Final 96th Academy Award Nomination Predictions

In the heart of awards season, the film industry’s most prestigious celebration looms on the horizon — the 96thAcademy Awards. As anticipation reaches a fever pitch, cinephiles, industry insiders, and the stars themselves eagerly await the announcement of the this year’s Oscar nominations.

This is a front-row seat look to the potential nominees that will be unveiled on Tuesday morning, a moment that sets the stage for the grandeur and glamour of the Oscars ceremony.

Here are my final predictions for this year’s Academy Award nominations:

Best Picture:

1	Oppenheimer
2	Barbie
3	Killers Of The Flower Moon
4	The Holdovers
5	Poor Things
6	American Fiction
7	Past Lives
8	Maestro
9	The Zone Of Interest
10	Anatomy Of A Fall

Best Director:

1	Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER)
2	Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3	Alexander Payne (THE HOLDOVERS)
4	Greta Gerwig (BARBIE)
5	Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST)

Best Actor in a Leading Role:

1	Cillian Murphy (OPPENHEIMER)
2	Paul Giamatti (THE HOLDOVERS)
3	Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO)
4	Colman Domingo (RUSTIN)
5	Leonardo DiCaprio (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)

Best Actress in a Leading Role:

1	Lily Gladstone (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
2	Emma Stone (POOR THINGS)
3	Sandra Huller (ANATOMY OF A FALL)
4	Carey Mulligan (MAESTRO)
5	Margot Robbie (BARBIE)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:

1	Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER)
2	Ryan Gosling (BARBIE)
3	Mark Ruffalo (POOR THINGS)
4	Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
5	Willem Dafoe (POOR THINGS)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:

1	Da’Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
2	Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE)
3	Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER)
4	Jodie Fister (NYAD)
5	America Ferrera (BARBIE)

Best Animated Feature Film:

1	Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
2	The Boy and the Heron
3	Elemental
4	Nimona
5	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best International Feature Film:

1	THE ZONE OF INTEREST (United Kingdom)
2	THE TASTE OF THINGS (France)
3	SOCIETY OF THE SNOW (Spain)
4	TÓTEM (Mexico)
5	FALLEN LEAVES (Finland)

Best Original Screenplay:

1	PAST LIVES (Celine Song)
2	THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson)
3	ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari)
4	MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer)
5	SALTBURN (Emerald Fennell)

Best Adapted Screenplay:

1	BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
2	OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
3	AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson)
4	KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese)
5	POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)

Best Cinematography:

1	OPPENHEIMER (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2	KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Rodrigo Prieto)
3	MAESTRO (Matthew Libatique)
4	POOR THINGS (Robbie Ryan)
5	THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Lukasz Zal)

Best Film Editing:

1	Oppenheimer
2	Killers Of The Flower Moon
3	The Holdovers
4	Barbie
5	Anatomy of a Fall

Best Production Design:

1	Barbie
2	Poor Things
3	Killers Of The Flower Moon
4	Oppenheimer
5	The Zone of Interest

Best Costume Design:

1	Barbie
2	Poor Things
3	Killers Of The Flower Moon
4	Oppenheimer
5	Napoleon

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

1	Maestro
2	Poor Things
3	Oppenheimer
4	Golda
5	Society Of The Snow

Best Visual Effects:

1	Poor Things
2	The Creator
3	Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
4	Godzilla Minus One
5	Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny

Best Sound: .

1	Oppenheimer
2	Maestro
3	The Zone Of Interest
4	Napoleon
5	Ferrari

Best Original Score:

1	OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
2	KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
3	POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
4	SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Daniel Pemberton)
5	INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams)

Best Original Song:

1	“What Was I Made For?” (BARBIE)
2	“I’m Just Ken” (BARBIE)
3	“Road To Freedom” (RUSTIN)
4	“It Never Went Away” (AMERICAN SYMPHONY)
5	“The Fire Inside” (FLAMIN’ HOT)