96th Academy Awards (2024 Oscars) Predictions
Author: Eric Wang, Ben Zhang
Date: Jan 25, 2024
Introduction
With the arrival new year of 2024, we eagerly anticipated the yearly iconic event, the Academy Awards officially known as the Oscars. In this article, we predicted the Oscars from the nominees, released on January 23, 2024. The 96th Academy Awards (2024 Oscars) will take place on March 11, 2024. The Academy Award is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Hollywood, US) presented annually since 1928 for achievement in the film industry in various categories.
Best Picture
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"American Fiction"
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"Anatomy of a Fall"
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"Barbie"
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"The Holdovers"
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"Killers of the Flower Moon"
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"Maestro"
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"Oppenheimer"
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"Past Lives"
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"Poor Things"
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"The Zone of Interest"
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We predicted “Oppenheimer” to be the winner of the Best Picture award. We think that “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Poor Things” are also outstanding movies in 2023, and we think they still might have a chance of winning. “Oppenheimer” did a fabulous job of depicting the relationship between J. Robert Oppenheimer and its surroundings, the use of cinematography language and artistic choices are truly masterpieces.
Best Directing
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Justine Triet, "Anatomy of a Fall"
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Martin Scorsese, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
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Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer"
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Yorgos Lanthimos, "Poor Things"
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Jonathan Glazer, "The Zone of Interest"
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We predict Christopher Nolan to be the winner of Best Director. Nolan has always been groundbreaking in innovations and boldly touching different genres of movies, from superheroes to science fiction. With the prestigious movie “Oppenheimer” and its artistic elements, we think this year it’s time for Christopher Nolan to win the Oscars for the best director award.
Best Actor In a Leading Role
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Bradley Cooper, "Maestro"
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Colman Domingo, "Rustin"
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Paul Giamatti, "The Holdovers"
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Cillian Murphy, "Oppenheimer"
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Jeffrey Wright, "American Fiction"
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Cillian Murphy has always been a kind of “background” and “side” character in movies, but always done an excellent job in acting and portraying his characters. Cillian Murphy has proven his strength in acting careers. His performance In “Oppenheimer” has made the character vivid and realistic, truly deserving, and most likely get his first Oscar award.
Best Actress In a Leading Role
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Annette Bening, "Nyad"
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Lily Gladstone, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
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Sandra Hüller, "Anatomy of a Fall"
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Carey Mulligan, "Maestro"
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Emma Stone, "Poor Things"
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Lily Gladstone was one of the highlights in “Killers of the Flower Moon”. She catches the essence of the Osage Nation. Kindly and wealthy, Weaken and Fragile. We think Lily Gladstone’s acting deserves an Oscar more than anyone else.
Best Animated Feature Film
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"The Boy and the Heron"
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"Elemental"
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"Nimona"
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"Robot Dreams"
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"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
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We predict the Boy and the Heron will be the most likely to win the Oscar this year. This film might be the last production by Hayao Miyazaki, the director of many famous animation films. Although Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has been phenomenal during the year, it has achieved both high critic scores and success box office. However, the Boy and the Heron has a more abstruse story, and it has already won the Golden Globe Award which we find it more likely to be the winner for the Oscars.
Best Visual Effects
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"The Creator"
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"Godzilla Minus One"
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"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"
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"Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One"
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"Napoleon"
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“Godzilla Minus One” is one of the surprises of the year, it catches the core of the Godzilla movie. A well-written Screenplay, exciting plots, and most importantly fascinating visual effects. We think this film is very competitive for winning the Oscars for best visual effects.
