Shortlists for twelve categories for the 98th Oscars will be announced on Tuesday, December 16th. Please see below for predictions in alphabetical order for the nine feature categories: casting, cinematography, documentary feature film, international feature film, makeup and hairstyling, original score, original song, sound, and visual effects. Come back on the 16th for a debrief of what did and didn’t make the cut!
CASTING
Hamnet
A House of Dynamite
Jay Kelly
The Long Walk
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man
Wicked: For Good
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Testament of Ann Lee
Train Dreams
Wicked: For Good
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Afternoons of Solitude
The Alabama Solution
Coexistence, My Ass!
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cover-Up
Deaf President Now!
Endless Cookie
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Mr. Nobody against Putin
My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay
Orwell 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor
Predators
The Tale of Silyan
2000 Meters to Andriivka
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Argentina, “Belén”
Brazil, “The Secret Agent”
France, “It Was Just an Accident”
Germany, “Sound of Falling”
Iceland, “The Love That Remains”
Iraq, “The President’s Cake”
Japan, “Kokuho”
Jordan, “All That’s Left of You”
Norway, “Sentimental Value”
Palestine, “Palestine 36”
South Korea, “No Other Choice”
Spain, “Sirât”
Taiwan, “Left-Handed Girl”
Tunisia, “The Voice of Hind Rajab”
United Kingdom, “My Father’s Shadow”
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Kiss of the Spider Woman
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Song Sung Blue
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wicked: For Good
ORIGINAL SCORE
Bugonia (Jerskin Fendrix)
F1 (Hans Zimmer)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Michael Giacchino)
Frankenstein (Alexandre Desplat)
Hamnet (Max Richter)
Hedda (Hildur Gudnadottir)
A House of Dynamite (Volker Bertelmann)
Jay Kelly (Nicholas Britell)
The Long Walk (Jeremiah Fraites)
Marty Supreme (Daniel Lopatin)
One Battle After Another (Jonny Greenwood)
Sentimental Value (Hania Rani)
Sinners (Ludwig Goransson)
Sirāt (Kangding Ray)
The Smashing Machine (Nala Sinephro)
The Testament of Ann Lee (Daniel Blumberg)
Train Dreams (Bryce Dessner)
Tron: Ares (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross)
Weapons (Ryan Holladay, Hays Holladay, Zach Cregger)
Wicked: For Good (John Powell and Stephen Schwartz)
ORIGINAL SONG
Avatar: Fire and Ash – “Dream as One” (Miley Cyrus)
The Ballad of Wallis Island” – “Our Love” (Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan)
Diane Warren: Relentless – “Dear Me” (Kesha)
F1 – “Drive” (Ed Sheeran)
KPop Demon Hunters – “Golden” (HUNTR/X, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)
Materialists – “My Baby (Got Nothing at All)” (Japanese Breakfast)
Sinners – “I Lied to You” (Miles Caton)
Sinners – “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” (Alice Smith and Miles Caton)
The Testament of Ann Lee – “Clothed by the Sun” (Daniel Blumberg and Amanda Seyfried)
The Testament of Ann Lee – “John’s Running Song” (cast of “The Testament of Ann Lee”)
Train Dreams – “Train Dreams” (Nick Cave)
Tron: Ares – “As Alive As You Need Me to Be” (Nine Inch Nails)
Wicked: For Good – “The Girl in the Bubble” (Ariana Grande)
Wicked: For Good – “No Place Like Home” (Cynthia Erivo)
Zootopia 2 – “Zoo” (Shakira)
SOUND
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Superman
Wicked: For Good
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein
Jurassic World: Rebirth
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Superman
Thunderbolts*
Tron: Ares
