Here we go. After months of analyzing Oscar potential for films, the nominations are just around the corner for the 97th Oscars. While my previous prediction articles had more analysis about the nominations, this one will just contain my final nomination predictions. My total nomination and win prediction counts for each film are located below all of the categories.
*** = my prediction for the winner in each category as of now. I will be predicting the winners again later on after official nominations are announced and known.
And my predicted nominees are…
Best Picture
Anora – Neon
The Brutalist – A24
A Complete Unknown – Searchlight Pictures
***Conclave – Focus Features
Dune: Part Two – Warner Bros. Pictures
Emilia Pérez – Netflix
Nickel Boys – Amazon MGM Studios
A Real Pain – Searchlight Pictures
The Substance – Mubi
Wicked – Universal
Best Director
***Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Edward Berger – Conclave
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker – Anora
Best Actress
Angelina Jolie – Maria
***Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Best Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Daniel Craig – Queer
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
***Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana Grande-Butera – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Jamie Lee Curtis – The Last Showgirl
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
***Zoe Saldana – Emilia Pérez
Best Supporting Actor
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
***Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Best Original Screenplay
All We Imagine as Light
***Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown
***Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Best International Feature
***Emilia Pérez – France
Flow – Latvia
I’m Still Here – Brazil
Kneecap – Ireland
The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Germany
Best Documentary Feature
Black Box Diaries
***Daughters
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Best Animated Feature
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
***The Wild Robot
Best Cinematography
***The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Maria
Nosferatu
Best Editing
Anora
***Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
***Wicked
Best Costume Design
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Maria
Nosferatu
***Wicked
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
***The Substance
Best Visual Effects
Better Man
Deadpool & Wolverine
***Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Mufasa: The Lion King
Best Sound
A Complete Unknown
Deadpool & Wolverine
***Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Wicked
Best Original Score
The Brutalist
Challengers
Conclave
***Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best Original Song
“Compress/Repress” – Challengers
“Never Too Late” – Elton John: Never Too Late
***“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez
“Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez
“The Journey” – Six Triple Eight
Best Animated Short Film
***In the Shadow of the Cypress
Maybe Elephants
Percebes
The 21
Wander to Wonder
Best Live Action Short Film
Anuja
***The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
The Masterpiece
An Orange from Jaffa
Room Taken
Best Documentary Short Film
Death by Numbers
Incident
***Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
The Quilters
Total Nomination and Win Counts:
Emilia Pérez – 11 nominations, 4 wins
Conclave – 9 nominations, 3 wins
The Brutalist – 9 nominations, 2 wins
Wicked – 7 nominations, 2 wins
Dune: Part Two – 6 nominations, 2 wins
A Complete Unknown – 6 nominations, 1 win
Anora – 5 nominations, 1 win
The Substance – 5 nominations, 2 wins
Nosferatu – 4 nominations, 0 wins
A Real Pain – 3 nominations, 1 win
Gladiator II – 3 nominations, 0 wins
Maria – 3 nominations, 0 wins
Challengers – 2 nominations, 0 wins
Nickel Boys – 2 nominations, 0 wins
I’m Still Here – 2 nominations, 0 wins
The Apprentice – 2 nominations, 0 wins
Deadpool & Wolverine – 2 nominations, 0 wins
Flow – 2 nominations, 0 wins
Daughters – 1 nomination, 1 win
The Wild Robot – 1 nomination, 1 win
In the Shadow of the Cypress – 1 nomination, 1 win
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent – 1 nomination, 1 win
Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World – 1 nomination, 1 win
Queer – 1 nomination, 0 wins
The Last Showgirl – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Sing Sing – 1 nomination, 0 wins
All We Imagine as Light– 1 nomination, 0 wins
Kneecap – 1 nomination, 0 wins
The Seed of the Sacred Fig – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Black Box Diaries – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Porcelain War – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Sugarcane – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Inside Out 2 – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Memoir of a Snail – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – 1 nomination, 0 wins
A Different Man – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Better Man – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Mufasa: The Lion King – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Elton John: Never Too Late – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Six Triple Eight – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Maybe Elephants – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Percebes – 1 nomination, 0 wins
The 21 – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Wander to Wonder – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Anuja – 1 nomination, 0 wins
The Masterpiece – 1 nomination, 0 wins
An Orange from Jaffa – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Room Taken – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Death by Numbers – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Incident – 1 nomination, 0 wins
The Only Girl in the Orchestra – 1 nomination, 0 wins
The Quilters – 1 nomination, 0 wins
