The 2024 Oscar’s are happening this March, and I thought I’d share my predictions. I’ll be doing this for every year, including the Golden Globes and Emmys (which I just missed out on sharing my thoughts with, oh well).
Best picture
- American Fiction
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Barbie
- The Holdovers
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Past Lives
- Poor Things
- The Zone of Interest
Watched Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer and Past Lives. I think Oppenheimer will win, what it achieved on a technological level was so impressive to witness in the theatre.
Best original score
- American Fiction
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
Oppenheimer. If you wanna know why, just look at my last.fm scrobbles.
Best director
- Anatomy of a Fall - Justine Triet
- Killers of the Flower Moon - Martin Scorsese
- Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan
- Poor Things - Yorgos Lanthimos
- The Zone of Interest - Jonathan Glazer
The goats Scorsese and Nolan going head to head, but I truly think Nolan has set another standard going forward.
Best actor
- Bradley Cooper - Maestro
- Colman Domingo - Rustin
- Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers
- Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer
- Jeffrey Wright - American Fiction
Only saw Cillian Murphy, and honestly think it’s time for the man to win. Also I think the Academy want to join the hype around it, since I guess that’s how it works 🤷♂️.
Best actress
- Annette Bening - Nyad
- Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower Moon
- Sandra Huller - Anatomy of a Fall
- Carey Mulligan - Maestro
- Emma Stone - Poor Things
Saw Lily Gladstone, and her performance brought me to tears. She gave me that feeling of guilt, even though I had nothing to do with the Osage murders. I also really like Emma Stone, but I’ve yet to watch Poor Things but I can see a world where she wins. I’m going with Lily for this one.
Best supporting actress
- Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer
- Danielle Brooks - The Color Purple
- America Ferrera - Barbie
- Jodie Foster - Nyad
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers
I liked Emily Blunt (especially in the end scene where Oppenheimer was handed an award, if you’ve seen the film you know how cold she was in it), but there’s a lot of hype around Da’Vine Joy Randolph performance in The Holdovers so idk.
Best supporting actor
- Sterling K Brown - American Fiction
- Robert De Niro - Killers of the Flower Moon
- Robert Downey Jr - Oppenheimer
- Ryan Gosling - Barbie
- Mark Ruffalo - Poor Things
I mean, De Niro was the scariest mf in Killers of the Flower Moon, and he’s one of my favourites, but I also found RDJ chilling as Levi Strauss. De Niro for this one.
Best adapted screenplay
- American Fiction
- Barbie
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- The Zone of Interest
I think Oppenheimers pacing for a 3 hour biopic was well done.
Best original screenplay
- Anatomy of a Fall
- The Holdovers
- Maestro
- May December
- Past Lives
Past Lives, great film and score. Definitely brought me to tears, and if you didn’t already know, I tend to tear or cry a lot when it comes to films/shows, but rarely anything else. It’s really strange.
Best original song
- The Fire Inside - Flamin’ Hot (Diane Warren)
- I’m Just Ken - Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)
- It Never Went Away - American Symphony (Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson)
- Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) - Killers of the Flower Moon (Scott George)
- What Was I Made For? - Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell)
To be honest, I don’t care about this one but I’ll just say I’m Just Ken cause Ryan Gosling.
Best animated feature
- The Boy and the Heron
- Elemental
- Nimona
- Robot Dreams
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Boy and the Heron, haven’t even watched it yet but I just have a hunch it’s winning. Across the Spider-Verse was so good though, but doesn’t feel complete to win.
Best costume design
- Barbie
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
I liked Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon or Poor Things. I think Barbie. Heard good things about Napoleon costume design, but that film felt like such a joke to many, so I don’t think so.
Best make-up and hairstyling
- Golda
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Society of the Snow
Poor Things, from the trailer it looks cute.
Best production design
- Barbie
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
Barbie’s World looked incredible, but I loved the rawness of both Killers of the Flower Moon and Oppenheimer.
Best sound
- The Creator
- Maestro
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
- Oppenheimer
- The Zone of Interest
The Creator was a great sci-fi visually and audibly, but man Oppenheimer was soo good so idk.
Best film editing
- Anatomy of a Fall
- The Holdovers
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
No idea, no gripes with Killers of the Flower Moon or Oppenheimer.
Best cinematography
- El Conde
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
Oppenheimer for sure.
Best visual effects
- The Creator
- Godzilla Minus One
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
- Napoleon
The Creator was beautiful. The fact it was all shot on a Sony FX3 makes it even more impressive. I also loved GOTG3 and MI7 with Tom Cruise famously jumping off a mountain.
Idk for these
Best international feature
- Io Capitano
- Perfect Days
- Society of the Snow
- The Teachers’ Lounge
- The Zone of Interest
Best documentary feature
- Bobi Wine: The People’s President
- The Eternal Memory
- Four Daughters
- To Kill a Tiger
- 20 Days in Mariupol
Best live action short
- The After
- Invincible
- Knight of Fortune
- Red, White and Blue
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Best animated short
- Letter to a Pig
- Ninety-Five Senses
- Our Uniform
- Pachyderme
- War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Best documentary short
- The ABCs of Book Banning
- The Barber of Little Rock
- Island In Between
- The Last Repair Shop
- Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó