In just a few hours, we will know the winners of the 94th Academy Awards, airing at 8 p.m. EST on ABC. There are have been numerous controversies and complaints regarding The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS), but I won’t get into that right now. Instead, I will do my best to make predictions for all of the 23 categories, which should be aired lived (OK, I guess I will get into it a little), along with possible spoilers and who/what I’d like to see win. Let’s see how I do!
Best Picture
Will win: CODA
Should win: Dune or West Side Story
Might win: The Power of the Dog
Best Director
Will win: Jane Campion — The Power of the Dog
Should win: Steven Spielberg — West Side Story
Might win: Kenneth Branagh — Belfast
Best Actress
Will win: Jessica Chastain — The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Should win: Kristen Stewart — Spencer
Might win: Penelope Cruz — Parallel Mothers
Best Actor
Will win: Will Smith — King Richard
Should win: Andrew Garfield — tick, tick…Boom!
Might win: Benedict Cumberbatch — The Power of the Dog
Best Supporting Actress
Will win: Ariana DeBose — West Side Story
Should win: DeBose
Might win: Kirsten Dunst — The Power of the Dog
Best Supporting Actor
Will win: Troy Kotsur — CODA
Should win: Kotsur
Might win: Kodi Smit-McPhee — The Power of the Dog
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will win: CODA
Should win: Dune or Drive My Car
Might win: The Power of the Dog
Best Original Screenplay
Will win: Belfast
Should win: Licorice Pizza or The Worst Person in the World
Might win: LP or Don’t Look Up
Best Cinematography
Will win: Dune
Should win: Dune
Might win: The Power of the Dog
Best Costume Design
Will win: Cruella
Should win: Cruella
Might win: Dune
Best Film Editing
Will win: Dune
Should win: Dune or tick, tick…Boom!
Might win: King Richard
Best Makeup/Hairstyling
Will win: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Should win: Dune
Might win: Dune
Best Production Design
Will win: Dune
Should win: Dune
Might win: Nightmare Alley
Best Original Score
Will win: Hans Zimmer — Dune
Should win: Zimmer
Might win: Jonny Greenwood — The Power of the Dog
Best Original Song
Will win: “No Time to Die” — No Time to Die
Should win: NTTD
Might win: “Dos Oruguitas” — Encanto
Best Sound
Will win: Dune
Should win: Dune
Might win: No Time to Die
Best Visual Effects
Will win: Dune
Should win: Dune
Might win: Spider-Man: No Way Home
Best Animated Feature
Will win: Encanto
Should win: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Might win: Mitchells or Flee
Best Documentary Feature
Will win: Summer of Soul
Should win: Summer
Might win: Flee
Best International Film
Will win: Drive My Car
Should win: DMC
Might win: The Worst Person in the World
Best Animated Short
Will win: Robin Robin
Should win: The Windshield Wiper
Might win: TWW or Best
Best Documentary Short
Will win: The Queen of Basketball
Should win: Audible
Might win: Audible
Best Live Action Short
Will win: The Long Goodbye
Should win: Please Hold
Might win: PH or The Dress
Award Totals
6 — Dune
3 — CODA
2 — The Eyes of Tammy Faye
1 — Belfast, Cruella, Drive My Car, Encanto, King Richard, The Long Goodbye, No Time to Die, The Power of the Dog, The Queen of Basketball, Robin Robin, Summer of Soul, West Side Story
10 — HBO/HBO Max
6 — Apple+
3 — Disney+
1 — Hulu, Netflix