Here are Daniel Howat’s 2022 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 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023.
Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:
Best Picture
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | THE FABELMANS |
| 2 | BABYLON |
| 3 | WOMEN TALKING |
| 4 | THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN |
| 5 | EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE |
| 6 | SHE SAID |
| 7 | THE WHALE |
| 8 | TOP GUN: MAVERICK |
| 9 | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT |
| 10 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT STORY |
Best Director
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS) |
| 2 | Damien Chazelle (BABYLON) |
| 3 | Sarah Polley (WOMEN TALKING) |
| 4 | Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Edward Berger (ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT) |
| 6 | Darren Aronofsky (THE WHALE) |
| 7 | Todd Field (TÁR) |
| 8 | Maria Schrader (SHE SAID) |
| 9 | Joseph Kosinski (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 10 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
Best Actress
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
| 3 | Michelle Williams (THE FABELMANS) |
| 4 | Danielle Deadwyler (TILL) |
| 5 | Naomi Ackie (I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY) |
| 6 | Olivia Colman (EMPIRE OF LIGHT) |
| 7 | Ana de Armas (BLONDE) |
| 8 | Carey Mulligan (SHE SAID) |
| 9 | Viola Davis (THE WOMAN KING) |
| 10 | Jennifer Lawrence (CAUSEWAY) |
Best Actor
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Farrell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 2 | Brendan Fraser (THE WHALE) |
| 3 | Austin Butler (ELVIS) |
| 4 | Diego Calva (BABYLON) |
| 5 | Hugh Jackman (THE SON) |
| 6 | Bill Nighy (LIVING) |
| 7 | Daniel Giménez Cacho (BARDO) |
| 8 | Adam Driver (WHITE NOISE) |
| 9 | Paul Mescal (AFTERSUN) |
| 10 | Tom Cruise (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
Best Supporting Actress
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kerry Condon (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 2 | Jessie Buckley (WOMEN TALKING) |
| 3 | Claire Foy (WOMEN TALKING) |
| 4 | Hong Chau (THE WHALE) |
| 5 | Margot Robbie (BABYLON) |
| 6 | Samantha Morton (SHE SAID) |
| 7 | Laura Dern (THE SON) |
| 8 | Rooney Mara (WOMEN TALKING) |
| 9 | Janelle Monáe (GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) |
| 10 | Zoe Kazan (SHE SAID) |
Best Supporting Actor
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ke Huy Quan (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Brendan Gleeson (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 3 | Judd Hirsch (THE FABELMANS) |
| 4 | Brad Pitt (BABYLON) |
| 5 | Ben Whishaw (WOMEN TALKING) |
| 6 | Paul Dano (THE FABELMANS) |
| 7 | Barry Keoghan (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 8 | Woody Harrelson (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) |
| 9 | Don Cheadle (WHITE NOISE) |
| 10 | Anthony Hopkins (ARMAGEDDON TIME) |
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley) |
| 2 | THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter) |
| 3 | SHE SAID (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) |
| 4 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 5 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 6 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 7 | BONES & ALL (David Kajganich) |
| 8 | TILL (Chinonye Chukwu, Michael Reilly, Keith Beauchamp) |
| 9 | THE SON (Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller) |
| 10 | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger) |
Best Original Screenplay
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | THE FABELMANS (Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner) |
| 2 | BABYLON (Damien Chazelle) |
| 3 | THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (Martin McDonagh) |
| 4 | EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert,) |
| 5 | AFTERSUN (Charlotte Wells) |
| 6 | DECISION TO LEAVE (Park Chan-wook, Seo-kyeong Jeong) |
| 7 | TÁR (Todd Field) |
| 8 | EMPIRE OF LIGHT (Sam Mendes) |
| 9 | TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (Ruben Östlund) |
| 10 | BROS (Nicholas Stoller, Billy Eichner) |
Best Animated Feature
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | STRANGE WORLD |
| 2 | TURNING RED |
| 3 | GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO |
| 4 | MY FATHER'S DRAGON |
| 5 | LIGHTYEAR |
| 6 | THE BAD GUYS |
| 7 | THE SEA BEAST |
| 8 | WENDELL AND WILD |
| 9 | MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU |
| 10 | PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH |
Best Documentary Feature
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | NAVALNY |
| 2 | DESCENDANT |
| 3 | FIRE OF LOVE |
| 4 | MOONAGE DAYDREAM |
| 5 | GOOD NIGHT OPPY |
| 6 | THE TERRITORY |
| 7 | ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED |
| 8 | SIDNEY |
| 9 | AFTERSHOCK |
| 10 | ALL THAT BREATHES |
Best International Feature
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Germany) |
| 2 | DECISION TO LEAVE (Korea) |
| 3 | ARGENTINA, 1985 (Argentina) |
| 4 | ALCARRÀS (Spain) |
| 5 | BARDO (Mexico) |
| 6 | HOLY SPIDER (Denmark) |
| 7 | EO (Poland) |
| 8 | CORSAGE (Austria) |
| 9 | SAINT OMER (France) |
| 10 | CLOSE (Belgium) |
Best Cinematography
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BABYLON (Linus Sandgren) |
| 2 | EMPIRE OF LIGHT (Roger Deakins) |
| 3 | THE FABELMANS (Janusz Kaminski) |
| 4 | AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (Russell Carpenter) |
| 5 | BARDO (Darius Khondji) |
| 6 | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (James Friend) |
| 7 | BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) |
| 8 | THE BATMAN (Greig Fraser) |
| 9 | THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (Ben Davis) |
| 10 | TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Claudio Miranda) |
Best Costume Design
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BABYLON |
| 2 | THE FABELMANS |
| 3 | ELVIS |
| 4 | BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER |
| 5 | THE WOMAN KING |
| 6 | BLONDE |
| 7 | THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING |
| 8 | CHEVALIER |
| 9 | WOMEN TALKING |
| 10 | EMPIRE OF LIGHT |
Best Film Editing
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE |
| 2 | BABYLON |
| 3 | THE FABELMANS |
| 4 | WOMEN TALKING |
| 5 | TOP GUN: MAVERICK |
| 6 | THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN |
| 7 | THE SON |
| 8 | THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING |
| 9 | TRIANGLE OF SADNESS |
| 10 | BARDO |
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BABYLON |
| 2 | ELVIS |
| 3 | THE WHALE |
| 4 | WOMEN TALKING |
| 5 | EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE |
| 6 | THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING |
| 7 | THE WOMAN KING |
| 8 | THE FABELMANS |
| 9 | BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER |
| 10 | THE BATMAN |
Best Production Design
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BABYLON |
| 2 | BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER |
| 3 | BARDO |
| 4 | EMPIRE OF LIGHT |
| 5 | THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING |
| 6 | THE FABELMANS |
| 7 | ELVIS |
| 8 | EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE |
| 9 | AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER |
| 10 | THE BATMAN |
Best Original Score
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | THE FABELMANS |
| 2 | EMPIRE OF LIGHT |
| 3 | BABYLON |
| 4 | BARDO |
| 5 | WOMEN TALKING |
| 6 | THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN |
| 7 | THE SON |
| 8 | AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER |
| 9 | THE BATMAN |
| 10 | GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO |
Best Original Song
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Hold My Hand" (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) |
| 2 | "Nobody Like U" (TURNING RED) |
| 3 | "Untitled" (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER) |
| 4 | "This Is A Life" (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 5 | "Applause" (TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN) |
| 6 | "Untitled" (LYLE LYLE CROCODILE) |
| 7 | "Naatu Naatu" (RRR) |
| 8 | "Untitled" (GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO) |
| 9 | "Carolina" (WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING) |
| 10 | "Untitled" (AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER) |
Best Sound
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | TOP GUN: MAVERICK |
| 2 | AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER |
| 3 | THE BATMAN |
| 4 | BABYLON |
| 5 | BARDO |
| 6 | ELVIS |
| 7 | EMPIRE OF LIGHT |
| 8 | THE FABELMANS |
| 9 | BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER |
| 10 | NOPE |
Best Visual Effects
| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER |
| 2 | TOP GUN: MAVERICK |
| 3 | THE BATMAN |
| 4 | BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER |
| 5 | DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS |
| 6 | THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING |
| 7 | NOPE |
| 8 | EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE |
| 9 | GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO |
| 10 | WENDELL & WILD |