With the Academy announcing its slate of Oscar nominees this weekend, it’s time for us to put our oar in the water. A lot of these nominations are pretty well locked, but with the recent SAG Awards throwing a wrench into the proceedings, nothing is set in stone. Here are our predictions:
BEST PICTURE
SURE THINGS:
- Anora
- Wicked
- Conclave
- The Brutalist
- Emilia Peréz
- A Real Pain
- A Complete Unknown
- The Substance
- Dune: Part Two
DON’T COUNT OUT:
- Sing Sing
- Nickel Boys
BEST DIRECTOR
SURE THINGS:
- Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
- Sean Baker, Anora
- Edward Berger, Conclave
- Jacques Audiard, Emilia Peréz
- Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
DON’T COUNT OUT:
- RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys
- Denis Villenueve, Dune: Part Two
BEST ACTOR
SURE THINGS:
- Timothee Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
- Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
- Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
- Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
- Daniel Craig, Queer
DON’T COUNT OUT:
- Sebastian Stan, A Different Man
BEST ACTRESS
SURE THINGS:
- Mikey Madison, Anora
- Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
- Demi Moore, The Substance
- Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
- Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Peréz
DON’T COUNT OUT:
- Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
- Angelina Jolie, Maria
- Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
SURE THINGS:
- Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
- Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
- Yura Borisov, Anora
- Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
DON’T COUNT OUT:
- Stanley Tucci, Conclave
- Jonathan Bailey, Wicked
- Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
SURE THINGS:
- Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Peréz
- Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
- Margaret Qualley, The Substance
- Ariana Grande, Wicked
- Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
DON’T COUNT OUT:
- Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl
- Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
- Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
SURE THINGS:
- The Brutalist, Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
- Anora, Sean Baker
- The Substance, Coralie Fargeat
- A Real Pain, Jesse Eisenberg
- All We Imagine As Light, Payal Kapadia
DON’T COUNT OUT:
- The Last Showgirl, Gia Coppola
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
SURE THINGS:
- Conclave, Peter Straughan
- Sing Sing, Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley
- Emilia Peréz, Jacques Audiard
- A Complete Unknown, James Mangold and Jay Cocks
- Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes
DON’T COUNT OUT:
- Wicked, Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox
- Queer, Justin Kuritzkes
- Dune: Part Two, Denis Villenueve, Jon Spaihts
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