98th Oscars: Final Nomination Predictions
My predictions for the Oscar nominations in all 24 categories.
The moment of truth is finally upon us.
The long-awaited Oscar nominations will be announced on Thursday at 8:30 AM EST. As a way of marking the occasion, it’s a good time to share my predictions in all 24 categories.
Although my guess as to who’ll get nominated in every category is mostly as good as anyone’s, one thing I’m sure of is that Sinners and One Battle After Another will have a good morning. Also, there will be at least one director of a non-English language film handled by NEON that’ll make the Best Director five. Lastly, given how F1 got nominated at the Producers Guild of America Awards, I have a sneaky suspicion it could be this year’s Ford v. Ferrari, making the Best Picture ten plus a slew of artisan categories.
Some other questions include whether Julia Roberts’ public endorsement of Sorry, Baby will do huge wonders or if Best Supporting Actor feels as iron-clad as we believe? Is there room for someone like Delroy Lindo to pull off a huge surprise? Will NEON really make up the entire Best International Feature five? It’s unclear but like everyone else, I’m anxious to find out.
Wagner Moura stars in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent.” (Property of NEON)
Best Picture:
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Best Actress:
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Emma Stone, Bugonia
Best Actor:
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Best Supporting Actress:
Odessa A’Zion, Marty Supreme
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi stars as the Creature in Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein.” (Property of Netflix)
Best Supporting Actor:
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Best Original Screenplay:
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Best Editing:
F1
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Cinematography:
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Casting:
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best International Feature:
It Was Just An Accident (France)
Left-Handed Girl (Taiwan)
The Secret Agent (Brazil)
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Sirât (Spain)
Best Animated Feature:
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Documentary Feature:
2000 Meters to Andriivka
The Alabama Solution
Apocalypse in the Tropics
Cover-Up
The Perfect Neighbor
Best Costume Design:
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Production Design:
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Original Song:
“Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless
“The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
"I Lied to You” from Sinners
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams
Best Makeup & Hairstyling:
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Wicked: For Good
Best Visual Effects:
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman
Wicked: For Good
Best Sound:
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Original Score:
F1
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirât
Best Animated Short:
Autokar
Butterfly
Éiru
Forevergreen
Snow Bear
Best Documentary Short:
All the Empty Rooms
All the Walls Came Down
Armed Only With a Camera
Cashing Out
The Devil is Busy
Best Live-Action Short:
Ado
Amarela
Beyond the Silence
The Boy With White Skin
A Friend of Dorothy