Personal Oscars
2022 - 2021 - 2020 - 2019 - 2018
Oscies!!!!
We begin with the personal picks, if I had the power to make my own nominations. I count (generally) based on US theatrical or streaming wide release, which I think only really impacts one movie this year, but we'll see.
My personal winner is bolded and italicized.
Supporting Actor
- Swann Arlaud (Anatomy Of A Fall)
- Robert De Niro (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
- Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)
- Tom Hanks (Asteroid City)
- John Magaro (Past Lives)
Supporting Actress
- Maya Hawke (Maestro)
- Kathryn Hunter (Poor Things)
- Rachel McAdams (Are You There God? It's Me Margaret)
- Cara Jade Myers (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
- Tilda Swinton (The Killer)
Actor
- Ryan Gosling (Barbie)
- Charles Melton (May December)
- Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
- Jason Schwartzman (Asteroid City)
- Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)
Actress
- Lily Gladstone (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
- Park Ji-min (Return To Seoul)
- Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla)
- Emma Stone (Poor Things)
- Michelle Williams (Showing Up)
Ensemble
- Asteroid City
- Barbie
- How To Blow Up A Pipeline
- Killers Of The Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
Score
- Jerskin Fendrix (Poor Things)
- Ludwig Goransson (Oppenheimer)
- Joe Hisaishi (The Boy And The Heron)
- Daniel Pemberton (Spider-man: Across The Spider-verse)
- Robbie Robertson (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Screenplay
Includes both Adapted and Original
- Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola (Asteroid City)
- Kelly Fremon Craig (Are You There God? It's Me Margaret)
- Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller (Blackberry)
- Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
- Eric Roth, Martin Scorcese (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Debut Film
Has to be the director's first full-length narrative film, shorts and student films and (generally) TV movies aren't counted against them
- Raine Allen-Miller (Rye Lane)
- Cord Jefferson (American Fiction)
- Celine Song (Past Lives)
Director
- Wes Anderson (Asteroid City)
- Sofia Coppola (Priscilla)
- Daniel Goldhaber (How To Blow Up A Pipeline)
- Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
- Kelly Reichardt (Showing Up)
Picture
- Anatomy Of A Fall
- Asteroid City
- The Boy And The Heron
- How To Blow Up A Pipeline
- Killers Of The Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Priscilla
- Return To Seoul
- Showing Up
Real Oscars
The Oscars are an actual thing that also exists, so here are my picks for that! Last year I got 17/23
Original Screenplay
Should Win: Anatomy Of A Fall
Will Win: Anatomy Of A Fall
Adapted Screenplay
Should Win: Oppenheimer
Will Win: American Fiction
Visual Effects
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: Godzilla Minus One
Sound
Should Win: Oppenheimer
Will Win: Oppenheimer
Live Action Short
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar
Animated Short
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: Letter To A Pig
Production Design:
Should Win: Barbie
Will Win: Poor Things
Original Song
Should Win: I'm Just Ken (Barbie)
Will Win: What Was I Made For? (Barbie)
Score
Should Win: Killers Of The Flower Moon
Will Win: Oppenheimer
Makeup And Hairstyling
Should Win: Oppenheimer
Will Win: Maestro
International Feature
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: The Zone Of Interest
Editing
Should Win: Oppenheimer
Will Win: Oppenheimer
Documentary Short
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: The ABCs of Book Banning
Documentary Feature
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: 20 Days In Mariupol
Director
Should Win: Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Will Win: Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Costume Design
Should Win: Poor Things
Will Win: Poor Things
Cinematography
Should Win: Oppenheimer
Will Win: Oppenheimer
Animated Feature
Should Win: The Boy And The Heron
Will Win: The Boy And The Heron
Supporting Actress
Should Win: probably Da'vine Joy Randolph? I didn't see The Holdovers but I affirmatively think Emily Blunt and America Ferrera should NOT win
Will Win: Da'vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)
Supporting Actor
Should Win: Robert De Niro (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Will Win: Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)
Actress
Should Win: truly a 50/50 tie between Lily Gladstone (Killers Of The Flower Moon) and Emma Stone (Poor Things)
Will Win: Lily Gladstone (Killers Of The Flower Moon)
Actor
Should Win: Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Will Win: Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Picture
Should Win: Oppenheimer
Will Win: Oppenheimer