Oscar shortlists are coming tomorrow. So without further ado, here are my final predictions on what could make the cut for International, Documentary, Makeup, Sound, VFX, Score, Song and Shorts.

Best International Feature (15)

• Armand (Norway)
• Dahomey (Senegal)
• Emilia Perez (France)
• Flow (Latvia)
• From Ground Zero (Palestine)
• The Girl With The Needle (Denmark)
• Grand Tour (Portugal)
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (Thailand)
• I'm Still Here (Brazil)
• Julie Keeps Quiet (Belgium)
• Kneecap (Ireland)
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
• Shambhala (Nepal)
• Universal Language (Canada)
• Vermiglio (Italy)

Alt: The Glassworker (Pakistan), Kill The Jockey (Argentina), Lost Ladies (India), Sujo (Mexico), Waves (Czech Republic)

Wildcards: The Devil's Bath (Austria), Memoires of a Burning Body (Costa Rica), Queens (Switzerland), Santosh (United Kingdom), Touch (Iceland), Under the Volcano (Poland)

Best Documentary Feature (15)

• Black Box Diaries
• Dahomey
• Daughters
• Ernest Cole: Lost & Found
• Intercepted
• The Last of the Sea Women
• Look Into My Eyes
• No Other Land
• Piece By Piece
• Porcelain War
• The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
• Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
• Sugarcane
• Union
• Will & Harper

Alt: The Commandant's Shadow, Elton John: Never Too Late, From Ground Zero, Hollywoodgate, Mistress Dispeller, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Wildcards: Frida, I Am: Celine Dion, Invisible Nation, Jim Henson Idea Man, Mediha, Music By John Williams

Best Makeup & Hairstyling (10)

• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• A Different Man
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Perez
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Gladiator II
• Maria
• Nosferatu
• The Substance
• Wicked

Alt: The Apprentice, A Complete Unknown, Hit Man, Queer, Sasquatch Sunset, Wicked

Wildcards: Bob Marley: One Love, Deadpool & Wolverine, The Deliverance, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Longlegs, Red One

Best Sound (10)

• The Brutalist
• Civil War
• A Complete Unknown
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Perez
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Gladiator II
• Nickel Boys
• Nosferatu
• Wicked

Alt: Blitz, Challengers, A Quiet Place: Day One, Twisters

Wildcards: The Fall Guy, Here, Saturday Night, The Substance, The Wild Robot

Best Visual Effects (10)

• Better Man
• Deadpool & Wolverine
• Dune: Part Two
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Gladiator II
• Here
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Mufasa: The Lion King
• Twisters
• Wicked

Alt: Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Civil War, The Fall Guy, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, A Quiet Place: Day Two, Spaceman, The Substance

Best Original Score (20)

• Hans Zimmer, Blitz
• Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
• Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Challengers
• Volker Bertlemann, Conclave
• Clement Ducol, Emilia Perez
• Tom Holkenborg, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Harry Gregson-Williams, Gladiator II
• Gary Yershon, Hard Truths
• Alan Silvestri, Here
• Jerskin Fendrix, Kinds of Kindness
• Dave Metzger and Nicholas Britell, Mufasa: The Lion King
• Alex Somers and Scott Alario, Nickel Boys
• Robin Carolan, Nosferatu
• Alexandre Desplat, The Piano Lesson
• Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Queer
• Alberto Iglesias, The Room Next Door
• Jon Batiste, Saturday Night
• Bryce Dessner, Sing Sing
• John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
• Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot

Possibilities: Gints Zilbalodis and Rihards Zalupe, Flow; John Debney, Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1; Warren Ellis, I'm Still Here; Andrea Datzman, Inside Out 2; Andrew Wyatt, The Last Showgirl; Raffertie, The Substance

Wildcards: Matthew Hearon-Smith, Anora; Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Babygirl; Tamar-kali, The Fire Inside; Hildur Guonadottir, Joker: Folie a Deux; Brian Tyler, Transformers One; Nathan Helpern, Will & Harper

Best Original Song (15)

• Forbidden Road, Better Man
• Compress/Repress, Challengers
• Never Too Late, Elton John: Never Too Late
• El Mal, Emilia Perez
• Mi Camino, Emilia Perez
• Sick in the Head, Kneecap
• Beautiful That Way, The Last Showgirl
• Beyond, Moana 2
• I Always Wanted a Brother, Mufasa: The Lion King
• Piece By Piece, Piece By Piece
• Like A Bird, Sing Sing
• The Journey, The Six Triple Eight
• Out of Oklahoma, Twisters
• Kiss The Sky, The Wild Robot
• Harper and Will Go West, Will & Harper

Alt: Winter Coat, Blitz; Double Life, Despicable Me 4; Folie a Deux, Joker: Folie a Deux

Wildcards: The Idea of You, The Idea of You; Creatures of Nature, Sasquatch Sunset; If I Fall, Transformers One; Ain't No Love In Oklahoma, Twisters

Best Animated Short (15)

• Above Ground
• An Almost Christmas Story
• Back to Normal
• A Bear Named Wojtek
• A Guest From Elsewhere
• Humanitis
• In The Stars
• La Perra
• Maybe Elephants
• ME
• The Queen's Flowers
• Remember Me
• Self
• Silent Panorama
• The Wild-Tempered Clavier

Alt: Curiosa, The Family Portrait, Father's Letters, The Garden of Heart, Nate & John, Nube, Quota, Percebes; Tennis, Oranges

Wildcards: The 21, Beautiful Men, The Brown Dog, Bug Diner, The Car That Came Back From The Sea, A Crab in the Pool, Duck, The Voice of the Sirens, A Wind and the Shadow

Best Documentary Short (15)

• Chasing Roo
• Denial
• The Final Copy of Ilon Specht
• I Am Ready, Warden
• Incident
• Instruments of a Beating Heart
• Julia's Stepping Stones
• Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World
• The Medallion
• Motorcycle Mary
• A Move
• The Only Girl in the Orchestra
• A Swim Lesson
• The Turnaround
• Wings of Dust

Alt: Nine Easy Dances, Once Upon a Time in Ukraine, Until He's Back

Best Live-Action Short (15)

• 1Up
• Anuja
• Bogota Story
• Dovecote
• In the Fold
• Jellyfish and Lobster
• The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
• Motherland
• The Mourning Of
• Puppy Love
• Ripe!
• Room Taken
• Sardinia
• Say Hi After You Die
• Sister Wives

Alt: Porcelain, Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know