Oscar Sunday is nearly upon us! It’s sure to be an exciting ceremony, with a lot of the major categories seeming to be not as easy to predict as usual. It’ll be an especially thrilling time for me, as I was randomly selected by the Academy Museum to attend the Oscars Red Carpet Fan Experience! So I’m putting out my annual Academy Awards post now since I’ll have quite the busy day tomorrow. As I’ve done in years past, I’m predicting which films will win the Academy Award in each category. And for the top eight categories (the four for acting, the two screenplay categories, Best Director, and, of course, Best Picture), I’m including which of the nominees I’d pick for my own ballot.
Best Picture
First, my personal ranking of the nominees, from best to worst:
- One Battle After Another
- Sentimental Value
- The Secret Agent
- Sinners
- F1
- Train Dreams
- Hamnet
- Bugonia
- Marty Supreme
- Frankenstein
My Pick: One Battle After Another
My Prediction: One Battle After Another
Best Director
Nominees (in alphabetical order by movie):
- Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
- Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
- Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
- Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
- Ryan Coogler, Sinners
My Pick: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
My Prediction: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Best Actor
Nominees (in alphabetical order by last name):
- Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
- Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
- Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
My Pick: Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
My Prediction: Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Best Actress
Nominees (in alphabetical order by last name):
- Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
- Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
- Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
- Emma Stone, Bugonia
My Pick: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
My Prediction: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Best Supporting Actor
Nominees (in alphabetical order by last name):
- Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
- Delroy Lindo, Sinners
- Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
- Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
My Pick: Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
My Prediction: Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress
Nominees (in alphabetical order by last name):
- Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
- Amy Madigan, Weapons
- Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
- Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
My Pick: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
My Prediction: Amy Madigan, Weapons
Best Original Screenplay
Nominees (in alphabetical order):
- Blue Moon
- It Was Just an Accident
- Marty Supreme
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
My Pick: Sentimental Value
My Prediction: Sinners
Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominees (in alphabetical order):
- Bugonia
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- One Battle After Another
- Train Dreams
My Pick: One Battle After Another
My Prediction: One Battle After Another
And now the rest of my predictions…
- Best Animated Feature Film: KPop Demon Hunters
- Best International Feature Film: Sentimental Value
- Best Documentary Feature Film: The Perfect Neighbor
- Best Casting: Sinners
- Best Cinematography: One Battle After Another
- Best Film Editing: One Battle After Another
- Best Production Design: Frankenstein
- Best Costume Design: Frankenstein
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Frankenstein
- Best Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Best Sound: F1
- Best Original Score: Sinners
- Best Original Song: “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
- Best Animated Short Film: Butterfly
- Best Live Action Short Film: Two People Exchanging Saliva
- Best Documentary Short Subject: All the Empty Rooms
