2024 OSCAR PREDICTIONS!!!

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Oscar season crept up on me quick this year! But, as always, I'm excited to see how this year's crop of nominees fare. I've got a hunch we'll see some clean sweeps and unexpected winners. Either way, it's sure to be a fun night for movie fans! I've got my picks locked in, so let's see!


BEST PICTURE


AMERICAN FICTION
ANATOMY OF A FALL
BARBIE
THE HOLDOVERS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
MAESTRO
OPPENHEIMER
PAST LIVES
POOR THINGS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: OPPENHEIMER





BEST DIRECTOR


ANATOMY OF A FALL, Justine Triet
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, Martin Scorsese
OPPENHEIMER, Christopher Nolan
POOR THINGS, Yorgos Lanthimos
THE ZONE OF INTEREST, Jonathan Glazer
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: OPPENHEIMER, 
Christopher Nolan






BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE


BRADLEY COOPER, Maestro
COLMAN DOMINGO, Rustin
PAUL GIAMATTI, The Holdovers
CILLIAN MURPHY, Oppenheimer
JEFFREY WRIGHT, American Fiction
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: CILLIAN MURPHY, Oppenheimer







BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE


ANNETTE BENING, Nyad
LILY GLADSTONE, Killers of the Flower Moon
SANDRA HÜLLER, Anatomy of a Fall
CAREY MULLIGAN, Maestro
EMMA STONE, Poor Things
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: EMMA STONE, Poor Things







BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE


STERLING K. BROWN, American Fiction
ROBERT DE NIRO, Killers of the Flower Moon
ROBERT DOWNEY JR., Oppenheimer
RYAN GOSLING, Barbie
MARK RUFFALO, Poor Things
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: ROBERT DOWNEY JR., Oppenheimer







BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE


EMILY BLUNT, Oppenheimer
DANIELLE BROOKS, The Color Purple
AMERICA FERRERA, Barbie
JODIE FOSTER, Nyad
DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH, The Holdovers
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH, The Holdovers






BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM


THE BOY AND THE HERON, Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
ELEMENTAL, Peter Sohn and Denise Ream
NIMONA, Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary
ROBOT DREAMS, Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal




BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY


EL CONDE, Edward Lachman
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, Rodrigo Prieto
MAESTRO, Matthew Libatique
OPPENHEIMER, Hoyte van Hoytema
POOR THINGS, Robbie Ryan
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: OPPENHEIMER, Hoyte van Hoytema







BEST COSTUME DESIGN


BARBIE, Jacqueline Durran
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, Jacqueline West
NAPOLEON, Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
OPPENHEIMER, Ellen Mirojnick
POOR THINGS, Holly Waddington
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: POOR THINGS, Holly Waddington






BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM


BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT, Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek
THE ETERNAL MEMORY, Maite Alberdi
FOUR DAUGHTERS, Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
TO KILL A TIGER, Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath





BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM


THE ABCS OF BOOK BANNING, Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
THE BARBER OF LITTLE ROCK, John Hoffman and Christine Turner
ISLAND IN BETWEEN, S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
THE LAST REPAIR SHOP, Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
NǍI NAI & WÀI PÓ, Sean Wang and Sam Davis
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: THE LAST REPAIR SHOP, Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers







BEST FILM EDITING


ANATOMY OF A FALL, Laurent Sénéchal
THE HOLDOVERS, Kevin Tent
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, Thelma Schoonmaker
OPPENHEIMER, Jennifer Lame
POOR THINGS, Yorgos Mavropsaridis
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: OPPENHEIMER, Jennifer Lame






BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM


IO CAPITANO, Italy
PERFECT DAYS, Japan
SOCIETY OF THE SNOW, Spain
THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE, Germany
THE ZONE OF INTEREST, United Kingdom
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: THE ZONE OF INTEREST, United Kingdom






BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING


GOLDA, Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue
MAESTRO, Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell
OPPENHEIMER, Luisa Abel
POOR THINGS, Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston
SOCIETY OF THE SNOW, Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: MAESTRO, Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell






BEST ORIGINAL SCORE


AMERICAN FICTION, Laura Karpman
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY, John Williams
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, Robbie Robertson
OPPENHEIMER, Ludwig Göransson
POOR THINGS, Jerskin Fendrix
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: OPPENHEIMER, Ludwig Göransson






BEST ORIGINAL SONG


THE FIRE INSIDE, from Flamin' Hot; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
I'M JUST KEN, from Barbie; Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
IT NEVER WENT AWAY, from American Symphony; Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
WAHZHAZHE (A SONG FOR MY PEOPLE), from Killers of the Flower Moon; Music and Lyric by Scott George
WHAT WAS I MADE FOR?, from Barbie; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: WHAT WAS I MADE FOR?, from Barbie; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell




BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN


BARBIE, Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
NAPOLEON, Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff
OPPENHEIMER, Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman
POOR THINGS, Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: POOR THINGS, Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek




BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM


LETTER TO A PIG, Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter
NINETY-FIVE SENSES, Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
OUR UNIFORM, Yegane Moghaddam
PACHYDERME, Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius
WAR IS OVER! INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF JOHN & YOKO, Dave Mullins and Brad Booker
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: WAR IS OVER! INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF JOHN & YOKO, Dave Mullins and Brad Booker




BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM


THE AFTER, Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham
INVINCIBLE, Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron
KNIGHT OF FORTUNE, Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk
RED, WHITE AND BLUE, Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane
THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR, Wes Anderson and Steven Rales
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: RED, WHITE AND BLUE, Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane





BEST SOUND


THE CREATOR, Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
MAESTRO, Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE, Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
OPPENHEIMER, Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O'Connell
THE ZONE OF INTEREST, Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: OPPENHEIMER, Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O'Connell



BEST VISUAL EFFECTS


THE CREATOR, Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould
GODZILLA MINUS ONE, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3, Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE, Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould
NAPOLEON, Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: THE CREATOR, Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould



BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

AMERICAN FICTION, Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson
BARBIE, Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
OPPENHEIMER, Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
POOR THINGS, Screenplay by Tony McNamara
THE ZONE OF INTEREST, Written by Jonathan Glazer
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: AMERICAN FICTION, Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson





BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY



ANATOMY OF A FALL, Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
THE HOLDOVERS, Written by David Hemingson
MAESTRO, Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer
MAY DECEMBER, Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik
PAST LIVES, Written by Celine Song
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: ANATOMY OF A FALL, Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

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