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Tags:20 Days in Mariupol, Academy Awards, America Ferrera, American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Annette Bening, Barbie, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best documentary, Best International Feature, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Song, Bobi Wine: The People's President, Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Cillian Murphy, cinematography, Colman Domingo, costume design, Danielle Brooks, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, directing, Elemental, Emily Blunt, Emma Stone, Four Daughters, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Foster, Killers of the Flower Moon, Lily Gladstone, Maestro, Mark Ruffalo, Nimona, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Paul Giamatti, Poor Things, Predicting the winners, Predictions, Robert De Niro, Robert Downy Jr., RObot Dreams, Ryan Gosling, Sandra Huller, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Sterling K. Brown, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Boy and the Heron, The Eternal Memory, The Holdovers, The Oscars, The Zone of Interest, To Kill a Tiger

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Bradley Cooper in “Maestro”
- Colman Domingo in “Rustin”
- Paul Giamatti in “The Holdovers”
- Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer”
- Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction”
Will Win: Cillian Murphy
Could Win: Paul Giamatti
Want to Win: Bradley Cooper or Jeffrey Wright
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Sterling K. Brown in “American Fiction”
- Robert De Niro in “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- Robert Downey Jr. in “Oppenheimer”
- Ryan Gosling in “Barbie”
- Mark Ruffalo in “Poor Things”
Will Win: Rober Downey Jr.
Could Win: No Contest
Want to Win: Ryan Gosling
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Annette Bening in “Nyad”
- Lily Gladstone in “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- Sandra Hüller in “Anatomy of a Fall”
- Carey Mulligan in “Maestro”
- Emma Stone in “Poor Things”
Will Win: Lily Gladstone
Could Win: Emma Stone
Want to Win: Carey Mulligan or Lily Gladstone
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Emily Blunt in “Oppenheimer”
- Danielle Brooks in “The Color Purple”
- America Ferrera in “Barbie”
- Jodie Foster in “Nyad”
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph in “The Holdovers”
Will Win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Could Win: No Contest
Want to Win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
- “The Boy and the Heron” Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
- “Elemental” Peter Sohn and Denise Ream
- “Nimona” Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary
- “Robot Dreams” Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz
- “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal
Will Win: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Could Win: The Boy and the Heron
Want to Win: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Achievement in Cinematography
- “El Conde” Edward Lachman
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” Rodrigo Prieto
- “Maestro” Matthew Libatique
- “Oppenheimer” Hoyte van Hoytema
- “Poor Things” Robbie Ryan
Will Win: Oppenheimer
Could Win: Poor Things
Want to Win: Maestro
Achievement in Costume Design
- “Barbie” Jacqueline Durran
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” Jacqueline West
- “Napoleon” Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
- “Oppenheimer” Ellen Mirojnick
- “Poor Things” Holly Waddington
Will Win: Barbie
Could Win: Poor Things
Want to Win: Barbie
Achievement in Directing
- “Anatomy of a Fall” Justine Triet
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” Martin Scorsese
- “Oppenheimer” Christopher Nolan
- “Poor Things” Yorgos Lanthimos
- “The Zone of Interest” Jonathan Glazer
Will Win: Christopher Nolan
Could Win: No Contest
Want to Win: Christopher Nolan
Best Documentary Feature Film
- “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek
- “The Eternal Memory” Nominees to be determined
- “Four Daughters” Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
- “To Kill a Tiger” Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim
- “20 Days in Mariupol” Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath
Will Win: 20 Days in Mariupol
Could Win: Four Daughters
Want to Win: 20 Days in Mariupol
Best Documentary Short Film
- “The ABCs of Book Banning” Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
- “The Barber of Little Rock” John Hoffman and Christine Turner
- “Island in Between” S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
- “The Last Repair Shop” Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
- “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó” Sean Wang and Sam Davis
Will Win: The Last Repair Shop
Could Win: The Barber of Little Rock
Want to Win: The Last Repair Shop or The ABCs of Book Banning
Achievement in Film Editing
- “Anatomy of a Fall” Laurent Sénéchal
- “The Holdovers” Kevin Tent
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” Thelma Schoonmaker
- “Oppenheimer” Jennifer Lame
- “Poor Things” Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Will Win: Oppenheimer
Could Win: Poor Things
Want to Win: Oppenheimer
Best International Feature Film of the Year
- “Io Capitano” Italy
- “Perfect Days” Japan
- “Society of the Snow” Spain
- “The Teachers’ Lounge” Germany
- “The Zone of Interest” United Kingdom
Will Win: The Zone of Interest
Could Win: Society of Snow
Want to Win: The Zone of Interest
Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- “Golda” Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue
- “Maestro” Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell
- “Oppenheimer” Luisa Abel
- “Poor Things” Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston
- “Society of the Snow” Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé
Will Win: Maestro
Could Win: Poor Things
Want to Win: Maestro
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original score)
- “American Fiction” Laura Karpman
- “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” John Williams
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” Robbie Robertson
- “Oppenheimer” Ludwig Göransson
- “Poor Things” Jerskin Fendrix
Will Win: Oppenheimer
Could Win: Poor Things
Want to Win: American Fiction
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original song)
- “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot”
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren - “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt - “It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony”
Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson - “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Music and Lyric by Scott George - “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
Will Win: “What Was I Made For”
Could Win: “I’m Just Ken”
Want to Win: “I’m Just Ken”
Best Motion Picture of the Year
- “American Fiction” Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
- “Anatomy of a Fall” Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers
- “Barbie” David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers
- “The Holdovers” Mark Johnson, Producer
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers
- “Maestro” Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
- “Oppenheimer” Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers
- “Past Lives” David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers
- “Poor Things” Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, Producers
- “The Zone of Interest” James Wilson, Producer
Will Win: Oppenheimer
Could Win: Barbie
Want to Win: Barbie or American Fiction
Achievement in Production Design
- “Barbie” Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
- “Napoleon” Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff
- “Oppenheimer” Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman
- “Poor Things” Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek
Will Win: Barbie
Could Win: Poor Things
Want to Win: Poor Things or Barbie
Best Animated Short Film
- “Letter to a Pig” Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter
- “Ninety-Five Senses” Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
- “Our Uniform” Yegane Moghaddam
- “Pachyderme” Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius
- “WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko” Dave Mullins and Brad Booker
Will Win: WAR IS OVER!
Could Win: Letter to a Pig
Want to Win: WAR IS OVER or Our Uniform
Best Live Action Short Film
- “The After” Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham
- “Invincible” Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron
- “Knight of Fortune” Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk
- “Red, White and Blue” Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane
- “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” Wes Anderson and Steven Rales
Will Win: Red, White and Blue
Could Win: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Want to Win: Red, White and Blue
Achievement in Sound
- “The Creator” Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
- “Maestro” Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
- “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
- “Oppenheimer” Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell
- “The Zone of Interest” Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn
Will Win: Oppenheimer
Could Win: The Zone of Interest
Want to Win: Maestro
Achievement in Visual Effects
- “The Creator” Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould
- “Godzilla Minus One” Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
- “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek
- “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould
- “Napoleon” Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould
Will Win: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Could Win: Godzilla Minus One
Want to Win: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Adapted Screenplay
- “American Fiction” Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson
- “Barbie” Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
- “Oppenheimer” Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
- “Poor Things” Screenplay by Tony McNamara
- “The Zone of Interest” Written by Jonathan Glazer
Will Win: Barbie
Could Win: American Fiction
Want to Win: American Fiction or Barbie
Original Screenplay
- “Anatomy of a Fall” Screenplay – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
- “The Holdovers” Written by David Hemingson
- “Maestro” Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer
- “May December” Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik
- “Past Lives” Written by Celine Song
Will Win: Anatomy of a Fall
Could Win: Past Lives
Want to Win: May December
THE OSCARS ARE SET TO AIR LIVE, MARCH 10, ON ABC
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This week I review “Killers of the Flower Moon”. It’s Martin Scorsese’s newest Oscar contender starring Leonardo Di Caprio. Critics rave this is one to look out for this award season, but is worth the 3 and half hour runtime? Watch my video review below to find out!
“Killers of the Flower Moon” opens in theaters on October 20, 2023.
Category: Movie Reviews, Special Events, Special Features
Tags:Academy Award Nominee, Academy Awards, All Quiet on the Western Front, Ana de Armas, Andrea Riseborough, Angela Bassett, Austin Butler, Avatar: The Way of Water, Barry Keoghan, Best Picture, Bill Nighy, Brendan Fraser, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Tyree Henry, Cate Blanchett, Colin Ferrell, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Hong Chau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jimmy Kimmel, Judd Hirsch, Ke Huy Quan, Kerry Condon, Michelle Williams, Michelle Yeoh, Oscar Predictions, Paul Mescal, Predicting the winners, Predictions, Stephanie Hsu, Tar, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fablemans, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness, Women Talking

Best Picture
- All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix) Malte Grunert, Producer
- Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios) James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
- The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures) Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers
- Elvis (Warner Bros) Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss, Producers
- Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24) Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers
- The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures) Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, Producers
- Tár (Focus Features) Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert, Producers
- Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures) Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
- Triangle of Sadness (NEON) Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober, Producers
- Women Talking (United Artists Releasing/Orion Pictures) Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, Producers
Will Win: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Could Win: “The Fabelmans”
Want to Win: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” or “Top Gun”
Actor in a Leading Role
- Austin Butler in Elvis
- Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin
- Brendan Fraser in The Whale
- Paul Mescal in Aftersun
- Bill Nighy in Living
Will Win: Brendan Fraser
Could Win: Austin Butler
Want to Win: Brendan Fraser
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin
- Brian Tyree Henry in Causeway
- Judd Hirsch in The Fabelmans
- Barry Keoghan in The Banshees of Inisherin
- Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Will Win: Ke Huy Quan
Could Win: Barry Keoghan
Want to Win: Key Huy Quan
Actress in a Leading Role
- Cate Blanchett in Tár
- Ana de Armas in Blonde
- Andrea Riseborough in To Leslie
- Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans
- Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Will Win: Michelle Yeoh
Could Win: Cate Blanchett
Want to Win: Michelle Yeoh
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Hong Chau in The Whale
- Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin
- Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Will Win: Angela Bassett
Could Win: Jamie Lee Curtis
Want to Win: Hong Chau or Angela Bassett or Jamie Lee Curtis
Animated Feature Film
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio –Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley
- Marcel the Shell With Shoes On –Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish –Joel Crawford and Mark Swift
- The Sea Beast –Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger
- Turning Red –Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins
Will Win: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
Could Win: No Contest
Want to Win: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
Cinematography
- All Quiet on the Western Front –James Friend
- Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths –Darius Khondji
- Elvis –Mandy Walker
- Empire of Light –Roger Deakins
- Tár –Florian Hoffmeister
Will Win: “All Quiet on the Western Front”
Could Win: “Elvis”
Want to Win: “All Quiet on the Western Front”
Costume Design
- Babylon –Mary Zophres
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever –Ruth Carter
- Elvis –Catherine Martin
- Everything Everywhere All at Once –Shirley Kurata
- Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris –Jenny Beavan
Will Win: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Could Win: “Elvis”
Want to Win: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Directing
- Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures)
- Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
- Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
- Todd Field, Tár (Focus Features)
- Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness (NEON)
Will Win: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Could Win: Steven Spielberg
Want to Win: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Documentary Feature Film
- All That Breathes –Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed –Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov
- Fire of Love –Sara Dosa, Shane Boris and Ina Fichman
- A House Made of Splinters –Simon Lereng Wilmont and Monica Hellström
- Navalny –Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris
Will Win: “Navalny”
Could Win: “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
Want to Win: “Fire of Love”
Documentary Short Film
- The Elephant Whisperers –Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga
- Haulout –Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev
- How Do You Measure a Year? –Jay Rosenblatt
- The Martha Mitchell Effect –Anne Alvergue and Beth Levison
- Stranger at the Gate –Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones
Will Win: “The Elephant Whisperers”
Could Win: “Stranger at the Gate”
Want to Win: “The Elephant Whisperers” or “Stranger at the Gate”
Film Editing
- The Banshees of Inisherin –Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
- Elvis –Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond
- Everything Everywhere All at Once –Paul Rogers
- Tár –Monika Willi
- Top Gun: Maverick –Eddie Hamilton
Will Win: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Could Win: “Top Gun: Maverick”
Want to Win: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
International Feature Film
- All Quiet on the Western Front –Germany
- Argentina, 1985 –Argentina
- Close –Belgium
- EO –Poland
- The Quiet Girl –Ireland
Will Win: “All Quiet on the Western Front”
Could Win: No Contest
Want to Win: “RRR” should be nominated
Makeup and Hairstyling
- All Quiet on the Western Front –Heike Merker and Linda Eisenhamerová
- The Batman –Naomi Donne, Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever –Camille Friend and Joel Harlow
- Elvis –Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti
- The Whale –Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley
Will Win: “The Whale”
Could Win: “Elvis”
Want to Win: “The Whale”
Music (Original Score)
- All Quiet on the Western Front –Volker Bertelmann
- Babylon –Justin Hurwitz
- The Banshees of Inisherin –Carter Burwell
- Everything Everywhere All at Once –Son Lux
- The Fabelmans –John Williams
Will Win: “Babylon”
Could Win: “The Fabelmans”
Want to Win: “Babylon”
Music (Original Song)
- “Applause” from Tell It like a Woman –Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
- “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick –Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop
- “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever –Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler
- “Naatu Naatu” from RRR –Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose
- “This Is A Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once –Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne
Will Win: “Naatu Naatu”
Could Win: No Contest
Want to Win: “Naatu Naatu”
Production Design
- All Quiet on the Western Front –Production Design: Christian M. Goldbeck; Set Decoration: Ernestine Hipper
- Avatar: The Way of Water –Production Design: Dylan Cole and Ben Procter; Set Decoration: Vanessa Cole
- Babylon –Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
- Elvis –Production Design: Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy; Set Decoration: Bev Dunn
- The Fabelmans –Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
Will Win: “Babylon”
Could Win: “All Quiet on the Western Front”
Want to Win: “Babylon”
Animated Short Film
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse –Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud
- The Flying Sailor –Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
- Ice Merchants –João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano
- My Year of Dicks –Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon
- An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It –Lachlan Pendragon
Will Win: “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”
Could Win: “Ice Merchants”
Want to Win: “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”
Live Action Short Film
- An Irish Goodbye –Tom Berkeley and Ross White
- Ivalu –Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan
- Le Pupille –Alice Rohrwacher and Alfonso Cuarón
- Night Ride –Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen
- The Red Suitcase – Cyrus Neshvad
Will Win: The Red Suitcase
Could Win: “An Irish Goodbye” or “Le Pupille”
Want to Win: “The Red Suitcase
Sound
- All Quiet on the Western Front –Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel and Stefan Korte
- Avatar: The Way of Water –Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges
- The Batman –Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson
- Elvis –David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson and Michael Keller
- Top Gun: Maverick –Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
Will Win: “Top Gun: Maverick”
Could Win: “All Quiet on the Western Front”
Want to Win: “Top Gun: Maverick”
Visual Effects
- All Quiet on the Western Front –Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar
- Avatar: The Way of Water –Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
- The Batman –Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever –Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick
- Top Gun: Maverick –Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher
Will Win: “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Could Win: “Top Gun: Maverick”
Want to Win: “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- All Quiet on the Western Front –Screenplay by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery –Written by Rian Johnson
- Living –Written by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Top Gun: Maverick –Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks
- Women Talking –Screenplay by Sarah Polley
Will Win: “Women Talking”
Could Win: “Top Gun: Maverick”
Want to Win: “Women Talking”
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- The Banshees of Inisherin –Written by Martin McDonagh
- Everything Everywhere All at Once –Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
- The Fabelmans –Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
- Tár –Written by Todd Field
- Triangle of Sadness –Written by Ruben Östlund
Will Win: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Could Win: “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Want to Win: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE, MARCH 12, ON ABC
Category: Movie Reviews, Special Events, Special Features
Tags:Academy Award Nominee, Academy Awards, All Quiet on the Western Front, Ana de Armas, Andrea Riseborough, Angela Bassett, Austin Butler, Avatar: The Way of Water, Barry Keoghan, Best Picture, Bill Nighy, Brendan Fraser, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Tyree Henry, Cate Blanchett, COling Farrell, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Hong Chau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jimmy Kimmel, Judd Hirsch, Ke Huy Quan, Kerry Condon, Michelle Williams, Michelle Yeoh, Paul Mescal, Stephanie Hsu, Tar, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fablemans, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness, Women Talking

Best Picture
All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix)
Malte Grunert, Producer
Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios)
James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures)
Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers
Elvis (Warner Bros)
Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss, Producers
Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers
The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, Producers
Tár (Focus Features)
Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert, Producers
Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures)
Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
Triangle of Sadness (NEON)
Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober, Producers
Women Talking (United Artists Releasing/Orion Pictures)
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, Producers
Actor in a Leading Role
Austin Butler in Elvis
Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser in The Whale
Paul Mescal in Aftersun
Bill Nighy in Living
Actor in a Supporting Role
Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry in Causeway
Judd Hirsch in The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan in The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett in Tár
Ana de Armas in Blonde
Andrea Riseborough in To Leslie
Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Actress in a Supporting Role
Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau in The Whale
Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Animated Feature Film
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Joel Crawford and Mark Swift
The Sea Beast
Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger
Turning Red
Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins
Cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front
James Friend
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Darius Khondji
Elvis
Mandy Walker
Empire of Light
Roger Deakins
Tár
Florian Hoffmeister
Costume Design
Babylon
Mary Zophres
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Ruth Carter
Elvis
Catherine Martin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Shirley Kurata
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Jenny Beavan
Directing
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures)
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
Todd Field, Tár (Focus Features)
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness (NEON)
Documentary Feature Film
All That Breathes
Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov
Fire of Love
Sara Dosa, Shane Boris and Ina Fichman
A House Made of Splinters
Simon Lereng Wilmont and Monica Hellström
Navalny
Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris
Documentary Short Film
The Elephant Whisperers
Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga
Haulout
Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev
How Do You Measure a Year?
Jay Rosenblatt
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Anne Alvergue and Beth Levison
Stranger at the Gate
Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones
Film Editing
The Banshees of Inisherin
Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Elvis
Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Paul Rogers
Tár
Monika Willi
Top Gun: Maverick
Eddie Hamilton
International Feature Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
Germany
Argentina, 1985
Argentina
Close
Belgium
EO
Poland
The Quiet Girl
Ireland
Makeup and Hairstyling
All Quiet on the Western Front
Heike Merker and Linda Eisenhamerová
The Batman
Naomi Donne, Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Camille Friend and Joel Harlow
Elvis
Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti
The Whale
Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley
Music (Original Score)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Volker Bertelmann
Babylon
Justin Hurwitz
The Banshees of Inisherin
Carter Burwell
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Son Lux
The Fabelmans
John Williams
Music (Original Song)
“Applause” from Tell It like a Woman
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop
“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler
“Naatu Naatu” from RRR
Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose
“This Is A Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once
Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne
Production Design
All Quiet on the Western Front
Production Design: Christian M. Goldbeck; Set Decoration: Ernestine Hipper
Avatar: The Way of Water
Production Design: Dylan Cole and Ben Procter; Set Decoration: Vanessa Cole
Babylon
Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
Elvis
Production Design: Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy; Set Decoration: Bev Dunn
The Fabelmans
Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
Animated Short Film
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud
The Flying Sailor
Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
Ice Merchants
João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano
My Year of Dicks
Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It
Lachlan Pendragon
Live Action Short Film
An Irish Goodbye
Tom Berkeley and Ross White
Ivalu
Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan
Le Pupille
Alice Rohrwacher and Alfonso Cuarón
Night Ride
Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen
The Red Suitcase
Cyrus Neshvad
Sound
All Quiet on the Western Front
Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel and Stefan Korte
Avatar: The Way of Water
Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges
The Batman
Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson
Elvis
David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson and Michael Keller
Top Gun: Maverick
Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
Visual Effects
All Quiet on the Western Front
Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar
Avatar: The Way of Water
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
The Batman
Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick
Top Gun: Maverick
Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Screenplay by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Written by Rian Johnson
Living
Written by Kazuo Ishiguro
Top Gun: Maverick
Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks
Women Talking
Screenplay by Sarah Polley
Writing (Original Screenplay)
The Banshees of Inisherin
Written by Martin McDonagh
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
The Fabelmans
Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
Tár
Written by Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness
Written by Ruben Östlund
THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE, MARCH 12, ON ABC
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Tags:A24, Academy Awards, based on book, Brendan Fraser, Claire Foy, Drama, film, films, Francis McDormand, interview, Jessie Buckley, movie, Nominations, Oscar worthy, Oscars, Rooney Mara, Sadie Sink, Sarah Polley, Susan Kamyab Stephens, The Whale, United Artists Releasing, Women Talking

This week in Feature Flix Susan discusses two films that are generating a lot of Oscar buzz. One of them is sure to get nominated in multiple categories and the other one might just take home the gold for Best Actor! Check out Susan’s thoughts on “Women Talking” and “The Whale” in this video.
I got a chance to speak with Director/Writer, Sarah Polley about the film. Listen to our full discuss in the link below!

“Women Talking” opens in theaters on December 23, 2022 and “The Whale” opens on December 9th.
Category: Movie Reviews, Special Events, Special Features
Tags:Academy Awards, Andrew Garfield, Ariana DeBose, Aunjanue Ellis, Awards, Belfast, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciaran Hinds, CODA, Cruella, Denzel Washington, Don't Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, Encanto, film, Flee, Hollywood, J.K. Simmons, Javier Bardem, Jesse Plemons, Jessica Chastain, Jessie Buckley, Judi Dench, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kristen Stewart, Licorice Pizza, Luca, movies, Nicole Kidman, Nightmare Alley, Olivia Colman, Penelope Cruz, Predictions, Raya and the Last Dragon, Summer of Soul, Susan Kamyab Stephens, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Oscars, The Power of the Dog, tick tick Boom!, Troy Kotsur, West Side STory, Will Smith, winners

Performance by an actor in a leading role
- Javier Bardem in “Being the Ricardos”
- Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Power of the Dog”
- Andrew Garfield in “tick, tick…BOOM!”
- Will Smith in “King Richard”
- Denzel Washington in “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Will Win: Will Smith
Could Win: Benedict Cumberbatch
Want to Win: Will Smith
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Ciarán Hinds in “Belfast”
- Troy Kotsur in “CODA”
- Jesse Plemons in “The Power of the Dog”
- J.K. Simmons in “Being the Ricardos”
- Kodi Smit-McPhee in “The Power of the Dog”
Will Win: Troy Kotsur
Could Win: Kodi Smit-McPhee
Want to Win: Troy Kotsur
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Jessica Chastain in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
- Olivia Colman in “The Lost Daughter”
- Penélope Cruz in “Parallel Mothers”
- Nicole Kidman in “Being the Ricardos”
- Kristen Stewart in “Spencer”
Will Win: Jessica Chastain
Could Win: Nicole Kidman
Want to Win: Jessica Chastain
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
- Jessie Buckley in “The Lost Daughter”
- Ariana DeBose in “West Side Story”
- Judi Dench in “Belfast”
- Kirsten Dunst in “The Power of the Dog”
- Aunjanue Ellis in “King Richard”
Will Win: Ariana DeBose
Could Win: Aunjanue Ellis
Want to Win: Ariana DeBose or Kirsten Dunst
Best animated feature film of the year
- “Encanto” Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
- “Flee” Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sorensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
- “Luca” Enrico Casarosa and Andrea Warren
- “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kurt Albrecht
- “Raya and the Last Dragon” Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho
Will Win: Encanto
Could Win: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Want to Win: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Achievement in cinematography
- “Dune” Greig Fraser
- “Nightmare Alley” Dan Laustsen
- “The Power of the Dog” Ari Wegner
- “The Tragedy of Macbeth” Bruno Delbonnel
- “West Side Story” Janusz Kaminski
Will Win: Dune
Could Win: The Power of the Dog
Want to Win: West Side Story
Achievement in costume design
- “Cruella” Jenny Beavan
- “Cyrano” Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran
- “Dune” Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan
- “Nightmare Alley” Luis Sequeira
- “West Side Story” Paul Tazewell
Will Win: Cruella
Could Win: West Side Story
Want to Win: Cruella
Achievement in directing
- “Belfast” Kenneth Branagh
- “Drive My Car” Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- “Licorice Pizza” Paul Thomas Anderson
- “The Power of the Dog” Jane Campion
- “West Side Story” Steven Spielberg
Will Win: Jane Campion
Could Win: Steven Spielberg
Want to Win: No preference
Best documentary feature
- “Ascension” Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell
- “Attica” Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry
- “Flee” Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
- “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein
- “Writing with Fire” Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
Will Win: Summer of Soul
Could Win: Flee
Want to Win: Summer of Soul
Best documentary short subject
- “Audible” Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean
- “Lead Me Home” Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk
- “The Queen of Basketball” Ben Proudfoot
- “Three Songs for Benazir” Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei
- “When We Were Bullies” Jay Rosenblatt
Will Win: The Queen of Basket Ball
Could Win: Audible or When We Were Bullies
Want to Win: The Queen of Basket Ball or Audible
Achievement in film editing
- “Don’t Look Up” Hank Corwin
- “Dune” Joe Walker
- “King Richard” Pamela Martin
- “The Power of the Dog” Peter Sciberras
- “tick, tick…BOOM!” Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum
Will Win: Dune
Could Win: Don’t Look Up or King Richard
Want to Win: Don’t Look Up or King Richard
Best international feature film of the year
- “Drive My Car” Japan
- “Flee” Denmark
- “The Hand of God” Italy
- “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” Bhutan
- “The Worst Person in the World” Norway
Will Win: Drive My Car
Could Win: Flee
Want to Win: Drive My Car
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
- “Coming 2 America” Mike Marino, Stacey Morris and Carla Farmer
- “Cruella” Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon
- “Dune” Donald Mowat, Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
- “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh
- “House of Gucci” Göran Lundström, Anna Carin Lock and Frederic Aspiras
Will Win: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Could Win: Cruella
Want to Win: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
- “Don’t Look Up” Nicholas Britell
- “Dune” Hans Zimmer
- “Encanto” Germaine Franco
- “Parallel Mothers” Alberto Iglesias
- “The Power of the Dog” Jonny Greenwood
Will Win: Dune
Could Win: Encanto
Want to Win: Encanto
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
- “Be Alive” from “King Richard”
Music and Lyric by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter - “Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto”
Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda - “Down To Joy” from “Belfast”
Music and Lyric by Van Morrison - “No Time To Die” from “No Time to Die”
Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell - “Somehow You Do” from “Four Good Days”
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Will Win: “No Time to Die”
Could Win: “Dos Oruguitas”
Want to Win: “Be Alive”
Best motion picture of the year
- “Belfast” Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, Producers
- “CODA” Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers
- “Don’t Look Up” Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers
- “Drive My Car” Teruhisa Yamamoto, Producer
- “Dune” Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter, Producers
- “King Richard” Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, Producers
- “Licorice Pizza” Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers
- “Nightmare Alley” Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper, Producers
- “The Power of the Dog” Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier, Producers
- “West Side Story” Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
Will Win: The Power of the Dog
Could Win: CODA
Want to Win: King Richard, CODA, Don’t Look Up
Achievement in production design
- “Dune” Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos
- “Nightmare Alley” Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
- “The Power of the Dog” Production Design: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Amber Richards
- “The Tragedy of Macbeth” Production Design: Stefan Dechant; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- “West Side Story” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo
Will Win: Dune
Could Win: West Side Story
Want to Win: Dune
Best animated short film
- “Affairs of the Art” Joanna Quinn and Les Mills
- “Bestia” Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz
- “Boxballet” Anton Dyakov
- “Robin Robin” Dan Ojari and Mikey Please
- “The Windshield Wiper” Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez
Will Win: Robin Robin
Could Win: The Windshield Wiper
Want to Win: Robin Robin or The Windshield Wiper
Best live action short film
- “Ala Kachuu – Take and Run” Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger
- “The Dress” Tadeusz Łysiak and Maciej Ślesicki
- “The Long Goodbye” Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
- “On My Mind” Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson
- “Please Hold” K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse
Will Win: The Long Goodbye
Could Win: Please Hold
Want to Win: Please Hold or The Long Goodbye
Achievement in sound
- “Belfast” Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri
- “Dune” Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
- “No Time to Die” Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor
- “The Power of the Dog” Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb
- “West Side Story” Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy
Will Win: Dune
Could Win: No Time to Die
Want to Win: West Side Story
Achievement in visual effects
- “Dune” Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
- “Free Guy” Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick
- “No Time to Die” Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould
- “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver
- “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick
Will Win: Dune
Could Win: Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Want to Win: Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Adapted screenplay
- “CODA” Screenplay by Siân Heder
- “Drive My Car” Screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
- “Dune” Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth
- “The Lost Daughter” Written by Maggie Gyllenhaal
- “The Power of the Dog” Written by Jane Campion
Will Win: The Power of the Dog
Could Win: CODA
Want to Win: The Lost Daughter
Original screenplay
- “Belfast” Written by Kenneth Branagh
- “Don’t Look Up” Screenplay by Adam McKay; Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota
- “King Richard” Written by Zach Baylin
- “Licorice Pizza” Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
- “The Worst Person in the World” Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Will Win: Don’t Look Up
Could Win: Belfast or Licorice Pizza
Want to Win: Don’t Look Up
THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE, MARCH 27, ON ABC
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Tags:Academy Awards, Andrew Garfield, Ariana DeBose, Aunjanue Ellis, Awards, Belfast, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciaran Hinds, CODA, Cruella, Denzel Washington, Don't Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, Encanto, film, Flee, Hollywood, J.K. Simmons, Javier Bardem, Jesse Plemons, Jessica Chastain, Jessie Buckley, Judi Dench, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kristen Stewart, Licorice Pizza, Luca, movies, Nicole Kidman, Nightmare Alley, Olivia Colman, Penelope Cruz, Raya and the Last Dragon, Summer of Soul, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Oscars, The Power of the Dog, tick tick Boom!, Troy Kotsur, West Side STory, Will Smith

Nominations for the 94th Academy Awards
Performance by an actor in a leading role
- Javier Bardem in “Being the Ricardos”
- Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Power of the Dog”
- Andrew Garfield in “tick, tick…BOOM!”
- Will Smith in “King Richard”
- Denzel Washington in “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Ciarán Hinds in “Belfast”
- Troy Kotsur in “CODA”
- Jesse Plemons in “The Power of the Dog”
- J.K. Simmons in “Being the Ricardos”
- Kodi Smit-McPhee in “The Power of the Dog”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Jessica Chastain in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
- Olivia Colman in “The Lost Daughter”
- Penélope Cruz in “Parallel Mothers”
- Nicole Kidman in “Being the Ricardos”
- Kristen Stewart in “Spencer”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
- Jessie Buckley in “The Lost Daughter”
- Ariana DeBose in “West Side Story”
- Judi Dench in “Belfast”
- Kirsten Dunst in “The Power of the Dog”
- Aunjanue Ellis in “King Richard”
Best animated feature film of the year
- “Encanto” Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
- “Flee” Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sorensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
- “Luca” Enrico Casarosa and Andrea Warren
- “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kurt Albrecht
- “Raya and the Last Dragon” Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho
Achievement in cinematography
- “Dune” Greig Fraser
- “Nightmare Alley” Dan Laustsen
- “The Power of the Dog” Ari Wegner
- “The Tragedy of Macbeth” Bruno Delbonnel
- “West Side Story” Janusz Kaminski
Achievement in costume design
- “Cruella” Jenny Beavan
- “Cyrano” Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran
- “Dune” Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan
- “Nightmare Alley” Luis Sequeira
- “West Side Story” Paul Tazewell
Achievement in directing
- “Belfast” Kenneth Branagh
- “Drive My Car” Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- “Licorice Pizza” Paul Thomas Anderson
- “The Power of the Dog” Jane Campion
- “West Side Story” Steven Spielberg
Best documentary feature
- “Ascension” Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell
- “Attica” Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry
- “Flee” Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
- “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein
- “Writing with Fire” Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
Best documentary short subject
- “Audible” Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean
- “Lead Me Home” Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk
- “The Queen of Basketball” Ben Proudfoot
- “Three Songs for Benazir” Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei
- “When We Were Bullies” Jay Rosenblatt
Achievement in film editing
- “Don’t Look Up” Hank Corwin
- “Dune” Joe Walker
- “King Richard” Pamela Martin
- “The Power of the Dog” Peter Sciberras
- “tick, tick…BOOM!” Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum
Best international feature film of the year
- “Drive My Car” Japan
- “Flee” Denmark
- “The Hand of God” Italy
- “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” Bhutan
- “The Worst Person in the World” Norway
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
- “Coming 2 America” Mike Marino, Stacey Morris and Carla Farmer
- “Cruella” Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon
- “Dune” Donald Mowat, Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
- “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh
- “House of Gucci” Göran Lundström, Anna Carin Lock and Frederic Aspiras
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
- “Don’t Look Up” Nicholas Britell
- “Dune” Hans Zimmer
- “Encanto” Germaine Franco
- “Parallel Mothers” Alberto Iglesias
- “The Power of the Dog” Jonny Greenwood
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
- “Be Alive” from “King Richard”
Music and Lyric by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter - “Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto”
Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda - “Down To Joy” from “Belfast”
Music and Lyric by Van Morrison - “No Time To Die” from “No Time to Die”
Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell - “Somehow You Do” from “Four Good Days”
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Best motion picture of the year
- “Belfast” Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, Producers
- “CODA” Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers
- “Don’t Look Up” Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers
- “Drive My Car” Teruhisa Yamamoto, Producer
- “Dune” Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter, Producers
- “King Richard” Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, Producers
- “Licorice Pizza” Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers
- “Nightmare Alley” Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper, Producers
- “The Power of the Dog” Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier, Producers
- “West Side Story” Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
Achievement in production design
- “Dune” Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos
- “Nightmare Alley” Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
- “The Power of the Dog” Production Design: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Amber Richards
- “The Tragedy of Macbeth” Production Design: Stefan Dechant; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- “West Side Story” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo
Best animated short film
- “Affairs of the Art” Joanna Quinn and Les Mills
- “Bestia” Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz
- “Boxballet” Anton Dyakov
- “Robin Robin” Dan Ojari and Mikey Please
- “The Windshield Wiper” Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez
Best live action short film
- “Ala Kachuu – Take and Run” Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger
- “The Dress” Tadeusz Łysiak and Maciej Ślesicki
- “The Long Goodbye” Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
- “On My Mind” Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson
- “Please Hold” K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse
Achievement in sound
- “Belfast” Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri
- “Dune” Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
- “No Time to Die” Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor
- “The Power of the Dog” Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb
- “West Side Story” Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy
Achievement in visual effects
- “Dune” Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
- “Free Guy” Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick
- “No Time to Die” Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould
- “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver
- “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick
Adapted screenplay
- “CODA” Screenplay by Siân Heder
- “Drive My Car” Screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
- “Dune” Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth
- “The Lost Daughter” Written by Maggie Gyllenhaal
- “The Power of the Dog” Written by Jane Campion
Original screenplay
- “Belfast” Written by Kenneth Branagh
- “Don’t Look Up” Screenplay by Adam McKay; Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota
- “King Richard” Written by Zach Baylin
- “Licorice Pizza” Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
- “The Worst Person in the World” Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE, MARCH 27, ON ABC
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Tags:A Hero, About Town, Academy Awards, Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios, Asghar Farhadi, celebrity interviews, cinema, City of Irving, Director, Entertainment, films, ICTN, Iran, Irving, Irving Community TV, movies, Oscars, Persian, representation matters, Susan Kamyab Stephens, Television

I sat down with two-time Academy Award winner, Asghar Farhadi to discuss his newest film, “A Hero”. It’s Iran’s Official Selection for Best International Film and it’s already been generating a lot of Oscar buzz. We discuss the film’s message, the power of social media, our Iranian roots, and so much more in this online exclusive interview.
“A Hero” is currently play in select theaters and streams on Amazon Prime January 21, 2022.
Category: Movie Reviews
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