Category: Predictions
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Path to Oscar 2023: Original Score
The Society of Composers & Lyricists are the guild we look at when making our choices here. Best Original Score Winner Predictions Winner Predictions American Fiction Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer WLPPTL Poor Things Runner-Up Predictions Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny TL Killers of the…
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Predictions: Annie Awards
The Annies have a hit-or-miss record with predicting the Oscars and their top categories can rarely suggest a change in direction but can affirm a frontrunner. ANNIE AWARDS Best Animated Feature The Boy and the Heron (Peter, RU:Wesley, RU:Thomas) Nimona Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Wesley, Thomas, RU:Peter) Suzume Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Wesley…
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Predictions: Make-Up Artists Guild
Only one of these categories really speaks to the Oscar competition but not everyone is represented so we’ll see how accurate they can be if they can even pick one of the Oscar nominees to win. MAKE-UP ARTISTS & HAIR STYLISTS GUILD AWARDS Best Special Make-up Effects Golda (RU:Wesley) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3…
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Predictions: British Academy
The closest thing we have to the makeup of the Academy of itself, the British Academy still has its quirks but campaigns can begin and end with them. BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM & TELEVISION ARTS AWARDS Best Film Anatomy of a Fall (RU:Peter, RU:Thomas) The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon (RU:Wesley) Oppenheimer (Wesley, Peter,…
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Path to Oscar 2023: Directing
The DGA can have an impact when they pick an Oscar nominee and, overall, their accuracy can’t be beat. Best Directing Winner Predictions Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan WLPPTL Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer…
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Path to Oscar 2023: Production Design
With the Art Directors Guild and Set Decorators Society both representing the industry, it will be interesting to see if their alignment or lack thereof will impact the Oscars. Best Production Design Winner Predictions Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Napoleon Oppenheimer PP Poor Things WLTL Runner-Up Predictions Barbie WLTL Killers of the Flower Moon…
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Path to Oscar 2023: Documentary Short Subject
Another category where no guild exists. There are even fewer organizations that recognize short documentaries, so we’re on our own. Best Documentary Short Subject Winner Predictions The ABCs of Book Banning TL The Barber of Little Rock Islands in Between The Last Repair Shop WLPP Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó Runner-Up Predictions The ABCs of…
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Path to Oscar 2023: Live Action Short Film
There are no guilds representing short filmmakers but there are a couple of organizations that give out awards for live action short films; however, there aren’t many and their selection criteria are all over the place, so we’ll mostly be on our own with this category. Below are our predictions in Best Live Action Short…
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Predictions: Set Decorators Society
The Set Decorators Society doesn’t have a lot of history to tell us how much they can predict the Oscars but when paired with the Art Directors Guild, trends can be confirmed. SET DECORATORS SOCIETY AWARDS Best Period Set Decoration Killers of the Flower Moon (Peter) Maestro Napoleon Oppenheimer (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Thomas) Poor Things (Wesley,…
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Predictions: Society of Composers & Lyricists
A relatively new group, their impact on Oscar voting is in flux so we’ll see how well they do this year. SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS AWARDS Best Original Score for a Studio Film American Fiction The Boy and the Heron Killers of the Flower Moon (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Thomas) Oppenheimer (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Saltburn Wesley…