Oscar Predictions — 4–9 — 2024
4 min readApr 9, 2023
Best Picture
- Barbie
- The Color Purple
- Freud’s Last Session
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Past Lives
- Poor Things
- Saltburn
Best Director
- Barbie, Greta Gerwig
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese
- Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan
- Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos
- Saltburn, Emerald Fennell
Best Actor
- Freud’s Last Session, Anthony Hopkins
- The Holdovers, Paul Giamatti
- Maestro, Bradley Cooper
- Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy
- Saltburn, Barry Keoghan
Best Actress
- The Color Purple, Fantasia Barrino
- Flint Strong, Ryan Destiny
- Nyad, Annette Bening
- Past Lives, Greta Lee
- Poor Things, Emma Stone
Best Supporting Actor
- Barbie, Ryan Gosling
- The Color Purple, Colman Domingo
- Past Lives, Teo Yoo
- The Piano Lesson, Samuel L. Jackson
- Poor Things, Willem Dafoe
Best Supporting Actress
- The Color Purple, Danielle Brooks
- The Color Purple, Taraji P. Henson
- Ferrari, Penélope Cruz
- The Holdovers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Lily Gladstone
Best Original Screenplay
- Elemental, Brenda Hsueh
- The Holdovers, David Hemingson
- Maestro, Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer
- Past Lives, Celine Song
- Saltburn, Emerald Fennell
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Barbie, Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig
- Freud’s Last Session, Mark St. Germain
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Eric Roth
- Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan
- Poor Things, Tony McNamara
Best Cinematography
- The Color Purple, Dan Laustsen
- Dune: Part Two, Greig Fraser
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Rodrigo Prieto
- Maestro, Matthew Libatique
- Oppenheimer, Hoyte van Hoytema
Best Production Design
- Barbie — Sarah Greenwood (production designer), Katie Spencer (set decorator)
- The Color Purple — Paul D. Austerberry (production designer), Larry Dias (set decorator)
- Dune: Part Two — Patrice Vermette (production designer), Shane Vieau (set decorator)
- Maestro — Kevin Thompson (production designer), Rena DeAngelo (set decorator)
- Oppenheimer— Ruth De Jong (production designer), Claire Kaufman (set decorator)
Best Costume Design
- Barbie — Jacqueline Durran
- The Color Purple — Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
- Dune: Part Two — Jacqueline West
- Maestro — Mark Bridges
- Napoleon — Janty Yates
Best Editing
- Barbie — Nick Huoy
- Dune: Part Two — Joe Walker
- Killers of the Flower Moon — Thelma Schoonmaker
- Oppenheimer — Jennifer Lame
- Saltburn — Victoria Boydell
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
- Barbie
- The Color Purple
- Dune: Part Two
- Maestro
- Napoleon
Best Sound
- Barbie
- Dune: Part Two
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Visual Effects
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Dune: Part Two
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Oppenheimer
- Rebel Moon
Best Music, Original Score
- Barbie — Alexandre Desplat
- Dune: Part Two — Hans Zimmer
- Elemental — Thomas Newman
- Oppenheimer — Ludwig Göransson
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse — Daniel Pemberton
Best Animated Feature
- Elemental — Peter Sohn, Denise Ream
- How Do You Live? — Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki
- Nimona — Troy Quane, Nick Bruno, Roy Lee, Julie Zackary, Karen Ann Ryan
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse — Joaquin Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Avi Arad, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Christina Steinberg
- Wish — Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn