It’s all come down to this. After months of deliberating, discussing and dissecting, the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced this Thursday morning (Without the BAFTA nominations to guide us), hosted by Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman. 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. You can track the momentum of the containers on our Awards Tracker and see the Precursor Win Tally for everything so far here). If you want additional context, you can listen to our in-depth podcast where we talk about our final nomination predictions in more detail (Nearly 7 hours worth of detail) on last Sunday’s episode. Here are our final predictions…
Predictions are provided by: Alyssa Christian, Cody Dericks, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, Ema Sasic, Giovanni Lago, Josh Parham, Matt Neglia, Megan Lachinski, Nadia Dalimonte, Sara Clements, Tom O’Brien & Will Mavity
Best Picture
“Bugonia“ (ALL)
“Frankenstein” (ALL
“Hamnet” (ALL)
“Marty Supreme” (ALL)
“One Battle After Another“ (ALL)
“The Secret Agent” (ALL)
“Sentimental Value” (ALL)
“Sinners” (ALL)
“Train Dreams” (ALL)
“It Was Just an Accident“ (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will)
“F1” (Megan)
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another“ (ALL)
Ryan Coogler – “Sinners“ (ALL)
Joachim Trier – “Sentimental Value” (Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will)
Chloé Zhao – “Hamnet” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
Jafar Panahi – “It Was Just an Accident” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Ema, Josh, Sara, Tom & Will)
Kleber Mendonça Filho – “The Secret Agent” (Daniel, Megan & Nadia)
Guillermo Del Toro – “Frankenstein” (Alyssa & Sara)
Josh Safdie – “Marty Supreme“ (Gio & Matt)
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet” (ALL)
Rose Byrne – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (ALL)
Renate Reinsve – “Sentimental Value” (Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will)
Emma Stone – “Bugonia” (Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
Kate Hudson – “Song Sung Blue” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara & Tom)
Chase Infiniti – “One Battle After Another” (Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Sara & Will)
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme” (ALL)
Leonardo DiCaprio – “One Battle After Another” (ALL)
Ethan Hawke – “Blue Moon” (ALL)
Wagner Moura – “The Secret Agent” (ALL)
Michael B. Jordan – “Sinners” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom)
Joel Edgerton – “Train Dreams” (Megan & Sara)
Jesse Plemons – “Bugonia“ (Will)
Best Supporting Actress
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – “Sentimental Value” (ALL)
Amy Madigan – “Weapons” (ALL)
Wunmi Mosaku – “Sinners“ (ALL)
Teyana Taylor – “One Battle After Another” (ALL)
Odessa A’Zion – “Marty Supreme” (Cody, Ema, Gio, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
Ariana Grande – “Wicked: For Good” (Alyssa, Josh & Sara)
Elle Fanning – “Sentimental Value” (Dan & Daniel)
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro – “One Battle After Another” (ALL)
Jacob Elordi – “Frankenstein” (ALL)
Paul Mescal – “Hamnet” (ALL)
Sean Penn – “One Battle After Another” (ALL)
Stellan Skarsgård – “Sentimental Value” (ALL)
Best Adapted Screenplay
“Bugonia” – Will Tracy (ALL)
“Frankenstein” – Guillermo Del Toro (ALL)
“Hamnet” – Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao (ALL)
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson (ALL)
“Train Dreams” – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar (ALL)
Best Original Screenplay
“It Was Just an Accident” – Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin & Mehdi Mahmoudian (ALL)
“Marty Supreme” – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie (ALL)
“Sentimental Value” – Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt (ALL)
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler (ALL)
“Sorry, Baby” – Eva Victor (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara & Will)
“Blue Moon” – Robert Kaplow (Josh & Tom)
Best Animated Feature
“Arco” (ALL)
“KPop Demon Hunters” (ALL)
“Little Amélie or The Character of Rain” (ALL)
“Zootopia 2” (ALL)
“Elio” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“In Your Dreams” (Sara)
Best Documentary Feature
“My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 – Last Air in Moscow” (ALL)
“2000 Meters to Andriivka” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will)
“The Perfect Neighbor” (Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will)
“Apocalypse in the Tropics” (Dan, Daniel, Gio, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Tom)
“Cover-Up” (Alyssa, Cody, Ema, Megan, Nadia, Sara & Will)
“Cutting Through Rocks” (Cody, Dan, Daniel, Gio, Josh, Matt & Tom)
“The Alabama Solution” (Alyssa, Dan, Ema, Megan, Sara & Will)
“Mr. Nobody Against Putin” (Josh)
Best International Feature Film
“It Was Just an Accident” – France (ALL)
“The Secret Agent” – Brazil (ALL)
“Sentimental Value” – Norway (ALL)
“Sirāt” – Spain (Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will)
“No Other Choice” – South Korea (Alyssa, Ema, Megan & Sara)
“The Voice of Hind Rajab” – Tunisia (Cody, Gio, Josh & Will)
“Left-Handed Girl” – Taiwan (Alyssa, Dan & Nadia)
“The President’s Cake” – Iraq (Daniel, Matt & Tom)
Best Casting
Cassandra Kulukundis – “One Battle After Another” (ALL)
Francine Maisler – “Sinners” (ALL)
Jennifer Venditti – “Marty Supreme” (ALL)
Nina Gold – “Hamnet” (Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Wll)
Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman – “Sentimental Value” (Alyssa, Daniel, Ema, Megan, Sara, Tom & Will)
Gabriel Domingues – “The Secret Agent” (Cody, Gio, Josh, Matt & Nadia)
Allison Jones – “Weapons” (Cody & Dan)
Best Cinematography
“Frankenstein” (ALL)
“One Battle After Another” (ALL)
“Sinners” (ALL)
“Train Dreams” (ALL)
“Marty Supreme” (Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Hamnet” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, & Sara)
Best Costume Design
“Frankenstein” (ALL)
“Hamnet” (ALL)
“Sinners” (ALL)
“Wicked: For Good” (ALL)
“Hedda” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Ema, Tom & Will)
“One Battle After Another” (Josh, Megan & Nadia)
“The Secret Agent” (Daniel & Matt)
“Marty Supreme“ (Gio)
“The Testament of Ann Lee” (Sara)
Best Film Editing
“F1” (ALL)
“Marty Supreme” (ALL)
“One Battle After Another” (ALL)
“Sinners” (ALL)
“Hamnet” (Alyssa, Ema, Matt, Megan & Tom)
“Bugonia” (Dan, Gio, Nadia & Will)
“Frankenstein” (Daniel & Josh)
“It Was Just an Accident” (Sara)
“Sentimental Value” (Cody)
Best Make-Up & Hairstyling
“Frankenstein” (ALL)
“The Smashing Machine” (ALL)
“Wicked: For Good” (ALL)
“Sinners” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Megan, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will)
“Marty Supreme” (Dan, Ema, Gio, Megan, Nadia & Will)
“Kokuho“ (Cody, Daniel, Josh, Matt & Sara)
“One Battle After Another” (Alyssa, Matt & Tom)
Best Production Design
“Frankenstein” (ALL)
“Marty Supreme” (ALL)
“Sinners” (ALL)
“Wicked: For Good” (ALL)
“Hamnet” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” (Sara)
Best Original Score
“Frankenstein” (ALL)
“One Battle After Another” (ALL)
“Sinners” (ALL)
“Hamnet” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Ema, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will)
“Marty Supreme” (Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Gio, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara & Tom)
“Sirāt“ (Daniel & Ema)
“Train Dreams“ (Josh & Will)
“F1” (Cody)
Best Original Song
“Dear Me” – “Diane Warren: Relentless” (ALL)
“Golden” – “KPop Demon Hunters” (ALL)
“I Lied to You” – “Sinners” (ALL)
“The Girl in the Bubble” – “Wicked: For Good” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Matt, Megan, Nadia & Tom)
“Train Dreams” – “Train Dreams” (Alyssa, Dan, Ema, Gio, Matt, Megan, Sara, Tom & Will)
“Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” – “Come See Me in the Good Light” (Cody, Daniel, Gio, Josh, Nadia, Sara & Will)
“Highest 2 Lowest” – “Highest 2 Lowest” (Josh)
Best Sound
“F1” (ALL)
“One Battle After Another” (ALL)
“Sinners” (ALL)
“Sirāt“ (Cody, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will)
“Frankenstein” (Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” (Alyssa, Cody, Ema, Gio & Sara)
“Wicked: For Good“ (Dan)
Best Visual Effects
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” (ALL)
“F1” (ALL)
“Superman” (ALL)
“Sinners” (Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Nadia, Sara & Tom)
“The Lost Bus” (Cody, Dan, Gio, Josh, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Wicked: For Good“ (Cody, Daniel, Ema, Matt, Megan & Will)
“Frankenstein” (Alyssa, Megan & Sara)
Best Animated Short Film
“The Girl Who Cried Pearls” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will)
“Butterfly” (Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Éiru” (Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will)
“Playing God” (Cody, Dan, Daniel, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Snow Bear” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Ema, Nadia, Sara & Tom)
“Autokar” (Alyssa, Daniel, Megan & Will)
“The Shyness of Trees” (Ema, Gio, Josh & Matt)
“Retirement Plan” (Alyssa, Ema & Sara)
“Cardboard” (Alyssa)
“The Night Boots“ (Josh)
“The Quinta’s Ghost” (Sara)
Best Documentary Short Film
“Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud” (ALL)
“All the Empty Rooms” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Gio, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara, Tom & Will)
“All the Walls Came Down“ (Cody, Dan, Daniel, Gio, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Perfectly a Strangeness” (Alyssa, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Matt, Megan, Nadia, Sara & Will)
“Heartbeat” (Cody, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Megan, Tom & Will)
“The Devil is Busy” (Dan, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nadia & Sara)
“We Were the Scenery” (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Gio & Sara)
“Children No More: ‘Were and are Gone’” (Gio)
“Classroom 4” (Alyssa)
“Last Days on Lake Trinity” (Tom)
Live Action Short Film
“Rock, Paper, Scissors” (ALL)
“The Singers” (ALL)
“Two People Exchanging Saliva” (ALL)
“Extremist“ (Cody, Dan, Matt, Nadia, Tom & Will)
“Jane Austen’s Period Drama” (Alyssa, Ema, Gio, Josh, Megan, Sara)
“Beyond Silence“ (Cody, Ema, Matt, Sara & Tom)
“Dad’s Not Home“ (Daniel, Josh, Nadia & Will)
“Ado“ (Dan)
“The Boy with White Skin“ (Gio)
“Butcher’s Stain“ (Daniel)
“Butterfly on a Wheel” (Megan)
“The Pearl Comb” (Alyssa)
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