Friends, it’s almost that very special time of year again. The 95th Academy Awards are nearly here, which means every single trade and cinephile is throwing out their two cents for who their think is going to win what prizes Sunday night. Some of the nominees are ones that I honestly never expected to break through but am happy to see the recognition for. And as with the previous years, I managed to watch a majority of the nominees this year and as such, have decided to put down my final predictions for each category. I’ll also be including films and artists that I felt were unjustly left out of the race this year, despite qualifying for their respective categories. And whatever we think of the state of the race, the Oscars will air on ABC on Sunday March 12th at 7:00 PM CST.
Best Picture
Will Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Could Win: The Fabelmans
Should Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Should Have Been Nominated: Babylon
Best Director
Will Win: Daniels for Everything Everywhere All At Once
Could Win: Steven Spielberg for The Fabelmans
Should Win: Daniels for Everything Everywhere All At Once
Should Have Been Nominated: Sarah Polley for Women Talking
Best Actor
Will Win: Austin Butler in Elvis
Could Win: Brendan Fraser in The Whale
Should Win: Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin
Should Have Been Nominated: Diego Calva in Babylon
Best Actress
Will Win: Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once
Could Win: Cate Blanchett in TÁR
Should Win: Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once
Should Have Been Nominated: Keke Palmer in Nope
Best Supporting Actor
Will Win: Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All At Once
Could Win: Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin
Should Win: Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All At Once
Should Have Been Nominated: Ben Whishaw in Women Talking
Best Supporting Actress
Will Win: Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin
Could Win: Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Should Win: Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All At Once
Should Have Been Nominated: Jessie Buckley in Women Talking
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win: Women Talking
Could Win: Glass Onion
Should Win: Women Talking
Should Have Been Nominated: Guilermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Best Original Screenplay
Will Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Could Win: The Banshees of Inisherin
Should Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Should Have Been Nominated: Nope
Best Animated Feature
Will Win: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Could Win: Turning Red
Should Win: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Should Have Been Nominated: Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood
Best International Feature
Will Win: All Quiet on the Western Front
Could Win: EO
Should Win: All Quieton the Western Front
Should Have Been Nominated: RRR
Best Documentary Feature
Will Win: Navalny
Could Win: Fire of Love
Should Win: Navalny
Should Have Been Nominated: Descendant
Best Documentary – Short Subject
Will Win: The Elephant Whisperers
Could Win: Haulout
Should Win: The Elephant Whisperers
Should Have Been Nominated: The Head of Joaquin Murietta
Best Live-Action Short
Will Win: Le Pupille
Could Win: An Irish Goodbye
Should Win: Le Pupille
Should Have Been Nominated: Magna Cum Laude
Best Animated Short
Will Win: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse
Could Win: Ice Merchants
Should Win: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
Should Have Been Nominated: Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies
Best Original Score
Will Win: Babylon by Justin Hurwitz
Could Win: The Fabelmans by John Williams
Should Win: Babylon by Justin Hurwitz
Should Have Been Nominated: The Batman by Michael Giacchino
Best Original Song
Wil Win: “Naatu Naatu” from RRR
Could Win: “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
Should Win: “Naatu Naatu” from RRR
Should Have Been Nominated: “Sunny Sideup Summer” from The Bob’s Burgers Movie
Best Visual Effects
Will Win: Avatar: The Way of Water
Could Win: Top Gun: Maverick
Should Win: Avatar: The Way of Water
Should Have Been Nominated: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Cinematography
Will Win: Elvis
Could Win: All Quiet on the Western Front
Should Win: All Quiet on the Western Front
Should Have Been Nominated: Top Gun: Maverick
Best Costume Design
Will Win: Elvis
Could Win: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Should Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Should Have Been Nominated: The Northman
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Will Win: Elvis
Could Win: The Whale
Should Win: The Batman
Should Have Been Nominated: The Woman King
Best Production Design
Will Win: Babylon
Could Win: Elvis
Should Win: Babylon
Should Have Been Nominated: The Northman
Best Film Editing
Will Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Could Win: Top Gun: Maverick
Should Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Should Have Been Nominated: Babylon
Best Sound
Wil Win: Top Gun: Maverick
Could Win: All Quiet on the Western Front
Should Win: Avatar: The Way of Water
Should Have Been Nominated: Nope
How say you? Do you have any hard or soft predictions of your own for Sunday night? What films do you believe could, should, and absolutely will win the top prize? Which ones do you think were snubbed this year? I’d love to hear your thoughts about in a Comment down below, and if you like what you see here, be sure to Like this post and Follow my blog for more awesome movie content like this.
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