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Like Gone with the Wind, On the Waterfront and Amadeus before it, Oppenheimer looks poised to go home with eight Oscar wins.

FINAL 2023 Oscar Winner Predictions

March 03, 2024 by Andrew Carden in Oscars

Best Picture

  1. Oppenheimer

  2. The Holdovers

  3. Anatomy of a Fall

  4. The Zone of Interest

  5. Killers of the Flower Moon

  6. Barbie

  7. American Fiction

  8. Poor Things

  9. Past Lives

  10. Maestro

Best Director

  1. Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

  2. Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall

  3. Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

  4. Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

  5. Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things

Best Actress

  1. Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon

  2. Emma Stone, Poor Things

  3. Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

  4. Annette Bening, Nyad

  5. Carey Mulligan, Maestro

Best Actor

  1. Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

  2. Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

  3. Bradley Cooper, Maestro

  4. Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

  5. Colman Domingo, Rustin

Best Supporting Actress

  1. Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

  2. America Ferrera, Barbie

  3. Jodie Foster, Nyad

  4. Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer

  5. Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple

Best Supporting Actor

  1. Robert Downey, Jr., Oppenheimer

  2. Ryan Gosling, Barbie

  3. Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

  4. Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction

  5. Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Original Screenplay

  1. Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall

  2. David Hemingson, The Holdovers

  3. Celine Song, Past Lives

  4. Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer, Maestro

  5. Samy Burch, May December

Best Adapted Screenplay

  1. Cord Jefferson, American Fiction

  2. Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

  3. Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie

  4. Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

  5. Tony McNamara, Poor Things

Best Animated Feature Film

  1. The Boy and the Heron

  2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  3. Elemental

  4. Robot Dreams

  5. Nimona

Best Animated Short Film

  1. WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko

  2. Letter to a Pig

  3. Ninety-Five Senses

  4. Our Uniform

  5. Pachyderme

Best Documentary Feature Film

  1. 20 Days in Mariupol

  2. Four Daughters

  3. The Eternal Memory

  4. Bobi Wine: The People’s President

  5. To Kill a Tiger

Best Documentary Short Film

  1. The ABCs of Book Banning

  2. Nai Nai and Wai Po

  3. The Last Repair Shop

  4. The Barber of Little Rock

  5. Island in Between

Best International Feature Film

  1. The Zone of Interest

  2. Society of the Snow

  3. Perfect Days

  4. The Teachers’ Lounge

  5. Io Capitano

Best Live Action Short Film

  1. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

  2. Invincible

  3. The After

  4. Knight of Fortune

  5. Red, White and Blue

Best Cinematography

  1. Hoyte Van Hoytema, Oppenheimer

  2. Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon

  3. Robbie Ryan, Poor Things

  4. Matthew Libatique, Maestro

  5. Edward Lachman, El Conde

Best Costume Design

  1. Jacqueline Durran, Barbie

  2. Holly Waddington, Poor Things

  3. Jacqueline West, Killers of the Flower Moon

  4. Ellen Mirojnick, Oppenheimer

  5. Janty Yates and David Crossman, Napoleon

Best Film Editing

  1. Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer

  2. Laurent Sénéchal, Anatomy of a Fall

  3. Thelma Schoonmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon

  4. Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Poor Things

  5. Kevin Tent, The Holdovers

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

  1. Nadia Stacey, Mark Couler, Josh Weston, Poor Things

  2. Kazu Hiro, Sian Grigg, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell, Maestro

  3. Luisa Abel, Jason Hamer, Jaime Leigh McIntosh, and Ahou Mofid, Oppenheimer

  4. Ana López-Puigcerver, Belén López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé, Society of the Snow

  5. Karen Hartley Thomas, Golda

Best Production Design

  1. Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer, Barbie

  2. Shona Heath, James Price and Szusza Mihalek, Poor Things

  3. Ruth De Jong and Claire Kaufman, Oppenheimer

  4. Jack Fisk and Adam Willis, Killers of the Flower Moon

  5. Arthur Max and Elli Griff, Napoleon

Best Original Score

  1. Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer

  2. Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon

  3. Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things

  4. John Williams, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

  5. Laura Karpman, American Fiction

Best Original Song

  1. “What Was I Made for,” Barbie

  2. “I’m Just Ken,” Barbie

  3. “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People),” Killers of the Flower Moon

  4. “It Never Went Away,” American Symphony

  5. “The Fire Inside,” Flamin’ Hot

Best Sound

  1. Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo, Kevin O’Connell and Willie Burton, Oppenheimer

  2. Johnnie Burn and Tarn Willers, The Zone of Interest

  3. Chris Munro, James H. Mather and Chris Burdon, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

  4. Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Steve Morrow, Maestro

  5. Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van Der Ryn, Ian Voigt, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic, The Creator

Best Visual Effects

  1. Kiyoko Shibuya and Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One

  2. Charley Henley, Neil Corbould, Luc-ewen Martin-fenouillet and Simone Coco, Napoleon

  3. Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould, The Creator

  4. Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  5. Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

March 03, 2024 /Andrew Carden
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My hunch for Oscar nominations morning - Oppenheimer and Poor Things will lead the pack, tied at 12 noms a piece.

FINAL 2023 Oscar Nomination Predictions

January 19, 2024 by Andrew Carden in Oscars

Best Picture

  1. Oppenheimer

  2. Killers of the Flower Moon

  3. Poor Things

  4. Barbie

  5. The Holdovers

  6. American Fiction

  7. Past Lives

  8. Anatomy of a Fall

  9. The Zone of Interest

  10. Maestro
    —

  11. The Color Purple

  12. Origin

  13. Saltburn

  14. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  15. May December

Best Director

  1. Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

  2. Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things

  3. Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

  4. Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall

  5. Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
    —

  6. Greta Gerwig, Barbie

  7. Alexander Payne, The Holdovers

  8. Celine Song, Past Lives

  9. Bradley Cooper, Maestro

  10. Ava DuVernay, Origin

Best Actress

  1. Emma Stone, Poor Things

  2. Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon

  3. Carey Mulligan, Maestro

  4. Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

  5. Margot Robbie, Barbie
    —

  6. Annette Bening, Nyad

  7. Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple

  8. Greta Lee, Past Lives

  9. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Origin

  10. Natalie Portman, May December

Best Actor

  1. Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

  2. Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

  3. Bradley Cooper, Maestro

  4. Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

  5. Colman Domingo, Rustin
    —

  6. Barry Keoghan, Saltburn

  7. Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon

  8. Tee Yoo, Past Lives

  9. Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers

  10. Zac Efron, The Iron Claw

Best Supporting Actress

  1. Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

  2. Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer

  3. Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple

  4. Jodie Foster, Nyad

  5. Penelope Cruz, Ferrari
    —

  6. Sandra Hüller, The Zone of Interest

  7. America Ferrera, Barbie

  8. Rosamund Pike, Saltburn

  9. Julianne Moore, May December

  10. Claire Foy, All of Us Strangers

Best Supporting Actor

  1. Robert Downey, Jr., Oppenheimer

  2. Ryan Gosling, Barbie

  3. Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon

  4. Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

  5. Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers
    —

  6. Willem Dafoe, Poor Things

  7. Charles Melton, May December

  8. Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction

  9. Jacob Elordi, Saltburn

  10. Paul Mescal, All of Us Strangers

Best Original Screenplay

  1. David Hemingson, The Holdovers

  2. Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall

  3. Celine Song, Past Lives

  4. Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer, Maestro

  5. Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Asteroid City
    —

  6. Samy Burch, May December

  7. Emerald Fennell, Saltburn

  8. Hayao Miyazaki, The Boy and the Heron

  9. Alex Convery, Air

  10. Sean Durkin, The Iron Claw

Best Adapted Screenplay

  1. Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie

  2. Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

  3. Tony McNamara, Poor Things

  4. Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

  5. Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
    —

  6. Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

  7. Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers

  8. Ava DuVernay, Origin

  9. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Dave Callaham, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  10. Kelly Fremon Craig, Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Best Animated Feature Film

  1. The Boy and the Heron

  2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  3. Elemental

  4. Nimona

  5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
    —

  6. Suzume

  7. Wish

  8. The Super Mario Bros. Movie

  9. The Peasants

  10. Robot Dreams

Best Animated Short Film

  1. Once Upon a Studio

  2. Letter to a Pig

  3. Pete

  4. Humo

  5. Ninety-Five Senses
    —

  6. Boom

  7. A King of Testament

  8. Eeva

  9. WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko

  10. 27

Best Documentary Feature Film

  1. 20 Days in Mariupol

  2. Four Daughters

  3. The Eternal Memory

  4. American Symphony

  5. Beyond Utopia
    —

  6. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

  7. Apolonia, Apolonia

  8. 32 Sounds

  9. A Still Small Voice

  10. To Kill a Tiger

Best Documentary Short Film

  1. The ABCs of Book Banning

  2. Last Song from Kabul

  3. The Barber of Little Rock

  4. Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games

  5. Camp Courage
    —

  6. Wings of Dust

  7. Nai Nai and Wai Po

  8. Between Earth and Sky

  9. The Last Repair Shop

  10. Deciding Vote

Best International Feature Film

  1. The Zone of Interest

  2. Society of the Snow

  3. Fallen Leaves

  4. The Teachers’ Lounge

  5. Perfect Days
    —

  6. 20 Days in Mariupol

  7. Totem

  8. Io Capitano

  9. The Taste of Things

  10. Four Daughters

Best Live Action Short Film

  1. The Anne Frank Gift Shop

  2. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

  3. Invincible

  4. Yellow

  5. The One Note Man
    —

  6. Dead Cat

  7. An Avocado Pit

  8. The After

  9. The Shepherd

  10. Knight of Fortune

Best Cinematography

  1. Hoyte Van Hoytema, Oppenheimer

  2. Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon

  3. Robbie Ryan, Poor Things

  4. Matthew Libatique, Maestro

  5. Lukasz Zal, The Zone of Interest
    —

  6. Edward Lachman, El Conde

  7. Linus Sandgren, Saltburn

  8. Erik Messerschmidt, The Killer

  9. Rodrigo Preito, Barbie

  10. Dan Laustsen, The Color Purple

Best Costume Design

  1. Jacqueline Durran, Barbie

  2. Holly Waddington, Poor Things

  3. Jacqueline West, Killers of the Flower Moon

  4. Lindy Hemming, Wonka

  5. Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, The Color Purple
    —

  6. Janty Yates and David Crossman, Napoleon

  7. Oliver Garcia, Chevalier

  8. Ellen Mirojnick, Oppenheimer

  9. Stacey Battat, Priscilla

  10. Mark Bridges, Maestro

Best Film Editing

  1. Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer

  2. Thelma Schoonmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon

  3. Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Poor Things

  4. Nick Houy, Barbie

  5. Michelle Tesoro, Maestro
    —

  6. Kevin Tent, The Holdovers

  7. Pietro Scalia, Ferrari

  8. Laurent Sénéchal, Anatomy of a Fall

  9. Paul Watts, The Zone of Interest

  10. Claire Simpson and Sam Restivo, Napoleon

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

  1. Nadia Stacey, Mark Couler, Josh Weston, Poor Things

  2. Kazu Hiro, Sian Grigg, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell, Maestro

  3. Luisa Abel, Jason Hamer, Jaime Leigh McIntosh, and Ahou Mofid, Oppenheimer

  4. Karen Hartley Thomas, Golda

  5. Ana López-Puigcerver, Belén López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé, Society of the Snow
    —

  6. Thomas Nellen, Siân Grigg and Kay Georgiou, Killers of the Flower Moon

  7. Jana Carboni and Francesco Pegoretti, Napoleon

  8. Félix Larivière and Colin Penman, Beau Is Afraid

  9. Heike Merker, The Last Voyage of the Demeter

  10. Alda Signoretti, Scott Wheeler, Marcelle Genavese and Marco Pompei, Ferrari

Best Production Design

  1. Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer, Barbie

  2. Shona Heath, James Price and Szusza Mihalek, Poor Things

  3. Ruth De Jong and Claire Kaufman, Oppenheimer

  4. Jack Fisk and Adam Willis, Killers of the Flower Moon

  5. Adam Stockhausen and Kris Moran, Asteroid City
    —

  6. Paul D. Austerberry and Larry Dias, The Color Purple

  7. Arthur Max and Elli Griff, Napoleon

  8. Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales, Wonka

  9. Suzie Davies and Charlotte Dirickx, Saltburn

  10. Chris Oddy, Joanna Kus and Katarzyna Sikora, The Zone of Interest

Best Original Score

  1. Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer

  2. Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon

  3. Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things

  4. John Williams, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

  5. Jon Batiste, American Symphony
    —

  6. Joe Hisaishi, The Boy and the Heron

  7. Kris Bowers, The Color Purple

  8. Mica Levi, The Zone of Interest

  9. Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Barbie

  10. Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Original Song

  1. “What Was I Made for,” Barbie

  2. “Road to Freedom,” Rustin

  3. “I’m Just Ken,” Barbie

  4. “The Fire Inside,” Flamin’ Hot

  5. “It Never Went Away,” American Symphony
    —

  6. “Keep It Movin’,” The Color Purple

  7. “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People),” Killers of the Flower Moon

  8. “Quiet Eyes,” Past Lives

  9. “Dear Alien (Who Art in Heaven),” Asteroid City

  10. “Dance the Night,” Barbie

Best Sound

  1. Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo, Kevin O’Connell and Willie Burton, Oppenheimer

  2. Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Steve Morrow, Maestro

  3. Nina Rice, Ai-Ling Lee, Dan Kenyon and Kevin O’Connell, Barbie

  4. Tony Lamberti, Andy Nelson, Lee Orloff and Bernard Weiser, Ferrari

  5. Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, Stephen Urata and Drew Kunin, The Killer
    —

  6. John Pritchett, Mark Ulano and Philip Stockton, Killers of the Flower Moon

  7. Johnnie Burn and Tarn Willers, The Zone of Interest

  8. Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey, William Miller and Stephane Bucher, Napoleon

  9. Chris Munro, James H. Mather and Chris Burdon, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

  10. Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van Der Ryn, Ian Voigt, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic, The Creator

Best Visual Effects

  1. Simon Hughes, Poor Things

  2. Michael Lasker, Alan Hawkins, Bret St. Clair and Pav Grochola, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  3. Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  4. Kiyoko Shibuya and Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One

  5. Charley Henley, Neil Corbould, Luc-ewen Martin-fenouillet and Simone Coco, Napoleon
    —

  6. Andrew Whitehurst, Kathy Siegel, Robert Weaver and Alistair Williams, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

  7. Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould, The Creator

  8. Laura Pedro, Felix Bergés and Pau Costa, Society of the Snow

  9. Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

  10. Marcus Taormina, Michael Gaspar, Ken McGaugh and Robert Winter, Rebel Moon

January 19, 2024 /Andrew Carden
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