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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: 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)


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