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