Rex’s Predictions For Oscar Nominations

The shine has gone from the award in recent years owing to lack of diversity (yet to be addressed in the Best Actress category), uncharismatic hosts or no hosts, falling ratings and, most recently, violence on the show (that slap). But winning one of these gold statues is still a very big deal to American popular culture and throughout the world. Let’s turn our gaze to this year’s contenders for the 2023 Academy Awards (covering last year’s film releases):
BEST PICTURE:
Everything Everywhere All At Once (EEAAO)
The Fabelmans (TF)
The Banshees of Inisherin (TBOI)
Tar (T)
Avatar: The Way of the Water (ATWOTHW)
Top Gun: Maverick (TGM)
Elvis (E)
The Whale (TW)
All Quiet on the Western Front (AQOTWF)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (BPWF)
ALTERNATE:
Glass Onion – A Knives Out Mystery (GO-AKOM)

BEST DIRECTOR:
Steven Spielberg – TF
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – EEAAO
Martin McDonagh – TBOI
Todd Field – Tar
James Cameron ATWOTW
ALTERNATE:
Edward Berger – AQOTWF


BEST ACTOR:
Brendan Fraser – TW
Colin Farrell – TBOI
Austin Butler – E
Bill Nighy – Living
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
ALTERNATE:
Tom Cruise – TGM


BEST ACTRESS:
Cate Blanchett – T
Michelle Yeoh – EEAAO
Danielle Deadwyler – Till
Michelle Williams – TF
Viola Davis – The Woman King
ALTERNATE:
Ana de Armas – Blonde


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Ke Huy Quan – EEAO
Brendan Gleeson – TBOI
Judd Hirsch – TF
Paul Dano – TF
Barry Keoghan – TBOI
ALTERNATE:
Eddie Redmayne – The Good Nurse


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Angela Bassett – BPWF
Hong Chau – TW
Kerry Condon – TBOI
Jamie Lee Curtis – EEAO
Stephanie Hsu – EEAAO
ALTERNATE:
Dolly de Leon – TOS


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Fabelmans
Tar
Aftersun


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
All Quiet on the Western Front
Women Talking
Top Gun: Maverick
The Whale
Triangle of Sadness


BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE:
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Argentina 1985 (Argentina)
Decision to Leave (South Korea)
The Quiet GIrl (Ireland)
EO (Poland)
ALTERNATE: Bardo (Mexico)

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