Personal Oscars
Previous years: 2022 - 2021 - 2020 - 2019 - 2018
Oscies!!!!
We begin with the personal picks, if I had the power to make my own nominations. I count (generally) based on US theatrical or streaming wide release, which I think only really impacts one movie this year, but we'll see.
My personal winner is ***bolded and italicized.***
Supporting Actor
Swann Arlaud (Anatomy Of A Fall)
Robert De Niro (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)
Tom Hanks (Asteroid City)
John Magaro (Past Lives)
Supporting Actress
Maya Hawke (Maestro)
Kathryn Hunter (Poor Things)
Rachel McAdams (Are You There God? It's Me Margaret)
Cara Jade Myers (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Tilda Swinton (The Killer)
Actor
Ryan Gosling (Barbie)
Charles Melton (May December)
Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Jason Schwartzman (Asteroid City)
Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)
Actress
Lily Gladstone (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Park Ji-min (Return To Seoul)
Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla)
Emma Stone (Poor Things)
Michelle Williams (Showing Up)
Ensemble
Asteroid City
Barbie
How To Blow Up A Pipeline
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Score
Jerskin Fendrix (Poor Things)
Ludwig Goransson (Oppenheimer)
Joe Hisaishi (The Boy And The Heron)
Daniel Pemberton (Spider-man: Across The Spider-verse)
Robbie Robertson (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Screenplay
Includes both Adapted and Original
Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola (Asteroid City)
Kelly Fremon Craig (Are You There God? It's Me Margaret)
Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller (Blackberry)
Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Eric Roth, Martin Scorcese (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Debut Film
Has to be the director's first full-length narrative film, shorts and student films and (generally) TV movies aren't counted against them
Raine Allen-Miller (Rye Lane)
Cord Jefferson (American Fiction)
Celine Song (Past Lives)
Director
Wes Anderson (Asteroid City)
Sofia Coppola (Priscilla)
Daniel Goldhaber (How To Blow Up A Pipeline)
Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Kelly Reichardt (Showing Up)
Picture
Anatomy Of A Fall
Asteroid City
The Boy And The Heron
How To Blow Up A Pipeline
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Priscilla
Return To Seoul
Showing Up
Real Oscars
In addition, my picks for the actual real Oscars! Last year I was 17/23.
Original Screenplay
Should Win: Anatomy Of A Fall
Will Win: Anatomy Of A Fall
Adapted Screenplay
Should Win: Oppenheimer
Will Win: American Fiction
Visual Effects
Should Win: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Will Win: Godzilla Minus One
Sound
Should Win: Oppenheimer
Will Win: Oppenheimer
Live Action Short
Should Win: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Will Win: The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar
Animated Short
Should Win: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Will Win: Letter To A Pig
Production Design:
Should Win: Barbie
Will Win: Poor Things
Original Song
Should Win: I'm Just Ken (Barbie)
Will Win: What Was I Made For? (Barbie)
Score
Should Win: Killers Of The Flower Moon
Will Win: Oppenheimer
Makeup And Hairstyling
Should Win: Oppenheimer
Will Win: Maestro
International Feature
Should Win: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Will Win: The Zone Of Interest
Editing
Should Win: Oppenheimer
Will Win: Oppenheimer
Documentary Short
Should Win: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Will Win: The ABCs of Book Banning
Documentary Feature
Should Win: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Will Win: 20 Days In Mariupol
Director
Should Win: Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Will Win: Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Costume Design
Should Win: Poor Things
Will Win: Poor Things
Cinematography
Should Win: Oppenheimer
Will Win: Oppenheimer
Animated Feature
Should Win: The Boy And The Heron
Will Win: The Boy And The Heron
Supporting Actress
Should Win: probably Da'vine Joy Randolph? I didn't see The Holdovers but I affirmatively think Emily Blunt and America Ferrera should NOT win
Will Win: Da'vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)
Supporting Actor
Should Win: Robert De Niro (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Will Win: Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)
Actress
Should Win: truly a 50/50 tie between Lily Gladstone (Killers Of The Flower Moon) and Emma Stone (Poor Things)
Will Win: Lily Gladstone (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Actor
Should Win: Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Will Win: Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Picture
Should Win: Oppenheimer
Will Win: Oppenheimer