Since I am more or less obligated, here are my picks for what I think will win at this year’s Oscars, not necessarily what I would want to win.
Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert—Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Actor: Brendan Fraser—The Whale
Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh—Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan—Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Supporting Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis—Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Orignal Screenplay: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert—Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Adapted Screenplay: Sarah Polley—Women Talking
Best Animated Feature: Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
Best Documentary Feature: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Best International Feature: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Cinematography: Tar
Best Costume Design: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best Editing: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Makeup: Elvis
Best Original Score: Babylon
Best Original Song: Naatu Naatu from RRR
Best Production Design: Avatar: The Way of Water
Best Sound: Top Gun: Maverick
Best visual Effects: Avatar: The Way of Water
Best Animated Short: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Best Documentary Short: The Martha Mitchell Effect
Best Live-Action Short: Le Pupille