After months of deliberating, discussing and dissecting, the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be announced this Thursday morning, hosted by Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang. The nominations will begin at 8:30am EST. We, the Next Best Picture team, have finalized our predictions and have them presented to you down below, (our final group consensus picks can still be found on the individual Oscar Prediction Pages). If you want additional context, you can listen to our in-depth podcast where we talk about our final nomination predictions in more detail on last Sunday’s episode. Here are our final predictions…
Predictions are provided by: Alyssa Christian, Sara Clements, Cody Dericks, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, Ema Sasic, Giovanni Lago, Josh Parham, Matt Neglia, Nadia Dalimonte, Tom O’Brien & Will Mavity
Best Picture
“Anora” – ALL
“The Brutalist” – ALL
“A Complete Unknown” – ALL
“Conclave” – ALL
“Dune: Part Two” – ALL
“Emilia Pérez” – ALL
“The Substance” – ALL
“Wicked” – ALL
“A Real Pain” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Sara, Tom & Will
“Sing Sing” – Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Matt, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
“Nickel Boys” – Alyssa, Cody, Josh & Nadia
Best Director
Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez“) – ALL
Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist“) – ALL
Edward Berger (“Conclave“) – ALL
Sean Baker (“Anora“) – ALL
Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance“) – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Matt, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
RaMell Ross (“Nickel Boys“) – Josh
Best Actress
Mikey Madison (“Anora“) – ALL
Demi Moore (“The Substance“) – ALL
Karla Sofía Gascón (“Emilia Pérez“) – ALL
Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked“) – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
Fernanda Torres (“I’m Still Here“) – Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Tom & Will
Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Hard Truths“) – Dan, Giovanni, Matt & Nadia
Angelina Jolie (“Maria“) – Sara
Best Actor
Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist“) – ALL
Timothée Chalamet (“A Complete Unknown“) – ALL
Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing“) – ALL
Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave“) – ALL
Daniel Craig (“Queer) – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Giovanni, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will
Sebastian Stan (“The Apprentice“) – Daniel, Ema & Josh
Sebastian Stan (“A Different Man“) – Sara
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana Grande (“Wicked“) – ALL
Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez“) – ALL
Isabella Rossellini (“Conclave“) – ALL
Felicity Jones (“The Brutalist“) – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
Jamie Lee Curtis (“The Last Showgirl“) – Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Nadia, Tom & Will
Selena Gomez (“Emilia Pérez“) – Dan, Ema, Josh & Matt
Danielle Deadwyler (“The Piano Lesson“) – Sara
Best Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain“) – ALL
Edward Norton (“A Complete Unknown“) – ALL
Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist“) – ALL
Yura Borisov (“Anora“) – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Nadia, Sara, Will & Tom
Jeremy Strong (“The Apprentice“) – Ema, Josh, Matt, Sara, Tom & Will
Clarence Maclin (“Sing Sing“) – Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Giovanni, Matt & Nadia
Stanley Tucci (“Conclave“) – Cody
Best Adapted Screenplay
“A Complete Unknown” – ALL
“Conclave” – ALL
“Emilia Pérez” – ALL
“Nickel Boys” – ALL
“Sing Sing” – ALL
Best Original Screenplay
“Anora” – ALL
“The Brutalist” – ALL
“A Real Pain” – ALL
“The Substance” – ALL
“September 5” – Alyssa, Cody, Ema, Josh, Matt, Tom & Will
“All We Imagine as Light” – Daniel & Sara
“Hard Truths” – Dan & Nadia
“Challengers” – Giovanni
Best Animated Feature
“Flow” – ALL
“Inside Out 2” – ALL
“Memoir of a Snail” – ALL
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” – ALL
“The Wild Robot” – ALL
Best Documentary Feature
“Black Box Diaries” – ALL
“No Other Land” – ALL
“Sugarcane” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
“Daughters” – Cody, Dan, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
“Porcelain War” – Cody, Dan, Ema, Josh & Matt
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” – Alyssa, Daniel, Giovanni, Matt & Will
“Will & Harper” – Alyssa, Daniel, Nadia & Sara
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” – Matt & Tom
“The Bibi Files” – NONE
“Dahomey” – NONE
“Eno” – NONE
“Frida” – NONE
“Hollywoodgate” – NONE
“Queendom” – NONE
“Union” – NONE
Best International Feature Film
Brazil, “I’m Still Here” – ALL
France, “Emilia Pérez” – ALL
Germany, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
Ireland, “Kneecap” – Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will
Italy, “Vermiglio” – Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
Denmark, “The Girl with the Needle” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Josh, Matt & Sara
Canada, “Universal Language” – NONE
Czech Republic, “Waves” – NONE
Iceland, “Touch” – NONE
Latvia, “Flow” – NONE
Norway, “Armand” – NONE
Palestine, “From Ground Zero” – NONE
Senegal, “Dahomey” – NONE
Thailand, “How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies” – NONE
United Kingdom, “Santosh” – NONE
Best Cinematography
“The Brutalist” – ALL
“Conclave” – ALL
“Maria” – ALL
“Nosferatu” – ALL
“Dune: Part Two” – Ema, Giovanni, Sara, Tom & Will
“The Girl with the Needle” – Cody, Dan, Josh & Matt
“Nickel Boys” – Alyssa & Daniel
“Emilia Pérez” – Nadia
Best Costume Design
“Nosferatu” – ALL
“Wicked” – ALL
“Dune: Part Two” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Matt, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
“A Complete Unknown” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Giovanni, Josh, Nadia & Will
“Gladiator II” – Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Sara & Tom
“Conclave” – Cody, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” – Alyssa
“Maria” – Sara
“The Substance” – Dan
Best Film Editing
“Anora” – ALL
“Conclave” – ALL
“Emilia Pérez” – ALL
“Dune: Part Two” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will
“September 5” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Josh, Matt & Tom
“The Substance” – Ema, Giovanni, Nadia & Sara
“Challengers” – Sara
“A Complete Unknown” – Will
Best Make-Up & Hairstyling
“The Substance” – ALL
“Wicked” – ALL
“Emilia Pérez” – ALL
“A Different Man” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Sara, Tom & Will
“Nosferatu” – Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” – Alyssa, Dan, Giovanni & Will
“Waltzing with Brando” – Cody, Daniel & Giovanni
“Dune: Part Two” – Nadia
“The Apprentice” – Matt
“Maria” – NONE
Best Production Design
“The Brutalist” – ALL
“Dune: Part Two” – ALL
“Wicked” – ALL
“Nosferatu” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Sara, Tom & Will
“A Complete Unknown” – Alyssa, Cody, Josh, Matt & Nadia
“Conclave” – Ema, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
“Gladiator II” – Dan, Daniel & Giovanni
Best Original Score
“The Brutalist” – ALL
“Conclave” – ALL
“Emilia Pérez” – ALL
“The Wild Robot” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
“Challengers” – Cody, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Sara, Tom & Will
“Nosferatu” – Alyssa, Dan & Giovanni
“Wicked” – Matt & Nadia
“Alien: Romulus” – NONE
“Babygirl” – NONE
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” – NONE
“Blink Twice” – NONE
“Blitz” – NONE
“The Fire Inside” – NONE
“Gladiator II” – NONE
“Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1” – NONE
“Inside Out 2” – NONE
“The Room Next Door” – NONE
“Sing Sing” – NONE
“The Six Triple Eight” – NONE
“Young Woman and the Sea” – NONE
Best Original Song
“Emilia Pérez” – “El Mal” – ALL
“Emilia Pérez” – “Mi Camino” – ALL
“The Six Triple Eight” – “The Journey” – ALL
“The Wild Robot” – “Kiss The Sky” – ALL
“Elton John: Never Too Late” – “Never Too Late” – Dan, Josh, Matt & Tom
“Will & Harper” – “Harper And Will Go West” – Alyssa, Cody, Nadia & Sara
“Sing Sing” – “Like A Bird” – Daniel & Ema
“Challengers” – “Compress/Repress” – Giovanni
“Kneecap” – “Sick In The Head” – Will
“Blitz” – “Winter Coat” – NONE
“Moana 2” – “Beyond” – NONE
“Mufasa: The Lion King” – “Tell Me It’s You” – NONE
“Piece by Piece” – “Piece By Piece” – NONE
“Twisters” – “Out Of Oklahoma” – NONE
Best Sound
“A Complete Unknown” – ALL
“Dune: Part Two” – ALL
“Emilia Pérez” – ALL
“Wicked” – ALL
“Gladiator II” – Daniel, Ema, Matt, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
“Alien: Romulus” – Alyssa, Dan & Giovanni
“Blitz” – Cody & Josh
“Deadpool & Wolverine” – NONE
“Joker: Folie à Deux” – NONE
“The Wild Robot” – NONE
Best Visual Effects
“Better Man” – ALL
“Dune: Part Two” – ALL
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” – ALL
“Alien: Romulus” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Sara, Tom & Will
“Wicked” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Ema, Giovanni, Nadia & Sara
“Twisters” – Ema, Josh, Matt, Tom & Will
“Gladiator II” – Daniel & Nadia
“Mufasa: The Lion King” – Daniel
“Civil War” – NONE
“Deadpool & Wolverine” – NONE
Best Animated Short Film
“Wander to Wonder” – ALL
“A Bear Named Wojtek” – Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
“Yuck!” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Sara, Tom & Will
“Me” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
“In the Shadow of the Cypress” – Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
“A Crab in the Pool” – Giovanni, Josh & Matt
“Beautiful Men” – Alyssa & Ema
“Magic Candies” – Cody
“The 21” – Nadia
“Au Revoir Mon Monde” – NONE
“Bottle George” – NONE
“Maybe Elephants” – NONE
“Origami” – NONE
“Percebes” – NONE
“The Wild-Tempered Clavier” – NONE
Best Documentary Short Film
“Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World” – ALL
“Incident” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Sara, Tom & Will
“Once Upon a Time in Ukraine” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Sara, Tom & Will
“A Swim Lesson” – Cody, Dan, Daniel, Giovanni, Josh, Sara & Will
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra” – Cody, Giovanni, Nadia, Sara & Will
“Instruments of a Beating Heart” – Alyssa, Dan, Josh & Nadia
“Death by Numbers” – Ema & Tom
“I Am Ready, Warden” – Alyssa, Matt & Tom
“The Quilters” – Ema & Nadia
“Chasing Roo” – Daniel & Matt
“Planetwalker” – Nadia
“Eternal Father” – NONE
“Keeper” – NONE
“Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr” – NONE
“Until He’s Back” – NONE
Live Action Short Film
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” – ALL
“An Orange from Jaffa” – Alyssa, Daniel, Ema, Cody, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
“Room Taken” – Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will
“Clodagh” – Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Nadia & Sara
“The Masterpiece” – Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Matt, Sara, Tom & Will
“Anuja” – Cody, Giovanni, Josh, Matt & Tom
“Dovecote” – Cody, Dan, Giovanni & Will
“I’m Not a Robot” – Josh
“A Lien” – Nadia
“The Compatriot” – NONE
“Crust” – NONE
“Edge of Space” – NONE
“The Ice Cream Man” – NONE
“The Last Ranger” – NONE
“Paris 70” – NONE
So what do you think of our predictions? Please let us know your thoughts in the comments section below or on our Twitter account. You can find our team’s detailed predictions organized by category here and be sure to listen to our latest episode of the Next Best Picture Podcast where we went over our predictions in detail. Good luck!
