Oscar Predictions 2024
The ceremony starts in half an hour, place your bets.
Oh hello sweet movie friends. I'm afraid that grief and life have taken my attention span and thrown it out the window. I did not manage to watch every nominated movie this year (far from it!) but here are my partial, cobbled predictions.
Best Picture:
Should Win - The Holdovers was my favorite movie out of the bunch, but Oppenheimer was incredible
Will Win - Oppenheimer
Best Director:
Should Win - Nolan
Will Win - Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Best Actor:
Should Win - Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)
Will Win - Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Best Actress:
Should Win - While I thought Emma Stone was so great in Poor Things, Lily Gladstone's performance is much more compelling to me
Will Win - Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon)
Best Supporting Actor
Should Win - Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)
Will Win - Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)
Best Supporting Actress
Should Win - Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) THE QUEEN! Loved her since Dolemite, since SELFIE
Will Win - Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)
Original Screenplay
Should Win - Anatomy of a Fall
Will Win - Anatomy of a Fall
Adapted Screenplay
Should Win - Holdovers
Will Win - American Fiction
Animated Feature
Should Win - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Will Win - The Boy and the Heron (this I haven't seen so I'm not against it winning at all, just can't weigh in on the Should!
Production Design
Should Win - Barbie
Will Win - Barbie
Costume Design
Should Win - Barbie (but also loved Poor Things in this category)
Will Win - Barbie
Cinematography
Should Win - Oppenheimer
Will Win - Oppenheimer
Editing
Should Win - Oppenheimer
Will Win - Oppenheimer
Makeup and Hairstyling
Should Win - Poor Things
Will Win - Maestro (meh)
Sound
Should Win - Oppenheimer
Will Win - Oppenheimer
Visual Effects
Should Win - Godzilla Minus One STOMP CHOMP AND SWIM
Will Win - Godzilla Minus One
Original Score
Should Win - Oppenheimer
Will Win - Oppenheimer
Sure!
Original Song
Should Win - “What Was I Made For” (Barbie)
Will Win - “What Was I Made For” (Barbie) - I really like this song, especially in contact of the film so I'll be happy to see it win.
Documentary Feature
Should Win - Shrug emoji
Will Win - 20 Days in Mariupol
International Feature
Should Win - The Zone of Interest
Will Win - The Zone of Interest
Animated Short
Should Win - Shrug!
Will Win - War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Documentary Short
Should Win - Shrug!
Will Win - The Last Repair Shop (the only one I've seen)
Live Action Short
Should Win - Shrug!
Will Win - The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
And that's all, folks!