After months of precursor award shows, the Oscars are finally going to be awarded this coming Sunday, March 10. Jimmy Kimmel has the hosting duties for a second year in a row, with the Academy likely hoping to ride the luck of no one getting slapped last year. It’s an interesting slate this year – a solid mix of big blockbusters and smaller art films. The ratings for last year’s show were up, a trend which will hopefully continue for those of us who enjoy seeing film’s great stars and craftspeople come together to celebrate our favorite art form. With so many other awards bodies having given their awards already, and many awarding the same winners, I unfortunately don’t see it being a year with many surprises. Here are our predictions.

-Michael Powell

Best Picture

American Fiction

Anatomy of a Fall

Barbie

The Holdovers

Killers of the Flower Moon

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Past Lives

Poor Things

The Zone of Interest

Michael Powell’s Prediction: Oppenheimer

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Oppenheimer

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Oppenheimer

Best Director

Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall)

Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)

Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things)

Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Christopher Nolan

Michael Powell’s Prediction: Christopher Nolan

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Christopher Nolan

Best Actress

Annette Bening (Nyad)

Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Sandra Huller (Anatomy of a Fall)

Carey Mulligan (Maestro)

Emma Stone (Poor Things)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Lily Gladstone

Michael Powell’s Prediction: Lily Gladstone

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Lily Gladstone

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper (Maestro)

Colman Domingo (Rustin)

Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)

Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)

Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Cillian Murphy

Michael Powell’s Prediction: Cillian Murphy

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Cillian Murphy

Best Supporting Actress

Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)

Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple)

America Ferrara (Barbie)

Jodie Foster (Nyad)

Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Da’Vine Joy Randolph

Michael Powell’s Prediction: Da’Vine Joy Randolph

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Da’Vine Joy Randolph

Best Supporting Actor

Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction)

Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)

Ryan Gosling (Barbie)

Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Robert Downey Jr.

Michael Powell’s Prediction: Robert Downey Jr.

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Robert Downey Jr.

Best Original Screenplay

Justine Triet and Arthur Hirari (Anatomy of a Fall)

David Hemingson (The Holdovers)

Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer (Maestro)

Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik (May December)

Past Lives (Celine Song)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Anatomy of a Fall

Michael Powell’s Prediction: The Holdovers

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Anatomy of a Fall

Best Adapted Screenplay

Cord Jefferson (American Fiction)

Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach (Barbie)

Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)

Tony McNamara (Poor Things)

Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: American Fiction

Michael Powell’s Prediction: American Fiction

Noah Damron’s Prediction: American Fiction

Best International Feature

Io Capitano

Perfect Days

Society of the Snow

The Teacher’s Lounge

The Zone of Interest

Robert Butler’s Prediction: The Zone of Interest

Michael Powell’s Prediction: The Zone of Interest

Noah Damron’s Prediction: The Zone of Interest

Best Animated Feature

The Boy and the Heron

Elemental

Nimona

Robot Dreams

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (but I hope Michael Powell is right)

Michael Powell’s Prediction: The Boy and the Heron (this is the one win I’m asking for, God)

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Documentary Feature

Bobi Wine: The People’s President

The Eternal Memory

Four Daughters

To Kill a Tiger

20 Days in Mariupol

Robert Butler’s Prediction: 20 Days in Mariupol

Michael Powell’s Prediction: 20 Days in Mariupol

Noah Damron’s Prediction: 20 Days in Mariupol

Best Film Editing

Laurent Senechal (Anatomy of a Fall)

Kevin Tent (The Holdovers)

Thelma Schoonmaker (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Jennifer Lame (Oppenheimer)

Yorgos Mavropsaridis (Poor Things)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Oppenheimer

Michael Powell’s Prediction: Oppenheimer

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Oppenheimer

Best Cinematography

Edward Lachman (El Conde)

Rodrigo Prieto (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Matthew Libatique (Maestro)

Hoyte van Hoytema (Oppenheimer)

Robbie Ryan (Poor Things)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Oppenheimer

Michael Powell’s Prediction: Oppenheimer

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Oppenheimer

Best Costume Design

Jacqueline Durran (Barbie)

Jacqueline West (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Janty Yates and Dave Crossman (Napoleon)

Ellen Mirojnick (Oppenheimer)

Holly Waddington (Poor Things)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Poor Things

Michael Powell’s Prediction: Poor Things

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Barbie

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby, and Ashra Kelly-Blue (Golda)

Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell (Maestro)

Luisa Abel (Oppenheimer)

Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston (Poor Things)

Ana Lopez-Puigcerver, David Marti and Montse Ribe (Society of the Snow)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Poor Things

Michael Powell’s Prediction: Poor Things

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Maestro

Best Production Design

Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer (Barbie)

Jack Fisk and Adam Willis (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Arthur Max and Elli Griff (Napoleon)

Ruth De Jong and Claire Kaufman (Oppenheimer)

James Price, Shona Heath, and Zsuzsa Mihalek (Poor Things)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Poor Things

Michael Powell’s Prediction: Barbie

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Poor Things

Best Original Score

Laura Karpman (American Fiction)

John Williams (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny)

Robbie Robertson (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Ludwig Goransson (Oppenheimer)

Jerskin Fendrix (Poor Things)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Oppenheimer

Michael Powell’s Prediction: Oppenheimer

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Oppenheimer

Best Original Song

The Fire Inside – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren (Flamin’ Hot)

I’m Just Ken – Music and Lyrics by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (Barbie)

It Never Went Away – Music and Lyrics by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson (American Symphony)

Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People) – Music and Lyrics by Scott George (Killers of the Flower Moon)

What Was I Made For? – Music and Lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (Barbie)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: What Was I Made For?

Michael Powell’s Prediction: I’m Just Ken

Noah Damron’s Prediction: What Was I Made For?

Best Sound

Ian Voight, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic (The Creator)

Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic (Maestro)

Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One)

Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell (Oppenheimer)

Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn (The Zone of Interest)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Oppenheimer

Michael Powell’s Prediction: The Zone of Interest

Noah Damron’s Prediction: The Zone of Interest

Best Visual Effects

Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould (The Creator)

Takashi Yamazaki, Kyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima (Godzilla Minus One)

Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3)

Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One)

Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simon Coco and Neil Corbould (Napoleon)

Robert Butler’s Prediction: Godzilla Minus One

Michael Powell’s Prediction: Godzilla Minus One

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Godzilla Minus One

Best Animated Short Film

Letter to a Pig

Ninety-Five Senses

Our Uniform

Pachyderme

War is Over!

Robert Butler’s Prediction: War is Over!

Michael Powell’s Prediction: War is Over!

Noah Damron’s Prediction: Letter t0 a Pig

Best Live Action Short Film

The After

Invincible

Knight of Fortune

Red, White and Blue

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Robert Butler’s Prediction: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Michael Powell’s Prediction: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Noah Damron’s Prediction: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Best Documentary Short Film

The ABCs of Book Banning

The Barber of Little Rock

Island In Between

The Last Repair Shop

Nai Nai and Wai Po

Robert Butler’s Prediction: The ABCs of Book Banning

Michael Powell’s Prediction: The ABCs of Book Banning

Noah Damron’s Prediction: The ABCs of Book Banning