FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions in all 23 Categories
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BEST PICTURE
| 1. Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA, SAG Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers |
| 2. American Fiction (Amazon MGM) – CCA, GG, PGA, SAG Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers |
| 3. The Holdovers (Focus Features) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA Mark Johnson, Producer |
| 4. Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, Producers |
| 5. Anatomy of a Fall (NEON) – BAFTA, GG, PGA Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers |
| 6. Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA, SAG Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers |
| 7. Barbie (Warner Bros) – CCA, GG, PGA, SAG David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers |
| 8. Maestro (Netflix) – CCA, GG, PGA Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers |
| 9. The Zone of Interest (A24) – GG, PGA James Wilson, Producer |
| 10. Past Lives (A24) – CCA, GG, PGA David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers |
BEST DIRECTOR
| 1. Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer (BAFTA, CCA, DGA, GG) |
| 2. Justine Triet for Anatomy of a Fall (BAFTA) |
| 3. Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things (CCA, DGA, GG) |
| 4. Jonathan Glazer for The Zone of Interest (BAFTA) |
| 5. Martin Scorsese for Killers of the Flower Moon (CCA, DGA, GG) |
BEST ACTOR
| 1. Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG |
| 2. Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers (BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG) |
| 3. Bradley Cooper in Maestro (BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG) |
| 4. Jeffrey Wright in American Fiction (CCA, GG, SAG) |
| 5. Colman Domingo in Rustin (BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG) |
BEST ACTRESS
| 1. Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon (CCA, GG, SAG) |
| 2. Emma Stone in Poor Things (BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG) |
| 3. Sandra Hüller in Anatomy of a Fall (BAFTA, CCA, GG) |
| 4. Annette Bening in Nyad (GG, SAG) |
| 5. Carey Mulligan in Maestro (BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG) |
SUPPORTING ACTOR
| 1. Robert Downey Jr. in Oppenheimer (BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG) |
| 2. Ryan Gosling in Barbie (BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG) |
| 3. Sterling K. Brown in American Fiction (CCA, SAG) |
| 4. Robert De Niro in Killers of the Flower Moon (BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG) |
| 5. Mark Ruffalo in Poor Things (CCA, SAG) |
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
| 1. Da’Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers (BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG) |
| 2. America Ferrera in Barbie (CCA) |
| 3. Emily Blunt in Oppenheimer (BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG) |
| 4. Jodie Foster in Nyad (CCA, GG, SAG) |
| 5. Danielle Brooks in The Color Purple (BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG) |
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
| 1. American Fiction (BAFTA, CCA, USC, WGA) Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson |
| 2. Barbie (BAFTA,* CCA,* GG, WGA*) Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach |
| 3. Oppenheimer (BAFTA, CCA, GG, USC, WGA) Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan |
| 4. Poor Things (BAFTA, CCA, GG, USC) Screenplay by Tony McNamara |
| 5. The Zone of Interest (BAFTA) Written by Jonathan Glazer |
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
| 1. Anatomy of a Fall (BAFTA, GG) Screenplay – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari |
| 2. Past Lives (BAFTA, CCA, GG, WGA) Written by Celine Song |
| 3. The Holdovers (BAFTA, CCA, WGA) Written by David Hemingson |
| 4. Maestro (BAFTA, CCA) Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer |
| 5. May December (WGA) Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik |
FILM EDITING
| 1. Oppenheimer (ACE, BAFTA, CCA) Jennifer Lame |
| 2. Anatomy of a Fall (ACE, BAFTA) Laurent Sénéchal |
| 3. The Holdovers (ACE) Kevin Tent |
| 4. Killers of the Flower Moon (ACE, BAFTA, CCA) Thelma Schoonmaker |
| 5. Poor Things (ACE, BAFTA, CCA) Yorgos Mavropsaridis |
CINEMATOGRAPHY
| 1. Oppenheimer (ASC, BAFTA, CCA) Hoyte van Hoytema |
| 2. Poor Things (ASC, BAFTA, CCA) Robbie Ryan |
| 3. Maestro (ASC, BAFTA, CCA) Matthew Libatique |
| 4. Killers of the Flower Moon (ASC, BAFTA, CCA) Rodrigo Prieto |
| 5. El Conde (ASC) Edward Lachman |
PRODUCTION DESIGN
| 1. Poor Things (ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA) Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek |
| 2. Barbie (ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA) Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer |
| 3. Oppenheimer (ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA) Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman |
| 4. Killers of the Flower Moon (ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA) Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis |
| 5. Napoleon (ADG, SDSA) Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff |
COSTUME DESIGN
| 1. Barbie (BAFTA, CDG, CCA) Jacqueline Durran |
| 2. Poor Things (BAFTA, CDG, CCA) Holly Waddington |
| 3. Oppenheimer (BAFTA, CDG) Ellen Mirojnick |
| 4. Killers of the Flower Moon (BAFTA, CDG, CCA) Jacqueline West |
| 5. Napoleon (BAFTA, CDG, CCA) Janty Yates and Dave Crossman |
ORIGINAL SCORE
| 1. Oppenheimer (BAFTA, CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL) Ludwig Göransson |
| 2. Killers of the Flower Moon (BAFTA, CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL) Robbie Robertson |
| 3. Poor Things (BAFTA, CCA, GG) Jerskin Fendrix |
| 4. American Fiction (HMMA, SCL) Laura Karpman |
| 5. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny John Williams |
ORIGINAL SONG
| 1. “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie (CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL) Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell |
| 2. “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie (CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL) Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt |
| 3. “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon Music and Lyric by Scott George |
| 4. “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot (HMMA, SCL) Music and Lyric by Diane Warren |
| 5. “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson |
SOUND
| 1. Oppenheimer (BAFTA, CAS, MPSE x2) Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell |
| 2. Maestro (BAFTA, CAS, MPSE) Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic |
| 3. The Zone of Interest Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn (BAFTA, MPSE) |
| 4. The Creator Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic |
| 5. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (BAFTA, MPSE) Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor |
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
| 1. Maestro (BAFTA, CCA, MUAH) Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell |
| 2. Poor Things (BAFTA, CCA, MUAH) Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston |
| 3. Oppenheimer (BAFTA, CCA, MUAH) Luisa Abel |
| 4. Golda (BAFTA, MUAH) Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue |
| 5. Society of the Snow Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé |
VISUAL EFFECTS
| 1. The Creator (BAFTA, CCA, VES) Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould |
| 2. Napoleon (BAFTA, VES*) Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould |
| 3. Godzilla Minus One (VES*) Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima |
| 4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (BAFTA, CCA, VES) Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek |
| 5. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (BAFTA, CCA, VES*) Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould |
ANIMATED FEATURE
| 1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Annie, BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA) Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal |
| 2. The Boy and the Heron (Annie, BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA) Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki |
| 3. Elemental (BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA) Peter Sohn and Denise Ream |
| 4. Nimona (Annie, CCA) Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary |
| 5. Robot Dreams Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz |
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
| 1. 20 Days in Mariupol (BAFTA, CCA, CEH, PGA) Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath |
| 2. Bobi Wine: The People’s President (IDA) Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek |
| 3. The Eternal Memory (CCA, CEH) Nominees to be determined |
| 4. To Kill a Tiger Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim |
| 5. Four Daughters (CEH) Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha |
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
| 1. The Zone of Interest (BAFTA, CCA, GG) United Kingdom |
| 2. Society of the Snow (BAFTA, CCA, GG) Spain |
| 3. Perfect Days (CCA) Japan |
| 4. The Teachers’ Lounge Germany |
| 5. Io Capitano (GG) Italy |
ANIMATED SHORT
| 1. WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko (ElectroLeague) Dave Mullins (director), Brad Booker, Sophie Cherry (producers) |
| 2. Ninety-Five Senses (Documentary+) Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess |
| 3. Letter to a Pig (Miyu Distribution) Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter |
| 4. Pachyderme (Miyu Distribution) Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius |
| 5. Our Uniform (TBD) Yegane Moghaddam |
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
| 1. The Last Repair Shop (L.A. Times Studios/Searchlight Pictures) Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers |
| 2. The ABCs of Book Banning (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+) Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic |
| 3. Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (Walt Disney Pictures) Sean Wang and Sam Davis |
| 4. The Barber of Little Rock (Story Syndicate) John Hoffman and Christine Turner |
| 5. Island in Between (The New York Times Op-Docs) S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien |
LIVE ACTION SHORT
| 1. Red, White and Blue (TBD) Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane |
| 2. The After (Netflix) Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham |
| 3. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Netflix) Wes Anderson and Steven Rales |
| 4. Knight of Fortune (Jalabert Production) Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk |
| 5. Invincible (H264 Distribution) Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron |
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He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Critics Choice Association (CCA), San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.
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