Joey Magidson
Barring any last minute changes, yesterday I finalized my Academy Award predictions (found here). That’s how I see the Oscar nominations going down, and I swear, I’m going to resist the urge to tinker more than a tiny bit this weekend, if at all. That being said, this isn’t about me. Today (and really, always here at Awards Radar), it’s about you all, dear readers. Yes, for this week’s Awards Radar Community Question, it’s, perhaps unsurprisingly, Oscar predictions related. In short, we want to know your picks. Who and what are you currently predicting for Academy Award nominations on Tuesday morning? We want your final ones, too. No guts, no glory!
If/when you peruse my predictions, you’ll see my train of thought. As I’ve mentioned in the past, whether in posts or on podcasts, you should tell a story with your picks. If you just go about it randomly, it’s just a stroke of luck to be right. Following some kind of logic, however, leads to more success, but also a way of understanding how things might go. Anyway, I just wanted to mention that before we get to your choices…
Are you predicting a snub for Kristen Stewart? Do you have Drive My Car cracking the Best Picture and/or Best Director Lineups? Which film do you have leading the way, nomination wise? These are just some of the questions I’m pondering, so we’re curious what you all think. If you have a favorite contender you’re rooting for, be sure to tell us. Likewise if theres a movie or a performance you’re dreading see cited. Obviously, just keep it respectful.
We turn things over to you all now. Who and what have your final Oscar predictions? Is there anything particularly unique that you have pegged for Tuesday morning’s announcement? Either way, we want to hear from you, so don’t hold back. Let us know, and then just sit tight for next week’s big moment, because it’s sure to be a memorable one…
What are your final Oscar predictions? Let us know!
Just so its out there in the world:
Best Picture:
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
Tick Tick Boom
West Side Story
Best Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve – Dune
Best Actor:
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Leonardo DiCaprio – Don’t Look Up
Andrew Garfield – Tick Tick Boom
Will Smith – King Richard
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Actress:
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
Rachel Zegler – West Side Story
Best Supporting Actor:
Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza
Mike Faist – West Side Story
Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
Troy Kotsur – CODA
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
Best Supporting Actress:
Caitríona Balfe – Belfast
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Ruth Negga – Passing
Best Original Screenplay:
Being the Ricardos
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
Licorice Pizza
Parallel Mothers
Best Adapted Screenplay:
CODA
Dune
The Lost Daughter
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
Best Animated Feature:
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
The Summit of the Gods
Best Documentary Feature:
Attica
The First Wave
Flee
The Rescue
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Best International Feature:
A Hero
Compartment No. 6
Drive My Car
Flee
The Worst Person in the World
Best Cinematography:
Dune
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best Costume Design:
Cruella
Cyrano
Dune
House of Gucci
Nightmare Alley
Best Film Editing:
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
The Power of the Dog
Best Production Design:
Cruella
Dune
The French Dispatch
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story
Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
Nightmare Alley
Best Original Score:
Don’t Look Up
Dune
The French Dispatch
The Green Knight
The Power of the Dog
Best Original Song:
Be Alive – King Richard
Dos Oruguitas – Encanto
Down to Joy – Belfast
Guns Go Bang – The Harder They Fall
No Time to Die – No Time to Die
Best Sound:
Dune
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
Tick Tick Boom
West Side Story
Best Visual Effects:
Dune
Eternals
Godzilla vs. Kong
The Matrix Resurrections
No Time to Die
We shall see…