Oscar Predictions 2023 – Daniel Howat

Here are Daniel Howat’s 2023 Oscar Predictions. Ranking is updated in real-time, and is constantly changing until the end of the year. Accuracy will be calculated after the winners are announced at The 96th Annual Academy Awards.

Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:


Best Picture

Matt Neglia
1AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson)
2BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
3OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
4POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)
5THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Jonathan Glazer)

Best Director

Matt Neglia
1AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson)
2BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
3OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
4POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)
5THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Jonathan Glazer)

Best Actress

Matt Neglia
1AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson)
2BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
3OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
4POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)
5THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Jonathan Glazer)

Best Actor

Matt Neglia
1AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson)
2BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
3OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
4POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)
5THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Jonathan Glazer)

Best Supporting Actress

Matt Neglia
1AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson)
2BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
3OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
4POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)
5THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Jonathan Glazer)

Best Supporting Actor

Matt Neglia
1AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson)
2BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
3OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
4POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)
5THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Jonathan Glazer)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Matt Neglia
1AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson)
2BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
3OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
4POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)
5THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Jonathan Glazer)

Best Original Screenplay

Matt Neglia
1AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson)
2BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
3OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
4POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)
5THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Jonathan Glazer)

Best Animated Feature

Matt Neglia
1AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson)
2BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
3OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
4POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)
5THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Jonathan Glazer)

Best Documentary Feature

Matt Neglia
1AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson)
2BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
3OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
4POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)
5THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Jonathan Glazer)

Best International Feature

Matt Neglia
1AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson)
2BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
3OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
4POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)
5THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Jonathan Glazer)

Best Cinematography

Matt Neglia
1OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
2KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
3POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
4AMERICAN FICTION (Laura Karpman)
5INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams)

Best Costume Design

Matt Neglia
1OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
2KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
3POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
4AMERICAN FICTION (Laura Karpman)
5INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams)

Best Film Editing

Matt Neglia
1OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
2KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
3POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
4AMERICAN FICTION (Laura Karpman)
5INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Matt Neglia
1OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
2KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
3POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
4AMERICAN FICTION (Laura Karpman)
5INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams)

Best Production Design

Matt Neglia
1OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
2KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
3POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
4AMERICAN FICTION (Laura Karpman)
5INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams)

Best Original Score

Matt Neglia
1OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
2KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
3POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
4AMERICAN FICTION (Laura Karpman)
5INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams)

Best Original Song

Matt Neglia
1OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
2KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
3POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
4AMERICAN FICTION (Laura Karpman)
5INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams)

Best Sound

Matt Neglia
1OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
2KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
3POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
4AMERICAN FICTION (Laura Karpman)
5INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams)

Best Visual Effects

Matt Neglia
1OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
2KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
3POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
4AMERICAN FICTION (Laura Karpman)
5INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams)

Best Animated Short Film

Matt Neglia
1OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
2KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
3POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
4AMERICAN FICTION (Laura Karpman)
5INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams)

Best Documentary Short Film

Matt Neglia
1OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
2KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
3POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
4AMERICAN FICTION (Laura Karpman)
5INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams)

Best Live Action Short Film

Matt Neglia
1OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
2KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
3POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
4AMERICAN FICTION (Laura Karpman)
5INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams)