Oscar Predictions

This year’s awards season is in its penultimate phase — the nominations are about to come in. You can find my predictions below. However, at this point, I won’t be predicting the short film categories.

Early 95th Academy Awards Predictions — Coming Soon

Best International Feature

  1. Drive My Car – Japan.
  2. The Worst Person in the World – Norway.
  3. Flee – Denmark.
  4. A Hero – Iran.
  5. The Hand of God – Italy.

Next in Line: I’m Your Man – Germany.

Best Documentary Feature

  1. The Rescue.
  2. Flee.
  3. Summer of Soul.
  4. Procession.
  5. Ascension.

Next in Line: The Velvet Underground.

Best Animated Feature

  1. Encanto.
  2. Luca.
  3. The Mitchells vs. The Machines.
  4. Flee.
  5. Raya and the Last Dragon.

Next in Line: Vivo.

Best Original Song

  1. “No Time to Die,” – No Time to Die.
  2. “Be Alive,” – King Richard.
  3. “Dos Oruguitas,” – Encanto.
  4. “Down to Joy,” – Belfast.
  5. “Just Look Up,” – Don’t Look Up.

Next in Line: “Beyond the Shore,” – CODA.

Best Original Score

  1. Dune.
  2. The Power of the Dog.
  3. Don’t Look Up.
  4. The French Dispatch.
  5. No Time to Die.

Next in Line: The Green Knight.

Best Visual Effects

  1. Dune.
  2. No Time to Die.
  3. Spider-Man: No Way Home.
  4. Free Guy.
  5. Godzilla vs. Kong.

Next in Line: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Best Sound

  1. Dune.
  2. West Side Story.
  3. No Time to Die.
  4. tick, tick… BOOM!
  5. Belfast.

Next in Line: Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Best Production Design

  1. Dune.
  2. West Side Story.
  3. Nightmare Alley.
  4. The French Dispatch.
  5. The Tragedy of Macbeth.

Next in Line: Belfast.

Best Make-Up & Hairstyling

  1. House of Gucci.
  2. The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
  3. Dune.
  4. Cruella.
  5. Coming 2 America.

Next in Line: Cyrano.

Best Costume Design

  1. Cruella.
  2. West Side Story.
  3. Dune.
  4. House of Gucci.
  5. Spencer.

Next in Line: Cyrano.

Best Cinematography

  1. Dune.
  2. The Tragedy of Macbeth.
  3. West Side Story.
  4. The Power of the Dog.
  5. Belfast.

Next in Line: The Green Knight.

Best Film Editing

  1. Dune.
  2. West Side Story.
  3. Belfast.
  4. tick, tick… BOOM!
  5. Don’t Look Up.

Next in Line: The Power of the Dog.

Best Adapted Screenplay

  1. The Power of the Dog.
  2. West Side Story.
  3. CODA.
  4. Dune.
  5. The Lost Daughter.

Next in Line: Drive My Car.

Best Original Screenplay

  1. Belfast.
  2. Licorice Pizza.
  3. Don’t Look Up.
  4. King Richard.
  5. Being the Ricardos.

Next in Line: Pig.

Best Supporting Actor

  1. Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog.
  2. Troy Kotsur – CODA.
  3. Jared Leto – House of Gucci.
  4. Ciarán Hinds – Belfast.
  5. Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza.

Next in Line: Ben Affleck – The Tender Bar.

Best Supporting Actress

  1. Ariana DeBose – West Side Story.
  2. Caitriona Balfe – Belfast.
  3. Ruth Negga – Passing.
  4. Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog.
  5. Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard.

Next in Line: Rita Moreno – West Side Story.

Best Actor

  1. Will Smith – King Richard.
  2. Andrew Garfield – tick, tick… BOOM!
  3. Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog.
  4. Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth.
  5. Leonardo DiCaprio – Don’t Look Up.

Next in Line: Peter Dinklage – Cyrano.

Best Actress

  1. Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos.
  2. Lady Gaga – House of Gucci.
  3. Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
  4. Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter.
  5. Rachel Zegler – West Side Story.

Next in Line: Kristen Stewart – Spencer.

Best Director

  1. Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog.
  2. Steven Spielberg – West Side Story.
  3. Denis Villeneuve – Dune.
  4. Sir Kenneth Branagh – Belfast.
  5. Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car.

Next in Line: Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza.

Best Picture

  1. The Power of the Dog – Netflix.
  2. Belfast – Focus Features / Universal Pictures.
  3. King Richard – Warner Bros. Pictures.
  4. West Side Story – 20th Century Studios.
  5. Dune – Warner Bros. Pictures.
  6. Licorice Pizza – United Artists / Universal Pictures.
  7. CODA – Apple TV+.
  8. tick, tick… BOOM! – Netflix.
  9. Don’t Look Up – Netflix.
  10. Drive My Car – Bitters End.

Next in Line: Being the Ricardos – Amazon Studios.