Final 95th Academy Award Nomination Predictions

The time has arrived. Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards are set to be unveiled on Tuesday morning and after a long awards season, there’s no telling what the Academy is set to do.

There’s no denying that there are “locks” for nominations, but it’s not nomination morning without a few surprises. Here are my predictions for what I see getting nominated on Tuesday morning.

Best Picture:

1	*EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE*
2	*THE FABELMANS*
3	*THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN*
4	*TOP GUN: MAVERICK*
5	*ELVIS*
6	*AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER*
7	*TÁR*
8	*THE WHALE*
9	*ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT*
10	*Babylon*

Best Director:

1	*Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)*
2	*Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS)*
3	*Todd Field (TÁR)*
4	*Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)*
5	*Edward Berger (ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT)*

Best Actor:

1	*Austin Butler (ELVIS)*
2	*Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE)*
3	*Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)*
4	*Bill Nighy (LIVING)*
5	*Tom Cruise (TOP GUN: MAVERICK)*

Best Actress:

1	*Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)*
2	*Cate Blanchett (TÁR)*
3	*Danielle Deadwyler (TILL)*
4	*Ana de Armas (BLONDE)*
5	*Viola Davis (THE WOMAN KING)*

Best Supporting Actress:

1	*Angela Bassett (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER)*
2	*Kerry Condon (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)*
3	*Jamie Lee Curtis (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)*
4	*Stephanie Hsu (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)*
5	*Michelle Williams ( The Fabelmans)*

Best Supporting Actor:

1	*Ke Huy Quan (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)*
2	*Brendan Gleeson (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)*
3	*Barry Keoghan (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)*
4	*Paul Dano (THE FABELMANS)*
5	*Brad Pitt (BABYLON)*

Best Original Screenplay:

1	*THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (Martin McDonagh)*
2	*EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert,)*
3	*THE FABELMANS (Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner)*
4	*TÁR (Todd Field)*
5	TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (Ruben Östlund)

Best Adapted Screenplay:

1	*WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)*
2	*THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter)*
3	*ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)*
4	GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)
5	LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)

Best International Feature:

1	*ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Germany)*
2	*ARGENTINA, 1985 (Argentina)*
3	*CLOSE (Belgium)*
4	*DECISION TO LEAVE (Korea)*
5	BARDO (Mexico)

Best Animated Feature:

1	*GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO*
2	*MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON*
3	*PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH*
4	*TURNING RED*
5	*THE BAD GUYS*

Best Documentary Feature:

1	*FIRE OF LOVE*
2	*NAVALNY*
3	*ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED*
4	*ALL THAT BREATHES*
5	*MOONAGE DAYDREAM*

Best Cinematography:

1	*TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Claudio Miranda)*
2	*EMPIRE OF LIGHT (Roger Deakins)*
3	*ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (James Friend)*
4	*THE BATMAN (Greig Fraser)*
5	*THE FABELMANS (Janusz Kaminski)*

Best Costume Design:

1	*ELVIS*
2	*BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER*
3	*BABYLON*
4	*THE FABELMANS*
5	*MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS*

Best Film Editing:

1	*EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE*
2	*TOP GUN: MAVERICK*
3	*ELVIS*
4	*THE FABELMANS*
5	*All QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT*

Best Makeup & Hairstyling:

1	*ELVIS*
2	*THE BATMAN*
3	*THE WHALE*
4	*ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT*
5	*BLONDE*

Best Production Design:

1	*BABYLON*
2	*AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER*
3	*ELVIS*
4	*THE FABELMANS*
5	*Everything Everywhere all at Once*

Best Original Score:

1	*BABYLON*
2	*THE FABELMANS*
3	*WOMEN TALKING*
4	*GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO*
5	*EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE*

Best Original Song:

1	*“Naatu Naatu” (RRR)*
2	*“Hold My Hand” (TOP GUN: MAVERICK)*
3	*“Lift Me Up” (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER)*
4	*“Ciao Papa” (GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO)*
5	*“Applause” (TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN)*