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
- Drive My Car – Japan.
- The Worst Person in the World – Norway.
- Flee – Denmark.
- A Hero – Iran.
- The Hand of God – Italy.
Next in Line: I’m Your Man – Germany.
Best Documentary Feature
- The Rescue.
- Flee.
- Summer of Soul.
- Procession.
- Ascension.
Next in Line: The Velvet Underground.
Best Animated Feature
- Encanto.
- Luca.
- The Mitchells vs. The Machines.
- Flee.
- Raya and the Last Dragon.
Next in Line: Vivo.
Best Original Song
- “No Time to Die,” – No Time to Die.
- “Be Alive,” – King Richard.
- “Dos Oruguitas,” – Encanto.
- “Down to Joy,” – Belfast.
- “Just Look Up,” – Don’t Look Up.
Next in Line: “Beyond the Shore,” – CODA.
Best Original Score
- Dune.
- The Power of the Dog.
- Don’t Look Up.
- The French Dispatch.
- No Time to Die.
Next in Line: The Green Knight.
Best Visual Effects
- Dune.
- No Time to Die.
- Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Free Guy.
- Godzilla vs. Kong.
Next in Line: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Best Sound
- Dune.
- West Side Story.
- No Time to Die.
- tick, tick… BOOM!
- Belfast.
Next in Line: Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Best Production Design
- Dune.
- West Side Story.
- Nightmare Alley.
- The French Dispatch.
- The Tragedy of Macbeth.
Next in Line: Belfast.
Best Make-Up & Hairstyling
- House of Gucci.
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
- Dune.
- Cruella.
- Coming 2 America.
Next in Line: Cyrano.
Best Costume Design
- Cruella.
- West Side Story.
- Dune.
- House of Gucci.
- Spencer.
Next in Line: Cyrano.
Best Cinematography
- Dune.
- The Tragedy of Macbeth.
- West Side Story.
- The Power of the Dog.
- Belfast.
Next in Line: The Green Knight.
Best Film Editing
- Dune.
- West Side Story.
- Belfast.
- tick, tick… BOOM!
- Don’t Look Up.
Next in Line: The Power of the Dog.
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Power of the Dog.
- West Side Story.
- CODA.
- Dune.
- The Lost Daughter.
Next in Line: Drive My Car.
Best Original Screenplay
- Belfast.
- Licorice Pizza.
- Don’t Look Up.
- King Richard.
- Being the Ricardos.
Next in Line: Pig.
Best Supporting Actor
- Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog.
- Troy Kotsur – CODA.
- Jared Leto – House of Gucci.
- Ciarán Hinds – Belfast.
- Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza.
Next in Line: Ben Affleck – The Tender Bar.
Best Supporting Actress
- Ariana DeBose – West Side Story.
- Caitriona Balfe – Belfast.
- Ruth Negga – Passing.
- Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog.
- Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard.
Next in Line: Rita Moreno – West Side Story.
Best Actor
- Will Smith – King Richard.
- Andrew Garfield – tick, tick… BOOM!
- Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog.
- Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth.
- Leonardo DiCaprio – Don’t Look Up.
Next in Line: Peter Dinklage – Cyrano.
Best Actress
- Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos.
- Lady Gaga – House of Gucci.
- Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
- Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter.
- Rachel Zegler – West Side Story.
Next in Line: Kristen Stewart – Spencer.
Best Director
- Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog.
- Steven Spielberg – West Side Story.
- Denis Villeneuve – Dune.
- Sir Kenneth Branagh – Belfast.
- Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car.
Next in Line: Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza.
Best Picture
- The Power of the Dog – Netflix.
- Belfast – Focus Features / Universal Pictures.
- King Richard – Warner Bros. Pictures.
- West Side Story – 20th Century Studios.
- Dune – Warner Bros. Pictures.
- Licorice Pizza – United Artists / Universal Pictures.
- CODA – Apple TV+.
- tick, tick… BOOM! – Netflix.
- Don’t Look Up – Netflix.
- Drive My Car – Bitters End.
Next in Line: Being the Ricardos – Amazon Studios.