The Room Next Door (c) Sony Pictures Classics
It’s that time of year again. Award season? No. Predicting award season? You betcha. Most of the names below will not be familiar to you unless you went to or followed closely to the film festivals this year. From Sundance and Cannes to Toronto and Telluride, these films got good reviews, got picked up for distribution (except one) and will be released before the end of the year. I am basing all my predictions to those reviews and if the films will fit into the Academy’s taste. I have some wish-dicting, too, since we’re still early in the process. I mean, Aubrey Plaza in My Old Ass has the problem that no one has it on their radar, but it would be great for Plaza to get an Oscar nomination. And if you think the title might turn people off, what about Nightbitch, the new Amy Adams movie? Other films are about a prostitute, the Catholic Church, incarcerated criminals, Bob Dylan and the Witches of Oz.
Enjoy.
The Interested Bystander’s Oscar Predictions September 2024
Wicked (c) Universal Pictures
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune Part 2
Emilia Pérez
Gladiator 2
Life of Chuck
Nickel Boys
September 5
Wicked
Blitz
Inside Out 2
The Brutalist (c) A24
Best Director
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker - Anora
Edward Berger - Conclave
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Denis Villeneuve - Dune: Part Two
Pedro Almodóvar - The Room Next Door
RaMell Ross - Nickel Boys
Maria (c) Netflix
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Angelina Jolie - Maria
Nicole Kidman - Babygirl
Mikey Madison - Anora
Amy Adams - Nightbitch
Tilda Swinton - The Room Next Door
A Complete Unknown (c) Searchlight Pictures
Best Actor
Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig - Queer
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Paul Mescal - Gladiator II
Glen Powell - Hit Man
Emilia Pérez (c) Netflix
Best Supporting Actress
Joan Chen - Dìdi
Danielle Deadwyler - The Piano Lesson
Saoirse Ronan - Blitz
Isabella Rosselini - Conclave
Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Aubrey Plaza - My Old Ass
Life of Chuck (c) Life of Chuck
Best Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Mark Hamill - Life of Chuck
Clarence Maclin - Sing Sing
Peter Sarsgaard - September 5
Denzel Washington - Gladiator 2
Javier Bardem - Dune Part 2
John Magaro - September 5
Anora (c) NEON
Best Original Screenplay
Anora
Dìdi
Hard Truths
The Room Next Door
September 5
Challengers
A Real Pain
Conclave (c) Focus Features
Best Adapted Screenplay
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Gladiator 2
Inside Out 2
Nickel Boys
The Piano Lesson
Queer (c) Yannis Drakoulidis
Best Score
Challengers - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Conclave - Volker Bertelmann
Emilia Pérez - Clément Ducol and Camille
Saturday Night - Jon Batiste
The Wild Robot - Kris Bowers
Dune: Part Two - Hans Zimmer
Queer - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
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