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    2024 OSCAR PICKS AND PREDICTIONS

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    christineBy christineMarch 10, 2024Updated:March 10, 2024No Comments5 Mins Read
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    BY JIMMY WILLDEN

    The Year in Movies for 2023 was absolutely fantastic, and truly one of my favorites in a long time. We had the two gigantic blockbusters “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” — both released the same weekend to create the ultimate “Barbenheimer” pop culture movement that took over last summer. We had Scorsese’s long-awaited “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Bradley Cooper’s Oscar-bait of a film, “Maestro.”

    But to be honest — some of the best moments of cinema last year were they always are: in the smaller films. “Saltburn”, “The Holdovers”, and — of course — “Past Lives” reminded me of why I love movies in the first place. It’s that unmatched human understanding we all get immediately from that other side of the screen.

    While Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is a triumph in so many ways, I still found myself wanting. I had small issues with its structure and ending. All this to say that Nolan’s best movie since “Interstellar” wasn’t my favorite of the year, as much as I wanted it to be.

    For a while, that title was held by Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers”. Such a lovely, classic film, that hit everything right for this film goer, it became my go-to — because it’s so well-written and…my god…those performances from the entire cast.

    But then things changed when I finally saw Celine Song’s perfect little film lamenting about past loves and present longing, and everything in between. It’s quite simply one of my favorite movies in a long time — and it’s delivered from a first-time director.

    There is also much to say about Emma Stone’s unwavering and committed performance in “Poor Things” — and quite frankly, it is one of the best performances of her career thus far. But Gladstone had such control in “Killers of the Flower Moon”, viewers could feel every little thing she was feeling — often without her saying a word.

    Also, we all know Bradley Cooper desperately wants the Academy Award tonight, but tonight belongs to either Paul Giamatti for his career-best performance in “The Holdovers” or to Cillian Murphy for his transformative turn in “Oppenheimer”, with the latter in a better position to win.

    While we’re at it, I absolutely loved Jodie Foster in “Nyad” — just as much I loved Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s in “The Holdovers”, but tonight is Randolph’s night and it’s her statue to lose.

    Much has been said about Gosling’s performance in “Barbie” — along with the outrage that he was nominated, while Margo Robbie or director Greta Gerwig both were not…for a film that promotes female empowerment. The irony is not lost on us.

    While Gosling’s performance was wonderful, tonight, however, the award should go to Robert Downey, Jr.

    That being said, as always, what follows are all of my 2024 Oscars Picks and Predictions — which means, I will first pick the (nominated) movies I think SHOULD win…and then I will predict the ones that actually will. At the end of the night, I’ll report back with my grade.

    Let’s get started!


    2023 Oscars Picks & Predictions

    BEST PICTURE

    Pick: “Past Lives”; Runner-Up: “The Holdovers”

    Prediction: “Oppenheimer”; Runner-Up: “The Zone of Interest”

    BEST DIRECTOR

    Pick: Celine Song, “Past Lives”; Runner-Up: Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”

    Prediction: Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”; Runner-Up: Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”

    BEST ACTRESS

    Pick: Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon” – NO CONTEST.

    Prediction – Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon“; Runner-Up: Emma Stone, “Poor Things”

    BEST ACTOR

    Pick: Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”; Runner-Up: Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”

    Prediction: Same as my picks.

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

    Pick: Jodie Foster, “Nyad”; Runner-Up: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”

    Prediction: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers“; Runner-Up: Jodie Foster, “Nyad”

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

    Pick: Robert Downey, Jr., “Oppenheimer” — NO CONTEST

    Prediction: Robert Downey, Jr., “Oppenheimer”; Runner-Up: Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

    Pick: “Oppenheimer” — NO CONTEST

    Prediction: Same as my pick.

    BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    Pick: “The Holdovers”; Runner-Up: “Past Lives”

    Prediction: “Anatomy of A Fall”; Runner-Up: “Past Lives”

    BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    Pick: “Barbie” — NO CONTEST

    Prediction: “Barbie”; Runner-Up: “American Fiction”

    BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

    Pick: “The Zone of Interest” — NO CONTEST

    Prediction: Same as my pick.

    BEST ANIMATED FILM

    Pick: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”; Runner-Up: “The Boy and the Heron”

    Prediction: Same as my picks.

    BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

    Pick: “20 Days in Mariupol”; Runner-Up: “To Kill A Tiger”

    Prediction: Same as my picks.

    BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

    Pick: “Oppenheimer” — NO CONTEST

    Prediction: “Oppenheimer”; Runner-Up: “Killers of the Flower Moon”

    BEST SONG

    Pick: “Barbie” — “I’m Just Ken” — NO CONTEST

    Prediction: “Barbie” — “What Was I Made For?”; Runner-Up: “Barbie” — “I’m Just Ken”

    BEST EDITING

    Pick: “Oppenheimer”; Runner-Up: “Anatomy of a Fall”

    Prediction: Same as my picks.

    BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

    Pick: “Godzilla Minus One” — NO CONTEST

    Prediction: “Godzilla Minus One”; Runner-Up: “The Creator”

    BEST SOUND

    Pick: “The Zone of Interest” — NO CONTEST

    Prediction: “Oppenheimer”; Runner-Up: “The Zone of Interest”

    Bradley Cooper in Maestro

    BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

    Pick: “Poor Things”; Runner-Up: “Maestro”

    Prediction: “Maestro”; Runner-Up: “Poor Things”

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

    Pick: “Barbie”; Runner-Up: “Poor Things”

    Prediction: “Poor Things”; Runner-Up: “Barbie”

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN

    Pick: “Poor Things” — NO CONTEST

    Prediction: “Poor Things”; Runner-Up: “Barbie”

    The 96th Academy Awards will air tonight on ABC, beginning at 7pm Eastern. I will release my annual grade shortly following the broadcast.

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