98th Academy Awards Nominee Predictions

On January 22nd, a new class of actors, directors, screenwriters, casting directors, producers, and creatives will be ushered in as newly crowned Oscarby nominees for the 98th Academy Awards. Here are the predicted nominees…

 

Best Picture

Bugonia 

Frankenstein

Hamnet

It Was Just an Accident

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Train Dreams

 

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident

Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

 

Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme

Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

 

Best Actress

Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue

Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another

Emma Stone – Bugonia

 

Best Supporting Actor

Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

Paul Mescal – Hamnet

Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly

Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

 

Best Supporting Actress

Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value

Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value

Amy Madigan – Weapons

Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

 

Best Original Screenplay

It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi

Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt

Sinners – Ryan Coogler

Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor

 

Best Adapted Screenplay

Bugonia – Will Tracy, based on Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hwan

Frankenstein – Guillermo Del Toro, based on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Hamnet – Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell, based on Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson, based on Vineland by Thomas Pynchon

Train Dreams – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, based on Train Dreams by Denis Johnson

 

Best Editing

F1 – Stephen Mirrione and Patrick J. Smith

Hamnet – Affonso Gonçalves and Chloé Zhao

Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen

Sinners – Michael P. Shawver

 

Best Cinematography

Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen

Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji

One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman

Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso

 

Best Production Design

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, and Vanessa Cole

Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau

Hamnet – Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton

Sinners – Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne

Wicked: For Good – Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales

 

Best Original Score

Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat

Hamnet – Max Richter

Marty Supreme – Daniel Lopatin

One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood

Sinners – Ludwig Göransson

 

Best Original Song

Avatar: Fire and Ash – “Dream As One” by Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, and Simon Franglen

KPop Demon Hunters – “Golden” by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, and Teddy

Sinners – “I Lied to You” by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson

Train Dreams – “Train Dreams” by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner

Wicked: For Good – “The Girl in the Bubble” by Stephen Schwartz

 

Best Costume Design

Frankenstein – Kate Hawley

Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska

Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizzi

Sinners – Ruth E. Carter

Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell

 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Frankenstein – Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey

Marty Supreme – Christy Falco and Jen Delica

Sinners – Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry

The Smashing Machine – Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, and Mia Neal

Wicked: For Good – Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, and Laura Blount

 

Best Sound

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Brent Burge, Alexis Feodoroff, Michael Hedges, Julian Howarth, Gary Summers, and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

F1 – Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John

One Battle After Another – José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor

Sinners – Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, and David V. Butler

Wicked: For Good – Nancy Nugent Title, John Marquis, Andy Nelson, Simon Hayes, and Jack Dolman

 

Best Visual Effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett

F1 – Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson

Frankenstein – Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, and José Granell

Superman – Stéphane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, and Guy Williams

Wicked: For Good – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Anthony Smith, Dale Newton, and Paul Corbould

 

Best International Feature Film

It Was Just an Accident – France

No Other Choice – South Korea

The Secret Agent – Brazil

Sentimental Value – Norway

Sirāt – Spain

 

Best Animated Feature Film

Arco

Elio

KPop Demon Hunters

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Zootopia 2

 

Best Casting

Hamnet – Nina Gold and Lucy Amos

Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti

One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis

Sinners – Francine Maisler

Wicked: For Good – Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey

 

Best Documentary Feature Film

2000 Meters to Andriivka

The Alabama Solution

Cover-Up

Mr. Nobody Against Putin

The Perfect Neighbor

 

Best Documentary Short Film

All the Empty Rooms

All the Walls Came Down

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

Bad Hostage

Cashing Out

 

Best Animated Short Film

Autokar

Butterfly

Cardboard

Éiru

Forevergreen

 

Best Live Action Short Film

Ado

Amarela

Beyond Silence

The Boy with White Skin

Two People Exchanging Saliva

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