Academy Awards
Oscar Predictions 2023
The 2023 Oscars will be handed out on March 12, 2023, honoring Hollywood’s picks for the best films of the past year with all the glitz and glam we expect. In keeping with another annual tradition, that of trying to predict the Oscar winners, here are our predictions for what/who will win, should win, and for some categories, who/what should have been nominated but was not. Rather than cover all categories, these predictions will focus on just some top ones.
Best Picture – 301 features were eligible for Academy Awards.
The nominees are:
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Malte Grunert, Producer
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers
ELVIS, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss, Producers
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers
THE FABELMANS, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, Producers
TÁR, Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert, Producers
TOP GUN: MAVERICK, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober, Producers
WOMEN TALKING, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, Producers
Cate:
Will win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers
Michelle:
Will win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK – Hollywood is grateful to Tom Cruise right now – even Steven Spielberg thanked Cruise at The Oscars Nominee Luncheon
Should win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Jim:
Will win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should have been nominated: THE WOMAN KING, SHE SAID and TILL
Best Director
The nominees are:
Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS)
Todd Field (TÁR)
Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS)
Cate
Will win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Michelle:
Will win: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Should win: Martin McDonagh
Jim:
Will win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should have been nominated: Gina Prince-Bythewood (THE WOMAN KING) and Chinonye Chukwu (TILL): Joseph Kosinski (TOP GUN: MAVERICK)
Best Lead Actor
The nominees are:
Austin Butler (ELVIS)
Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)
Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE)
Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN)
Bill Nighy (LIVING)
Cate
Will win: Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE)
Should win: Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)
Michelle:
Will win: Brendan Fraser
Should win: Bill Nighy
Jim:
Will win: Brendan Fraser
Should win: Brendan Fraser
Should have been nominated: Eden Dambrine (CLOSE); Tom Cruise (TOP GUN: MAVERICK)
Best Lead Actress
The nominees are:
Cate Blanchett (TÁR)
Ana de Armas (BLONDE)
Andrea Riseborough (TO LESLIE)
Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS)
Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
Cate:
Will win: Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
Should win: Cate Blanchett (TÁR)
Michelle:
Will win: Cate Blanchett
Should win: Michelle Yeoh
Jim:
Will win: Michelle Yeoh
Should win: Michelle Yeoh
Should have been nominated: Danielle Deadwyler, (TILL) and Viola Davis, (THE WOMAN KING)
Best Supporting Actor
The nominees are:
Brendan Gleeson (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)
Brian Tyree Henry (CAUSEWAY)
Judd Hirsch (THE FABELMANS)
Barry Keoghan (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)
Ke Huy Quan (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
Cate:
Will win: Ke Huy Quan (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
Should win: Brendan Gleeson (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)
Michelle:
Will win: Barry Keoghan
Should win: Barry Keoghan
Jim:
Will win: Ke Huy Quan
Should win: Ke Huy Quan
Best Supporting Actress
The nominees are:
Angela Bassett (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER)
Hong Chau (THE WHALE)
Kerry Condon (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)
Jamie Lee Curtis (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
Stephanie Hsu (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
Cate:
Will win: Angela Bassett (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER)
Should win: Jamie Lee Curtis (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)
Michelle:
Will win: Angela Bassett
Should win: Angela Bassett
Jim:
Will win: Angela Bassett
Should win: Jamie Lee Curtis
Should have been nominated: Lashana Lynch (THE WOMAN KING)
Best Adapted Screenplay
The nominees are:
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Screenplay by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY, Written by Rian Johnson
LIVING, Written by Kazuo Ishiguro
TOP GUN: MAVERICK, Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks
WOMEN TALKING, Screenplay by Sarah Polley
Cate:
Will win: WOMEN TALKING, Screenplay by Sarah Polley
Should win: WOMEN TALKING, Screenplay by Sarah Polley
Michelle:
Will win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Should win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Jim:
Will win: WOMEN TALKING
Should win: WOMEN TALKING
Should have been nominated: THE WOMAN KING, Written by Dana Stevens and Maria Bello & SHE SAID
Best Original Screenplay
The nominees are:
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, Written by Martin McDonagh
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
THE FABELMANS, Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
TÁR, Written by Todd Field
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, Written by Ruben Östlund
Cate:
Will win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Should win: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, Written by Martin McDonagh
Michelle:
Will win: THE FABELMANS
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Jim:
Will win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should have been nominated: TILL, Written by Chinonye Chukwu, Keith Beautchamp & Michael Reilly
Best Cinematography
The nominees are:
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, James Friend
BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS, Darius Khondji
ELVIS, Mandy Walker
EMPIRE OF LIGHT, Roger Deakins
TÁR, Florian Hoffmeister
Cate:
Will win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, James Friend
Should win: BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS, Darius Khondji
Michelle:
Will win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Should win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Jim:
Will win: ELVIS
Should win: ELVIS
Should have been nominated: TILL and THE WOMAN KING; THE BATMAN from cinematographer Greig Fraser and Claudio Miranda, the director of photography of Paramount’s TOP GUN: MAVERICK.
Best Documentary Feature Film
The nominees are:
ALL THAT BREATHES, Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED, Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov
FIRE OF LOVE, Sara Dosa, Shane Boris and Ina Fichman
A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS, Simon Lereng Wilmont and Monica Hellström
NAVALNY, Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris
Cate:
Will win: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED, Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov
Should win: NAVALNY, Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris
Michelle:
Will win: NAVALNY
Should win: NAVALNY
Jim:
Will win: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
Should win: FIRE OF LOVE
Should have been nominated: GOOD NIGHT OPPY, SIDNEY
Best Film Editing
The nominees are:
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
ELVIS, Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Paul Rogers
TÁR, Monika Willi
TOP GUN: MAVERICK, Eddie Hamilton
Cate:
Will win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK, Eddie Hamilton
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Paul Rogers
Michelle:
Will win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Should win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Jim:
Will win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should have been nominated: WOMEN TALKING, Christopher Donaldson & Roslyn Kalloo
Best International Feature Film
The nominees are:
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Germany)
ARGENTINA, 1985 (Argentina)
CLOSE (Belgium)
EO (Poland)
THE QUIET GIRL (Ireland)
Cate:
Will win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Germany)
Should win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Germany)
Michelle:
Will win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Should win: THE QUIET GIRL
Jim:
Will win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Should win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Should have been nominated: RRR
Best Production Design
The nominees are:
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Production Design: Christian M. Goldbeck; Set Decoration: Ernestine Hipper
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, Production Design: Dylan Cole and Ben Procter; Set Decoration: Vanessa Cole
BABYLON, Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
ELVIS, Production Design: Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy; Set Decoration: Bev Dunn
THE FABELMANS, Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
Cate:
Will win: ELVIS
Should win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Michelle:
Will win: ELVIS
Should win: ELVIS
Jim:
Will win: ELVIS
Should win: ELVIS
Should have been nominated: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN & EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Best Visual Effects
The nominees are:
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
THE BATMAN, Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER, Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick
TOP GUN: MAVERICK, Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher
Cate:
Will win: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
Should win: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
Michelle:
Will win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Should win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Jim:
Will win: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
Should win: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
Best Animated Feature Film
The nominees are:
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO, Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey
PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, Joel Crawford and Mark Swift
THE SEA BEAST, Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger
TURNING RED, Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins
Cate:
Will win: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO, Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley
Should win: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO, Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley
Michelle:
Will win: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
Should win: PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH
Jim:
Will win: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
Should win: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
Should have been nominated: APOLLO 10 and 1/2, WENDELL & WILD
Best Costume Design
The nominees are:
BABYLON, Mary Zophres
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER, Ruth Carter
ELVIS, Catherine Martin
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Shirley Kurata
MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS, Jenny Beavan
Cate:
Will win: ELVIS, Catherine Martin
Should win: MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS, Jenny Beavan
Michelle:
Will win: ELVIS
Should win: ELVIS
Jim:
Will win: ELVIS
Should win: ELVIS
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The nominees are:
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Heike Merker and Linda Eisenhamerová
THE BATMAN, Naomi Donne, Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER, Camille Friend and Joel Harlow
ELVIS, Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti
THE WHALE, Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley
Cate:
Will win: ELVIS, Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti
Should win: THE WHALE, Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley
Michelle:
Will win: THE WHALE
Should win: ELVIS
Jim:
Will win: THE WHALE
Should win: THE WHALE
Should have been nominated: TILL and THE WOMAN KING
Best Original Score
The nominees are:
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Volker Bertelmann
BABYLON, Justin Hurwitz
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, Carter Burwell
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Son Lux
THE FABELMANS, John Williams
Cate:
Will win: BABYLON, Justin Hurwitz
Should win: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, Carter Burwell
Michelle:
Will win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Should win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Jim:
Will win: BABYLON
Should win: THE FABELMANS
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