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