The 95th Academy Awards will take place in early March, but first we have nomination morning next week (Tuesday, January 24th) where we’ll finally learn who makes the cut and who gets snubbed. The Oscars discourse so far has been, as always, a fascinating rabbit hole with some categories inserting some intriguing drama. For example, in Best Actor there appears to be four locks, but who gets that fifth slot? What’s up with Supporting Actress this year and does Stephanie Hsu pull of the upset and replace Jamie Lee Curtis (the answer is yes)? The Fabelmans were not embraced by the BAFTA’s, but surely that doesn’t mean the same thing for Hollywood right? I mean, it’s Steven Spielberg for crying out loud. And then there’s Best Picture, a category with mysteries of its own. There will be plenty to discuss in the coming weeks, but come Tuesday I just want to see a Paul Mescal nomination. At any rate, here are my final predictions for the 2023 Oscar nominations.
JD’s 2023 Oscars Nominations Predictions
Best Picture:
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
The Banshees of Inisherin
Top Gun: Maverick
Elvis
Babylon
TAR
Avatar: The Way of Water
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Whale
Best Actor:
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Austin Butler – Elvis
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Bill Nighy – Living
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett – TÁR
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Danielle Deadwyler – Till
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Viola Davis – The Woman King
Best Supporting Actor:
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Paul Dano – The Fabelmans
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Eddie Redmayne – The Good Nurse
Best Supporting Actress:
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Hong Chau – The Whale
Dolly De Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Best Director:
Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
Daniel Kwan / Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Todd Field – TÁR
Edward Berger – All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Women Talking
The Whale
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
She Said
Living
Best Original Screenplay:
The Fabelmans
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All At Once
TÁR
Aftersun
Best Animated Feature:
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild
Best Documentary Feature:
Fire of Love
All That Breathes
Navalny
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
The Territory
Best International Film:
All Quiet on the Western Front
Decision to Leave
Close
Argentina, 1985
EO
Best Cinematography:
Top Gun: Maverick
Empire of Light
The Fabelmans
All Quiet on the Western Front
Elvis
Best Costume Design:
Elvis
Babylon
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Woman King
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best Film Editing:
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Top Gun: Maverick
Elvis
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Fabelmans
Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
The Whale
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The Batman
Elvis
Best Original Score:
Babylon
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Fabelmans
Women Talking
Best Original Song:
“Naatu Naatu” from RRR
“Ciao Papa” from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
“Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“new body rhumba” from White Noise
Best Production Design:
Elvis
Babylon
The Fabelmans
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Avatar: The Way of Water
Best Sound:
Top Gun: Maverick
Everything Everywhere All At Once
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
Best Visual Effects:
Avatar: The Way of Water
Top Gun: Maverick
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
All Quiet on the Western Front
Well do you agree or disagree? Let me know in the comment section below or you can tweet me @InSessionFilm. Enjoy watching nomination morning!
