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95th Academy Awards Final Nomination Predictions

Tristan FrenchJanuary 22, 2023n/a21 min

Now just a few days away from the announcement of the nominations for the upcoming 95th Academy Awards nominations, read as I have compiled my final predictions in every single category. The past few weeks have been incredibly eventful within the world of film, as the precursor awards and critics circles have completely changed the tides of awards season, making this season one of the most unpredictable years in recent memory as an awards pundit. Usually, I feel fairly confident about my predictions at around this time, but this year, each category has an abundance of possible contenders thus making it difficult to narrow potential nominees down to 5 (or 10 in the case of Best Picture) nominees. With the recent Golden Globes and Critics Choice award ceremonies, as well as the announcement of guild nominees, it’s finally time to unveil my final Oscar predictions. Without further ado, let’s dive in.

BEST PICTURE

  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)
  6. Elvis (Warner Bros)
  7. Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century)
  8. All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix)
  9. The Whale (A24)
  10. Women Talking (MGM)

BEST DIRECTOR

  1. The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once
  2. Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
  3. Todd Field, TÁR
  4. Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
  5. Edward Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front

BEST ACTOR

  1. Brendan Fraser, The Whale
  2. Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
  3. Austin Butler, Elvis
  4. Bill Nighy, Living
  5. Jeremy Pope, The Inspection

BEST ACTRESS

  1. Cate Blanchett, TÁR
  2. Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
  3. Danielle Deadwyler, Till 
  4. Viola Davis, The Woman King
  5. Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  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. Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  1. Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 
  2. Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
  3. Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
  4. Hong Chau, The Whale
  5. Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

  1. The Banshees of Inisherin
  2. Everything Everywhere All at Once
  3. TÁR
  4. The Fabelmans
  5. Triangle of Sadness

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

  1. Women Talking
  2. The Whale
  3. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
  4. All Quiet On the Western Front 
  5. She Said

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

  1. Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
  2. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (DreamWorks)
  3. Turning Red (Pixar)
  4. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (A24)
  5. Wendell & Wild (Netflix)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

  1. All Quiet on the Western Front
  2. Decision to Leave
  3. Argentina, 1985
  4. The Quiet Girl
  5. Corsage

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

  1. All the Beauty & the Bloodshed
  2. Fire of Love
  3. All That Breathes
  4. Navalny
  5. The Territory

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  1. Top Gun: Maverick
  2. All Quiet on the Western Front
  3. The Fabelmans
  4. Empire of Light 
  5. Elvis

BEST EDITING

  1. Everything Everywhere All at Once
  2. Top Gun: Maverick
  3. Elvis
  4. All Quiet on the Western Front
  5. The Fabelmans

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

  1. Babylon
  2. Avatar: The Way of Water
  3. Elvis
  4. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 
  5. The Fabelmans

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

  1. Elvis
  2. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 
  3. Babylon
  4. The Woman King
  5. Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

BEST MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLING

  1. The Whale
  2. Elvis
  3. The Batman 
  4. All Quiet on the Western Front
  5. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

  1. Babylon
  2. Women Talking
  3. The Fabelmans
  4. Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
  5. The Banshees of Inisherin

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

  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. Applause, Tell It Like a Woman

BEST SOUND

  1. Top Gun: Maverick
  2. Avatar: The Way of Water
  3. All Quiet on the Western Front
  4. Elvis
  5. The Batman 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

  1. Avatar: The Way of Water
  2. Top Gun: Maverick
  3. The Batman 
  4. All Quiet on the Western Front
  5. Thirteen Lives

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

  1. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse
  2. Save Ralph
  3. New Moon
  4. The Flying Sailor
  5. It’s Nice in Here

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

  1. The Flagmakers
  2. The Elephant Whisperers 
  3. 38 At the Garden
  4. How Do You Measure a Year?
  5. Nuisance Bear

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT 

  1. Le Pupille
  2. An Irish Goodbye
  3. The Red Suitcase
  4. Warsha
  5. Almost Home

At the end of the day, 2022 was an incredible year for film which is certainly reflected in the competitiveness and unpredictability of this awards season. It will certainly be interesting to see which films do earn nominations, and which films get shut out. Stay tuned for more coverage in the coming weeks.

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