OSCARS 2023 - Final Nomination Predictions
- Antonio Gonzalez Wagner
- Jan 19, 2023
- 4 min read
Updated: Jan 21, 2023
Well, here it is. After another fantastic year for film in 2022, now come the Oscar nominations to hopefully reflect that. These are my predictions for what the 2023 Academy Award nominations will look like on January 24, 2023. These predictions also don't include the short film categories.
B E S T P I C T U R E
Contenders
1. Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
2. The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight)
3. The Fabelmans (Universal)
4. Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount)
5. TÁR (Focus Features)
6. Elvis (Warner Bros.)
7. All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix)
8. The Whale (A24)
9. Babylon (Paramount)
10. Triangle of Sadness (Neon)
Possibilities
11. Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century)
12. RRR (Variance Films)
13. Women Talking (MGM)
B E S T D I R E C T O R
Contenders
1. Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All At Once
2. Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
3. Todd Field - TÁR
4. Edward Berger - All Quiet on the Western Front
5. Park Chan-wook - Decision to Leave
Possibilities
6. Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin
7. James Cameron - Avatar: The Way of Water
8. S.S. Rajamouli - RRR
9. Baz Luhrman - Elvis
10. Ruben Östlund - Triangle of Sadness
11. Joseph Kosinski - Top Gun: Maverick
B E S T A C T O R
Contenders
1. Brendan Fraser - The Whale
2. Austin Butler - Elvis
3. Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin
4. Bill Nighy - Living
5. Hugh Jackman - The Son
Possibilities
6. Paul Mescal - Aftersun
7. Diego Calva - Babylon
8. Jeremy Pope - The Inspection
B E S T A C T R E S S
Contenders
1. Cate Blanchett - TÁR
2. Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All At Once
3. Michelle Williams - The Fabelmans
4. Danielle Deadwyler - Till
5. Ana de Armas - Blonde
Possibilities
6. Margot Robbie - Babylon
7. Viola Davis - The Women King
B E S T S U P P O R T I N G A C T O R
Contenders
1. Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All At Once
2. Brendan Gleeson - The Banshees of Inisherin
3. Barry Keoghan - The Banshees of Inisherin
4. Paul Dano - The Fabelmans
5. Brad Pitt - Babylon
Possibilities
6. Eddie Redmayne - The Good Nurse
7. Judd Hirsch - The Fabelmans
B E S T S U P P O R T I N G A C T R E S S
Contenders
1. Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin
2. Angela Bassett - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
3. Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All At Once
4. Hong Chau - The Whale
5. Dolly de Leon - Triangle of Sadness
Possibilities
6. Stephanie Hsu - Everything Everywhere All At Once
7. Michelle Williams - The Fabelmans
8. Nina Hoss - TÁR
B E S T A D A P T E D S C R E E N P L A Y
Contenders
1. The Whale
2. Women Talking
2. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
4. She Said
5. All Quiet on the Western Front
Possibilities
6. Living
7. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
8. Top Gun: Maverick
B E S T O R I G I N A L S C R E E N P L A Y
Contenders
1. The Banshees of Inisherin
2. Everything Everywhere All At Once
3. The Fabelmans
4. TÁR
5. Triangle of Sadness
Possibilities
6. Aftersun
B E S T A N I M A T E D F E A T U R E F I L M
Contenders
1. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
3. Turning Red
4. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
5. My Father's Dragon
Possibilities
6. Wendell and Wild
7. The Sea Beast
B E S T I N T E R N A T I O N A L F E A T U R E F I L M
Contenders
1. All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
2. Decision to Leave (South Korea)
3. Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Mexico)
4. Close (Belgium)
5. Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Possibilities
6. The Quiet Girl (Ireland)
7. Holy Spider (Denmark)
B E S T D O C U M E N T A R Y F E A T U R E F I L M
Contenders
1. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
2. All That Breathes
3. Fire of Love
4. Navalny
5. Descendant
Possibilities
6. Moonage Daydream
7. The Territory
B E S T C I N E M A T O G R A P H Y
Contenders
1. Top Gun: Maverick
2. All Quiet on the Western Front
3. Empire of Light
4. The Batman
5. Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Possibilities
6. Avatar: The Way of Water
7. Babylon
8. TÁR
B E S T F I L M E D I T I N G
Contenders
1. Top Gun: Maverick
2. Everything Everywhere All At Once
3. Elvis
4. The Banshees of Inisherin
5. Babylon
Possibilities
6. All Quiet on the Western Front
7. The Fabelmans
8. Avatar: The Way of Water
9. Triangle of Sadness
B E S T C O S T U M E D E S I G N
Contenders
1. Elvis
2. Babylon
3. The Woman King
4. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
5. Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Possibilities
6. Everything Everywhere All At Once
7. Corsage
8. The Northman
B E S T P R O D U C T I O N D E S I G N
Contenders
1. Babylon
2. Avatar: The Way of Water
3. Elvis
4. All Quiet on the Western Front
5. The Fabelmans
Possibilities
6. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
7. The Batman
B E S T M A K E U P & H A I R S T Y L I N G
Contenders
1. The Whale
2. The Batman
3. Elvis
4. All Quiet on the Western Front
5. Blonde
Possibilities
6. Babylon
7. Crimes of the Future
B E S T S O U N D
Contenders
1. Top Gun: Maverick
2. Avatar: The Way of Water
3. Elvis
4. All Quiet on the Western Front
5. Everything Everywhere All At Once
Possibilities
6. The Batman
7. Babylon
B E S T V I S U A L E F F E C T S
Contenders
1. Avatar: The Way of Water
2. Top Gun: Maverick
3. The Batman
4. Nope
5. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Possibilities
6. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
7. All Quiet on the Western Front
B E S T O R I G I N A L S C O R E
Contenders
1. Babylon
2. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
3. Women Talking
4. The Fabelmans
5. All Quiet on the Western Front
Possibilities
6. The Banshees of Inisherin
7. Everything Everywhere All At Once
B E S T O R I G I N A L S O N G
Contenders
1. “Naatu Naatu” - RRR
2. “Hold My Hand” - Top Gun: Maverick
3. “Lift Me Up” - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
4.“Ciao Papa" - Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
5. “Tell it Like a Woman” - Applause
Possibilities
6. “New Body Rhumba” - White Noise
7.“This is a Life" - Everything Everywhere All At Once
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