The 2027 Oscars Could Crown One Actress Twice — A First for the Academy

Here's a scenario you don't see every day: German actress Sandra Hüller is suddenly the odds-on favorite to pull off something absolutely unheard of at the Oscars. We're talking not just about possibly winning an acting statuette, but about swiping both Best Lead Actress and Best Supporting Actress—at the same ceremony—in 2027. If you're thinking, "Wait, hasn't someone done that already?" Nope. Not a single actor or actress in nearly a century of Academy Awards has managed to pull off that particular double win in one go.

Sandra Hüller's Wild Oscar Prospects for 2027

The Oscar race might feel lightyears away (the next one's set for March 14, 2027), but that sure isn't stopping the hype train—or the prediction markets—from firing up early. And yes, if you're wondering, we're not even to the halfway mark of 2026 yet. But apparently that's not too soon for fancy odds-makers to start laying bets (literally) on who ends up holding those golden statues.

Hüller is no stranger to Oscar attention—her only previous nomination came just a few years ago, for 2024's "Anatomy of a Fall"—but there's a lot more heat this time, and from two different directions.

How the Odds Look (So Far)

• Best Lead Actress: Right now, the markets are giving Hüller a 54% shot at snagging a nomination for playing Rose (yep, the character's name is the film's title) in the historical drama "Rose." If you like sports stats: her closest competition is Renate Reinsve for "Fjord," who clocks in just behind at 51% (for a nom, not a win).
• Actual Best Actress Win: If you want to get deep in the numbers, Reinsve is currently the top pick to win Lead Actress (26%), while Hüller is hovering with a still-real 19%.
• Best Supporting Actress: Hüller has a 48% chance of being nominated here for "Digger," a still-secretive dark comedy led by Tom Cruise and directed by the ever-Oscar-beloved Alejandro Iñárritu. Her main rival in this race? Anne Hathaway for "Verity," with a 42% shot at the Supporting nomination.

So, What's "Rose" and Why Are People Hyped?

"Rose" is one of those period dramas with a twist: set in the 1600s, with Hüller playing a woman pretending to be a male soldier so she can claim an estate. That's the hook, and apparently, it works—the movie showed at the Berlin Film Festival back in February and drew rave reviews, pulling a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes so far. Reviewers are already raving with stuff like:
"Her greatest role yet" – Vulture
"It becomes impossible to imagine any other actor nailing the part" – The Hollywood Reporter

And "Digger"? It's Even More Mysterious

On the flipside, Hüller's role in "Digger" is basically under lock and key. The film isn't out until October and details are scarce—even in recent interviews, she refused to spill anything about her character opposite Cruise's Digger Rockwell. The only thing she let slip was that she's seen the finished product and, in her words, thinks it'll be "very surprising" and "absolutely unique." So, yeah: whatever she's doing has already convinced Oscar watchers she's a Supporting frontrunner—based mostly on pedigree and sheer trust in her acting.

If She Pulls This Off, She's in Rare Company—But Still in a League of Her Own

Getting nominated in both acting categories isn't something you see every year, but it's not totally off-the-wall. There's a short list of people who've done it in the same year: Cate Blanchett (2007), Scarlett Johansson (2019), Jamie Foxx (2004), Emma Thompson and Holly Hunter (both 1993), and a few more. Winning both? Never happened—yet.

Winning an Oscar in both categories over two different years is more common, but still rare—think Jack Nicholson, Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Gene Hackman, and others. Hüller might just leapfrog them in one go.

Early Days, Big Stakes

Sure, it's still way too early to get out your confetti cannons—Oscar odds are always in flux and plenty can change before voting even starts. But for now, Sandra Hüller is in the rare spot of being the favorite to make Academy Awards history. We'll see if the hype lasts through the end of the year—but you can bet plenty of people in Hollywood are watching.