Final Oscars Nominations Predictions by Scott Menzel

Welcome to my predictions for the 95th Annual Academy Awards. This page will typically be updated every month or whenever I see a film in the conversation that prompts an update. This page will be updated until the Oscars nominations are revealed on January 24, 2023. The Oscars will occur on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California. The ceremony will air on ABC at 5pm PT/8pm ET.

At this given moment, I believe that A24’s Everything Everywhere All At Once is the current Best Picture front-runner. However, as we all know, a lot can change between now and the Oscars ceremony

January 23, 2023 Update: After the winners of the Golden Globes, Critics Choice, and the DGA, SAG, and PGA nominations, here is my final list of what I believe will be nominated at the Oscars.

Predicted Nominees:

1. “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (A24)
2. “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)
3. “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)
4. “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
5. “Avatar: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios)
6. “TÁR” (Focus Features)
7. “Elvis” (Warner Brothers)
8. “The Whale” (A24)
9. “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Netflix)
10. “RRR” (Variance Films)

Predicted Nominees:

1. Brendan Fraser, “The Whale” (A24)
2. Austin Butler, “Elvis” (Warner Brothers)
3. Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
4. Bill Nighy, “Living” (Sony Pictures Classics)
5. Tom Cruise, “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)

Predicted Nominees:

1. Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (A24)
2. Cate Blanchett, “Tar” (Focus Features)
3. Viola Davis, “The Woman King” (Sony Pictures)
4. Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)
5. Danielle Deadwyler, “TILL” (UA Releasing)

Predicted Nominees:

1. Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (A24)
2. Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
3. Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
4. Eddie Redmayne, “The Good Nurse” (Netflix)
5. Paul Dano, “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)

Predicted Nominees:

1. Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Walt Disney Pictures)
2. Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
3. Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (A24)
4. Hong Chau, “The Whale” (A24)
5. Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (A24)

Predicted Nominees:

1. Steven Spielberg, “The Fablemans” (Universal Pictures)
2. James Cameron, “Avatar: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios)
3. Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
4. Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24)
5. Todd Field, “TÁR” (Focus Features)

Predicted Nominees:

1. Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
2. Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg, “The Fablemans” (Universal Pictures)
3. Seth Reiss, Will Tracy, “The Menu” (Searchlight Pictures)
4. Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (A24)
5. Todd Field, “TÁR” (Focus Features)

Predicted Nominees:

1. Sarah Polley, “Women Talking” (UA Releasing)
2. Samuel D. Hunter, “The Whale” (A24)
3. Rebecca Lenkiewicz, “She Said” (Universal Pictures)
4. Rian Johnson, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (Netflix)
5. Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, and Ian Stokell, “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Netflix)

Predicted Nominees: 

1. “Argentina, 1985” (Amazon Studios)
2. “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Netflix)
3. “Decision to Leave” (Mubi)
4. “Close” (A24)
5. “Holy Spider” (Utopia)

Predicted Nominees:

1. Claudio Miranda, “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)
2. Roger Deakins, “Empire of Light” (Searchlight Pictures)
3. Janusz Kaminski, “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)
4. Russell Carpenter, “Avatar: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios)
5. Mandy Walker, “Elvis” (Warner Brothers)

Predicted Nominees:

1. “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (Netflix)
2. “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (A24)
3. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” (Universal Pictures)
4. “Turning Red” (Pixar)
5. “Inu-Oh” (GKids)

Predicted Nominees:

1. “Avatar: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios)
2. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Walt Disney Studios)
3. “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)
4. “Jurassic World Dominion” (Universal Pictures)
5. “The Batman” (Warner Brothers)

Predicted Nominees:

1. “All in Favor”
2. “The Lone Wolf”
3. “Warshaw”
4. “The Treatment”
5. “Tula”

Predicted Nominees:

1. “The Elephant Whisperers”
2. “The Flagmakers”
3. “The Martha Mitchell Effect”
4. “Shut Up and Paint”
5. “Nuisance Bear”

Predicted Nominees:

1. “My Year of Dicks”
2. “Save Ralph”
3. “More than I Want to Remember”
4. “The Garbage Man”
5. “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”

Predicted Nominees:

1. “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” (Neon)
2. “Navalny” (Warner Brothers)
3. “Moonage Daydream” (NEON)
4. “Fire of Love” (National Geographic)
5. “Descendant” (Netflix)

Predicted Nominees:

1. Justin Hurwitz, “Babylon” (Paramount Pictures)
2. Hildur Guðnadóttir, “Women Talking” (UA Releasing)
3. John Williams, “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)
4. Carter Burwell, “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
5. Alexandre Desplat, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (Netflix)

Predicted Nominees:

1. “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” (Variance Films)
2. “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)
3. “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Walt Disney Pictures)
4. “Carolina” from “Where the Crawdads Sing” (Sony Pictures)
5. “Ciao Papa” from “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (Netflix)

Predicted Nominees:

1. Ruth E. Carter, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Walt Disney Pictures)
2. Catherine Martint, “Elvis” (Warner Brothers)
3. Gersha Phillips, “The Woman King” (Sony Pictures)
4. Jenny Beavan, “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” (Focus Features)
5. Mary Zophres, “Babylon” (Paramount Pictures)

Predicted Nominees:

1.Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino, “Babylon” (Paramount Pictures)
2. Hannah Beachler, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Walt Disney Pictures)
3. Rick Carter and Karen O’Hara, “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)
4. Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole, “Avatar: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios)
5. Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, “Elvis” (Warner Brothers)

Predicted Nominees:

1. David Brenner, James Cameron, John Refoua, Stephen E. Rivkin, Ian Silverstein, “Avatar: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios)
2. Eddie Hamilton, “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)
3. Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn, “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)
4. Paul Rogers, “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (A24)
5. Jonathan Redmond, Matt Villa, “Elvis” (Warner Brothers)

Predicted Nominees:

1. “Elvis” (Warner Brothers)
2. “The Whale” (A24)
3. “The Woman King” (Sony Pictures)
4. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Walt Disney Pictures)
5. “The Batman” (Warner Brothers)

Predicted Nominees:

1. “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)
2. “The Batman” (Warner Brothers)
3. “Elvis” (Warner Brothers)
4. “Tár” (Focus Features)
5. “Avatar: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios)