97th Oscars Projections: Post AFI/NBR & HCA Nominations Outlook
The Post AFI/NBR & HCA Noms Outlook For The Next Oscar Ceremony's Above-The-Line Races
INTRODUCTION
Consider this my post AFI/NBR & HCA nominations outlook for the eight above-the-line Oscars races for the 97th annual Academy Awards, which will be celebrating and awarding their choices for the best in film from 2024. If you want more detailed thoughts on my thinking on why I believe a certain movie or peformance may currently be a contender, and why I have them placed where I do in the running, look out for my much more in-depth piece on the matter that might be over at Ordinary Times by the time this is published.
BEST PICTURE: Tilts The Brutalist
- THE PREDICTED FIELD
01. The Brutalist
02. Anora
03. Conclave
04. Sing Sing
05. Dune: Part Two
06. Emilia Perez
07. Wicked
08. Nickel Boys
09. A Real Pain
10. A Complete Unknown
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- “ON THE BUBBLE”
11. The Wild Robot
12. The Substance
13. Challengers
14. Gladiator II
15. September 5
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- KEEP AN EYE ON
16. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
17. Juror #2
18. The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
19. The Room Next Door
20. Nosferatu
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- OFF THE BOARD SINCE THE LAST UPDATE: Blitz; Queer; Saturday Night; The Apprentice; The Piano Lesson
BEST DIRECTOR: Tilts Corbet
- THE PREDICTED FIELD
01. Brady Corbet; The Brutalist
02. Sean Baker; Anora
03. Edward Berger; Conclave
04. Denis Villeneuve; Dune: Part Two
05. Remelle Ross; Nickel Boys
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- “ON THE BUBBLE”
06. Jacques Audiard; Emilia Perez
07. Mohammad Rasoulof; The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
08. Jon M. Chu; Wicked
09. Coralie Fargeat; The Substance
10. Greg Kwedar; Sing Sing
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- KEEP AN EYE ON
11. Pedro Almodovar; The Room Next Door
12. Walter Salles; I’m Still Here
13. Payal Kapadia; All We Imagine As Light
14. Ridley Scott; Gladiator II
15. Robert Eggers; Nosferatu
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- OFF THE BOARD SINCE THE LAST UPDATE: N/A
BEST ACTOR: Tilts Brody
- THE PREDICTED FIELD
01. Adrien Brody; The Brutalist
02. Ralph Fiennes; Conclave
03. Colman Domingo; Sing Sing
04. Timothee Chalamet; A Complete Unknown
05. Daniel Craig; Queer
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- “ON THE BUBBLE”
06. Jesse Eisenberg; A Real Pain
07. Nicholas Hoult; Juror #2
08. Glen Powell; Hit Man
09. Kingsley Ben-Adir; Bob Marley: One Love
10. John David Washington; The Piano Lesson
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- KEEP AN EYE ON
11. Paul Mescal; Gladiator II
12. Timothee Chalamet; Dune: Part Two
13. Sebastian Stan; The Apprentice
14. Sebastian Stan; A Different Man
15. Jesse Plemons; Kinds Of Kindness
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- OFF THE BOARD SINCE THE LAST UPDATE: N/A
BEST ACTRESS: Tilts Madison
- THE PREDICTED FIELD
01. Mikey Madison; Anora
02. Angelina Jolie; Maria
03. Karla Sofia Gascon; Emilia Perez
04. Cynthia Erivo; Wicked
05. Marianne Jean-Baptiste; Hard Truths
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- “ON THE BUBBLE”
06. Demi Moore; The Substance
07. Nicole Kidman; Babygirl
08. Kate Winslet; Lee
09. Fernanda Torres; I’m Still Here
10. Tilda Swinton; The Room Next Door
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- KEEP AN EYE ON
11. Julianne Moore; The Room Next Door
12. Zendaya; Challengers
13. Amy Adams; Nightbitch
14. Saoirse Ronan; The Outrun
15. Pamela Anderson; The Last Showgirl
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- OFF THE BOARD SINCE THE LAST UPDATE: N/A
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tilts Culkin
- THE PREDICTED FIELD
01. Kieran Culkin; A Real Pain
02. Clarence Maclin; Sing Sing
03. Guy Pearce; The Brutalist
04. Yura Borisov; Anora
05. Denzel Washington; Gladiator II
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- “ON THE BUBBLE”
06. Stanley Tucci; Conclave
07. Edward Norton; A Complete Unknown
08. Mark Eydelshteyn; Anora
09. Jonathan Bailey; Wicked
10. John Lithgow; Conclave
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- KEEP AN EYE ON
11. Brian Tyree Henry; The Fire Inside
12. Samuel L. Jackson; The Piano Lesson
13. Austin Butler; Dune: Part Two
14. Adam Pearson; A Different Man
15. Jeremy Strong; The Apprentice
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- OFF THE BOARD SINCE THE LAST UPDATE: N/A
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Tilts Saldana
- THE PREDICTED FIELD
01. Zoe Saldana; Emilia Perez
02. Ariana Grande; Wicked
03. Isabella Rossellini; Conclave
04. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor; Nickel Boys
05. Selena Gomez; Emilia Perez
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- “ON THE BUBBLE”
06. Felicity Jones; The Brutalist
07. Danielle Deadwyler; The Piano Lesson
08. Margaret Qualley; The Substance
09. Natasha Lyonne; His Three Daughters
10. Elle Fanning; A Complete Unknown
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- KEEP AN EYE ON
11. Monica Barbaro; A Complete Unknown
12. Toni Collette; Juror #2
13. Zendaya; Dune: Part Two
14. Saoirse Ronan; Blitz
15. Joan Chen; Didi
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- OFF THE BOARD SINCE THE LAST UPDATE: N/A
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Tilts Anora
- THE PREDICTED FIELD
01. Anora
02. The Brutalist
03. A Real Pain
04. Hard Truths
05. His Three Daughters
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- “ON THE BUBBLE”
06. Challengers
07. The Substance
08. September 5
09. Juror #2
10. Saturday Night
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- KEEP AN EYE ON
11. The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
12. Babygirl
13. A Different Man
14. Didi
15. Blitz
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- OFF THE BOARD SINCE THE LAST UPDATE: N/A
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Tilts Sing Sing
- THE PREDICTED FIELD
01. Sing Sing
02. Conclave
03. Nickel Boys
04. Dune: Part Two
05. Emilia Perez
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- “ON THE BUBBLE”
06. Wicked
07. The Wild Robot
08. The Piano Lesson
09. Hit Man
10. The Room Next Door
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- KEEP AN EYE ON
11. Queer
12. Nosferatu
13. Nightbitch
14. A Complete Unknown
15. I’m Still Here
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- OFF THE BOARD SINCE THE LAST UPDATE: N/A