Here are my predictions for the 96th Academy Awards, taking place this Sunday March 10th at 7pmET (a new, earlier time) on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel hosts for the fourth time.
Best Picture — “Oppenheimer”
Best Director — Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
Best Actor — Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
Best Actress — Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Best Supporting Actor — Robert Downey, Jr., “Oppenheimer”
Best Supporting Actress — Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
Best Animated Feature — “The Boy and the Heron”
Best Animated Short Film — “WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”
Best Documentary Feature — “20 Days in Mariupol”
Best Documentary Short Film — “The Last Repair Shop”
Best Live-Action Short Film — “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”
Best International Feature — “The Zone of Interest”
Best Original Screenplay — “Anatomy of a Fall”
Best Adapted Screenplay — “Barbie”
Best Original Score — “Oppenheimer”
Best Original Song — “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
Best Cinematography — “Oppenheimer”
Best Film Editing — “Oppenheimer”
Best Costume Design — “Poor Things”
Best Production Design — “Poor Things”
Best Visual Effects — “The Creator”
Best Makeup and Hairstyling — “Maestro”
Best Sound — “The Zone of Interest”
Ranking The Best Picture Nominees, from Best to Worst:
- “The Holdovers”
- “Anatomy of a Fall”
- “American Fiction”
- “Past Lives”
- “The Zone of Interest”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Maestro”
- “Barbie”
- “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- “Poor Things”