The 94th Academy Awards are right around the corner! As the awards season is in full effect, It’s time for an updated look at my predictions in all the categories (except the shorts) for the 94th Oscars.
This year offers a slew of potential Best Picture candidates and with a straight 10 nominees, it should lead to a fun Oscar race.
Category
David’s Ranking
Best Picture
Belfast
1
King Richard
2
Dune
3
The Power of the Dog
4
Spencer
5
West Side Story
6
Licorice Pizza
7
Nightmare Alley
8
Don’t Look Up
9
Being the Ricardos
10
Best Director
Denis Villeneuve – Dune
1
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
2
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
3
Pablo Larraín – Spencer
4
Julia Ducournau – Titane
5
Lead Actor
Will Smith – King Richard
1
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
2
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
3
Leonardo DiCaprio – Don’t Look Up
4
Javier Bardem – Being the Ricardos
5
Lead Actress
Kristen Stewart – Spencer
1
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
2
Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
3
Jodie Comer – The Last Duel
4
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
5
Supporting Actor
Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza
1
Jamie Dornan – Belfast
2
Jared Leto – House of Gucci
3
Jason Isaacs – Mass
4
Richard Jenkins – The Humans
5
Supporting Actress
Caitríona Balfe – Belfast
1
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
2
Ann Dowd – Mass
3
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
4
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
5
Original Screenplay
Licorice Pizza
1
Belfast
2
King Richard
3
C’mon C’mon
4
Being the Ricardos
5
Adapted Screenplay
The Power of the Dog
1
Nightmare Alley
2
West Side Story
3
Coda
4
House of Gucci
5
Animated Feature
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
1
Flee
2
Encanto
3
Luca
4
Where is Anne Frank?
5
Production Design
Dune
1
Nightmare Alley
2
The French Dispatch
3
Spencer
4
West Side Story
5
Cinematogprahy
Dune
1
Nightmare Alley
2
The Tragedy of Macbeth
3
Belfast
4
The Power of the Dog
5
Costume Design
Spencer
1
Dune
2
House of Gucci
3
Cruella
4
Nightmare Alley
5
Film Editing
Dune
1
Don’t Look Up
2
West Side Story
3
Being the Ricardos
4
Licorice Pizza
5
Sound
Dune
1
West Side Story
2
No Time To Die
3
Nightmare Alley
4
A Quiet Place Part II
5
Visual Effects
Dune
1
The Matrix Resurrections
2
Spider-Man: No Way Home
3
Nightmare Alley
4
Finch
5
Makeup and Hairstyling
House of Gucci
1
Dune
2
Nightmare Alley
3
Spencer
4
Cruella
5
Original Score
Dune
1
The Power of the Dog
2
Spencer
3
Nightmare Alley
4
Don’t Look Up
5
Original Song
“No Time to Die” – No Time to Die
1
“Be Alive” – King Richard
2
“Colombia Mi Encanto” – Encanto
3
Down to Joy” – Belfast
4
“Believe” – The Rescue
5
Documentary Feature
Flee
1
Summer of Soul
2
The Rescue
3
President
4
The Velvet Underground
5
International Feature
Titane
1
Drive My Car
2
The Worst Person In The World
3
The Hand of God
4
Flee
5
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David Gonzalez is the founder and chief film critic of Reel Talk Inc. and host of the Reel Chronicles and Chop Talk (80s horror) podcasts. As a Cuban American independent film critic, David writes fair and diverse criticism covering movies of all genres and spotlighting minority voices through Reel Talk. David has covered and reviewed films at Tribeca, TIFF, NYFF, Sundance, SXSW, and several other film festivals.
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