07 Mar Final 2024 Oscar Predictions
After almost a year of predicting, the day is finally here. I’ve been predicting this year’s race since March and while this year has been generally easier to forecast than most (I had predicted five of the eventual Best Picture nominees by May), it’s still had its twists and turns. The 96th Academy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel for the fourth time and broadcasted on ABC on Sunday, March 10 at 7 p.m. CST. This was a year of auteur blockbusters (Oppenheimer and Barbie), indie word-of-mouth hits (Poor Things and Past Lives) and passion projects from names we’ve seen here for decades (Killers of the Flower Moon and The Holdovers). It’s one of the few years where I can say that almost every film nominated deserves to be considered some of the best of the year (biggest exception being Maestro). But without further ado…
Here are my FINAL predictions:
‘Oppenheimer’ (Universal)
BEST PICTURE:
Winner: Oppenheimer
Could Steal: No one
BEST DIRECTOR:
Winner: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Could Steal: No one
‘Oppenheimer’ (Universal)
BEST ACTOR:
Winner: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Could Steal: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ (Apple TV+)
BEST ACTRESS:
Winner: Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Could Steal: Emma Stone – Poor Things
;Oppenheimer’ (Universal)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Winner: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Could Steal: No one
‘The Holdovers’ (Focus)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Winner: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Could Steal: No one
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ (NEON)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Winner: Anatomy of a Fall
Could Steal: The Holdovers
‘American Fiction’ (MGM)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Winner: American Fiction
Could Steal: Barbie or Oppenheimer
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ (Sony)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
Winner: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Could Steal: The Boy and the Heron
‘Poor Things’ (Searchlight)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Winner: Poor Things
Could Steal: Barbie
‘Oppenheimer’ (Universal)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Winner: Oppenheimer
Could Steal: No one
‘Barbie’ (Warner Bros.)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Winner: Barbie
Could Steal: Poor Things
‘Oppenheimer’ (Universal)
BEST FILM EDITING:
Winner: Oppenheimer
Could Steal: No one
‘Poor Things’ (Searchlight)
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:
Winner: Poor Things
Could Steal: Maestro
‘Oppenheimer’ (Universal)
BEST SOUND:
Winner: Oppenheimer
Could Steal: The Zone of Interest
‘Godzilla Minus One’ (Toho)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Winner: Godzilla Minus One
Could Steal: The Creator
‘Oppenheimer’ (Universal)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Winner: Oppenheimer
Could Steal: No one
‘Barbie’ (Warner Bros.)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
Winner: Barbie – “What Was I Made For?”
Could Steal: Barbie – “I’m Just Ken”
‘The Zone of Interest’ (A24)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE:
Winner: The Zone of Interest
Could Steal: No one
’20 Days in Mariupol’ (PBS)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Winner: 20 Days in Mariupol
Could Steal: No one
‘Ninety-Five Senses’ (Documentary+)
BEST ANIMATED SHORT:
Winner: Ninety-Five Senses
Could Steal: Letter to a Pig or WAR is OVER
;The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ (Netflix)
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT:
Winner: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Could Steal: Red, White, and Blue
‘The Last Repair Shop’ (LA Times/Searchlight)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
Winner: The Last Repair Shop
Could Steal: The ABCs of Book Banning or Nai Nai and Wai Po