As we near the end of our Awards Season 2024 Journey, and await the Oscar ceremony tomorrow, we have reached consensus on what we would choose to win, and what we expect will win tomorrow. These lists are very different!
CineJourney’s Choices for the 2023 Oscars
Best Picture
Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Director
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Actor
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Best Actress
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Best Original Screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall
Best Adapted Screenplay
Poor Things
Best Animated Feature
The Boy and the Heron
Best International Feature Film
The Zone of Interest
Best Documentary Feature Film
20 Days in Mariupol
Best Original Score
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Original Song
“I’m Just Ken,” Barbie
Best Sound
The Zone of Interest
Best Production Design
Poor Things
Best Cinematography
Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Poor Things
Best Costume Design
Barbie/Poor Things (tie)
Best Film Editing
Killers of the Flower Moon, Anatomy of a Fall (tie)
Best Visual Effects
Godzilla Minus One
Best Documentary Short Subject
The Last Repair Shop
Best Live Action Short Film
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Best Animated Short Film
Letter to a Pig
CineJourney’s Predictions for the 2023 Oscars
Best Picture
Oppenheimer
Best Director
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Best Actor
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Best Actress
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey, Jr., Oppenheimer
Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Best Original Screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall
Best Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction
Best Animated Feature
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best International Feature Film
The Zone of Interest
Best Documentary Feature Film
20 Days in Mariupol
Best Original Score
Oppenheimer
Best Original Song
“What Was I Made For?,” Barbie
Best Sound
Oppenheimer
Best Production Design
Poor Things
Best Cinematography
Oppenheimer
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Maestro
Best Costume Design
Poor Things
Best Film Editing
Oppenheimer
Best Visual Effects
Godzilla Minus One
Best Documentary Short Subject
The ABC’s of Book Banning
Best Live Action Short Film
The After
Best Animated Short Film
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