Unsurprisingly, we’re entering Barbenheimer season once again as the predictions for the 2024 Oscars start rolling in.
Scheduled for Sunday, 10 March 2024, the Academy Awards are considered one of the most prestigious in the film awards season.
And, while there are several other contenders for next year’s top awards, the bright pinks of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and muted tones of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer are likely to dominate the ceremony.
1. Best Picture
Oppenheimer
The Holdovers
Barbie
American Fiction
Poor Things
The Color Purple
Maestro
Past Lives
Killers of the Flower Moon
The Zone of Interest
2. Best Director
Christopher Nolan — Oppenheimer
Greta Gerwig — Barbie
Martin Scorsese — Killers of the Flower Moon
Yorgos Lanthimos — Poor Things
Alexander Payne — The Holdovers
3. Best Actor
Cillian Murphy — Oppenheimer
Bradley Cooper — Maestro
Colman Domingo — Rustin
Paul Giamatti — The Holdovers
Jeffrey Wright — American Fiction
4. Best Actress
Emma Stone — Poor Things
Lily Gladstone — Killers of the Flower Moon
Carey Mulligan — Maestro
Fantasia Barrino — The Color Purple
Margot Robbie — Barbie
5. Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr. — Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling — Barbie
Robert DeNiro — Killers of the Flower Moon
Charles Melton — May December
Sterling K. Brown — American Fiction
6. Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — The Holdovers
Danielle Brooks — The Color Purple
Emily Blunt — Oppenheimer
Taraji P. Henson — The Color Purple
Jodie Foster — Nyad
The Oscar Shortlists will come out next Thursday, with the nominees revealed only on 23 January and final voting from 22 to 27 February.
This gives you some time to get watching the top contenders before the big announcements are made!
SOURCES:
https://variety.com/lists/2024-oscar-predictions/best-picture-4/
https://awardswatch.com/category/predictions/film-predictions/oscars-predictions/2024-oscar-predictions/
https://collider.com/oscars-predictions-2024/
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