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Predicting the Winners: 97th Academy Awards

Best Picture

  • “Anora” (Neon)
  • “The Brutalist” (A24)
  • “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
  • “Conclave” (Focus)
  • “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
  • “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
  • “I’m Still Here” (Sony Classics)
  • “Nickel Boys” (Amazon/MGM)
  • “The Substance” (Mubi)
  • “Wicked” (Universal)

Will Win: Conclave

Could Win: Anora

Want to Win: Wicked or Emilia Perez

Best Director

  • Sean Baker, “Anora”
  • Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”
  • James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”
  • Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
  • Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”

Will Win: Sean Baker

Could Win: Brady Corbet

Want to Win: Coralie Fargeat

Best Actress

  • Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
  • Karla Sofia Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
  • Mikey Madison, “Anora”
  • Demi Moore, “The Substance”
  • Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”

Will Win: Demi Moore

Could Win: Mikey Madison

Want to Win: Demi Moore

Best Actor

  • Adrian Brody, “The Brutalist”
  • Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”
  • Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
  • Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
  • Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”

Will Win: Adrian Brody

Could Win: Timothée Chalamet

Want to Win: Timothée Chalamet or Colman Domingo

Best Supporting Actress

  • Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”
  • Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
  • Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
  • Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
  • Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”

Will Win: Zoe Saldaña

Could Win: Ariana Grande

Want to Win: Zoe Saldaña

Best Supporting Actor

  • Yura Borisov, “Anora”
  • Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
  • Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”
  • Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
  • Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”

Will Win: Kieran Culkin

Could Win: No Contest

Want to Win: Kieran Culkin

Best Original Screenplay

  • “Anora,” Sean Baker
  • “The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
  • “A Real Pain,” Jesse Eisenberg
  • “September 5,” Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder
  • “The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat

Will Win: Anora

Could Win: A Real Pain

Want to Win: The Substance

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • “A Complete Unknown,” Jay Cocks & James Mangold
  • “Conclave,” Peter Straughan
  • “Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain & Nicolas Livecchi
  • “Nickel Boys,” RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
  • “Sing Sing,” Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin & John “Divine G” Whitfield

Will Win: Conclave

Could Win: Nickel Boys

Want to Win: Conclave

Best International Feature

  • “I’m Still Here,” Walter Salles (Brazil)
  • “The Girl with the Needle,” Magnus von Horn (Denmark)
  • “Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard (France)
  • “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Mohammad Rasoulof (Germany)
  • “Flow,” Miguel Gomes (Latvia)

Will Win: Emilia Perez

Could Win: I’m Still Here

Want to Win: Emilia Perez

Best Documentary Feature

  • “Black Box Diaries,” Shiori Itō (MTV)
  • “No Other Land,” Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor (No distributor)
  • “Porcelain War,” Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev (Picturehouse)
  • “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat,” Johan Grimonprez (Kino Lorber)
  • “Sugarcane,” Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie (Nat Geo)

Will Win: No Other Land

Could Win: Porcelain War

Want to Win: Any of them

Best Animated Feature

  • “Flow” (Janus Films/Sideshow)
  • “Inside Out 2” (Disney/Pixar)
  • “Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films)
  • “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Aardman/Netflix)
  • “The Wild Robot” (Dreamworks/Universal)

Will Win: The Wild Robot

Could Win: Flow

Want to Win: Inside Out 2 or The Wild Robot

Best Cinematography

  • “The Brutalist,” Lol Crawley
  • “Dune: Part Two,” Greig Fraser
  • “Emilia Pérez,” Paul Guillaume
  • “Maria,” Edward Lachman
  • “Nosferatu,” Jarin Blaschke

Will Win: The Brutalist

Could Win: Dune: Part Two

Want to Win: Dune: Part Two

Best Costume Design

  • “A Complete Unknown,” Arianne Phillips
  • “Conclave,” Lisy Christl
  • “Gladiator II,” Janty Yates
  • “Nosferatu,” Linda Muir
  • “Wicked,” Paul Tazewell

Will Win: Wicked

Could Win: Nosferatu

Want to Win: Wicked

Best Film Editing

  • “Anora,” Sean Baker
  • “The Brutalist,” Dávid Jancsó
  • “Conclave,” Nick Emerson
  • “Emilia Pérez,” Juliette Welfling
  • “Wicked,” Myron Kerstein

Will Win: Conclave

Could Win: Anora

Want to Win: Wicked

Best Production Design

  • “The Brutalist,” Judy Becker
  • “Conclave,” Suzie Davies
  • “Dune: Part Two,” Patrice Vermette
  • “Nosferatu,” Craig Lathrop
  • “Wicked,” Nathan Crowley

Will Win: Wicked

Could Win: Dune: Part Two

Want to Win: Wicked

Best Original Score

  • “The Brutalist,” Daniel Blumberg
  • “Conclave,” Volker Bertelmann
  • “Emilia Pérez,” Clément Ducol & Camille
  • “Wicked,” John Powell & Stephen Schwartz
  • “The Wild Robot,” Kris Bowers

Will Win: The Brutalist

Could Win: Conclave

Want to Win: Wicked

Best Original Song

  • “Never Too Late,” “Elton John: Never Too Late” (Elton John & Brandi Carlile)
  • “El Mal,” “Emilia Pérez” (Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard)
  • “Mi Camino,” “Emilia Pérez” (Clement Ducol & Camille)
  • “Like a Bird,” “Sing Sing” (Adrian Quesada & Abraham Alexander)
  • “The Journey,” “The Six Triple Eight” (Diane Warren)

Will Win: El Mal

Could Win: The Journey

Want to Win: El Mal

Best Sound

  • “A Complete Unknown”
  • “Dune: Part Two”
  • “Emilia Pérez”
  • “Wicked”
  • “The Wild Robot”

Will Win: Dune: Part Two

Could Win: A Complete Unknown

Want to Win: Dune: Part Two

Best Visual Effects

  • “Alien: Romulus”
  • “Better Man”
  • “Dune: Part Two”
  • “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
  • “Wicked”

Will Win: Dune: Part Two

Could Win: Wicked

Want to Win: Dune: Part Two

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

  • “A Different Man”
  • “Emilia Pérez”
  • “Nosferatu”
  • “The Substance”
  • “Wicked”

Will Win: The Substance

Could Win: Nosferatu

Want to Win: The Substance

Best Documentary Short

  • “Death by Numbers”
  • “I Am Ready, Warden”
  • “Incident”
  • “Instruments of a Beating Heart”
  • “The Only Girl in the Orchestra”

Will Win: The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Could Win: I Am Ready, Warden

Want to Win: The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Best Animated Short

  • “Beautiful Men”
  • “In the Shadow of the Cypress”
  • “Magic Candies”
  • “Wander to Wonder”
  • “Yuck!”

Will Win: Wander to Wonder

Could Win: Yuck!

Want to Win: Wander to Wonder

Best Live-Action Short

  • “A Lien”
  • “Anuja”
  • “I’m Not a Robot”
  • “The Last Ranger”
  • “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”

Will Win: Anuja

Could Win: The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Want to Win: Anuja

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I got a chance to speak with Director/Writer, Sarah Polley about the film. Listen to our full discuss in the link below!

Sarah Polley Interview

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