InSession Film Awards editor Shadan Larki is joined by Bitesize Breakdown’s Adriano Caporusso to predict the Oscar shortlists. They also discuss potential Best Picture surprises and why Amy Madigan is a major contender in Best Supporting Actress. Shortlists for the 98th Oscars will be announced on Tuesday, December 16th.
Below are predictions for nine categories— Casting, Cinematography, Documentary Feature, International Feature, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song, Sound, and Visual Effects. All films are listed in alphabetical order. Visit our Oscar Predictions page for the most up-to-date rankings.
Casting:
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man
Weapons
Wicked: For Good
Cinematography:
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Ballad of a Small Player
Bugonia
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
Nouvelle Vague
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt
The Testament of Ann Lee
Train Dreams
Makeup and Hairstyling:
28 Years Later
Blue Moon
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Kiss of the Spider Woman
One Battle After Another
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Weapons
Wicked: For Good
Sound:
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
Mission:Impossible — The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Springsteen:Deliver Me From Nowhere
Warfare
Wicked: For Good
Visual Effects:
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1:The Movie
Frankenstein
Jurassic World: Rebirth
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Predator: Badlands
Sinners
Superman
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Tron: Ares
Wicked: For Good
Original Score:
Avatar: Fire and Ash (Simon Franglen)
Ballad of a Small Player (Volker Bertelmann)
Bugonia (Jerskin Fendrix)
F1: The Movie (Hans Zimmer)
Frankenstein (Alexandre Desplat)
Hamnet (Max Richter)
Hedda (Hildur Gudnadottir)
Jay Kelly (Nicholas Britell)
Marty Supreme (Daniel Lopatin)
One Battle After Another (Jonny Greenwood)
Sentimental Value (Hania Rani)
Sinners (Ludwig Goransson)
Sirât (KangdingRay)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Michael Giacchino)
The Smashing Machine (Nala Sinephro)
The Testament of Ann Lee&nbbsp;(Daniel Blumberg)
Train Dreams (Bryce Dessner)
Tron:Ares (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross)
Wake Up Dead Man (Nathan Johnson)
Wicked: For Good (John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
Original Song:
Avatar: Fire and Ash — “Dream as One” (Performed by Miley Cyrus)
Come See Me in the Good Light — “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” (Performed by Sara Bareilles& Brandi Carlile)
Diane Warren: Relentless — “Dear Me” (Performed by Kesha)
F1 — “Drive” (Performed by Ed Sheeran)
F1 — “Just Keep Watching” (Performed by Tate McRae)
Highest 2 Lowest — “Highest 2 Lowest” (Performed by Aiyana-Lee)
KPop Demon Hunters — “Golden” (Performed by HUNTR/X, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)
Sinners — “I Lied to You” (Performed by Miles Caton)
Sinners — “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” (Performed by Alice Smith & Miles Caton)
The Ballad of Wallis Island – “Our Love” (Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan
The Testament of Ann Lee – “Clothed by the Sun” (Performed by Daniel Blumberg & Amanda Seyfried
Train Dreams – “Train Dreams” (Performed by Nick Cave)
Wicked: for Good – “No Place Like Home” (Performed by Cynthia Erivo
Wicked: For Good – “the Girl in the Bubble” (Performed by Ariane Grande)
Zootopia 2 – “Zoo” (Performed by Shakira)
Documentary Feature:
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Afternoons of Solitude
Apocalypse in the Tropics
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cover-Up
Endless Cookie
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Orwell: 2+2=5
Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk
Seeds
The Alabama Solution
The Librarians
The Perfect Neighbor
The Tale of Silyan
International Feature
A Poet (Columbia)
All That’s Left of You (Jordan)
Belén (Argentina)
It Was Just an Accident (France)
Kokuho (Japan)
Left-Handed Girl (Taiwan)
My Father’s Shadow (United Kingdom)
No Other Choice (South Korea)
Palestine 36 (Palestine)
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Sirāt (Spain)
Sound of Falling (Germany)
The President’s Cake (Iraq)
The Secret Agent (Brazil)
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
