Becca’s 2024 Academy Awards Predictions! - October 26th 2023

We're at the end of October and we've seen so many films so far. Here are my predictions (with a personal subjective touch) of what could and should win at the upcoming 2024 Academy Awards!

BEST PICTURE

1. Barbie (Warner Bros)

2. Past Lives (A24)

3. Saltburn (LuckyChap)

4. Priscilla (A24)

5. Blackberry (Elevation)

6. Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

7. The Zone Of Interest (A24)

8. Poor Things (Searchlight)

9. The Holdovers (Focus Features)

10. American Fiction (Orion)

BEST DIRECTOR

1. Greta Gerwig - Barbie (Warner Bros)

2. Sofia Coppola - Priscilla (A24)

3. Celine Song - Past Lives (A24)

4. Emerald Fennell - Saltburn (LuckyChap)

5. Christopher Nolan - Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

BEST ACTRESS

1. Margot Robbie - Barbie (Warner Bros)

2. Emma Stone - Poor Things (Searchlight)

3. Trace Lysette - Monica (IFC Films)

4. Cailee Spaeny - Priscilla (A24)

5. Sandra Huller - Anatomy Of A Fall (NEON)

BEST ACTOR

1. Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer (Universal)

2. Nicolas Cage - Dream Scenario (A24)

3. Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers (Focus Features)

4. Jeffrey Wright - American Fiction (NEON)

5. Bradley Cooper - Maestro (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. America Ferrera - Barbie (Warner Bros)

2. Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers (Focus Features)

3. Sandra Huller - The Zone of Interest (A24)

4. Rosamund Pike - Saltburn (LuckyChap)

5. Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Ryan Gosling - Barbie (Warner Bros)

2. Glenn Howerton - Blackberry (Elevation)

3. Robert Downey Jr - Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

4. Benny Safdie - Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

5. John Magaro - Past Lives (A24)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1. Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach – Barbie (Warner Bros)

2. Celine Song - Past Lives (A24)

3. Emerald Fennell - Saltburn (LuckyChap)

4. David Hemingson - The Holdovers (Focus Features)

5. Justine Triet and Arthur Harari - Anatomy Of A Fall (NEON)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1. Tony McNamara - Poor Things (Searchlight)

2. Jonathan Glazer - The Zone of Interest (A24)

3. Cord Jefferson - American Fiction (Orion)

4. Christopher Nolan - Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

5. Andrew Kevin Walker - The Killer (Netflix)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. Rodrigo Prieto - Barbie (Warner Bros)

2. Linus Sandgren - Saltburn (LuckyChap)

3. Arnaud Potier - AGGRO DR1FT (EDGLRD)

4. Lukasz Zal - The Zone Of Interest (A24)

4. Robbie Ryan - Poor Things (Searchlight)

BEST FILM EDITING

1. Barbie (Warner Bros)

2. Saltburn (LuckyChap)

3. Poor Things (Searchlight)

4. AGGRO DR1FT (EDGLRD)

5. Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

1. Barbie (Warner Bros)

2. Poor Things (Searchlight)

3. Napoleon (Apple)

4. Maestro (Netflix)

5. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (Lionsgate)

BEST MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLING

1. Barbie (Warner Bros)

2. Poor Things (Searchlight)

3. Maestro (Netflix)

4. Saltburn (LuckyChap)

5. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (Marvel)

PRODUCTION DESIGN

1. Barbie (Warner Bros)

2. Poor Things (Searchlight)

3. Saltburn (LuckyChap)

4. Maestro (Netflix)

5. Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

1. Barbie (Warner Bros)

2. AGGRO DR1FT (EDGLRD)

3. The Zone of Interest (A24)

4. Monster (TOHO)

5. Talk To Me (A24)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

1. “I'm Just Ken" - Barbie (Warner Bros)

2. “What Was I Made For" - Barbie (Warner Bros)

3. “Out Alpha The Alpha" - Dicks The Musical (A24)

4. “Peaches" - The Super Mario Bros Movie (Illumination)

5. “I Am” – Origin (Neon)

BEST SOUND

1. AGGRO DR1FT (EDGLRD)

2 . Barbie (Warner Bros)

3. The Zone Of Interest (A24)

4. John Wick Chapter 4 (Lionsgate)

5. Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

1. AGGRO DR1FT (EDGLRD)

2. Rebel Moon (Netflix)

3. Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse (Sony)

4. Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)

5. The Creator (20th Century Studios)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

1. The Boy and The Huron (Studio Ghibli)

2. Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse (Sony)

3. The Peasants (Canal+)

3. The Super Mario Bros Movie (Illumination)

5. Robot Dreams (Arcadia)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

1. The Zone Of Interest - United Kingdom

2. Perfect Days - Japan

3. The Peasants - Poland

4. The Taste Of Things - France

5. The Teacher's Lounge - Germany