The end of the year is almost here and award season is upon us. We are in November, so it's probably a good time to go through what I think will be nominated for the Oscars this year. My choices are based upon the general consensus at the moment and a bit of my own opinion on the matter. Some of these choices are primarily based upon hype because those films have not been released yet. I was able to see many of these films (some even at TIFF), but there are a few that are pure guesses. Here are my picks and alternates for every category at the Oscars this upcoming year!
BEST PICTURE
1. Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
2. Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
3. The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
4. Women Talking (Orion)
5. Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures)
6. TÁR (Focus Features)
7. The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures)
8. The Whale (A24)
9. Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios)
10. Elvis (Warner Bros.)
Alternates
11. Decision to Leave (MUBI)
12. NOPE (Universal Pictures)
13. She Said (Universal Pictures)
14. Aftersun (A24)
15. Triangle of Sadness (Neon)
16. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (Netflix)
17. White Noise (Netflix)
18. Till (Orion)
19. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
20. The Woman King (Sony Pictures)
BEST DIRECTOR
1. Damien Chazelle - Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
2. Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
3. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
4. Sarah Polley - Women Talking (Orion)
5. James Cameron - Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios)
Alternates
6. Todd Field - TÁR (Focus Features)
6. Park Chan-Wook - Decision to Leave (MUBI)
8. Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures)
9. Ruben Östlund - Triangle of Sadness (Neon)
10. Darren Aronofsky - The Whale (A24)
BEST ACTRESS
1. Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
2. Margot Robbie - Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
3. Cate Blanchett- TÁR (Focus Features)
4. Michelle Williams - The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
5. Danielle Deadwyler - Till (Orion)
Alternates
6. Tang Wei - Decision to Leave (MUBI)
7. Viola Davis - The Woman King (Sony Pictures)
8. Jennifer Lawrence - Causeway (Apple TV+)
9. Rooney Mara - Women Talking (Orion)
10. Mia Goth - Pearl (A24)
BEST ACTOR
1. Brendan Fraser - The Whale (A24)
2. Austin Butler - Elvis (Warner Bros.)
3. Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures)
4. Diego Calva - Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
5. Tom Cruise - Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures)
Alternates
6. Park Hae-il - Decision to Leave (MUBI)
7. Paul Mescal - Aftersun (A24)
8. Song Kang-Ho - Broker (CJ E&M)
9. Gabriel LaBelle - The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
10. Bill Nighy – Living (Sony Pictures Classics)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Jessie Buckley - Women Talking (Orion)
2. Hong Chau - The Whale (A24)
3. Stephanie Hsu - Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
4. Claire Foy - Women Talking (Orion)
5. Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures)
Alternates
6. Sadie Sink - The Whale (A24)
7. Carey Mulligan - She Said (Universal Pictures)
8. Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
9. Jean Smart - Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
10. Dolly de Leon – Triangle of Sadness (NEON)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
2. Brad Pitt – Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
3. Paul Dano – The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
4. Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures)
5. Ben Whishaw – Women Talking (Orion)
Alternates
6. Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures)
7. Woody Harrelson - Triangle of Sadness (Neon)
8. Steven Yeun - NOPE (Universal Pictures)
9. Tobey Maguire - Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
10. Miles Teller - Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1. Damien Chazelle – Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
2. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
3. Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
4. Todd Field – TÁR (Focus Features)
5. Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures)
Alternates
6. Ruben Östlund – Triangle of Sadness (NEON)
7. Jeong Seo-kyeong and Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave (MUBI)
8. Charlotte Wells – Aftersun (A24)
9. James Gray – Armageddon Time (Focus Features)
10. Jordan Peele - NOPE (Universal Pictures)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1. Sarah Polley – Women Talking (Orion)
2. Samuel D. Hunter – The Whale (A24)
3. Noah Baumbach – White Noise (Netflix)
4. Rian Johnson – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
5. David Kajganich – Bones and All (MGM)
Alternates
6. Rebecca Lenkiewicz – She Said (Universal Pictures)
7. Ehren Kruger, Christopher McQuarrie, and Eric Warren Singer – Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures)
8. Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, and Matthew Robbins – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
9. Edward Berger, Lesley Patterson, and Ian Stokell – All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix)
10. Lena Dunham - Catherine Called Birdy (Amazon Studios)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. Russell Carpenter – Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios)
2. Linus Sandgren – Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
3. Larkin Seiple - Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
4. Janusz Kamiński – The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
5. Claudio Miranda – Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures)
Alternates
6. Darius Khondji – BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Netflix)
7. Greig Fraser – The Batman (Warner Bros.)
8. James Friend – All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix)
9. Roger Deakins – Empire of Light (Searchlight Pictures)
10. Lol Crawley - White Noise (Netflix)
BEST FILM EDITING
1. Paul Rogers – Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
2. Tom Cross – Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
3. Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn – The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
4. Eddie Hamilton – Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures)
5. Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond – Elvis (Warner Bros.)
Alternates
6. Sven Budelmann – All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix)
7. Mikkel E.G. Nielsen – The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures)
8. David Brenner, James Cameron, John Refoua, and Stephen E. Rivkin – Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios)
9. Roslyn Kalloo – Women Talking (Orion)
10. Bob Ducsay – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
1. Mary Zophres – Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
2. Shirley Kurata – Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
3. Catherine Martin – Elvis (Warner Bros.)
4. Mark Bridges – The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
5. Ruth E. Carter – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Walt Disney Studios)
Alternates
6. Gersha Phillips – The Woman King (Sony Pictures)
7. Marci Rodgers - Till (Orion)
8. Quita Alfred - Women Talking (Orion)
9. Jenny Beavan – Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (Focus Features)
10. Linda Muir - The Northman (Focus Features)
BEST MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLING
1. TBD – The Whale (A24)
2. TBD – Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
3. Abigail Bradley, Christine Choi, Nina Adado, and Miki Caporusso - Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
4. Jason Baird, Mark Coulier, Louise Coulston, and Shane Thomas – Elvis (Warner Bros.)
5. Naomi Donne, Mike Marino, and Zoe Tahir – The Batman (Warner Bros.)
Alternates
6. TBD – X (A24)
7. TBD - Pearl (A24)
8. TBD – All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix)
9. TBD – The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)
10. TBD – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Walt Disney/Marvel Studios)
PRODUCTION DESIGN
1. Florencia Martin (Production Design) and Anthony Carlino (Set Decoration) – Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
2. Rick Carter (Production Design) and Karen O’Hara (Set Decoration) – The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
3. Dylan Cole and Ben Procter (Production Design) and Vanessa Cole (Set Decoration) – Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios)
4. Catherine Martin (Production Design) and Beverley Dunn (Set Decoration) – Elvis (Warner Bros.)
5. Jason Kisvarday (Production Design) and Kelsi Ephraim (Set Decoration) - Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
Alternates
6. Christian M. Goldbeck (Production Design) and Ernestine Hipper (Set Decoration) – All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix)
7. Eugenio Caballero (Production Design) and Alejandra Borre and Daniela Rojas (Set Decoration) - BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Netflix)
8. Rick Heinrichs (Production Design) and Elli Griff (Set Decoration) – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
9. Akin McKenzie (Production Design) and TBD (Set Decoration) – The Woman King (Sony Pictures)
10. Hannah Beachler (Production Design) and Lisa K. Sessions (Set Decoration) – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Walt Disney Studios)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
1. Justin Hurwitz – Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
2. Hildur Guðnadóttir – Women Talking (Orion)
3. Rob Simonsen - The Whale (A24)
4. Son Lux - Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
5. Simon Franglen - Avatar: The Way of Water (Walt Disney Pictures)
Alternates
6. Alexandre Desplat – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
7. Danny Elfman – White Noise (Netflix)
8. John Williams - The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
9. Hildur Guðnadóttir - TÁR (Focus Features)
10. Michael Giacchino – The Batman (Warner Bros.)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
1. “This Is A Life” – Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
2. “Hold My Hand” – Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures)
3. “Lift Me Up” – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Walt Disney Studios)
4. “Ciao Papa” – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
5. “Naatu Naatu” – RRR (Sarigama Cinemas)
Alternates
6. “Applause” – Tell It Like a Woman (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
7. “Nobody Like U” – Turning Red (Walt Disney/Pixar Animation)
8. “Song Chord” – Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios)
9. “Stand Up” – Till (Orion)
10. "Now You Know" - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Roku)
BEST SOUND
1. Chris Burdon, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Mark Taylor, and Mark Weingarten – Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures)
2. TBD – Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
3. TBD – Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
4. William Files, Douglas Murray, Andy Nelson, and Stuart Wilson – The Batman (Warner Bros.)
5. Michael Keller, David Lee, Andy Nelson, and Wayne Pashley – Elvis (Warner Bros.)
Alternates
6. TBD - TÁR (Focus Features)
7. TBD – Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios)
8. TBD – All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix)
9. TBD – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
10. Jimmy Boyle and Jules Bertier - The Northman (Focus Features)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1. TBD – Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios)
2. TBD – Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
3. Scott R. Fisher, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson, and Ryan Tudhope – Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures)
4. Russell Earl, Anders Langlands, Dan Lemmon, and Dominic Tuohy – The Batman (Warner Bros.)
5. Scott R. Fisher, Guillaume Rocheron, Jeremy Robert, and Sreejith Venugopalan – Nope (Universal Pictures)
Alternates
6. TBD – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
7. TBD – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Walt Disney Studios)
8. TBD – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Walt Disney Studios)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
1. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
2. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (A24)
3. Turning Red (Walt Disney Animation)
4. Strange World (Walt Disney Animation)
5. Wendell & Wild (Netflix)
Alternates
6. The Bad Guys (DreamWorks Animation)
7. Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood (Netflix)
8. Lightyear (Walt Disney Animation)
9. The Sea Beast (Netflix)
10. Minions: The Rise of Gru (Illumination)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
1. Decision to Leave (MUBI) – South Korea
2. BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Netflix) – Mexico
3. All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix) – Germany
4. EO (TBD) – Poland
5. Holy Spider (Utopia) – Denmark
Alternates
6. Plan 75 (TBD) - Japan
7. Saint Omer (TBD) – France
8. Close (A24) – Belgium
9. Girl Picture (TBD) - Finland
10. Argentina, 1985 (Amazon Studios) – Argentina
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