As per tradition, here are my predictions for the Oscars 2024!
WW: Will Win
DH: Dark Horse
Prediction Results: 19/23 (23/23 if including dark horses)
Best Picture

- American Fiction
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Barbie
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer WW
- Past Lives
- Poor Things
- The Holdovers DH
- The Zone of Interest
Best International Feature

- Io capitano (Italy)
- Perfect Days (Japan) DH
- Society of the Snow (Spain)
- The Teachers’ Lounge (Germany)
- The Zone of Interest (UK) WW
Best Animated Feature

- Elemental
- Nimona
- Robot Dreams
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse WW
- The Boy and the Heron DH
Best Documentary Feature

- 20 Days in Mariupol WW
- Bobi Wine: The People’s President
- Four Daughters DH
- The Eternal Memory
- To Kill a Tiger
Best Director

- Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) WW
- Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest)
- Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall)
- Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon) DH
- Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things)
Best Leading Actor

- Bradley Cooper (Maestro)
- Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) WW
- Colman Domingo (Rustin)
- Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)
- Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers) DH
Best Leading Actress

- Annette Bening (Nyad)
- Carey Mulligan (Maestro)
- Emma Stone (Poor Things) DH
- Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) WW
- Sandra Huller (Anatomy of a Fall)
Best Supporting Actor

- Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things) DH
- Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon)
- Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer) WW
- Ryan Gosling (Barbie)
- Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction)
Best Supporting Actress

- America Ferrera (Barbie)
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) WW
- Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple) DH
- Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)
- Jodie Foster (Nyad)
Best Original Screenplay

- Anatomy of a Fall WW
- Maestro
- May December
- Past Lives DH
- The Holdovers
Best Adapted Screenplay

- American Fiction WW
- Barbie DH
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- The Zone of Interest
Best Cinematography

- El conde
- Killers of the Flower Moon DH
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer WW
- Poor Things
Best Film Editing

- Anatomy of a Fall
- Killers of the Flower Moon DH
- Oppenheimer WW
- Poor Things
- The Holdovers
Best Production Design

- Barbie WW
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things DH
Best Costume Design

- Barbie DH
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things WW
Best Makeup & Hairstyling

- Golda
- Maestro DH
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things WW
- Society of the Snow
Best Original Score

- American Fiction
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Killers of the Flower Moon DH
- Oppenheimer WW
- Poor Things
Best Original Song

- “It Never Went Away” (American Symphony)
- “What Was I Made For?” (Barbie) WW
- “I’m Just Ken” (Barbie) DH
- ‘The Fire Inside” (Flamin’ Hot)
- “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” (Killers of the Flower Moon)
Best Sound

- Maestro
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Oppenheimer WW
- The Creator
- The Zone of Interest DH
Best Visual Effects

- Godzilla Minus One WW
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Napoleon
- The Creator DH
Best Live Action Short

- Invincible
- Knight of Fortune
- Red, White and Blue
- The After DH
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar WW
Best Animated Short

- Letter to a Pig DH
- Ninety-Five Senses
- Our Uniform
- Pachyderme
- War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko WW
Best Documentary Short

- Island in Between
- Nai Nai & Wai Po DH
- The ABCs of Book Banning
- The Barber of Little Rock
- The Last Repair Shop WW











You were pretty spot on with these predictions. Oppenheimer ended up winning the most awards. I did love the movie but feel it was slightly overrated. I would have liked to see a smaller film like “Past Lives” gain more recognition. Here’s why I loved that movie:
https://huilahimovie.reviews/2023/12/19/why-past-lives-is-the-best-movie-of-the-year/
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Love Past Lives. Would probably have won Best Original Screenplay if not for the strength of Anatomy of a Fall
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