2024 Oscar Nomination Predictions
Clockwise, from top left: Killers of the Flower Moon; The Zone of Interest; Poor Things; Oppenheimer; Barbie. Courtesy of: Apple Original Films; A24; Searchlight Pictures; Universal Pictures; Warner Bros.
Welcome to the lead-up to the Oscar nominations, the five-day stretch where pundits lose their minds and pull out their hair over which contenders will land coveted nominations, which sweepers will continue, and which snubs will allow for big shocks.
Oppenheimer has been the film to beat so far this year in a number of categories, while international picks like Anatomy of a Fall have had good showings, though France’s decision not to submit Justine Triet’s film for International Feature consideration heavily limits its chances.
While certain categories like — ironically — Best Picture seem to be an easy set of nominees, others — like the supporting acting categories — are more up in the air.
See This Week Media’s predictions for the 2024 Academy Awards Nominees below.
All predicted nominees are listed alphabetically by film title.
Best Picture
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Alternate: Saltburn
Best Director
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Alternate: Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
Best Actress
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Alternate: Greta Lee, Past Lives
Best Actor
Jeffery Wright, American Fiction
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Alternate: Colman Domingo, Rustin
Best Supporting Actress
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Sandra Hüller, The Zone of Interest
Alternate: Julianne Moore, May December
Best Supporting Actor
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Alternate: Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers
Best Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction, Written by Cord Jefferson
Barbie, Written by Noah Baumbach & Greta Gerwig
Oppenheimer, Written by Christopher Nolan
Poor Things, Written by Tony McNamara
The Zone of Interest, Written by Jonathan Glazer
Alternate: Killers of the Flower Moon, Written by Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese
Best Original Screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall, Written by Justine Triet & Arthur Harari
The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson
May December, Written by Samy Bursh & Alex Mechanik
Past Lives, Written by Celine Song
Saltburn, Written by Emerald Fennell
Alternate: Maestro, Written by Josh Singer & Bradley Cooper
Best Cinematography
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best Costume Design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best Editing
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Golda
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Maestro
Society of the Snow
Best Production Design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best Original Score
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Zone of Interest
Best Original Song
“It Never Went Away” from American Symphony
“I’m Just Ken” from Barbie
“What Was I Made For?” from Barbie
“The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot
“Road to Freedom” from Rustin
Best Sound
Ferrari
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest
Best Visual Effects
The Creator
Godzilla: Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Animated Feature
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Best Documentary Feature
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
Best International Feature
20 Days in Mariupol
Fallen Leaves
Society of the Snow
The Taste of Things
The Zone of Interest
Best Animated Short
Eeva
Letter to a Pig
Once Upon a Studio
Pete
WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko
Best Documentary Short
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Deciding Vote
Last Song from Kabul
The Last Repair Shop
Best Live Action Short
The After
The Anne Frank Gift Shop
An Avocado Pit
The Sheperd
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The Oscar Nominations will be livestreamed on the Academy’s YouTube channel on Tuesday, January 23 at 5:30 AM PST/ 8:30 AM EST.
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