The Oscar shortlists were revealed the other day and provided some insight into certain categories. The HCA, Golden Globe, and Critics’ Choice nominations were revealed earlier this month. A lot of critics groups have also revealed their annual winners. December has been busy.
Barbie gained a lot of momentum in December (especially with its record-breaking 18 nomination count for Critics’ Choice), while The Color Purple has not performed quite as well as expected with some awards show nominations (missing big at the Golden Globes in certain categories). Oppenheimer still remains the frontrunner for the Best Picture Oscar as of now, with Poor Things, Barbie, and Killers of the Flower Moon being possible as well.
The Zone of Interest got a big Best Picture Oscar nomination boost with its win of Best Picture from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. The same goes for All of Us Strangers for an Adapted Screenplay Oscar nomination as it won in LAFCA’s Best Screenplay category. Those two category winners at LAFCA very often go on to become nominees in those respective categories at the Oscars.
Side note: Yes, Barbie might be campaigning in Original Screenplay, but I believe the Academy will shift it to Adapted Screenplay since it is clearly based off of a previous property. This has happened before with other films, such as Moonlight (2016).
*** indicates who I think will win in the category.
Best Picture
American Fiction
Barbie
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
***Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Other Possibilities:
Air
Anatomy of a Fall
May December
Best Director
***Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Other Possibilities:
Alexander Payne – The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall
Best Actress
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
***Emma Stone – Poor Things
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
Other Possibilities:
Annette Bening – Nyad
Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Best Actor
***Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Other Possibilities:
Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Zac Efron – The Iron Claw
Best Supporting Actress
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
***Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Penelope Cruz – Ferrari
Other Possibilities:
America Ferrera – Barbie
Julianne Moore – May December
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Best Supporting Actor
Charles Melton – May December
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
***Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction
Other Possibilities:
Matt Damon – Oppenheimer
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Willem Dafoe – Poor Things
Best Adapted Screenplay
All of Us Strangers
***Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Other Possibilities:
American Fiction
The Color Purple
The Zone of Interest
Best Original Screenplay
Air
Anatomy of a Fall
***The Holdovers
May December
Past Lives
Other Possibilities:
The Iron Claw
Maestro
Saltburn
Best Cinematography
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
***Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Saltburn
Other Possibilities:
Barbie
Napoleon
The Zone of Interest
Best Costume Design
Barbie
The Color Purple
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
***Poor Things
Other Possibilities:
Chevalier
The Little Mermaid
Wonka
Best Editing
Barbie
Ferrari
Killers of the Flower Moon
***Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Other Possibilities:
Anatomy of a Fall
The Color Purple
Maestro
Best Production Design
Asteroid City
***Barbie
The Color Purple
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Other Possibilities:
Killers of the Flower Moon
Saltburn
Wonka
Best Animated Feature
The Boy and the Heron
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggets
Elemental
***Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Other Possibilities:
The Peasants
Suzume
Wish
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Golda
***Maestro
Napoleon
Poor Things
Society of the Snow
Other Possibilities:
Beau is Afraid
Ferrari
Oppenheimer
Best Sound
Ferrari
Maestro
Napoleon
***Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest
Other Possibilities:
Barbie
The Killer
Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Visual Effects
The Creator
***Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Other Possibilities:
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Original Score
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
***Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Other Possibilities:
Barbie
Elemental
The Zone of Interest
Best Original Song
“Can’t Catch Me Now” – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
“The Fire Inside” – Flamin’ Hot
***“I’m Just Ken” – Barbie
“Road to Freedom” – Rustin
“What Was I Made For?” – Barbie
Other Possibilities:
“Am I Dreaming” – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
“High Life” – Flora and Son
“It Never Went Away” – American Symphony
Best Documentary Feature
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
Four Daughters
***20 Days in Mariupol
Other Possibilities:
The Eternal Memory
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Stamped from the Beginning
Best International Feature
Fallen Leaves – Finland
Society of the Snow – Spain
The Taste of Things – France
The Teachers’ Lounge – Germany
***The Zone of Interest – United Kingdom
Other Possibilities:
Io Capitano – Italy
Perfect Days – Japan
Totem – Mexico
Best Animated Short Film
A Kind of Testament
Letter to a Pig
***Once Upon a Studio
Ninety-Five Senses
27
Other Possibilities:
Eeva
Pete
Wild Summon
Best Live Action Short Film
Chat Mort (Dead Cat)
Invisible Border
***The One Note Man
Red, White and Blue
Yellow
Other Possibilities:
Invincible
Strange Way of Life
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Best Documentary Short Film
The ABCs of Book Banning
Camp Courage
***Deciding Vote
The Last Repair Shop
Last Song from Kabul
Other Possibilities:
Between Earth & Sky
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
How We Get Free
Total Nomination and Win Counts:
Oppenheimer – 11 nominations, winning 6
Poor Things – 11 nominations, winning 2
Barbie – 10 nominations, winning 3
Killers of the Flower Moon – 9 nominations, winning 1
Maestro – 6 nominations, winning 2
The Holdovers – 4 nominations, winning 2
The Zone of Interest – 4 nominations, winning 1
The Color Purple – 4 nominations, winning 0
Napoleon – 4 nominations, winning 0
Ferrari – 3 nominations, winning 0
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – 2 nominations, winning 1
American Fiction – 2 nominations, winning 0
Past Lives – 2 nominations, winning 0
Anatomy of a Fall – 2 nominations, winning 0
May December – 2 nominations, winning 0
Rustin – 2 nominations, winning 0
Society of the Snow – 2 nominations, winning 0
20 Days in Mariupol – 1 nomination, winning 1
Godzilla Minus One – 1 nomination, winning 1
Once Upon a Studio – 1 nomination, winning 1
The One Note Man – 1 nomination, winning 1
Deciding Vote – 1 nomination, winning 1
Nyad – 1 nomination, winning 0
All of Us Strangers – 1 nomination, winning 0
Air – 1 nomination, winning 0
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes – 1 nomination, winning 0
Flamin’ Hot – 1 nomination, winning 0
Saltburn – 1 nomination, winning 0
Asteroid City – 1 nomination, winning 0
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – 1 nomination, winning 0
Golda – 1 nomination, winning 0
The Boy and the Heron – 1 nomination, winning 0
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggets – 1 nomination, winning 0
Elemental – 1 nomination, winning 0
The Super Mario Bros. Movie – 1 nomination, winning 0
The Creator – 1 nomination, winning 0
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – 1 nomination, winning 0
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – 1 nomination, winning 0
American Symphony – 1 nomination, winning 0
Beyond Utopia – 1 nomination, winning 0
Bobi Wine: The People’s President – 1 nomination, winning 0
Four Daughters – 1 nomination, winning 0
Fallen Leaves – 1 nomination, winning 0
The Taste of Things – 1 nomination, winning 0
The Teachers’ Lounge – 1 nomination, winning 0
A Kind of Testament – 1 nomination, winning 0
Letter to a Pig – 1 nomination, winning 0
Ninety-Five Senses – 1 nomination, winning 0
27 – 1 nomination, winning 0
Chat Mort (Dead Cat) – 1 nomination, winning 0
Invisible Border – 1 nomination, winning 0
Red, White and Blue – 1 nomination, winning 0
Yellow – 1 nomination, winning 0
The ABCs of Book Banning – 1 nomination, winning 0
Camp Courage – 1 nomination, winning 0
The Last Repair Shop – 1 nomination, winning 0
Last Song from Kabul – 1 nomination, winning 0
