Awards season is here, and with the season comes speculation and predictions! Is it maybe too early considering that the nominations were just announced? Sure, but it’s fun! Here are our predictions for winners in every category at the Oscars.
We’ll be posting predictions again prior to the Oscars ceremony, so make sure to keep an eye out in the Special Events category on our site throughout the New Year!
Best Picture – Oppenheimer
Contenders: Killers of the Flower Moon, Barbie, American Fiction, The Zone of Interest
Dark Horses: Poor Things, The Holdovers, Past Lives, Anatomy of a Fall, Maestro
Best Director – Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Contenders: Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall), Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things)
Dark Horses: Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest), Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon)
Best Actor – Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Contenders: Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction), Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)
Dark Horses: Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Colman Domingo (Rustin)
Best Actress – Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon)
Contenders: Emma Stone (Poor Things), Sandra Huller (Anatomy of a Fall)
Dark Horses: Carey Mulligan (Maestro), Annette Bening (Nyad)
Best Supporting Actor – Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)
Contenders: Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things), Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction)
Dark Horses: Ryan Gosling (Barbie), Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon)
Best Supporting Actress – Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)
Contenders: Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)
Dark Horses: Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple), Jodie Foster (Nyad), America Ferrera (Barbie)
Best Adapted Screenplay – Oppenheimer
Contenders: American Fiction, Poor Things
Dark Horses: The Zone of Interest, Barbie
Best Original Screenplay – The Holdovers
Contenders: Past Lives, Anatomy of a Fall
Dark Horses: Maestro, May December
Best Editing – Killers of the Flower Moon
Contenders: Oppenheimer, Poor Things
Dark Horses: Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers
Best Cinematography – Poor Things
Contenders: Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon
Dark Horses: Maestro, El Conde
Best Costume Design – Poor Things
Contenders: Barbie
Dark Horses: Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Napoleon
Best Makeup and Hairstyling – Maestro
Contenders: Poor Things, Oppenheimer
Dark Horses: Golda, Society of the Snow
Best Production Design – Barbie
Contenders: Poor Things
Dark Horses: Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Napoleon
Best Original Score – Oppenheimer
Contenders: Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things
Dark Horses: American Fiction, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Best Original Song – What Was I Made For? (from Barbie)
Contenders: I’m Just Ken (Barbie)
Dark Horses: It Never Went Away (American Symphony), Wahzhazhe: A Song For My People (Killers of the Flower Moon), The Fire Inside (Flamin’ Hot)
Best Sound – Oppenheimer
Contenders: Maestro
Dark Horses: The Zone of Interest, The Creator, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
Best Visual Effects – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Contenders: The Creator
Dark Horses: Napoleon, Godzilla Minus One, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
Best International Feature – The Zone of Interest
Contenders: Society of the Snow
Dark Horses: Perfect Days, Io Capitano, The Teachers’ Lounge
Best Animated Feature – The Boy and the Heron
Contenders: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Dark Horses: Elemental, Nimona, Robot Dreams
Best Animated Short – Letter to a Pig
Contenders: WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko, Ninety-Five Senses
Dark Horses: Our Uniform, Pachyderme
Best Documentary Feature – Four Daughters
Contenders: 20 Days in Mariupol, The Eternal Memory
Dark Horses: Bobi Wine: The People’s President, To Kill a Tiger
Best Documentary Short – The ABCs of Book Banning
Contenders: Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
Dark Horses: The Last Repair Shop, The Barber of Little Rock, Island in Between
Best Live Action Short – The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Contenders: Red, White, and Blue
Dark Horses: The After, Invincible, Knight of Fortune
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