The Oscars are upon us, and I would be remiss if I didn’t share my predictions. I have to say that I am particularly excited for this year; 2023 was a great year for movies and I believe that the Oscars are going to reflect this. I am also feeling smugly confident in the correctness of my predictions. Like the Emmys before, feel free to check back to see how I did this coming Monday. Each category is underlined and my predictions are in bold.
Best Picture
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best Director
Jonathan Glazer- Zone of Interest
Yorgos Lanthimos- Poor Things
Christopher Nolan- Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese- Killers of the Flower Moon
Justine Triet- Anatomy of a Fall
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper- Maestro
Colman Domingo- Rustin
Paul Giamatti- The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy- Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright- American Fiction
Best Actress
Annette Bening- Nyad
Lily Gladstone- Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Huller- Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan- Maestro
Emma Stone- Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor
Sterling K. Brown- American Fiction
Robert De Niro- Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr- Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling- Barbie
Mark Ruffalo- Poor Things
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt- Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks- The Color Purple
America Ferrera- Barbie
Jodie Foster- Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph- The Holdovers
Original Screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
May December
Maestro
Past Lives
Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Animated Feature
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Production Design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Costume Design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Cinematography
El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Editing
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Makeup and Hairstyling
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society of Snow
Sound
The Creator
Maestro
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest
Visual Effects
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Original Score
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Original Song
The Fire Inside- Flamin’ Hot
I’m Just Ken- Barbie
It Never Went Away- American Symphony
Wahzhazhe- Killers of the Flower Moon
What Was I Made For- Barbie
Documentary Feature
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol
International Feature
The Teachers Lounge- Germany
Io Capitano- Italy
Perfect Days- Japan
Society of the Snow- Spain
The Zone of Interest- United Kingdom
Animated Short
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Documentary Short
The ABCs of Book Burning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island in Between
The Last Repair Shop
Nai Nai & Wai Po
Live-Action Short
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
