Personal Oscars
Oscies!!!!
Personal picks first, which do not track with either Academy nominations or Academy eligibility rules! Generally speaking I go off when it had its wide theatrical or streaming US release, aka The Worst Person In The World counts as a 2k22 movie for me.
My personal winner is bolded and italicized.
Supporting Actor
- Stephen Lang (Avatar: The Way Of Water)
- Tobey Maguire (Babylon)
- Ben Whishaw (Women Talking)
- Michael Wincott (Nope)
- Steven Yeun (Nope)
Supporting Actress
- Kerry Condon (The Banshees Of Inishirin)
- Chloe East (The Fabelmans)
- Nina Hoss (Tár)
- Sheila McCarthy (Women Talking)
- Sigourney Weaver (Avatar: The Way Of Water)
Actor
- Austin Butler (Elvis)
- Colin Farrell (After Yang)
- Brendon Fraser (The Whale)
- Cooper Raiff (Cha Cha Real Smooth)
- Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Actress
- Cate Blanchett (Tár)
- Mia Goth (Pearl)
- Renata Reinsve (The Worst Person In The World)
- Tang Wei (Decision To Leave)
- Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Ensemble (new!)
- Babylon
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Women Talking
Score (new!)
- Tyler Bates, Tim Williams (Pearl)
- Justin Hurwitz (Babylon)
- Alex Lasarenko, Kevin Perjurer (Disney Channel's Theme: A History Mystery)
- Aska Matsumiya (After Yang)
- Jo Yeong-wook (Decision To Leave)
Screenplay (new!)
Includes both Adapted and Original
- Sarah DeLappe, Kristen Roupenian (Bodies Bodies Bodies)
- Todd Field (Tár)
- Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
- Martin McDonagh (The Banshees Of Inishirin)
- Joachim Tier, Eskil Vogt (The Worst Person In The World)
Debut Film (new!)
Has to be the director's first full-length film, shorts and student films and (generally) TV movies aren't counted against them
- Michael Morris (To Leslie)
- Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies)
- Jane Schoenbrun (We're All Going To The World's Fair)
- Domee Shi (Turning Red)
- Charlotte Wells (Aftersun)
Director
- James Cameron (Avatar: The Way Of Water)
- Todd Field (Tár)
- Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
- Jordan Peele (Nope)
- Ti West (Pearl)
Picture
- Aftersun
- After Yang
- Babylon
- Decision To Leave
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- The Fabelmans
- Nope
- Tár
- Pearl
- The Worst Person In The World
Real Oscars
The Oscars are an actual thing that also exists, so here are my picks for that!
Original Screenplay
Should Win: Tár
Will Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Adapted Screenplay
Should Win: Women Talking
Will Win: Women Talking
Visual Effects
Should Win: Avatar: The Way Of Water
Will Win: Avatar: The Way Of Water
Sound
Should Win: Top Gun: Maverick
Will Win: Top Gun: Maverick
Live Action Short
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: An Irish Goodbye
Animated Short
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, And The Horse
Production Design:
Should Win: Babylon
Will Win: Babylon
Original Song
Should Win: Naatu Naatu (RRR)
Will Win: Naatu Naatu (RRR)
Score
Should Win: Babylon
Will Win: Babylon
Makeup And Hairstyling
Should Win: The Batman
Will Win: Elvis
International Feature
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: All Quiet On The Western Front
Editing
Should Win: Tár
Will Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Documentary Short
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: The Elephant Whisperers
Documentary Feature
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: Navalny
Director
Should Win: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Will Win: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Costume Design
Should Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Will Win: Elvis
Cinematography
Should Win: Tár
Will Win: All Quiet On The Western Front
Animated Feature
Should Win: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Will Win: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Supporting Actress
Should Win: Kerry Condon (The Banshees Of Inishirin)
Will Win: Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Supporting Actor
Should Win: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Will Win: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Actress
Should Win: Cate Blanchett (Tár)
Will Win: Cate Blanchett (Tár)
Actor
Should Win: Austin Butler (Elvis)
Will Win: Austin Butler (Elvis)
Picture
Should Win: Tár
Will Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once