It’s almost time to uncover the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards. There’s bound to be plenty of shocks and snubs, but that’s what awards season is all about. Below are Filmotomy’s Awards Editor Doug Jamieson‘s final nomination predictions in all 23 categories. For more detailed coverage of each category, click the corresponding links for further analysis.
BEST PICTURE
1. Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA
2. Killers of the Flower Moon (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA
3. The Holdovers (Focus Features) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA
4. Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA
5. Barbie (Warner Bros.) – CCA, GG, PGA
6. Anatomy of a Fall (NEON) – BAFTA, GG, PGA
7. American Fiction (Amazon MGM/Orion) – CCA, GG, PGA
8. Maestro (Netflix) – CCA, GG, PGA
9. The Zone of Interest (A24) – GG, PGA
10. Past Lives (A24) – CCA, GG, PGA
Alternate: The Colour Purple
Possible shocker: All of Us Strangers
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BEST DIRECTOR
1. Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, DGA, GG
2. Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA, DGA, GG
3. Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – CCA, DGA, GG
4. Alexander Payne – The Holdovers (Focus Features) – CCA, DGA
5. Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest (A24) – BAFTA
Alternate: Greta Gerwig – Barbie (Warner Bros.) – CCA, DGA, GG
Possible shocker: Andrew Haigh – All of Us Strangers – BAFTA
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BEST ACTRESS
1. Emma Stone – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
2. Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – CCA, GG, SAG
3. Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall (NEON) – BAFTA, CCA, GG
4. Carey Mulligan – Maestro (Netflix) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
5. Margot Robbie – Barbie (Warner Bros.) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
Alternate: Greta Lee – Past Lives (A24) – CCA, GG
Possible shocker: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Origin (NEON)
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BEST ACTOR
1. Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
2. Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers (Focus Features) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
3. Bradley Cooper – Maestro (Netflix) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
4. Colman Domingo – Rustin (Netflix) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
5. Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction (Amazon MGM/Orion) – CCA, GG, SAG
Alternate: Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – CCA, GG
Possible shocker: Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers (Searchlight Pictures)
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers (Focus Features) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
2. Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple (Warner Bros.) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
3. Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
4. Julianne Moore – May December (Netflix) – CCA, GG
5. Penélope Cruz – Ferrari (NEON) – SAG
Alternate: Sandra Hüller – The Zone of Interest (A24) – BAFTA
Possible shocker: America Ferrera – Barbie (Warner Bros.) – CCA
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
2. Ryan Gosling – Barbie (Warner Bros.) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
3. Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
4. Willem Dafoe – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – GG, SAG
5. Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – CCA, GG
Alternate: Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers (Focus Features) – BAFTA
Possible shocker: Jacob Elordi – Saltburn (Amazon MGM Studios) – BAFTA
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1. Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, USC
2. Poor Things – Tony McNamara (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, USC
3. Barbie – Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (Warner Bros.) – BAFTA (original), CCA (original), GG
4. Killers of the Flower Moon – Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – CCA, GG, USC
5. American Fiction – Cord Jefferson (Amazon MGM/Orion) – BAFTA, CCA, USC
Alternate: All of Us Strangers – Andrew Haigh (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA
Possible shocker: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. – Kelly Fremon Craig (Lionsgate)
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1. The Holdovers – David Hemingson (Focus Features) – BAFTA, CCA
2. Past Lives – Celine Song (A24) – BAFTA, CCA, GG
3. Anatomy of a Fall – Justin Triet, Arthur Harari (NEON) – BAFTA, GG
4. Maestro – Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer (Netflix) – BAFTA, CCA, GG
5. May December – Samy Burch (Netflix) – CCA
Alternate: Saltburn – Emerald Fennell (Amazon MGM Studios)
Possible shocker: The Iron Claw – Sean Durkin (A24)
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. Oppenheimer – Hoyte van Hoytema (Universal Pictures) – ASC, BAFTA, CCA
2. Killers of the Flower Moon – Rodrigo Prieto (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – ASC, BAFTA, CCA
3. Poor Things – Robbie Ryan (Searchlight Pictures) – ASC, BAFTA, CCA
4. Maestro – Matthew Libatique (Netflix) – ASC, BAFTA, CCA
5. The Zone of Interest – Łukasz Żal (A24) – BAFTA
Alternate: Saltburn – Linus Sandgren (Amazon MGM Studios)
Possible shocker: Barbie – Rodrigo Prieto (Warner Bros.)
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN
1. Barbie – Jacqueline Durran (Warner Bros.) – BAFTA, CCA, CDG
2. Poor Things – Holly Waddington (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, CDG
3. Killers of the Flower Moon – Jacqueline West (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA, CDG
4. Napoleon – David Crossman and Janty Yates (Sony Pictures / Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA, CDG
5. Oppenheimer – Ellen Mirojnick (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA
Alternate: Wonka – Lindy Hemming (Warner Bros.) – CCA
Possible shocker: Priscilla – Stacey Battat (A24)
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BEST FILM EDITING
1. Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA
2. Killers of the Flower Moon – Thelma Schoonmaker (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA
3. Poor Things – Yorgos Mavropsaridis (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA
4. Anatomy of a Fall – Laurent Sénéchal (NEON) – BAFTA
4. The Holdovers – Kevin Tent (Focus Features)
Alternate: Barbie – Nick Houy (Warner Bros.) – CCA
Possible shocker: Ferrari – Pietro Scalia (NEON)
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BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
1. Maestro (Netflix) – BAFTA, CCA, MUAH
2. Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, MUAH
3. Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, MUAH
4. Golda (Bleecker Street) – MUAH
5. Society of the Snow (Netflix)
Alternate: Napoleon (Sony Pictures / Apple Original Films)
Possible shocker: The Last Voyage of the Demeter (Universal Pictures)
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
1. Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL
2. Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL
3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton (Sony Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, HMMA
4. Poor Things – Jerkin Hendrix (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG
5. The Zone of Interest – Mica Levi (A24) – GG, HMMA, SCL
Alternate: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – John Williams (Disney)
Possible shocker: Elemental – Thomas Newman (Disney)
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BEST ORIGINAL SONG
1. “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas from Barbie (Warner Bros.) – CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL
2. “I’m Just Ken” by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt from Barbie (Warner Bros.) – CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL
3. “Road to Freedom” by Lenny Kravitz from Rustin (Netflix) – CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL
4. “The Fire Inside” by Diane Warren from Flamin’ Hot (Disney) – HMMA, SCL
5. “It Never Went Away” by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson from American Symphony (Netflix) – SCL
Alternate: “Keep It Movin”” by Halle Bailey, Denisia Andrews, Brittany Coney, and Morten Ristorp from The Color Purple (Warner Bros.) – HMMA
Possible shocker: “Quiet Eyes” by Zach Dawes and Sharon Von Etten from Past Lives – HMMA
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1. Barbie (Warner Bros.) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
2. Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
3. Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
4. Killers of the Flower Moon (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
5. Napoleon (Apple Original Films/Sony Pictures) – ADG, SDSA
Alternate: Asteroid City (Focus Features) – ADG, CCA, SDSA
Possible shocker: Saltburn (Amazon MGM Studios) – CCA
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BEST SOUND
1. Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CAS, MPSE
2. Maestro (Netflix) – BAFTA, CAS, MPSE
3. Ferrari (NEON) – BAFTA, CAS, MPSE
4. Killers of the Flower Moon (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – CAS, MPSE
5. The Zone of Interest (A24) – BAFTA, MPSE
Alternate: Napoleon (Sony Pictures / Apple Original Films) – MPSE
Possible shocker: Barbie (Warner Bros.)
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1. The Creator (20th Century Studios) – BAFTA, CCA, VES
2. Godzilla Minus One (Toho) – VES
3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Walt Disney Studios) – BAFTA, CCA, VES
4. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures) – CCA, VES
5. Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA
Alternate: Society of the Snow (Netflix)
Possible shocker: Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (Netflix)
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures) – ANNIE, BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA
2. The Boy and the Heron (GKIDS) – ANNIE, BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA
3. Elemental (Pixar) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Paramount Pictures) – ANNIE, CCA, PGA
5. Nimona (Netflix) – ANNIE, CCA
Alternate: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal Pictures) – Annie, GG, PGA
Possible shocker: Wish (Walt Disney Pictures) – CCA, GG
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
1. American Symphony (Netflix) – BAFTA, CCA, PGA
2. Beyond Utopia (Roadside Attractions) – BAFTA, CCA, PGA
3. 20 Days in Mariupol (PBS) – BAFTA, CCA, CEH, PGA
4. Four Daughters (Jour2Fête) – CEH
5. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA, CEH
Alternate: 32 Sounds (Abramorama) – CEH
Possible shocker: Bobi Wine: The People’s President – IDA
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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
1. The Zone of Interest (UK) – BAFTA, CCA, GG
2. Society of the Snow (Spain) – BAFTA, CCA, GG
3. Fallen Leaves (Finland) – GG
4. The Taste of Things (France) – CCA
5. 20 Days in Mariupol (Ukraine) – BAFTA
Alternate: Perfect Days (Japan) – CCA
Possible shocker: The Monk and the Gun (Bhutan)
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BEST ANIMATED SHORT
1. Once Upon a Studio
2. Pete
3. Letter to a Pig
4. War Is Over! – ANNIE
5. Ninty-Five Senses
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
1. The Last Repair Shop
2. The ABCs of Book Banning
3. The Barber of Little Rock
4. Last Song from Kabul
5. Deciding Vote
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
1. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2. The After
3. The Anne Frank Gift Shop
4. The Shepherd
5. Strange Way of Life
