2024 Oscar Nomination Predictions

It’s that time of year again. Time for my predictions for this year’s Oscar nominations. While I still do not vote for the Oscars, I do vote for the Independent Spirit Awards this year, so I do have a different connection to awards voting. Here are my predictions for this year’s nominations, as well as some of my own personal picks that I wish were in contention for the Oscars or I don't think will likely be nominated.

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

Best Director

Greta Gerwig, Barbie

Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things

Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper, Maestro

Colman Domingo, Rustin

Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Best Actress

Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon

Sandra Huller, Anatomy of a Fall

Carey Mulligan, Maestro

Margot Robbie, Barbie

Emma Stone, Poor Things

Best Supporting Actor

Willem Dafoe, Poor Things

Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon

Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer

Ryan Gosling, Barbie

Charles Melton, May December

Best Supporting Actress

Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer

Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple

Jodie Foster, Nyad

Sandra Huller, The Zone of Interest

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay

Anatomy of a Fall

The Holdovers

May December

Maestro

Past Lives

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Fiction

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Best Animated Feature

The Boy and the Heron

Elemental

Nimona

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best International Feature Film

Perfect Days

Society of the Snow

The Taste of Things

The Teacher’s Lounge

The Zone of Interest

Best Documentary Feature Film

American Symphony

Beyond Utopia

The Eternal Memory

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

20 Days in Mariupol

Best Documentary Short Subject

The ABCs of Book Banning

Camp Courage

Deciding Vote

The Last Repair Shop

Nai Nai & Wai Po

Best Live Action Short Film

The After

The Anne Frank Gift Shop

Good Boy

The Shepherd

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Best Animated Short Film

Letter to a Pig

Once Upon a Studio

Pachyderme

Pete

War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

Best Original Score

American Fiction

The Boy and the Heron

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Original Song

“It Never Went Away,” American Symphony

“I’m Just Ken,” Barbie

“What Was I Made For?” Barbie

“The Fire Inside,” Flamin’ Hot

“Road to Freedom,” Rustin

Best Sound

Barbie

Ferrari

Maestro

Oppenheimer

The Zone of Interest

Best Production Design

Asteroid City

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Best Cinematography

El Conde

Killers of the Flower Moon

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Golda

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Society of the Snow

Best Costume Design

Barbie

The Color Purple

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Best Film Editing

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon

The Holdovers

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Best Visual Effects

The Creator

Godzilla Minus One

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Poor Things

Society of the Snow

Preferred Picks

Best Director:

Alexander Payne, The Holdovers

Best Original Song:

“Wild Uncharted Waters,” The Little Mermaid

“For the First Time,” The Little Mermaid

“Can’t Catch Me Now,” The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Best Visual Effects:

The Little Mermaid