InSession Film‘s writers share their final Oscar predictions in all 23 categories. The Academy Awards air on Sunday, March 2, at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT on ABC and Hulu.
Best Picture:
Anora: Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Cameron K. Ritter, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Zach Youngs
The Brutalist: Megan Kearns, Erica Richards
A Complete Unknown
Conclave: JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Jaylan Salah, Maxance Vincent
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Director:
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez):
Sean Baker (Anora): JD Duran, Jacob Mauceri, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Zach Youngs
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist): Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Shadan Larki, Lane Mills, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Maxance Vincent
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance): Megan Kearns, Jaylan Salah
James Mangold (A Complete Unknown):
Best Actor:
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist): Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent
Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown): Lane Mills, Zach Youngs
Colman Domingo (Sing Sing): Megan Kearns
Ralph Fiennes (Conclave):
Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice):
Best Actress:
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked):
Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez):
Mikey Madison (Anora): Shaurya Chawla, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Brian Susbielles
Demi Moore (The Substance): Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, JD Duran, Dillon Gonzales, Megan Kearns, Shadan Larki, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here): Dave Giannini
Best Supporting Actor:
Yura Borisov (Anora):
Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain): Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Megan Kearns, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown):
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist):
Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice):
Best Supporting Actress:
Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown):
Ariana Grande (Wicked): Dillon Gonzales, Megan Kearns
Felicity Jones (The Brutalist):
Isabella Rossellini (Conclave):
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez): Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
Best Original Screenplay:
Anora: Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, Megan Kearns, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry
The Brutalist:
A Real Pain: JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Lane Mills, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
September 5:
The Substance:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
A Complete Unknown:
Conclave: Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Megan Kearns, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
Emilia Pérez:
Nickel Boys:
Sing Sing:
Best Animated Film:
Flow: Will Bjarnar, Shaurya Chawla, Megan Kearns, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
Inside Out 2:
Memoir of a Snail:
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl:
The Wild Robot: Brendan Cassidy, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Shadan Larki, Brian Susbielles
Best International Film:
Flow:
I’m Still Here: Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
The Girl with the Needle:
Emilia Pérez: Shadan Larki, Erica Richards
The Seed of the Sacred Fig:
Best Documentary Film:
Black Box Diaries:
No Other Land: Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Megan Kearns, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Jacob Throneberry, Zach Youngs
Porcelain War: Brian Susbielles, Maxance Vincent
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat:
Sugarcane:
Best Editing:
Anora: Jaylan Salah, Jacob Throneberry
The Brutalist:
Conclave: Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Megan Kearns, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Erica Richards, Brian Susbielles, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
Emilia Pérez:
Wicked:
Best Cinematography:
Jarin Blaschke (Nosferatu): Dave Giannini, Lane Mills
Lol Crawley (The Brutalist): Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dillon Gonzales, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
Greig Fraser (Dune: Part Two): Megan Kearns, Jaylan Salah
Paul Guilhaume (Emilia Pérez):
Ed Lachman (Maria):
Best Visual Effects:
Alien: Romulus:
Better Man:
Dune: Part Two: Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Megan Kearns, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: Lane Mills, Zach Youngs
Wicked:
Best Original Score:
The Brutalist: Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
Conclave: Megan Kearns
Emilia Pérez:
Wicked:
The Wild Robot: JD Duran
Best Original Song:
“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez: Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Shadan Larki, Erica Richards, Brian Susbielles, Zach Youngs
“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight: Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Cameron K. Ritter, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent
“Like a Bird” from Sing Sing:
“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez:
“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late:
Best Production Design:
The Brutalist:
Conclave:
Dune: Part Two:
Nosferatu:
Wicked: Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Megan Kearns, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
Best Costume Design:
Lisy Christl (Conclave):
Linda Muir (Nosferatu):
Arianne Phillips (A Complete Unknown):
Paul Tazewell (Wicked): Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Megan Kearns, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
Janty Yates & Dave Crossman (Gladiator II):
Best Makeup & Hairstyling:
A Different Man:
Emilia Pérez:
Nosferatu:
The Substance: Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Megan Kearns, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Erica Richards, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
Wicked:
Best Sound:
A Complete Unknown: Dillon Gonzales, Jaylan Salah, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
Dune: Part Two: Will Bjarnar, Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Shadan Larki, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Cameron K. Ritter, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry
Emilia Pérez:
Wicked:
The Wild Robot:
Best Live-Action Short Film:
A Lien: Dave Giannini, Shadan Larki, Brian Susbielles,
Anuja: Brendan Cassidy, Shaurya Chawla, JD Duran, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Cameron K. Ritter, Jacob Throneberry, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs
I’m Not a Robot:
The Last Ranger:
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent: Will Bjarnar, Dillon Gonzales
Best Animated Short Film:
Beautiful Men: Jacob Mauceri, Jacob Throneberry
In the Shadow of the Cypress: Will Bjarnar
Magic Candles
Wander to Wonder: Brendan Cassidy, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Shadan Larki, Lane Mills, Cameron K. Ritter, Brian Susbielles, Maxance Vincent, Zach Youngs,
Yuck!: Dillon Gonzales
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Death by Numbers:
I am Ready, Warden: Will Bjarnar, Shadan Larki, Erica Richards, Maxance Vincent
Incident:
Instruments of a Beating Heart:
The Only Girl in the Orchestra: Brendan Cassidy, JD Duran, Dave Giannini, Dillon Gonzales, Jacob Mauceri, Lane Mills, Cameron K. Ritter, Jaylan Salah, Brian Susbielles, Jacob Throneberry, Zach Youngs
