94th Oscar Nominee Predictions

The end of awards season is nigh. Tomorrow, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (commonly referred to as AMPAS or simply The Academy) will reveal the awards bodies nominees for the 94th Oscars® will be announced in all 23 Academy Award® categories as part of a live presentation hosted by actor-comedian Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace, The Help) and actor-CEO-producer Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish, The High Note) beginning at 5:18 Pacific Standard Time on Oscar.com, Oscars.org, The Academy's Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook pages, as well as on news programs such as Good Morning America and ABC News Live. So, for the first time since starting Austin B Media, I wanted to predict what will be nominated for an Academy Award® tomorrow morning.

Best Picture

  • Being the Ricardos

  • Belfast

  • CODA

  • Drive My Car

  • Dune: Part One

  • Licorice Pizza

  • King Richard

  • The Power of the Dog

  • Tick, Tick...BOOM!

  • West Side Story

Best Director

  • Kenneth Branagh - Belfast

  • Ryûsuke Hamaguchi - Drive My Car

  • Denis Villeneuve - Dune: Part One

  • Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog

  • Steven Spielberg - West Side Story

Best Actress

  • Lady Gaga - House of Gucci

  • Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy

  • Alana Haim - Licorice Pizza

  • Olivia Colman - The Lost Daughter

  • Kristen Stewart - Spencer

Best Actor

  • Peter Dinklage - Cyrano

  • Will Smith - King Richard

  • Andrew Garfield - tick, tick...BOOM!

  • Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth

  • Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog

Best Supporting Actress

  • Caitríona Balfe - Belfast

  • Aunjanue Ellis - King Richard

  • Ruth Negga - Passing

  • Kirsten Dunst - The Power of the Dog

  • Ariana DeBose - West Side Story

Best Supporting Actor

  • Ciarán Hinds – Belfast

  • Jamie Dornan - Belfast

  • Troy Kotsur - CODA

  • Jared Leto - House of Gucci

  • Kodi Smit-McPhee - The Power of the Dog

Best Original Screenplay

  • Belfast

  • Don't Look Up

  • King Richard

  • Licorice Pizza

  • Mass

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • CODA

  • Dune: Part One

  • The Lost Daughter

  • Passing

  • The Power of the Dog

Best Animated Feature

  • Encanto

  • Flee

  • Luca

  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines

  • Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Documentary Feature

  • Ascension

  • The First Wave

  • Flee

  • The Rescue

  • Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Best International Feature

  • A Hero

  • Drive My Car

  • Flee

  • The Hand of God

  • The Worst Person in the World

Best Cinematography

  • Belfast

  • Dune: Part One

  • Nightmare Alley

  • The Power of the Dog

  • The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Costume Design

  • Cruella

  • Cyrano

  • Dune: Part One

  • House of Gucci

  • Spencer

Best Film Editing

  • Belfast

  • Don't Look Up

  • Dune: Part One

  • Licorice Pizza

  • The Power of the Dog

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

  • Cruella

  • Cyrano

  • Dune: Part One

  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye

  • House of Gucci

Best Production Design

  • Belfast

  • Dune: Part One

  • The French Dispatch

  • Nightmare Alley

  • The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Sound

  • Belfast

  • Dune: Part One

  • No Time to Die

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

  • tick, tick...BOOM!

Best Visual Effects

  • Dune: Part One

  • Free Guy

  • Godzilla vs. Kong

  • No Time to Die

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Original Score

  • Don't Look Up

  • Dune: Part One

  • The French Dispatch

  • The Power of the Dog

  • Spencer

Best Original Song

  • "Down to Joy" - Belfast

  • "Beyond the Shore" - CODA

  • "Just Look Up" - Don't Look Up

  • "Be Alive" - King Richard

  • "No Time to Die" - No Time to Die

What do you think of my predictions? Let me know in the comments below or on any of the social networks in the header above. I'll be back here tomorrow to discuss the nominees!

Until next time!

Austin Belzer

My name is Austin Belzer. I’m a cynic, a perfectionist, high-strung (I’m told), and an overly anxious human being. I love to write. Whether it’s on GameSkinny, The BladedTech Show, Proven Gamer, The Vertical Slice, Movie Health Community, or SiftPop, I have always felt the need to write or create

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