These aren’t our predictions, this is who we are rooting for in each category and why. It could be a trivial as having cool hair or something as elaborate as being the best artist in the category they are nominated for. Admittedly we haven’t seen all the films nominated on each category. That’s why this is a preferred list and not a prediction list.
Best Picture
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
- Why is Top Gun: Maverick our pick? Because it never tries to be anything other than what it is. A Hollywood action film. It’s odds of winning are near impossible, especially since its almost completely ignored in every other category.
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking
Actor in a Leading Role
Austin Butler, Elvis
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale - Haven’t seen it but heard good things. Also we love Brendan Fraser and want fourth Mummy film. This is his comeback film.
Paul Mescal, Aftersun
Bill Nighy, Living
Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Andreah Riseborough, To Leslie
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans – Having not seen any of the other films on the list. She’s a great actress. We like Cate Blanchett better but Williams is due. Odds are Michelle Yeoh is going to win because no one will shut up about her damn movie.
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Actor in a Supporting Role
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway
Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans – Not sure the last time was he was nominated for an Oscar but he lost out to his co-star Timothy Hutton for Ordinary People. Here’s his second chance to get one.
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Actress in a Supporting Role
Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau, The Whale
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once – We loved her in Scream Queens. She always brings her A-Game to all performances. And now that transgendered is the new trend, she still hasn’t answered questions about the rumors she was born with both male and female parts.
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Directing
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans – He’s the best director to ever exist. He’s been snubbed by the Academy over and over again. Anytime he’s nominated he deserves it for the numerous times he’s been ignored.
Todd Field, Tár
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
- How is this an adapted screenplay and not an original screenplay? Either way, we’re rooting for it.
Women Talking
Writing (Original Screenplay)
The Banshees of Inisherin
- A story about two dudes who stop being friends. Somehow they made it interesting. The logic is bizarre but the story is compelling.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Triangle of Sadness
Animated Feature Film
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
- It’s based off a never ending franchise. The best bet is always Disney or Pixar but Turning Red was too woke for out taste.
Turning Red
Documentary (Feature)
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
- No clue what it’s about, it has the most poetic name.
Navalny
Documentary (Short Subject)
The Elephant Whisperers
- Who doesn’t love elephants?
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger at the Gate
International Feature Film
All Quiet on the Western Front, Germany
Argentina, 1985, Argentina
Close, Belgium
EO, Poland
The Quiet Girl, Ireland – Ireland seems to be a sub theme of this Oscars. So the Banshees film might get overlooked, this is likely a consolation prize.
Film Editing
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick – This basically translates to second place pick or best action movie. This is anyone’s guess who will win but Top Gun is who we want to win.
Cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front
- Who doesn’t love a good anti-war film.
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Elvis
Empire of Light
Tár
Sound
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick – Sound editing always translates to Best Action film. This is likely going to be the big winner and the one we are rooting for. Don’t ignore Avatar as a true contender though.
Music (Original Score)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
- We love bagpipes.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Music (Original Song)
"Applause," Tell It Like a Woman
"Hold My Hand," Top Gun: Maverick – I guess this…
"Lift Me Up," Black Panther: Wakanda
"Naatu Naatu," RRR
"This Is a Life," Everything Everywhere All at Once
Costume Design
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
- This film was boring but the costumes were cool.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Makeup and Hairstyling
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
- We’re rooting for The Batman but it probably won’t win. The more artsy The Whale seems like the bigger contender.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
The Whale
Production Design
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
- James Cameron has been working on this film for a long time. It deserves some type of payoff.
Babylon
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Visual Effects
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick – It had awesome special effects.
Short Film (Animated)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Flying Sailor
Ice Merchants
My Year of Dicks
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It
- It has a cool name. My year of Dicks is a very close second.
Short Film (Live Action)
An Irish Goodbye
- We love a good Irish goodbye.
Ivalu
Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase
