2024 Oscar Nominations Predictions: Picture, Director, Actors, Screenplay & More

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The 96th Academy Awards are scheduled to be presented March 10, 2024, with the nominations announcement on January 23, 2024. Below you can find our predictions in most categories; documentary and short film categories will likely be added after the shortlists are announced. The movies must have a qualifying run in cinemas (Best International Feature Film being an exception), their final qualification will be confirmed later, depending on whether they have actually been submitted for consideration.

And since we love movies, in addition to the predicted nominees, there are also the ''should be nominated'' shouts and a few additional worthy categories for films, performers and filmmakers that we have seen and would love to see recognised. Browse through them and perhaps you'll also find some help for your own predictions (or something to add to your watchlist).

Last updated: January 18th, 2024

BEST PICTURE

Will Be Nominated

American Fiction

Anatomy Of A Fall

Barbie

Killers Of The Flower Moon

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Past Lives

Poor Things

The Holdovers

The Zone Of Interest

Should Be Nominated

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Barbie

Fallen Leaves

John Wick: Chapter 4

Monster

Oppenheimer

Past Lives

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

Tetris

The Teachers' Lounge

BEST DIRECTOR

Will Be Nominated

Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)

Jonathan Glazer (The Zone Of Interest)

Justine Triet (Anatomy Of A Fall)

Martin Scorsese (Killers Of The Flower Moon)

Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things)

Should Be Nominated

Celine Song (Past Lives)

Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)

Greta Gerwig (Barbie)

Ilker Çatak (The Teachers' Lounge)

Kore-eda Hirokazu (Monster)

BEST ACTRESS

Will Be Nominated

Carey Mulligan (Maestro)

Emma Stone (Poor Things)

Lily Gladstone (Killers Of The Flower Moon)

Margot Robbie (Barbie)

Sandra Hüller (Anatomy Of A Fall)

Should Be Nominated

Alma Pöysti (Fallen Leaves)

Greta Lee (Past Lives)

Jessie Buckley (Fingernails)

Leonie Benesch (The Teachers' Lounge)

Margot Robbie (Barbie)

BEST ACTOR

Will Be Nominated

Bradley Cooper (Maestro)

Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)

Colman Domingo (Rustin)

Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)

Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)

Should Be Nominated

Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)

Colman Domingo (Rustin)

Elliott Crosset Hove (Godland)

Taron Egerton (Tetris)

Teo Yoo (Past Lives)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Will Be Nominated

Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple)

Da'Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)

Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer) Jodie Foster (Nyad)

Sandra Hüller (The Zone Of Interest)

Should Be Nominated

Andō Sakura (Monster)

Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)

Lily Gladstone (Killers Of The Flower Moon)

Rachel McAdams (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.) Vanessa Kirby (Napoleon)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Will Be Nominated

Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things)

Robert De Niro (Killers Of The Flower Moon)

Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)

Ryan Gosling (Barbie)

Willem Dafoe (Poor Things)

Should Be Nominated

Jamie Foxx (They Cloned Tyrone)

John Magaro (Past Lives)

Robert De Niro (Killers Of The Flower Moon)

Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)

Ryan Gosling (Barbie)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Will Be Nominated

Anatomy Of A Fall (Arthur Harari, Justine Triet)

Maestro (Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer)

Past Lives (Celine Song)

Saltburn (Emerald Fennell)

The Holdovers (David Hemingson)

Should Be Nominated

Fallen Leaves (Aki Kaurismäki)

Monster (Sakamoto Yūji)

Past Lives (Celine Song)

Tetris (Noah Pink)

The Teachers' Lounge (İlker Çatak, Johannes Duncker)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Will Be Nominated

American Fiction (Cord Jefferson)

Barbie (Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach)

Killers Of The Flower Moon (Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese)

Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan)

Poor Things (Tony McNamara)

Should Be Nominated

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Kelly Fremon Craig)

Barbie (Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach)

How To Blow Up A Pipeline (Ariela Barer, Daniel Goldhaber, Jordan Sjol)

Killers Of The Flower Moon (Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese)

Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Will Be Nominated

20 Days In Mariupol (Ukraine)

Fallen Leaves (Finland)

Society Of The Snow (Spain)

The Teachers' Lounge (Germany)

The Zone Of Interest (United Kingdom)

Should Be Nominated

Fallen Leaves (Finland)

Godland (Iceland) Society Of The Snow (Spain)

The Teachers' Lounge (Germany)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Will Be Nominated

Elemental

Nimona

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

The Boy And The Heron

Should Be Nominated

Elemental

Nimona

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

Suzume

The Boy And The Heron

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Will Be Nominated

20 Days In Mariupol

Apolonia, Apolonia

Beyond Utopia

Bobi Wine: The People's President

Four Daughters

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Will Be Nominated

El Conde

Killers Of The Flower Moon

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Should Be Nominated

Godland

John Wick: Chapter 4

Killers Of The Flower Moon

Monster

Oppenheimer

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Will Be Nominated

Barbie

Killers Of The Flower Moon

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Should Be Nominated

Barbie

Beau Is Afraid

Godland

Killers Of The Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

BEST FILM EDITING

Will Be Nominated

Anatomy Of A Fall

Barbie

Killers Of The Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Should Be Nominated

Monster

Oppenheimer

Past Lives

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

Tetris

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Will Be Nominated

Barbie

Killers Of The Flower Moon

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Should Be Nominated

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Barbie

Killers Of The Flower Moon

Napoleon

They Cloned Tyrone

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Will Be Nominated

Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny

Killers Of The Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

Should Be Nominated

Elemental

Killers Of The Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

The Boy And The Heron

BEST SOUND

Will Be Nominated

Ferrari

Maestro

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

The Zone Of Interest

Should Be Nominated

Barbie

Killers Of The Flower Moon

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

The Killer

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Will Be Nominated

'I'm Just Ken' (Barbie)

'Quiet Eyes' (Past Lives)

'Road To Freedom' (Rustin)

'The Fire Inside' (Flamin' Hot)

'What Was I Made For' (Barbie)

Should Be Nominated

'Dance The Night' (Barbie)

'High Life' (Flora And Son)

'I'm Just Ken' (Barbie)

'Meet In The Middle' (Flora And Son)

'Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)' (Killers Of The Flower Moon)

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Will Be Nominated

Golda

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Society Of The Snow

Should Be Nominated

Beau Is Afraid

Napoleon

Oppenheimer Society Of The Snow

The Last Voyage Of The Demeter

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Will Be Nominated

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3

Napoleon

Poor Things

Society Of The Snow

The Creator

Should Be Nominated

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3

Napoleon Society Of The Snow

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Will Be Nominated

A Kind Of Testament

Koerkorter

Letter To A Pig

Ninety-Five Senses

Our Uniform

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM

Will Be Nominated

Invincible

Knight Of Fortune

Red, White And Blue

The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar

Yellow

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

Will Be Nominated

Bear

Last Song From Kabul

Nai Nai & Wài Pó

The ABCs Of Book Banning

The Last Repair Shop

+ Other notable categories for fun, no qualifying run needed

BEST STUNTS AND CHOREOGRAPHY

Should Be Nominated

Extraction 2

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3

John Wick: Chapter 4

Napoleon

Kill Boksoon

BEST CASTING

Should Be Nominated

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

How To Blow Up A Pipeline

Monster

Oppenheimer

The Teachers' Lounge

BEST VOICE PERFORMANCE

Should Be Nominated

Chloë Grace Moretz (Nimona)

Hailee Steinfeld (Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse)

Leah Lewis (Elemental)

Riz Ahmed (Nimona)

Santoki Soma (The Boy And The Heron)