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2024 Oscar Nominations Predictions

It’s the time of year where excitement equates anxiety while I attempt to predict every single Oscar nomination. I went with a lot of the safest picks which means there will be a great deal of surprises, both pleasant and unpleasant, but here are the likely nominees.

Best Picture

  • “Maestro”

  • “Poor Things”

  • “Killers of the Flower Moon”

  • “Oppenheimer”

  • “Barbie”

  • “The Zone of Interest”

  • “Past Lives”

  • “Anatomy of a Fall”

  • “The Holdovers”

  • “American Fiction”

Best Director

  • Yorgos Lanthimos “Poor Things”

  • Martin Scorsese “Killers of the Flower Moon”

  • Christopher Nolan “Oppenheimer”

  • Greta Gerwig “Barbie”

  • Jonathan Glazer “The Zone of Interest”

Best Actor

  • Bradley Cooper “Maestro”

  • Leonardo Dicaprio “Killers of the Flower Moon”

  • Cillian Murphy “Oppenheimer”

  • Paul Giamatti “The Holdovers”

  • Jeffrey Wright “American Fiction”

Best Actress

  • Carey Mulligan “Maestro”

  • Emma Stone “Poor Things”

  • Lily Gladstone “Killers of the Flower Moon”

  • Sandra Huller “Anatomy of a Fall”

  • Greta Lee “Past Lives”

Best Supporting Actor

  • Mark Ruffalo “Poor Things”

  • Robert De Niro “Killers of the Flower Moon”

  • Robert Downey Jr. “Oppenheimer”

  • Ryan Gosling “Barbie”

  • Charles Melton “May December” 

Best Supporting Actress

  • Emily Blunt “Oppenheimer”

  • Da’Vine Joy Randolph “The Holdovers”

  • Danille Brooks “The Color Purple”

  • Jodie Foster “Nyad”

  • Julianne Moore “May December”

Best Original Screenplay

  • “Anatomy of a Fall”

  • “The Holdovers”

  • “Past Lives”

  • “May December”

  • “Maestro”

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • “Poor Things”

  • “Killers of the Flower Moon”

  • “Oppenheimer”

  • “Barbie”

  • “American Fiction”

Best Production Design

  • “Poor Things”

  • “Killers of the Flower Moon”

  • “Oppenheimer”

  • “Barbie”

  • “Asteroid City”

Best Costume Design

  • “Killers of the Flower Moon”

  • “Oppenheimer”

  • “Barbie”

  • “Poor Things”

  • “Wonka”

Best Film Editing

  • “Killers of the Flower Moon”

  • “Oppenheimer”

  • “Poor Things”

  • “The Holdovers”

  • “Anatomy of a Fall”

Best Cinematography

  • “Maestro”

  • “Killers of the Flower Moon”

  • “Oppenheimer”

  • “Poor Things”

  • “The Zone of Interest”

Best Animated Feature

  • “The Boy and the Heron”

  • “Elemental”

  • “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

  • “Nimona”

  • “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”

Best Documentary Feature

  • “American Symphony”

  • “20 Days in Mariupol”

  • “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”

  • “Beyond Utopia”

  • “Four Daughters”

Best International Feature 

  • United Kingdom, “The Zone of Interest”

  • Spain, “Society of the Snow”

  • Finland, “Fallen Leaves”

  • France, “The Taste of Things”

  • Japan, “Perfect Days”

Best Makeup/Hairstyling

  • “Maestro”

  • “Golda”

  • “Poor Things”

  • “Society of the Snow”

  • “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Best Original Score

  • “Oppenheimer”

  • “Killers of the Flower Moon”

  • “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

  • “Poor Things”

  • “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”

Best Original Song

  • “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”

  • “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”

  • “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot”

  • “Road To Freedom” from “Rustin”

  • “It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony”

Best Visual Effects

  • “The Creator”

  • “Godzilla Minus One”

  • “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”

  • “Poor Things”

  • “Society of the Snow”

Best Sound

  • “Killers of the Flower Moon”

  • “Oppenheimer”

  • “Maestro”

  • “The Zone of Interest”

  • “Napoleon”

There you have it. We will see how I do next week when the nominations are announced on January 23rd, but regardless it’s an exciting time of year where great talent is honored.

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