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.
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Best Picture
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oppenheimer |
| 2 | Killers Of The Flower Moon |
| 3 | Poor Things |
| 4 | Barbie |
| 5 | The Holdovers |
| 6 | The Color Purple |
| 7 | Maestro |
| 8 | Past Lives |
| 9 | Anatomy Of A Fall |
| 10 | Air |
Best Director
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER) |
| 2 | Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON) |
| 3 | Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS) |
| 4 | Greta Gerwig (BARBIE) |
| 5 | Alexander Payne (THE HOLDOVERS) |
| 6 | Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST) |
| 7 | Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO) |
| 8 | Celine Song (PAST LIVES) |
| 9 | Michael Mann (FERRARI) |
| 10 | Ava DuVernay (ORIGIN) |
Best Actress
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carey Mulligan (MAESTRO) |
| 2 | Emma Stone (POOR THINGS) |
| 3 | Lily Gladstone (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON) |
| 4 | Cailee Spaeny (PRISCILLA) |
| 5 | Greta Lee (PAST LIVES) |
| 6 | Sandra Huller (ANATOMY OF A FALL) |
| 7 | Aunjanue Ellis (ORIGIN) |
| 8 | Annette Bening (NYAD) |
| 9 | Fantasia Barrino (THE COLOR PURPLE) |
| 10 | Margot Robbie (BARBIE) |
Best Actor
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cillian Murphy (OPPENHEIMER) |
| 2 | Paul Giamatti (THE HOLDOVERS) |
| 3 | Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO) |
| 4 | Colman Domingo (RUSTIN) |
| 5 | Leonardo DiCaprio (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON) |
| 6 | Andrew Scott (ALL OF US STRANGERS) |
| 7 | Jeffrey Wright (AMERICAN FICTION) |
| 8 | Barry Keoghan (SALTBURN) |
| 9 | Teo Yoo (PAST LIVES) |
| 10 | Joaquin Phoenix (NAPOLEON) |
Best Supporting Actress
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS) |
| 2 | Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE) |
| 3 | Jodie Foster (NYAD) |
| 4 | Emily Blunt (OPPENHEIMER) |
| 5 | Penelope Cruz (FERRARI) |
| 6 | Viola Davis (AIR) |
| 7 | Julianne Moore (MAY DECEMBER) |
| 8 | Niecy Nash-Betts (ORIGIN) |
| 9 | Rosamund Pike (SALTBURN) |
| 10 | Jodie Comer (THE BIKERIDERS) |
Best Supporting Actor
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Downey Jr. (OPPENHEIMER) |
| 2 | Ryan Gosling (BARBIE) |
| 3 | Robert De Niro (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON) |
| 4 | Colman Domingo (THE COLOR PURPLE) |
| 5 | Mark Ruffalo (POOR THINGS) |
| 6 | John Magaro (PAST LIVES) |
| 7 | Paul Mescal (ALL OF US STRANGERS) |
| 8 | Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS) |
| 9 | Matt Damon (OPPENHEIMER) |
| 10 | Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER) |
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan) |
| 2 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese) |
| 3 | POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara) |
| 4 | AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson) |
| 5 | ORIGIN (Ava DuVernay, Isabel Wilkerson) |
| 6 | ALL OF US STRANGERS (Andrew Haigh) |
| 7 | PRISCILLA (Sofia Coppola) |
| 8 | THE COLOR PURPLE (Marcus Gardley) |
| 9 | ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET. (Kelly Fremon Craig) |
| 10 | THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Jonathan Glazer) |
Best Original Screenplay
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach) |
| 2 | PAST LIVES (Celine Song) |
| 3 | THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson) |
| 4 | ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari) |
| 5 | MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer) |
| 6 | AIR (Alex Convery) |
| 7 | MAY DECEMBER (Samy Burch) |
| 8 | ASTEROID CITY (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola) |
| 9 | SALTBURN (Emerald Fennell) |
| 10 | RUSTIN (Julian Breece & Dustin Lance Black) |
Best Animated Feature
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse |
| 2 | The Boy and the Heron |
| 3 | Elemental |
| 4 | Wish |
| 5 | The Peasants |
| 6 | Nimona |
| 7 | Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget |
| 8 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem |
| 9 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie |
| 10 | Suzume |
Best Documentary Feature
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Beyond Utopia |
| 2 | 20 Days In Mariupol |
| 3 | The Deepest Breath |
| 4 | Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie |
| 5 | The Eternal Memory |
| 6 | Every Body |
| 7 | Stephen Curry: Underrrated |
| 8 | It Ain't Over |
| 9 | Little Richard: I Am Everything |
| 10 | The Mother of All Lies |
Best International Feature
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | THE ZONE OF INTEREST (United Kingdom) |
| 2 | THE PROMISED LAND (Denmark) |
| 3 | THE TASTE OF THINGS (France) |
| 4 | THE PEASANTS (Poland) |
| 5 | PERFECT DAYS (Japan) |
| 6 | THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE (Germany) |
| 7 | THE SETTLERS (Chile) |
| 8 | TÓTEM (Mexico) |
| 9 | FALLEN LEAVES (Finland) |
| 10 | THE MONK AND THE GUN (Bhutan) |
Best Cinematography
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Hoyte Van Hoytema) |
| 2 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Rodrigo Prieto) |
| 3 | POOR THINGS (Robbie Ryan) |
| 4 | MAESTRO (Matthew Libatique) |
| 5 | THE COLOR PURPLE (Dan Laustsen) |
| 6 | THE KILLER (Erik Messerschmidt) |
| 7 | EL CONDE (Edward Lachman) |
| 8 | BARBIE (Rodrigo Prieto) |
| 9 | FERRARI (Erik Messerschmidt) |
| 10 | NAPOLEON (Dariusz Wolski) |
Best Costume Design
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Barbie |
| 2 | Poor Things |
| 3 | The Color Purple |
| 4 | Priscilla |
| 5 | Oppenheimer |
| 6 | Killers Of The Flower Moon |
| 7 | Maestro |
| 8 | Asteroid City |
| 9 | Napoleon |
| 10 | Wonka |
Best Film Editing
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oppenheimer |
| 2 | Killers Of The Flower Moon |
| 3 | Poor Things |
| 4 | Air |
| 5 | The Holdovers |
| 6 | Maestro |
| 7 | Anatomy Of A Fall |
| 8 | Past Lives |
| 9 | Ferrari |
| 10 | The Killer |
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Maestro |
| 2 | Poor Things |
| 3 | Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 |
| 4 | Nyad |
| 5 | Oppenheimer |
| 6 | The Color Purple |
| 7 | Napoleon |
| 8 | Barbie |
| 9 | Priscilla |
| 10 | Golda |
Best Production Design
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Barbie |
| 2 | Killers Of The Flower Moon |
| 3 | Oppenheimer |
| 4 | Poor Things |
| 5 | The Color Purple |
| 6 | Asteroid City |
| 7 | Maestro |
| 8 | Ferrari |
| 9 | Saltburn |
| 10 | Priscilla |
Best Original Score
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) |
| 2 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson) |
| 3 | THE KILLER (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) |
| 4 | ELEMENTAL (Thomas Newman) |
| 5 | FERRARI (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 6 | ONE LIFE (Volker Bertelmann) |
| 7 | ASTEROID CITY (Alexandre Desplat) |
| 8 | PAST LIVES (Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen) |
| 9 | SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Daniel Pemberton) |
| 10 | POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix) |
Best Original Song
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Untitled Original Song" (THE COLOR PURPLE) |
| 2 | "I'm Just Ken" (BARBIE) |
| 3 | "Gonna Be You" (80 FOR BRADY) |
| 4 | "Meet in the Middle" (FLORA AND SON) |
| 5 | "Peaches" (THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE) |
| 6 | "Quiet Eyes" (PAST LIVES) |
| 7 | "Road To Freedom" (RUSTIN) |
| 8 | "The Wish" (WISH) |
| 9 | "Untitled Original Song" (TROLLS: BAND TOGETHER) |
| 10 | "Steal The Show" (ELEMENTAL) |
Best Sound
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oppenheimer |
| 2 | Ferrari |
| 3 | Maestro |
| 4 | The Color Purple |
| 5 | Killers Of The Flower Moon |
| 6 | Napoleon |
| 7 | The Killer |
| 8 | Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse |
| 9 | John Wick: Chapter 4 |
| 10 | The Zone Of Interest |
Best Visual Effects
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oppenheimer |
| 2 | Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 |
| 3 | The Creator |
| 4 | Napoleon |
| 5 | Poor Things |
| 6 | Killers Of The Flower Moon |
| 7 | John Wick: Chapter 4 |
| 8 | Rebel Moon |
| 9 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One |
| 10 | The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes |