So, I’ve been predicting the nomination, and I’ve been feeling strangely good about my picks, which is almost a guarantee that I’m going to crash and burn Sunday night. But, while I have given my predictions for what I thought would win and be nominated, I haven’t said what my personal nominees would have been had the Oscars been left up to me, which seems like a pretty great idea, now that I think about it.
So, here is what I would have nominated. Leaving out a few categories out (International Feature, all shorts, Best Documentary) because I don’t feel like I’ve seen enough to make a well-educated group of nominees.
But, here we go. The nominees are…
Best Picture
The Card Counter
Dune
The French Dispatch
The Green Knight
The Last Duel
No Sudden Move
Pig
Power Of The Dog
The Tragedy Of MacBeth
West Side Story
Best Director
Wes Anderson, The French Dispatch
Jane Campion, Power Of The Dog
Ridley Scott, The Last Duel
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve, Dune
Best Actress
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Jodie Comer, The Last Duel
Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person In The World
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Rachel Ziegler, West Side Story
Best Actor
Nicolas Cage, Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power Of The Dog
Matt Damon, Stillwater
Oscar Issac, The Card Counter
Dev Patel, The Green Knight
Best Supporting Actress
Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Kathryn Hunter, The Tragedy Of MacBeth
Ruth Negga, Passing
Best Supporting Actor
Bradley Cooper, Licorice Pizza
Colman Domingo, Zola
Mike Faist, West Side Story
Kodi Smit-McPhee, Power Of The Dog
Jeffrey Wright, The French Dispatch
Best Original Screenplay
Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar
The French Dispatch
The Matrix: Resurrections
No Sudden Move
Pig
Best Adapted Screenplay
Dune
The Green Knight
The Last Duel
The Lost Daughter
Power Of The Dog
Best Animated Feature
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells Vs The Machines
Sing 2
Best Original Score
Dune
The French Dispatch
The Lost Daughter
Power Of The Dog
The Tragedy Of MacBeth
Best Original Song
“Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto
“Edgar’s Prayer” from Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar
“Family Madrigal” from Encanto
“The Nowhere Inn” from The Nowhere Inn
“Surface Pressure” from Encanto
Best Cinematography
Dune
In The Heights
No Sudden Move
Power Of The Dog
West Side Story
Best Costume Design
Dune
The French Dispatch
The Last Duel
Power Of The Dog
West Side Story
Best Editing
Dune
In The Heights
No Sudden Move
Power Of The Dog
The Tragedy Of MacBeth
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Cruella
Dune
The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
House Of Gucci
West Side Story
Best Production Design
Dune
The French Dispatch
The Matrix: Resurrections
The Tragedy Of MacBeth
West Side Story
Best Sound
A Quiet Place, Part 2
Dune
F9
The Green Knight
West Side Story
Best Visual Effects
Dune
F9
The Matrix: Resurrection
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Fancy Boys Club 