2023 Oscar Nomination Predictions

This has been an interesting Oscars race for me. Not only because I’ve seen more movies in contention than usual by this time, but also because I took a class about making and marketing the Oscar movie, featuring awards campaign expert Terry Press, who is currently working on the awards campaign for The Fabelmans. As a result, I have a lot more insight into this Oscars race than usual. With this in mind, here are my predictions for the Academy Award nominations.

Best Picture:

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Banshees of Inisherin

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Fabelmans

Tar

Top Gun: Maverick

The Whale

Women Talking

Best Director:

Edward Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front

Todd Field, Tar

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin

Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

Best Actor:

Austin Butler, Elvis

Collin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin

Brendan Fraser, The Whale

Paul Mescal, Aftersun

Bill Nighy, Living

Best Actress:

Cate Blanchett, Tar

Viola Davis, The Woman King

Danielle Deadwyler, Till

Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans

Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actor:

Paul Dano, The Fabelmans

Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin

Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin

Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse

Best Supporting Actress:

Angela Bassett, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin

Hong Chau, The Whale

Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Original Screenplay:

The Banshees of Inisherin

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Fabelmans

Tar

Triangle of Sadness

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Living

She Said

The Whale

Women Talking

Best Animated Features Film:

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Turning Red

Wendell & Wild

Best International Feature Film:

All Quiet on the Western Front

Argentina, 1985

Close

Decision to Leave

EO

Best Documentary Feature:

All That Breathes

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Descendant

Fire of Love

Navalny

Best Documentary Short Subject:

The Elephant Whisperers

The Flagmakers

How Do You Measure a Year?

Nuisance Bear

38 at the Garden

Best Live Action Short Film:

An Irish Goodbye

Le Pupille

Nakam

The Red Suitcase

Warsha

Best Animated Short Film:

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse

The Flying Sailor

Ice Merchants

My Year of Dicks

New Moon

Best Original Score:

Babylon

The Banshees of Inisherin

The Fabelmans

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Women Talking

Best Original Song:

“Applause,” Tell It Like a Woman

“Ciao Papa,” Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

“Hold My Hand,” Top Gun: Maverick

“Lift Me Up,” Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

“Naatu Naatu,” RRR

Best Sound:

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Top Gun: Maverick

Best Production Design:

Avatar: The Way of Water

Babylon

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Elvis

The Fabelmans

Best Cinematography:

All Quiet on the Western Front

Elvis

Empire of Light

The Fabelmans

Top Gun: Maverick

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

All Quiet on the Western Front

The Batman

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Elvis

The Whale

Best Costume Design:

Babylon

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Elvis

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

The Woman King

Best Film Editing:

Avatar: The Way of Water

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Fabelmans

Top Gun: Maverick

Best Visual Effects:

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Batman

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Top Gun: Maverick