Oscar predictions 9–19–23
5 min readSep 19, 2023
Best Picture
- American Fiction
- Barbie
- The Color Purple
- The Holdovers
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Past Lives
- Poor Things
- The Zone of Interest
Best Director
- Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet
- Barbie, Greta Gerwig
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese
- Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan
- The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer
Best Actor
- American Fiction, Jeffrey Wright
- The Holdovers, Paul Giamatti
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Leonardo DiCaprio
- Maestro, Bradley Cooper
- Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy
Best Actress
- Anatomy of a Fall, Sandra Hüller
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Lily Gladstone
- Nyad, Annette Bening
- Past Lives, Greta Lee
- Poor Things, Emma Stone
Best Supporting Actor
- Barbie, Ryan Gosling
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Robert De Niro
- Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr.
- Past Lives, Teo Yoo
- Poor Things, Mark Ruffalo
Best Supporting Actress
- The Color Purple, Danielle Brooks
- The Color Purple, Taraji P. Henson
- Ferrari, Penélope Cruz
- The Holdovers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph
- Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt
Best Original Screenplay
- Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
- Asteroid City, Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
- The Holdovers, David Hemingson
- Maestro, Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer
- Past Lives, Celine Song
Best Adapted Screenplay
- American Fiction, Cord Jefferson
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese
- Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan
- Poor Things, Tony McNamara
- The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer
Best Cinematography
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Rodrigo Prieto
- Oppenheimer, Hoyte van Hoytema
- Poor Things, Robbie Ryan
- Saltburn, Linus Sandgren
- The Zone of Interest, Lukasz Zal
Best Production Design
- Barbie — Sarah Greenwood (production designer), Katie Spencer (set decorator)
- The Color Purple — Paul D. Austerberry (production designer), Larry Dias (set decorator)
- Killers of the Flower Moon — Jack Fisk (production designer); Adam Willis (set decorator)
- Oppenheimer — Ruth De Jong (production designer), Claire Kaufman (set decorator)
- Poor Things — Shona Heath & James Price (production designers), Zsuzsa Mihalek (set decorator)
Best Costume Design
- Barbie — Jacqueline Durran
- The Color Purple — Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
- Killers of the Flower Moon —Ellen Mirojnick
- Poor Things — Holly Waddington
- Priscilla — Stacey Battat
Best Editing
- Barbie — Nick Huoy
- The Killer — Kirk Baxter
- Killers of the Flower Moon — Thelma Schoonmaker
- Oppenheimer — Jennifer Lame
- Poor Things — Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
- Barbie
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
Best Sound
- Ferrari
- The Killer
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Visual Effects
- The Creator
- Ferrari
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
Best Music, Original Score
- Elemental — Thomas Newman
- The Killer — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
- Killers of the Flower Moon — Robbie Robertson
- Oppenheimer — Ludwig Göransson
- Past Lives — Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen
Best Music, Original Song
- Barbie — “I’m Just Ken” — Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
- Barbie —“What Was I Made For?” — Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell, Andrew Wyatt and Mark Ronson
- The Color Purple —TBA
- Rustin — “Road to Freedom” — Lenny Kravitz
- Wish — “The Wish” — Julia Michaels, Benjamin Rice and David Metzger
Best Animated Feature
- The Boy and the Heron — Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki
- Elemental — Peter Sohn, Denise Ream
- 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
Best International Film
- About Dry Grass (Turkey)
- Anatomy of a Fall (France)
- La Chimera (Italy)
- The Teachers’ Lounge (Germany)
- The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom)
Best Documentary Feature
- 20 Days in Mariupol
- American Symphony
- The Deepest Breath
- The Eternal Memory
- Little Richard: I Am Everything