The Oscars are just around the corner, and it’s time to make our final predictions for the ceremony. After a long and eventful awards season, the 2023 Academy Awards are about to air. Even after all the precursor awards like the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards and the BAFTA Awards, there are still plenty of races wide open.
So without further ado, time to take a closer look and try to nail down the winners of the 95th Academy Awards.
2023 ACADEMY AWARDS: BEST PICTURE
Nominees: Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick, TÁR, Avatar: The Way of Water, All Quiet in the Western Front, Women Talking, Triangle of Sadness
Predicted Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once
After it made SAG Awards history, winning four of the 5 categories and just looking at the countless wins in other awards circuits, there seems no way that the multiversal family drama won’t win the big prize at the Academy Awards.
BEST DIRECTOR
Nominees: The Daniels – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin, Todd Field – TÁR, Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans, Ruben Ostlund – Triangle of Sadness
Predicted Winner: The Daniels – Everything Everywhere All at Once
What many people didn’t believe at the early stages of awards season, might be coming true. The Daniels already have a ton of wins under their belt and there is a good chance they will win the most prestigious award in the film industry as well.
BEST ACTOR
Nominees: Brendan Fraser – The Whale, Austin Butler – Elvis, Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin, Bill Night – Living, Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Predicted Winner: Austin Butler – Elvis
Now, this is a very tight, but fun race. Butler won the Golden Globe and BAFTA (the latter more or less annihilated Colin Farell’s chances to win) and Brendan Fraser won Critics Choice and SAG. This could go either way, but it paid off in the past to predict the transformative biopic performance over the big comeback role.
BEST ACTRESS
Nominees: Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Cate Blanchett – TÁR, Ana De Armas – Blonde, Andrea Riseborough – To Leslie, Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans
Predicted Winner: Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
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Another close race, even though I feel pretty good about predicting Yeoh to win. Cate Blanchett still has a good chance, but I think the momentum and narrative just changed right in time for Yeoh to secure the win at the Academy Awards.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Nominees: Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin, Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin, Judd Hirsch – The Fabelmans, Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway
Predicted Winner: Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
This might be one of the biggest locks of the night as Quan won every award, except the BAFTA which surprisingly went to Barry Keoghan.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Nominees: Angela Basset – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin, Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Hong Chau – The Whale
Predicted Winner: Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
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Now, this is an open race. The award could go to Basset, Condon, or Curtis and every single one of them has a lot going for them. Angela Basset has the narrative, Kerry Condon won the important BAFTA award and Jamie Lee Curtis surprisingly won the SAG Award, which was expected to be a guaranteed win for Basset. It is tough to say, but I might go with Jamie Lee Curtis as her success came at just the right time and she might just ride the wave to the Oscars. Honestly, I might change my mind a few more times before the ceremony.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Nominees: Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, The Banshees of Inisherin, Triangle of Sadness, TÁR
Predicted Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once
This might just be another safe pick, as most Best Picture winners also win Best Screenplay.
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Nominees: Women Talking, Top Gun: Maverick, Glass Onion, Living, All Quiet on the Western Front
Predicted Winner: All Quiet on the Western Front
The predicted frontrunner is Women Talking, but I am going with my gut feeling here and predict the international contender to upset here.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Nominees: Empire of Light, Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, TÁR, Elvis, All Quiet on the Western Front
Predicted Winner: All Quiet on the Western Front
This should be another win for the war drama, with Elvis being a close second at the Academy Awards.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Nominees: Avatar: The Way of Water, All Quiet on the Western Front, Babylon, The Fabelmans, Elvis
Predicted Winner: Babylon
It is always a good bet to go with a film that depicts an older era of Hollywood.
BEST EDITING
Nominees: Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick, The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once, TÁR
Predicted Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once
After it surprisingly won pretty much every major precursor, this is another safe bet to take for the film at the Academy Awards.
BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING
Nominees: The Whale, Elvis, The Batman, All Quiet on the Western Front, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Predicted Winner: Elvis
It is fair to assume that if Butler wins Best Actor at the Academy Awards this year, so this award will go to Elvis as well. Now, if The Whale wins here, we might know even before the ballot is opened who wins Best Actor.
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Nominees: Babylon, All Quiet on the Western Front, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fabelmans
Predicted Winner: Babylon
This is another very close race between Babylon and All Quiet on the Western Front and while most people changed their predictions to the latter, I just can’t imagine a world where the voters hear this score and won’t vote for it. But I might very well just go down with the ship at this year’s Academy Awards.
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Nominees: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Elvis, Babylon, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Predicted Winner: Elvis
Even though in my heart this award should very easily go to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, it seems unlikely as it lost the Costume Designers Guild Awards. If Everything Everywhere All at Once is having a really good day, it could also win here.
BEST SOUND
Nominees: Avatar: The Way of Water, Top Gun: Maverick, The Batman, Elvis, All Quiet on the Western Front
Predicted Winner: Top Gun: Maverick
This should be a pretty easy prediction for this year’s Academy Awards.
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Nominees: Avatar: The Way of Water, Top Gun: Maverick, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, All Quiet on the Western Front
Predicted Winner: Avatar: The Way of Water
Another very obvious winner.
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Nominees: RRR, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Tell It Like a Woman
Predicted Winner: RRR
The song Naatu Naatu is also set to be performed during the ceremony, so it is only right to award the team behind it. It definitely would be my favorite to win. And with all the love for RRR in the industry it would also be a surprise if it doesn’t win.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Nominees: Pinocchio, Turning Red, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Sea Beast
Predicted Winner: Pinocchio
Another fairly easy prediction as this film has won pretty much every single award in this category.
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Nominees: All Quiet on the Western Front, EO, The Quiet Girl, Argentina, 1985, Close
Predicted Winner: All Quiet on the Western Front
It is the only film in this category that is also nominated for Best Picture and also has a good shot at winning some technical categories, so this should be an easy bet.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Nominees: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Nawalny, All that Breathes, Fire of Love, The Territory
Predicted Winner: Nawalny
This category was wide open for quite some time, but I feel pretty good about predicting Nawalny to win here.
BEST SHORTS
Quick disclaimer: I don’t know a lot about the short-film categories nor have I seen any of the nominees yet, so I’ll just state my predicted winners.
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, The Flying Sailor, Ice Merchants, My Year of Dicks, An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It
Predicted Winner: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
An Irish Goodbye, Ivalu, Le Pupille, Night Ride, The Red Suitcase
Predicted Winner: An Irish Goodbye
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Elephant Whisperers, Haulout, How Do You Measure a Year?, Martha Mitchell Effect, Stranger at the Gate
Predicted Winner: Stranger at the Gate
The 2023 Academy Awards will take place on March 12, 2023. The Oscarsceremony will be broadcast live on ABC.
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