Nominations for the 97th Oscars will be announced on Thursday, January 23rd. Below, Abe Friedtanzer, Sari Cohen, Scott Menzel, Shadan Larki, and Stacey Yvonne, from the Awards Buzz team, offer our final nominations predictions for all 23 categories. Reactions coming on Thursday!
Best Picture
The Brutalist – ALL
Conclave – ALL
Emilia Pérez – ALL
A Real Pain – ALL
Sing Sing – ALL
The Substance – ALl
Wicked – ALL
Anora – Abe, Scott, Shadan, Stacey
A Complete Unknown – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
Dune: Part Two – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
Nickel Boys – Sari, Stacey
Best Director
Edward Berger, Conclave – ALL
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist – ALL
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance – ALL
Sean Baker, Anora – Abe, Scott, Shadan
Jon M. Chu, Wicked – Abe, Sari, Stacey
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez – Sari, Shadan
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown – Scott
RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys – Stacey
Best Actor
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist – ALL
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing – ALL
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave – ALL
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
Daniel Craig, Queer – Abe, Shadan, Stacey
Sebastian Stan, A Different Man – Sari, Scott, Stacey
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked – ALL
Mikey Madison, Anora – ALL
Demi Moore, The Substance – ALL
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here – ALL
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez – Sari, Scott, Shadan, Stacey
Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl – Abe
Best Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain – ALL
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown – ALL
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist – ALL
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice – Sari, Scott, Shadan, Stacey
Yura Borisov, Anora – Abe, Shadan, Scott
Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing – Abe, Sari, Stacey
Best Supporting Actress
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez – ALL
Ariana Grande, Wicked – ALL
Margaret Qualley – ALL
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave – Sari, Scott, Shadan
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl – Sari, Scott, Shadan
Danielle Deadwyler – Abe, Stacey
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown – Abe
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist – Stacey
Best Original Screenplay
Anora – ALL
A Real Pain – ALL
The Substance – ALL
The Brutalist – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
Challengers – Sari, Stacey
September 5 – Scott, Shadan
Hard Truths – Abe
Heretic – Stacey
Best Adapted Screenplay
Nickel Boys – ALL
Conclave – Abe, Scott, Shadan, Stacey
Emilia Pérez – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
Sing Sing – Abe, Sari, Shadan. Stacey
Wicked – Abe, Sari, Scott, Stacey
A Complete Unknown – Sari, Scott, Shadan
The Piano Lesson – Stacey
Best Cinematography
The Brutalist – ALL
Nickel Boys – Abe, Sari, Scott, Stacey
Wicked – Sari, Scott, Shadan, Stacey
Emilia Pérez – Sari, Shadan, Stacey
Nosferatu – Abe, Scott, Shadan
Conclave – Sari, Shadan
Maria – Abe, Stacey
Dune: Part Two – Abe, Scott
Best Production Design
The Brutalist – ALL
Conclave – ALL
Wicked – ALL
Dune: Part Two – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
Nosferatu – Sari, Scott, Shadan, Stacey
Gladiator II – Abe, Stacey
Best Costume Design
A Complete Unknown – ALL
Wicked – ALL
Gladiator II – Abe, Scott, Shadan, Stacey
Nosferatu – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
The Brutalist – Abe, Sari, Stacey
Dune: Part Two – Sari, Shadan, Stacey
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Scott, Shadan
Best Film Editing
The Brutalist – Abe, Sari, Scott, Stacey
Conclave – Abe, Scott, Shadan, Stacey
Dune: Part Two – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
The Substance – Abe, Scott, Stacey
Wicked – Sari, Shadan, Stacey
Anora – Shadan, Stacey
Challengers – Sari, Scott
Emilia Pérez – Sari, Shadan
September 5 – Abe
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man – ALL
Wicked – ALL
Nosferatu – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
The Substance – Abe, Scott, Shadan, Stacey
The Apprentice – Abe, Shadan
Emilia Pérez – Sari, Stacey
Maria – Sari, Stacey
Waltzing with Brando – Scott
Best Original Score
The Brutalist – ALL
Challengers – ALL
The Wild Robot – ALL
Conclave – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
Emilia Pérez – Sari, Scott, Shadan
Blink Twice – Stacey
Nosferatu – Abe
Wicked – Stacey
Best Original Song
El Mal from Emilia Pérez – ALL
The Journey from The Six Triple Eight – ALL
Kiss the Sky from The Wild Robot – ALL
Mi Camino from Emilia Pérez – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
Compress/Repress from Challengers – Abe, Sari, Stacey
Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late – Sari, Scott, Shadan
Harper & Will Go West from Will & Harper – Stacey
Best Sound
Emilia Pérez – ALL
Wicked – ALL
A Complete Unknown – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
Dune: Part Two – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
Alien: Romulus – Sari, Shadan, Stacey
Gladiator II – Abe, Scott, Stacey
The Wild Robot – Stacey
Best Visual Effects
Dune: Part Two – ALL
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – ALL
Wicked – ALL
Better Man – Sari, Shadan, Stacey
Mufasa: The Lion King – Abe, Scott, Stacey
Alien: Romulus – Scott, Shadan
Deadpool & Wolverine – Sari
Gladiator II – Abe
Best International Feature
Emilia Pérez – ALL
I’m Still Here – ALL
The Seed of the Sacred Fig – ALL
Kneecap – Sari, Scott, Shadan
Flow – Shadan, Stacey
From Ground Zero – Abe, Sari
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies – Abe, Scott
Armand – Stacey
Best Documentary Feature
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat – ALL
Black Box Diaries – Abe, Sari, Scott, Shadan
Daughters – Sari, Scott, Shadan, Stacey
No Other Land – Abe, Scott, Shadan
Sugarcane – Abe, Scott, Shadan
Will & Harpee: Abe, Sari, Stacey
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin – Sari, Stacey
Dahomey – Stacey
Best Animated Feature
Flow – ALL
Inside Out 2 – ALL
Memoir of a Snail – ALL
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – ALL
The Wild Robot – ALL
Best Documentary Short
Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World – ALL
Once Upon a Time in Ukraine – ALL
A Swim Lesson – ALL
I Am Ready, Warden – Sari, Scott, Shadan
Incident – Abe, Sari, Shadan
Chasing Roo – Scott
Death by Numbers – Shadan
Planetwalker – Abe
Best Animated Short
Beautiful Men – ALL
Yuck! – ALL
A Bear Named Wojtek – Sari, Scott, Shadan
Origami – Abe, Sari, Scott
Wander to Wonder – Sari, Scott, Shadan
A Crab in the Pool – Shadan
Magic Candies – Abe
The Wild-Tempered Clavier – Abe
Best Live Action Short
Anuja – ALL
An Orange from Jaffa – ALL
The Man Who Could Not Remain Solent – Sari, Scott, Shadan
The Compatriot – Sari, Scott
Dovecote – Sari, Shadan
I’m Not a Robot – Abe, Dcott
Crust – Abe
A Lien – Abe
The Masterpiece – Scott
