FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions in All 23 Categories
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Just the good stuff. Click on each category link for a full breakdown plus who’s just under.
Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 23 beginning at 5:30am PT by Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid. Here are my final 2024 Oscar nomination predictions for the 96th Academy Awards in all 23 categories.
BEST PICTURE
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA, SAG
- The Holdovers (Focus Features) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA
- Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG, PGA
- Barbie (Warner Bros) – CCA, GG, SAG, PGA
- Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, PGA
- American Fiction (Amazon MGM/Orion) – CCA, GG, SAG, PGA
- Anatomy of a Fall (NEON) – BAFTA, GG, PGA
- Maestro (Netflix) – CCA, GG, PGA
- The Zone of Interest (A24) – GG, PGA
- Past Lives (A24) – CCA, GG, PGA
BEST DIRECTOR
- Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, DGA, GG
- Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films) – CCA, DGA, GG
- Alexander Payne – The Holdovers (Focus Features) – BAFTA, CCA, DGA
- Greta Gerwig – Barbie (Warner Bros) – CCA, DGA, GG
- Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest (A24) – BAFTA
BEST ACTRESS
- Emma Stone – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
- Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films) – CCA, GG, SAG
- Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall (NEON) – BAFTA, CCA, GG
- Carey Mulligan – Maestro (Netflix) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
- Margot Robbie – Barbie (Warner Bros) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
BEST ACTOR
- Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers (Focus Features) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
- Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
- Bradley Cooper – Maestro (Netflix) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
- Colman Domingo – Rustin (Netflix) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
- Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction (Amazon MGM/Orion) – CCA, GG, SAG
SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
- Ryan Gosling – Barbie (Warner Bros) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
- Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
- Willem Dafoe – Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – GG, SAG
- Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers (Focus Features) – BAFTA
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers (Focus Features) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
- Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
- Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple (Warner Bros) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, SAG
- Jodie Foster – Nyad (Netflix) – CCA, GG, SAG
- Penélope Cruz – Ferrari (NEON) – SAG
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Barbie (Warner Bros) – Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (based on the Mattel doll and characters) – BAFTA*, GG, CCA*
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – Christopher Nolan (based on the nonfiction book American Prometheus by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, USC
- Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – Tony McNamara (based on the novel by Alasdair Gray) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, USC
- American Fiction (Amazon MGM/Orion) – Cord Jefferson (based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett) – BAFTA, CCA, USC
- All of Us Strangers (Searchlight Pictures) – Andrew Haigh (based on the novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada) – BAFTA, CCA
*earned nominations in original, moved to adapted by Academy
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- The Holdovers (Focus Features) – David Hemingson – BAFTA, CCA
- Past Lives (A24) – Celine Song – BAFTA, CCA, GG
- Anatomy of a Fall (NEON) – Justin Triet and Arthur Harari – BAFTA, GG
- May December (Netflix) – Samy Burch, story by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik
- Saltburn (Amazon Studios) – Emerald Fennell
FILM EDITING
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA
- Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA
- Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA
- Anatomy of a Fall (NEON) – BAFTA
- The Holdovers (Focus Features)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – ASC, BAFTA, CCA
- Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures) – ASC, BAFTA, CCA
- Maestro (Netflix) – ASC, BAFTA, CCA
- Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – ASC, BAFTA, CCA
- The Zone of Interest (A24) – BAFTA
COSTUME DESIGN
- Barbie (Warner Bros) – BAFTA, CDG, CCA
- Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CDG, CCA
- Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CDG, CCA
- Maestro (Netflix) – CDG
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CDG
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Barbie (Warner Bros) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
- Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
- Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
- Asteroid City (Focus Features) – ADG, CCA, SDSA
ORIGINAL SCORE
- Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL
- Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson (Apple Original Films) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton (Sony Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG, HMMA
- Poor Things – Jerskin Fendrix (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, GG
- The Zone of Interest – Mica Levi (A24) – GG, HMMA, SCL
ORIGINAL SONG
- “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas from Barbie (Warner Bros) – CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL
- “I’m Just Ken” by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt from Barbie (Warner Bros) – CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL
- “Road to Freedom” by Lenny Kravitz from Rustin (Netflix) – CCA, GG, HMMA, SCL
- “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson (Netflix) – SCL
- “The Fire Inside” by Diane Warren from Flamin’ Hot (Searchlight Pictures) – HMMA, SCL
SOUND
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CAS, MPSE (x3)
- Maestro (Netflix) – BAFTA, CAS, MPSE (x2)
- Ferrari (NEON) – BAFTA, CAS, MPSE
- Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films) – CAS, MPSE
- The Zone of Interest (A24) – BAFTA, MPSE
MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
- Maestro (Netflix) – BAFTA, CCA, MUAH
- Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, MUAH
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – BAFTA, CCA, MUAH
- Beau Is Afraid (A24)
- Society of the Snow (Netflix)
VISUAL EFFECTS
- The Creator (20th Century Studios) – BAFTA, CCA, VES
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Marvel/Walt Disney) – BAFTA, CCA, VES
- Spider-Man: Across the Universe (Sony Pictures) – CCA, VES
- Society of the Snow (Netflix) – VES
- Godzilla Minus One (Toho) – VES
ANIMATED FEATURE
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures) – Annie, BAFTA longlist, CCA, GG, PGA
- The Boy and the Heron (GKIDS) – Annie, BAFTA longlist, CCA, GG, PGA
- Nimona (Netflix) – Annie, BAFTA longlist, CCA
- Elemental (Pixar) – BAFTA longlist, CCA, GG, PGA
- Robot Dreams (NEON) – Annie
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- American Symphony (Netflix) – CCA, PGA
- 20 Days in Mariupol (PBS) – CCA, CEH, PGA
- Beyond Utopia (Roadside Attractions) – CCA, PGA
- Four Daughters (Kino Lorber) – CEH
- The Eternal Memory (MTV Documentary Films) – CCA, CEH
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
- The Zone of Interest (UK) – BAFTA longlist, CCA, GG
- Society of the Snow (Spain) – BAFTA longlist, CCA, GG
- The Teachers’ Lounge (Germany) – BAFTA longlist
- 20 Days in Mariupol (Ukraine) – BAFTA longlist
- Amerikatsi (Armenia)
ANIMATED SHORT
- Once Upon a Studio
- Koerkorter (Dog Apartment)
- Pachyderme
- Letter to a Pig
- Ninety-Five Senses
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
- The Last Repair Shop
- Deciding Vote
- The ABCs of Book Banning
- The Barber of Little Rock
- Last Song from Kabul
LIVE ACTION SHORT
- The Anne Frank Gift Shop
- Red, White and Blue
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
- The After
- Knight of Fortune