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2023 Oscar Predictions

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Young Critic's Predictions for the Academy Awards


Best Picture:


Will Win: Everything, Everywhere All at Once


Should Win: Tár


Could Win: All Quiet on the Western Front


Best Director:


Will Win: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheniert (Everything, Everywhere All at Once)


Should Win: Todd Field (Tár)


Could Win: Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)


Best Lead Actor:


Will Win: Brendan Fraser (The Whale)


Should Win: Paul Mescal (Aftersun)


Could Win: Austin Butler (Elvis)


Best Lead Actress:


Will Win: Michelle Yeoh (Everything, Everywhere All at Once)


Should Win: Cate Blanchett (Tár)


Could Win: Cate Blanchett (Tár)

Best Supporting Actor:


Will Win: Ke Huy Quan (Everything, Everywhere All at Once)


Should Win: Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)


Could Win: Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Best Supporting Actress:


Will Win: Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)


Should Win: Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)


Could Win: Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)

Best Original Screenplay:


Will Win: Everything, Everywhere All at Once


Should Win: Everything, Everywhere All at Once


Could Win: The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Adapted Screenplay:


Will Win: All Quiet On the Western Front


Should Win: Women Talking


Could Win: Women Talking

Best Editing:


Will Win: Everything, Everywhere All at Once


Should Win: Everything, Everywhere All at Once


Could Win: Elvis

Best Cinematography:


Will Win: All Quiet on the Western Front


Should Win: Empire of Light


Could Win: Elvis

Best Sound:


Will Win: All Quiet on the Western Front


Should Win: Top Gun: Maverick


Could Win: Top Gun: Maverick

Best Animated Film:


Will Win: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio


Should Win: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio


Could Win: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Best International Film:


Will Win: All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)


Should Win: Close (Belgium)


Could Win: Argentina, 1984 (Argentina)

Best Documentary Feature:


Will Win: Navalny


Should Win: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed


Could Win: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Best Original Score:


Will Win: All Quiet on the Western Front


Should Win: Babylon


Could Win: Babylon

Best Original Song:


Will Win: "Naatu, Naatu" (RRR)


Should Win: "Naatu, Naatu" (RRR)


Could Win: "Lift Me Up" (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)

Best Visual Effects:


Will Win: Avatar: The Way of Water


Should Win: Avatar: The Way of Water


Could Win: Top Gun: Maverick

Best Live Action Short:


Will Win: The Red Suitcase


Should Win: The Red Suitcase


Could Win: An Irish Goodbye

Best Animated Short:


Will Win: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse


Should Win: Ice Merchants


Could Win: My Year of Dicks

Best Documentary Short:


Will Win: The Elephant Whisperers


Should Win: Haulout


Could Win: Stranger at the Gate

Best Production Design:


Will Win: Babylon


Should Win: Babylon


Could Win: Elvis

Best Costume Design:


Will Win: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever


Should Win: Babylon


Could Win: Elvis

Best Make-Up and Hairstyling:


Will Win: The Whale


Should Win: The Whale


Could Win: Elvis

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