainclothes
19

Plainclothes

Erik Vogt-Nilsen

WIN:0%
NOM:1%
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
20

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Nathan Nugent

WIN:0%
NOM:1%
Materialists
21

Materialists

Keith Fraase

WIN:0%
NOM:0%
The Voice of Hind Rajab
22

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Kaouther Ben Hania, Maxime Mathis, Qutaiba Barhamji

WIN:0%
NOM:0%
Blue Heron
23

Blue Heron

Kurt Walker

WIN:0%
NOM:0%
The Legend of Ochi
24

The Legend of Ochi

Paul Rogers

WIN:0%
NOM:0%
The Mastermind
25

The Mastermind

Kelly Reichardt

WIN:0%
NOM:0%