2024 Oscar Nominations Predictions: Picture, Director, Actors, Screenplay & More
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: December 4th, 2023.
BEST PICTURE
Will Be Nominated
All Of Us Strangers
Anatomy Of A Fall
Barbie
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Maestro
May December
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone Of Interest
Should Be Nominated
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Barbie
Fallen Leaves
Godland
John Wick: Chapter 4
Monster
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
Tetris
The Teachers' Lounge
BEST DIRECTOR
Will Be Nominated
Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Greta Gerwig (Barbie)
Jonathan Glazer (The Zone Of Interest)
Martin Scorsese (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things)
Should Be Nominated
Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Greta Gerwig (Barbie)
Ilker Çatak (The Teachers' Lounge)
Kore-eda Hirokazu (Monster)
Martin Scorsese (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
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)
Jessie Buckley (Fingernails)
Leonie Benesch (The Teachers' Lounge)
Lily Gladstone (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Margot Robbie (Barbie)
BEST ACTOR
Will Be Nominated
Andrew Scott (All Of Us Strangers)
Bradley Cooper (Maestro)
Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)
Leonardo DiCaprio (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Should Be Nominated
Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Colman Domingo (Rustin)
Elliott Crosset Hove (Godland)
Jussi Vatanen (Fallen Leaves)
Taron Egerton (Tetris)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Be Nominated
America Ferrera (Barbie)
Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple)
Da'Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)
Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)
Julianne Moore (May December)
Should Be Nominated
Andō Sakura (Monster)
Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)
Rachel McAdams (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.)
Teyonah Parris (They Cloned Tyrone) Vanessa Kirby (Napoleon)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Be Nominated
Charles Melton (May December)
Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things)
Robert De Niro (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)
Ryan Gosling (Barbie)
Should Be Nominated
Jamie Foxx (They Cloned Tyrone)
Riz Ahmed (Fingernails)
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)
May December (Samy Burch)
Past Lives (Celine Song)
The Holdovers (David Hemingson)
Should Be Nominated
Fallen Leaves (Aki Kaurismäki)
Godland (Hlynur Pálmason)
Monster (Sakamoto Yūji)
Tetris (Noah Pink)
The Teachers' Lounge (İlker Çatak, Johannes Duncker)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will Be Nominated
All Of Us Strangers (Andrew Haigh)
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
Fallen Leaves (Finland)
Society Of The Snow (Spain)
The Taste Of Things (France)
The Teachers' Lounge (Germany)
The Zone Of Interest (United Kingdom)
Should Be Nominated
Fallen Leaves (Finland)
Godland (Iceland)
Slow (Lithuania)
The Teachers' Lounge (Germany)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Will Be Nominated
Elemental
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
The Boy And The Heron
The Peasants
Should Be Nominated
Elemental
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
The Boy And The Heron
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
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Wonka
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
Missing
Monster
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
Tetris
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Will Be Nominated
Barbie
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Wonka
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
Elemental
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
Should Be Nominated
Elemental
How To Blow Up A Pipeline
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
The Boy And The Heron
BEST SOUND
Will Be Nominated
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
The Zone Of Interest
Should Be Nominated
John Wick: Chapter 4
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
The Boy And The Heron
The Integrity Of Joseph Chambers
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Will Be Nominated
'Diane Warren's Sneeze' (TBA)
'For The First Time' (The Little Mermaid)
'I'm Just Ken' (Barbie)
'Keep It Movin'' (The Color Purple)
'What Was I Made For' (Barbie)
Should Be Nominated
'I'm Just Ken' (Barbie)
'Meet In The Middle' (Flora And Son)
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Will Be Nominated
Barbie
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Should Be Nominated
Barbie
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Oppenheimer
They Cloned Tyrone
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will Be Nominated
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
The Creator
Should Be Nominated
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
M3GAN
Napoleon
+ 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)
