TheWrap awards editor Steve Pond offers his predictions on this year’s highly competitive race. To read his full analysis of his picks (and who might pull off an upset), click here.
Best Picture
Nominees:
“Dune”
“King Richard”
“Licorice Pizza”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog”
“West Side Story”
Predicted winner: “CODA”
Best Director
Nominees:
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza”
Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast”
Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Drive My Car”
Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story”
Predicted winner: Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”
Best Actor
Nominees:
Javier Bardem, “Being the Ricardos”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog”
Andrew Garfield, “tick, tick…BOOM!”
Will Smith, “King Richard”
Denzel Washington, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Predicted winner: Will Smith
Best Actress
Nominees:
Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Olivia Colman, “The Lost Daughter”
Penélope Cruz, “Parallel Mothers”
Nicole Kidman, “Being the Ricardos”
Kristen Stewart, “Spencer”
Predicted winner: Jessica Chastain
Best Supporting Actor
Nominees:
Ciaran Hinds, “Belfast”
Troy Kotsur, “CODA”
Jesse Plemons, “The Power of the Dog”
J.K. Simmons, “Being the Ricardos”
Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog”
Best Supporting Actress
Nominees:
Jessie Buckley, “The Lost Daughter”
Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”
Judi Dench, “Belfast”
Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog”
Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard”
Predicted winner: Ariana DeBose
Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominees:
“CODA,” Sian Heder
“Drive My Car,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
“Dune,” Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth
“The Lost Daughter,” Maggie Gyllenhaal
“The Power of the Dog,” Jane Campion
Predicted winner: “CODA”
Best Original Screenplay
Nominees:
“Belfast,” Kenneth Branagh
“Don’t Look Up,” Adam McKay, David Sirota
“King Richard,” Zach Baylin
“Licorice Pizza,” Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Worst Person in the World,” Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Predicted winner: “Belfast”
Best Cinematography
Nominees:
“Dune,” Greig Fraser
“Nightmare Alley,” Dan Laustsen
“The Power of the Dog,” Ari Wegner
“The Tragedy of Macbeth,” Bruno Delbonnel
“West Side Story,” Janusz Kaminski
Predicted winner: “The Power of the Dog,” Ari Wegner
Don’t Look Up”
“Dune”
“King Richard”
“The Power of the Dog”
“tick, tick…BOOM!”
Predicted winner: “Dune”
Best Costume Design
Nominees:
“Cruella”
“Cyrano”
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“West Side Story”
Predicted winner: “Cruella”
Best Production Design
Nominees:
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog”
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
“West Side Story”
Predicted winner: “Nightmare Alley”
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Nominees:
“Coming 2 America”
“Cruella”
“Dune”
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
“House of Gucci”
Predicted winner: “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Best Original Score
Nominees:
“Don’t Look Up,” Nicholas Britell
“Dune,” Hans Zimmer
“Encanto,” Germaine Franco
“Parallel Mothers,” Alberto Iglesias
“The Power of the Dog,” Jonny Greenwood
Predicted winner: “Dune”
Best Original Song
Nominees:
“Be Alive” from “King Richard”
“Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto”
“Down to Joy” from “Belfast”
“No Time to Die” from “No Time to Die”
“Somehow You Do” from “Four Good Days”
Predicted winner: “No Time to Die” from “No Time to Die”
Best Sound
Nominees:
“Belfast”
“Dune”
“No Time to Die”
“The Power of the Dog”
“West Side Story”
Predicted winner: “Dune”
Best Visual Effects
Nominees:
“Dune”
“Free Guy”
“No Time to Die”
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
“Spider-Man: No Way Home”
Predicted winner: “Dune”
Best International Feature Film
Nominees:
Bhutan, “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom”
Denmark, “Flee”
Italy, “The Hand of God”
Japan, “Drive My Car”
Norway, “The Worst Person in the World”
Predicted winner: “Drive My Car”
Best Animated Feature
Nominees:
“Encanto”
“Flee”
“Luca”
“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
“Raya and the Last Dragon”
Predicted winner: “Encanto”
Best Documentary Feature
Nominees:
“Ascension”
“Attica”
“Flee”
“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised)”
“Writing With Fire”
Predicted winner: “Summer of Soul”
Best Documentary Short Subject
Nominees:
“Audible”
“Lead Me Home”
“The Queen of Basketball”
“Three Songs for Benazir”
“When We Were Bullies”
Predicted winner: “The Queen of Basketball”
Best Live Action Short Film
Nominees:
“Ala Kachuu – Take and Run”
“The Dress”
“The Long Goodbye”
“On My Mind”
“Please Hold”
Predicted winner: “The Long Goodbye”
Best Animated Short Film
Nominees:
“Affairs of the Art”
“Bestia”
“Boxballet”
“Robin Robin”
“The Windshield Wiper”
Predicted winner: “The Windshield Wiper”
