My final predictions for the 97th Academy Awards nominations
Best Picture
The Brutalist
Conclave
Anora
Nickel Boys
Emilia Perez
Wicked
The Substance
Dune: Part Two
A Complete Unknown
A Real Pain
Should be on the list but won’t: Sing Sing
Best Director
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
Edward Berger (Conclave)
Sean Baker (Anora)
RaMell Ross (Nickel Boys)
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Perez)
Best Actress
Demi Moore (The Substance)
Mikey Madison (Anora)
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez)
Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)
Best Actor
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
Timothee Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
The 5th spot will probably be Daniel Craig (Queer), but I’m manifesting Sebastian Stan.
Best Supporting Actress
Zoe Saldana (Emilia Perez)
Ariana Grande (Wicked)
Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
Margaret Qualley (The Substance)
Isabella Rosselini (Conclave)
Best Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
Yura Borisov (Anora)
Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Conclave
Sing Sing
Nickel Boys
Emilia Perez
A Complete Unknown
Best Original Screenplay
Anora
The Brutalist
The Substance
Hard Truths
A Real Pain
Best Cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
Nosferatu
Conclave
Best Costume Design
Wicked
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Conclave
Best Film Editing
Dune: Part Two
The Brutalist
Conclave
Anora
Challengers
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Substance
Wicked
A Different Man
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Nosferatu
Best Production Design
Wicked
Dune: Part Two
The Brutalist
Conclave
Nosferatu
Best Score
The Brutalist
Conclave
The Wild Robot
Emilia Perez
Challengers
Best Song
El Mal (Emilia Perez)
Kiss the Sky (The Wild Robot)
Like a Bird (Sing Sing)
Compress/Repress (Challengers)
The Six Triple Eight (The Journey)
Best Sound
Dune: Part Two
Wicked
Gladiator II
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Perez
Best Visual Effects
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Better Man
Gladiator II
Best Animated Feature
Flow
The Wild Robot
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Documentary Feature
No Other Land
Daughters
Sugarcane
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Will and Harper
Best International Film
Emilia Perez
I’m Still Here
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Kneecap
Best Animated Short
Beautiful Men
A Bear Named Wojtek
Yuck!
Wander to Wonder
A Crab in the Pool
Best Documentary Short
I am Ready, Warden
Once Upon a Time in Ukraine
Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World
Death By Numbers
Incident
Best Live Action Short
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
The Masterpiece
An Orange from Jaffa
Anuja
Dovecote