The 30th annual Critics’ Choice Awards (CCA) nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, December 12th. I am a voting member, but I also love to think about what the group might go for each year as they are still one of the few televised awards that help a contender with their Oscar campaign each year. When predicting the CCA, the general rule of thumb is to go with the widely predicted contenders. As the old saying goes, “Critics Choice just wants to predict the Oscars,” which is a redundant claim considering many are not aware of how the balloting system for CCA works (5 slots for Best Picture, 3 slots for everything else, thus making it a very top-heavy ballot for many voters). With this in mind and having a first-hand account of which films received the most targeted campaigns toward CCA voters, here are my predictions for tomorrow’s nominations:
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
A Real Pain
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked
Best Director
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker – Anora
Edward Berger – Conclave
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Nicole Kidman – Babygirl
Angelina Jolie – Maria
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Best Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Zoë Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II
Best Acting Ensemble
Anora
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
Wicked
Best Young Actor or Actress
Nykiya Adams – Bird
Mark Eidelstein – Anora
Elliott Heffernan – Blitz
Maisy Stella – My Old Ass
Izaac Wang – Didi
Alisha Weir – Abigail
Best Adapted Screenplay
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Wicked
Best Original Screenplay
Anora
The Brutalist
Challengers
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Best Animated Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir Of A Snail
Transformers One
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Foreign Language Film
All We Imagine As Light
Emilia Pérez
Flow
Kneecap
I’m Still Here
The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
Best Comedy
Anora
Deadpool & Wolverine
Hit Man
My Old Ass
A Real Pain
Saturday Night
Best Cinematography
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Maria
Nickel Boys
Nosferatu
Best Costume Design
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Gladiator II
Maria
Nosferatu
Wicked
Best Editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Best Hair and Makeup
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
Best Production Design
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Maria
Nosferatu
Wicked
Best Song
“Compress/Repress” – Challengers
“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez
“Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez
“Like A Bird” – Sing Sing
“Kiss The Sky” – The Wild Robot
“Harper & Will Go West” – Will & Harper
Best Score
The Brutalist
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
The Wild Robot
Best Visual Effects
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
Twisters
Wicked
MULTIPLE NOMINATION TALLY
Emilia Pérez – 12
The Brutalist – 10
Dune: Part Two – 10
Anora – 9
Wicked – 9
Conclave – 8
Sing Sing – 6
The Substance – 6
Challengers – 4
Maria – 4
Nosferatu – 4
A Real Pain – 4
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – 3
Gladiator II – 3
Nickel Boys – 3
The Wild Robot – 3
A Complete Unknown – 2
Deadpool & Wolverine – 2
Flow – 2
My Old Ass – 2
Saturday Night – 2
What are your predictions for this year’s nominations? Do you have any “No Guts, No Glory” predictions? Please let us know in the comments section below or on our X account.
