Reminder:
Before we start, no need to go through every single category, so I’m just sticking to my favorites with this one. And, please remember my predictions are built on acute knowledge and research of every little component involving film; therefore, they cannot be judged or questioned in the least. The assumption is that all of them are correct.
Every. Single. One.
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
The Sea Beast
Turning Red
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Should Win: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Will Win: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
BEST DOCUMENTARY
All That Breathes
Fire of Love
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Navalny
A House Made of Splinters
Should Win: Navalny
Will Win: Navalny
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
EO (Poland)
Close (Belgium)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
The Quiet Girl (Ireland)
Should Win: All Quiet on the Western Front
Will Win: All Quiet on the Western Front
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson- The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry– Causeway
Ke Huy Quan– Everything Everywhere All at Once
Barry Keoghan– The Banshees of Inisherin
Judd Hirsch- The Fabelmans
Should Win: Barry Keoghan
Will Win: Ke Huy Quan
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Stephanie Hsu– Everything Everywhere All at Once
Angela Bassett- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau– The Whale
Jamie Lee Curtis– Everything Everywhere All at Once
Kerry Condon– The Banshees of Inisherin
Should Win: Kerry Condon
Will Win: Angela Bassett
BEST ACTOR
Austin Butler– Elvis
Paul Mescal– Aftersun
Colin Farrell– The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser- The Whale
Bill Nighy– Living
Should Win: Colin Farrell
Will Win: Brendan Fraser
BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Williams– The Fabelmans
Cate Blanchett– Tár
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Michelle Yeoh– Everything Everywhere All at Once
Andrea Riseborough– To Leslie
Should Win: Michelle Yeoh
Will Win: Michelle Yeoh
BEST DIRECTOR
Ruben Östlund– Triangle of Sadness
Steven Spielberg- The Fabelmans
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert– Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh– The Banshees of Inisherin
Todd Field- Tár
Should Win: Martin McDonagh
Will Win: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
BEST PICTURE
The Fabelmans
Women Talking
Tár
All Quiet on the Western Front
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Triangle of Sadness
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Avatar: The Way of Water
Top Gun: Maverick
Should Win: The Banshees of Inisherin
Will Win: Everything Everywhere All at Once
The 95th Academy Awards air Sunday, March 12, 2023 on ABC.
Brandon Vick is a member of The Music City Film Critics’ Association and the Southeastern Film Critics Association, the resident film critic of the SoBros Network, and the star of The Vick’s Flicks Podcast. Follow him on Twitter @SirBrandonV and be sure to search #VicksFlicks for all of his latest movie reviews.
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