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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