Oscar predictions 2024
The 2024 Oscar's are happening this March, and I thought I'd share my predictions. I'll be doing this for every year, including the Golden Globes and Emmys (which I just missed out on sharing my thoughts with, oh well).
Best picture
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Watched Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer and Past Lives. I think Oppenheimer will win, what it achieved on a technological level was so impressive to witness in the theatre.
Best original score
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Oppenheimer. If you wanna know why, just look at my last.fm scrobbles.
Best director
Anatomy of a Fall - Justine Triet
Killers of the Flower Moon - Martin Scorsese
Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan
Poor Things - Yorgos Lanthimos
The Zone of Interest - Jonathan Glazer
The goats Scorsese and Nolan going head to head, but I truly think Nolan has set another standard going forward.
Best actor
Bradley Cooper - Maestro
Colman Domingo - Rustin
Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright - American Fiction
Only saw Cillian Murphy, and honestly think it's time for the man to win. Also I think the Academy want to join the hype around it, since I guess that's how it works 🤷♂️.
Best actress
Annette Bening - Nyad
Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Huller - Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan - Maestro
Emma Stone - Poor Things
Saw Lily Gladstone, and her performance brought me to tears. She gave me that feeling of guilt, even though I had nothing to do with the Osage murders. I also really like Emma Stone, but I've yet to watch Poor Things but I can see a world where she wins. I'm going with Lily for this one.
Best supporting actress
Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks - The Color Purple
America Ferrera - Barbie
Jodie Foster - Nyad
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers
I liked Emily Blunt (especially in the end scene where Oppenheimer was handed an award, if you've seen the film you know how cold she was in it), but there's a lot of hype around Da'Vine Joy Randolph performance in The Holdovers so idk.
Best supporting actor
Sterling K Brown - American Fiction
Robert De Niro - Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr - Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling - Barbie
Mark Ruffalo - Poor Things
I mean, De Niro was the scariest mf in Killers of the Flower Moon, and he's one of my favourites, but I also found RDJ chilling as Levi Strauss. De Niro for this one.
Best adapted screenplay
American Fiction
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
I think Oppenheimers pacing for a 3 hour biopic was well done.
Best original screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Maestro
May December
Past Lives
Past Lives, great film and score. Definitely brought me to tears, and if you didn't already know, I tend to tear or cry a lot when it comes to films/shows, but rarely anything else. It's really strange.
Best original song
The Fire Inside - Flamin' Hot (Diane Warren)
I'm Just Ken - Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)
It Never Went Away - American Symphony (Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson)
Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) - Killers of the Flower Moon (Scott George)
What Was I Made For? - Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell)
To be honest, I don't care about this one but I'll just say I'm Just Ken cause Ryan Gosling.
Best animated feature
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Boy and the Heron, haven't even watched it yet but I just have a hunch it's winning. Across the Spider-Verse was so good though, but doesn't feel complete to win.
Best costume design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
I liked Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon or Poor Things. I think Barbie. Heard good things about Napoleon costume design, but that film felt like such a joke to many, so I don't think so.
Best make-up and hairstyling
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society of the Snow
Poor Things, from the trailer it looks cute.
Best production design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Barbie's World looked incredible, but I loved the rawness of both Killers of the Flower Moon and Oppenheimer.
Best sound
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest
The Creator was a great sci-fi visually and audibly, but man Oppenheimer was soo good so idk.
Best film editing
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
No idea, no gripes with Killers of the Flower Moon or Oppenheimer.
Best cinematography
El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Oppenheimer for sure.
Best visual effects
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
The Creator was beautiful. The fact it was all shot on a Sony FX3 makes it even more impressive. I also loved GOTG3 and MI7 with Tom Cruise famously jumping off a mountain.
Idk for these
Best international feature
Io Capitano
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Teachers' Lounge
The Zone of Interest
Best documentary feature
Bobi Wine: The People's President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol
Best live action short
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Best animated short
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Best documentary short
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island In Between
The Last Repair Shop
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