After the longest awards season in recent memory, the Oscar nominations announcement is imminent. With too many contenders and too few nomination spots, we’re bound for some painful snubs and shocking surprises. But, hey, that’s part of the fun of the Academy Awards. Below are Awards Editor Doug Jamieson‘s final nomination predictions in all 23 categories. For more detailed coverage of each category, click the corresponding link for ranked predictions and analysis.
BEST PICTURE
Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.)
Mank (Netflix)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
Minari (A24)
One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios)
News of the World (Universal Pictures)
Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)
Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)
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BEST DIRECTOR
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari (A24)
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)
David Fincher – Mank (Netflix)
Darius Marder – Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios)
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
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BEST ACTRESS
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Hulu)
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman (Netflix)
Frances McDormand – Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)
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BEST ACTOR
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios)
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
Anthony Hopkins – The Father (Sony Pictures Classics)
Gary Oldman – Mank (Netflix)
Steven Yeun – Minari (A24)
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maria Bakalova – Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm (Amazon Studios)
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy (Netflix)
Olivia Colman – The Father (Sony Pictures Classics)
Jodie Foster – The Mauritanian (STX Films)
Youn Yuh-Jung – Minari (A24)
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.)
Alan Kim – Minari (A24)
Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios)
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios)
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mank (Netflix)
Minari (A24)
Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)
Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Father (Sony Pictures Classics)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios)
The White Tiger (Netflix)
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Mank (Netflix)
The Midnight Sky (Netflix)
Minari (A24)
News of the World (Universal Pictures)
Soul (Disney/Pixar)
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BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Turntables” – All In: The Fight for Democracy (Amazon Studios)
“Fight For You” – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.)
“Húsavík (My Hometown)” – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Netflix)
“Io Sì (Seen)” – The Life Ahead (Netflix)
“Speak Now” – One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios)
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Croods: A New Age (Universal Pictures)
Onward (Disney/Pixar)
Over the Moon (Netflix)
Soul (Disney/Pixar)
Wolfwalkers (GKIDS/AppleTV+)
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BEST FILM EDITING
Mank (Netflix)
Minari (A24)
Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.)
Mank (Netflix)
News of the World (Universal Pictures)
Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mank (Netflix)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
The Midnight Sky (Netflix)
News of the World (Universal Pictures)
Tenet (Warner Bros.)
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Emma. (Focus Features)
Mank (Netflix)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
Mulan (Disney)
Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)
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BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Birds of Prey (Warner Bros.)
Hillbilly Elegy (Netflix)
Mank (Netflix)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
Pinocchio (Roadside Attractions)
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BEST SOUND
Mank (Netflix)
The Midnight Sky (Netflix)
Soul (Disney)
Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios)
Tenet (Warner Bros.)
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Mank (Netflix)
The Midnight Sky (Netflix)
The One and Only Ivan (Disney)
Tenet (Warner Bros.)
Welcome to Chechnya (HBO Films)
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
All In: The Fight for Democracy (Amazon Studios)
Collective (Magnolia Selects)
My Octopus Teacher (Netflix)
Time (Amazon Studios)
The Truffle Hunters (Sony Pictures Classics)
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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Another Round (Denmark)
Collective (Romania)
La Llorona (Guatemala)
Quo Vadis, Aida? (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
A Sun (Taiwan)
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BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Burrow
If Anything Happens I Love You
Kapaemahu
The Snail and the Whale
Out
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa
Colette
Hunger Ward
A Love Song for Latasha
What Would Sophia Loren Do?
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Feeling Through
The Human Voice
The Letter Room
The Present
Two Distant Strangers
FINAL TOTALS
Mank – 12
Minari – 8
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – 7
Sound of Metal – 7
Nomadland – 6
Promising Young Woman – 5
The Trial of the Chicago 7 – 5
Judas and the Black Messiah – 4
The Midnight Sky – 4
News of the World – 4
One Night in Miami – 4
The Father – 3
Soul – 3
Tenet – 3
