Oscars Aftermath

Updates 3/10 in bold. 

18/23. Not great, not the worst. 23/23 with spoilers. Super thrilled I called animated, costume, and doc short. On the other end: animated short and Emma Stone pulling a complete Anne Hathaway. 

Given that I've been covering two jobs since October, I'm not really on top  of the race, but here we go. Past years: 2022: 16 (yikes), 2021: 20, 2020: 17, 2019: 19 (Bong!), 2018: 20, 2017: 15 (Moonlight!), 2016: 17, 2015: 21, 2014: 20, 2013: 18, 2012: 17, 2011: 17, 2010: 17, 2009: 20/21?

Best Picture

American Fiction

Anatomy of a Fall - spoiler

Barbie

The Holdovers

Killers of the Flower Moon

Maestro

Oppenheimer - will win, did win

Past Lives

Poor Things

The Zone of Interest

Best Director

Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest)

Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things)

Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) - will win, did win

Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall) - spoiler

Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Best Actress

Annette Bening (Nyad)

Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) - will win

Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall)

Carey Mulligan (Maestro)

Emma Stone (Poor Things) - spoiler, did win BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper (Maestro)

Colman Domingo (Rustin)

Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers) - spoiler

Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) - will win, did win

Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)

Best Supporting Actor

Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction)

Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Robert Downey, Jr. (Oppenheimer) - will win, did win

Ryan Gosling (Barbie) - spoiler

Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things)

Best Supporting Actress

Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer) - spoiler

Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple)

America Ferrera (Barbie)

Jodie Foster (Nyad)

Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) - will win, did win

Best International Feature Film

Io Capitano (Matteo Garrone, Italy)

Society of the Snow (J.A. Bayona, Spain) - Spoiler

The Teachers’ Lounge (İlker Çatak, Germany)

The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer, United Kingdom) - will win, did win

Perfect Days (Wim Wenders, Japan)

Best Cinematography

Ed Lachman (El Conde)

Matthew Libatique (Maestro)

Rodrigo Prieto (Killers of the Flower Moon) - spoiler

Robbie Ryan (Poor Things)

Hoyte van Hoytema (Oppenheimer) - will win, did win

Best Adapted Screenplay

Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig (Barbie)

Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest)

Cord Jefferson (American Fiction) - will win, did win

Tony McNamara (Poor Things) - spoiler

Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)

Best Original Screenplay

Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik (May December)

Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer (Maestro)

Arthur Harari and Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall) - will win, did win

David Hemingson (The Holdovers)

Celine Song (Past Lives) - spoiler

Best Animated Feature

The Boy and the Heron - will win, did win

Elemental

Nimona

Robot Dreams

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Spoiler

Best Visual Effects

The Creator; Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould - Spoiler

Godzilla Minus One; Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima  - will win, did win

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; Theo Bialek, Stephanie Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot & Guy Williams

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One; Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould

Napoleon; Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould

Best Editing

Jennifer Lame (Oppenheimer) - will win, did win

Yorgos Mavropsaridis (Poor Things)

Thelma Schoonmaker (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Laurent Sénéchal (Anatomy of a Fall) - spoiler

Kevin Tent (The Holdovers)

Best Production Design

Ruth De Jong and Claire Kaufman (Oppenheimer)

Jack Fisk and Adam Willis (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer (Barbie) - will win

Elli Griff and Arthur Max (Napoleon)

Shona Heath, Szusza Mihalek, and James Price (Poor Things) - Spoiler, did win

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Luisa Abel, Jason Hamer, Jaime Leigh McIntosh, and Ahou Mofid (Oppenheimer)

Mark Coulier, Nadia Stacey, and Josh Weston (Poor Things) - Spoiler, did win

Kay Georgiou, Sian Grigg, Kazu Hiro, and Lori McCoy-Bell (Maestro) - will win

Karen Hartley and Suzi Battersby (Golda)

Ana López-Puigcerver, Belén López-Puigcerver, David Martí, and Montse Ribé (Society of the Snow)

Best Costume Design

Jacqueline Durran (Barbie) - spoiler

Ellen Mirojnick (Oppenheimer)

Holly Waddington (Poor Things) - Will win, Should win, did win

Jacqueline West (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Janty Yates and David Crossman (Napoleon)

Best Sound

The Creator; Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One; Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor

The Zone of Interest; Johnnie Burn and Tarn Willers - spoiler, did win

Oppenheimer; Willie Burton, Richard King, Kevin O’Connell, and Gary A. Rizzo - will win

Maestro; Richard King, Steve Morrow, Tom Ozanich, Jason Ruder, and Dean Zupancic

Best Documentary Feature

Bobi Wine: The People’s President

The Eternal Memory

Four Daughters - spoiler

To Kill a Tiger

20 Days in Mariupol - will win, did win

Best Original Song

It Never Went Away— Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson (American Symphony) - spoiler

What Was I Made For?— Billie Eilish and Finneas (Barbie) - will win, did win

Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People—The Osage Tribe (Killers of the Flower Moon)

I’m Just Ken— Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (Barbie)

The Fire Inside— Diane Warren (Flamin’ Hot)

Best Original Score

Jerskin Fendrix (Poor Things) - spoiler

Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer) - will win, did win

Laura Karpman (American Fiction)

Robbie Robertson (Killers of the Flower Moon)

John Williams (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny)

Best Documentary Short Subject

The ABCs of Book Banning - spoiler

The Barber of Little Rock

Island in Between

The Last Repair Shop  - will win, did win

Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó

Best Live Action Short

The After 

Invincible 

Knight of Fortune 

Red, White and Blue - spoiler

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - will win, did win

Best Animated Short

Letter to a Pig - will win

Ninety-Five Senses

Our Uniform

Pachyderme

War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko - spoiler, did win

So I think the best pic nominees shake out like this:

American Fiction - adapted screenplay

Anatomy of a Fall - original screenplay

Barbie - production design, song

The Holdovers - supporting actress

Killers of the Flower Moon - actress boooooooo

Maestro - makeup

Oppenheimer - picture, director, actor, supporting actor, cinematography, editing, sound, score

Past Lives - *sniffles*

Poor Things - costume, production design, actress, makeup

The Zone of Interest - foreign, sound

All that said, I don't accept the legitimacy of this year's Oscars since All of Us Strangers was skunked, so: