Oscars 2k22

Personal Oscars

Previous years: 2021 - 2020 - 2019 - 2018

Oscies!!!!

Personal picks first, which do not track with either Academy nominations or Academy eligibility rules! Generally speaking I go off when it had its wide theatrical or streaming US release, aka The Worst Person In The World counts as a 2k22 movie for me.

My personal winner is bolded and italicized.

Supporting Actor

• Stephen Lang (Avatar: The Way Of Water)

• Tobey Maguire (Babylon)

• Ben Whishaw (Women Talking)

• Michael Wincott (Nope)

• Steven Yeun (Nope)

Supporting Actress

• Kerry Condon (The Banshees Of Inishirin)

• Chloe East (The Fabelmans)

• Nina Hoss (Tár)

• Sheila McCarthy (Women Talking)

• Sigourney Weaver (Avatar: The Way Of Water)

Actor

• Austin Butler (Elvis)

• Colin Farrell (After Yang)

• Brendon Fraser (The Whale)

• Cooper Raiff (Cha Cha Real Smooth)

• Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once)

(I count him as Lead, not Supporting)

Actress

• Cate Blanchett (Tár)

• Mia Goth (Pearl)

• Renata Reinsve (The Worst Person In The World)

• Tang Wei (Decision To Leave)

• Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once)

Ensemble (new!)

• Babylon

• Everything Everywhere All At Once

• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

• Top Gun: Maverick

• Women Talking

Score (new!)

• Tyler Bates, Tim Williams (Pearl)

• Justin Hurwitz (Babylon)

• Alex Lasarenko, Kevin Perjurer (Disney Channel's Theme: A History Mystery)

• Aska Matsumiya (After Yang)

• Jo Yeong-wook (Decision To Leave)

Screenplay (new!)

Includes both Adapted and Original

• Sarah DeLappe, Kristen Roupenian (Bodies Bodies Bodies)

• Todd Field (Tár)

• Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All At Once)

• Martin McDonagh (The Banshees Of Inishirin)

• Joachim Tier, Eskil Vogt (The Worst Person In The World)

Debut Film (new!)

Has to be the director's first full-length film, shorts and student films and (generally) TV movies aren't counted against them

• Michael Morris (To Leslie)

• Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies)

• Jane Schoenbrun (We're All Going To The World's Fair)

• Domee Shi (Turning Red)

• Charlotte Wells (Aftersun)

Director

• James Cameron (Avatar: The Way Of Water)

• Todd Field (Tár)

• Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All At Once)

• Jordan Peele (Nope)

• Ti West (Pearl)

Picture

• Aftersun

• After Yang

• Babylon

• Decision To Leave

• Everything Everywhere All At Once

• The Fabelmans

• Nope

• Tár

• Pearl

• The Worst Person In The World

Real Oscars

The Oscars are an actual thing that also exists, so here are my picks for that!

Original Screenplay

Should Win: Tár

Will Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Adapted Screenplay

Should Win: Women Talking

Will Win: Women Talking

Visual Effects

Should Win: Avatar: The Way Of Water

Will Win: Avatar: The Way Of Water

Sound

Should Win: Top Gun: Maverick

Will Win: Top Gun: Maverick

Live Action Short

Should Win: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Will Win: An Irish Goodbye

Animated Short

Should Win: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Will Win: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, And The Horse

Production Design:

Should Win: Babylon

Will Win: Babylon

Original Song

Should Win: Naatu Naatu (RRR)

Will Win: Naatu Naatu (RRR)

Score

Should Win: Babylon

Will Win: Babylon

Makeup And Hairstyling

Should Win: The Batman

Will Win: Elvis

International Feature

Should Win: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Will Win: All Quiet On The Western Front

Editing

Should Win: Tár

Will Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Documentary Short

Should Win: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Will Win: The Elephant Whisperers

Documentary Feature

Should Win: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Will Win: Navalny

Director

Should Win: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All At Once)

Will Win: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All At Once)

Costume Design

Should Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Will Win: Elvis

Cinematography

Should Win: Tár

Will Win: All Quiet On The Western Front

Animated Feature

Should Win: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Will Win: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Supporting Actress

Should Win: Kerry Condon (The Banshees Of Inishirin)

Will Win: Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All At Once)

Supporting Actor

Should Win: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once)

Will Win: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once)

Actress

Should Win: Cate Blanchett (Tár)

Will Win: Cate Blanchett (Tár)

Actor

Should Win: Austin Butler (Elvis)

Will Win: Austin Butler (Elvis)

Picture

Should Win: Tár

Will Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once