Oscar Predictions (December Update)

All the season's major players have officially been seen, and with Golden Globes and Critics Choice announcing their nominees, the race is becoming clearer. Despite that, there are still some questions remaining. Is it Anora vs The Brutalist for Best Picture, or will something else begin to emerge? Can Timothee Chalemet leap ahead of Adrien Brody in Best Actor? What films fighting for those last few spots in Best Picture will get in? We will find out in less than a month as the nominations are announced on January 17th.

Best Picture

1. Anora

2. The Brutalist

3. Conclave

4. Wicked

5. Emilia Perez

6. Dune Part 2

7. The Substance

8. Nickel Boys

9. A Complete Unkown

10. Sing Sing

Best Director

1. Brady Corbet for The Brutalist

2. Sean Baker for Anora

3. Jaques Audiard for Emilia Perez

4. Coralie Fargeat for The Substance

5. RaMell Ross for Nickel Boys

Best Actress in a Leading Role

1. Mikey Madison for Anora

2. Demi Moore for The Substance

3. Karla Sofia Gascon for Emilia Perez

4. Cynthia Erivo for Wicked

5. Angelia Jolie for Maria

Best Actor in a Leading Role

1. Adrien Brody for The Brutalist

2. Timothee Chalamet for A Complete Unkown

3. Ralph Fiennes for Conclave

4. Colmon Domingo for Sing Sing

5. Danial Craig for Queer

Best Actress in a Leading Role

1. Ariane Grande for Wicked

2. Zoe Saldana for Emilia Perez

3. Isabella Rossellini for Conclave

4. Margaret Qualley for The Substance

5. Felicity Jones for The Brutalist

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

1. Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain

2. Guy Pearce for The Brutalist

3. Yura Borisov for Anora

4. Clarence Maclin for Sing Sing

5. Edward Norton for A Complete Unkown

Best Orginal Screenplay

1. Anora

2. The Brutalist

3. A Real Pain

4. The Substance

5. September 5

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. Conclave

2. Nickel Boys

3. Sing Sing

4. Dune Part 2

5. Emilia Perez

Best Cinematography

1. The Brutalist

2. Nickel Boys

3. Dune Part 2

4. Nosferatu

5. Conclave

   
   

Best Costume Design

1. Wicked

2. Dune Part 2

3. Gladiator 2

4. Maria

5. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

   
   
   
   

Best Film Editing

1. Dune Part 2

2. Conclave

3. Anora

4. Emilia Perez

5. September 5

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

1. The Substance

2. A Different Man

3. Nosferatu

4. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

5. Wicked

Best Production Design

1. Wicked

2. Dune Part 2

3. The Brutalist

4. Gladiator 2

5. Nosferatu

Best Orginal Score

1. The Brutalist

2. Conclave

3. Challengers

4. Emilia Perez

5. The Wild Robot

Best Original Song

1. "El Mal" from Emilia Perez

2. "Kiss the Sky" from The Wild Robot

3. "The Journey" The Six Triple Eight

4. "Mi Camino" from Emilia Perez

5. "Like a Bird" From Sing Sing

Best Sound

1. Dune Part 2

2. Wicked

3. A Complet Unknown

4. Gladiator 2

5. Emilia Perez

   
   
   
   

Best Visual Effects

1. Dune Part 2

2. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

3. Gladiator 2

4. Wicked

5. Alien Romulus

Best Animated Feature

1. Flow

2. The Wild Robot

3. Inside Out 2

4. Memoir of a Snail

5. Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Best Documentary

1. No Other Land

2. Sugarcane

3. Soundtrack to a C d'Etat

4. Daughters

5. Dahomey

Best International Film

1. Emilia Perez

2. The Seed of a Sacred Fig

3. I'm Still Here

4. The Girl with the Needle

5. Kneecap

Best Animated Short

1. Beautiful Man

2. A Bear Named Wojtek

3. Wander to Wonder

4. Yuck!

5. A Crab in the Pool

Best Documentary Short

1. I am Ready, Warden

2. Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World

3. Once Upon a Time in Ukraine

4. Death by Numbers

5. Incident

Best Live Action Short

1. The Masterpiece

2. The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

3. Anuja

4. An Orange From Jaffa

5. Dove