It all comes down to this. This Sunday, March 2nd, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will announce the winners of the 97th Academy Awards. The presentation will air on ABC and, for the first time, it’ll simultaneously stream on Hulu. This awards season has been one of the most unpredictable, contentious, and controversial ones we’ve ever seen. So, who and what will win? The Next Best Picture team is here with their predictions for what’s sure to be a ceremony filled with shocks and surprises, which you can read below or listen to on our most recent episode of the Next Best Picture Podcast.
Predictions provided by: Alyssa Christian, Cody Dericks, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, Ema Sasic, Giovanni Lago, Josh Parham, Matt Neglia, Nadia Dalimonte, Sara Clements, Tom O’Brien, & Will Mavity
Best Picture
“Anora” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave” (Sara)
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“I’m Still Here”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Best Director
Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez”
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” (Giovanni & Sara)
Sean Baker – “Anora” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will)
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance”
James Mangold – “A Complete Unknown”
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked”
Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez”
Mikey Madison – “Anora” (Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Tom & Will)
Demi Moore – “The Substance” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Nadia & Sara)
Fernanda Torres – “I’m Still Here”
Best Actor
Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” (ALL)
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown”
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave”
Sebastian Stan – “The Apprentice”
Best Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro – “A Complete Unknown”
Ariana Grande – “Wicked”
Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist”
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave”
Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez” (ALL)
Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov – “Anora”
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain” (ALL)
Edward Norton – “A Complete Unknown”
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist”
Jeremy Strong – “The Apprentice”
Best Adapted Screenplay
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave” (ALL)
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“Sing Sing”
Best Original Screenplay
“Anora” (ALL)
“The Brutalist”
“A Real Pain”
“September 5”
“The Substance”
Best Animated Feature
“Flow” (Daniel, Giovanni, Josh, Nadia & Sara)
“Inside Out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“The Wild Robot” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Ema, Matt, Tom & Will)
Best Documentary Feature
“Black Box Diaries”
“No Other Land” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom)
“Porcelain War” (Josh & Will)
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
“Sugarcane”
Best International Feature Film
France, “Emilia Pérez” (Daniel, Ema, Giovanni & Will)
Latvia, “Flow”
Denmark, “The Girl with the Needle”
Brazil, “I’m Still Here” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Tom)
Germany, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
Best Cinematography
“The Brutalist” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Maria” (Sara)
“Nosferatu”
Best Costume Design
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Gladiator II”
“Nosferatu”
“Wicked” (ALL)
Best Film Editing
“Anora” (Dan & Sara)
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave” (Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked” (Josh)
Best Make-Up & Hairstyling
“A Different Man”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nosferatu”
“The Substance” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Wicked” (Sara)
Best Production Design
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Nosferatu”
“Wicked” (ALL)
Best Original Score
“The Brutalist” (ALL)
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
Best Original Song
“Elton John: Never Too Late” – “Never Too Late”
“Emilia Pérez” – “El Mal” (ALL)
“Emilia Pérez” – “Mi Camino”
“Sing Sing” – “Like A Bird”
“The Six Triple Eight” – “The Journey”
Best Sound
“A Complete Unknown” (Dan)
“Dune: Part Two” (Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will)
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
Best Visual Effects
“Alien: Romulus”
“Better Man”
“Dune: Part Two” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (Sara)
“Wicked”
Best Animated Short Film
“Beautiful Men”
“Magic Candies”
“In the Shadow of the Cypress” (Giovanni)
“Yuck!” (Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Wander to Wonder” (Dan & Sara)
Best Documentary Short Film
“Death by Numbers” (Dan)
“I Am Ready, Warden”
“Incident” (Sara)
“Instruments of a Beating Heart”
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra” (Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Giovanni, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will)
Live Action Short Film
“A Lien” (Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara & Will)
“Anuja”
“I’m Not a Robot”
“The Last Ranger”
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” (Dan, Giovanni & Tom)
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