Dìdi (c) A24 / Saturday Night (c) Sony Pictures
Here we are in October, and I feel like I’m already late in providing reminder nominees for the Oscars before the nominees solidifies with critic awards. Already the Gotham Award nominees have thrown things askew, as they nominated Yura Borisov as the sympathetic henchman in Anora (my favorite as well) for Supporting Actor while I still think that the more scene stealing Karren Karagulian has the better chance. My two reminders are in Supporting categories with Joan Chen as the caring mother in Dìdi (the only Asian actor with a chance to make the list this year) and Lamorne Morris, who seems to be in his own movie as Garrett Morris in Saturday Night. Both stand out in the noise of their respective movies and should be seriously considered.
Here is how I think the Oscar nominations would shake out if given out now.
Enjoy.
The Interested Bystander’s Oscar Predictions
October 2024
Anira (c) NEON
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune Part 2
Emilia Pérez
Gladiator 2
September 5
Sing Sing
Wicked
The Wild Robot
A Real Pain
The Room Next Door
Emilia Pérez (c) Netflix
Best Director
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker - Anora
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Ridley Scott – Gladiator 2
Denis Villeneuve - Dune: Part Two
Pedro Almodóvar - The Room Next Door
Edward Berger - Conclave
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Angelina Jolie - Maria
Nicole Kidman - Babygirl
Mikey Madison - Anora
Saoirse Ronan - The Outrun
Tilda Swinton - The Room Next Door
Sing Sing (c) A24
Best Actor
Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig - Queer
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Glen Powell - Hit Man
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
Joan Chen - Dìdi
Danielle Deadwyler - The Piano Lesson
Aunjanue Ellis- Taylor - Nickel Boys
Saoirse Ronan - Blitz
Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Isabella Rosselini - Conclave
A Real Pain (c) Searchlight Pictures
Best Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin - Sing Sing
Lamorne Morris - Saturday Night
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Denzel Washington - Gladiator 2
Karren Karagulian - Anora
Peter Sarsgaard - September 5
Best Original Screenplay
Anora
The Brutalist
Hard Truths
A Real Pain
Saturday Night
September 5
Blitz
Challengers
Nickel Boys (c) Amazon MGM Studios
Best Adapted Screenplay
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Gladiator 2
The Room Next Door
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Wild Robot (c) Universe Pictures
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
Blitz – Hans Zimmer
The Room Next Door – Alberto Iglesias
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