On March. 12, 2023 from 8 to 11 p.m., the Oscars will be airing on television. The Oscars also known as the Academy Awards, gives movies, shows, and actors/actresses award of their outstanding and hardwork. The nomination list came out on Dec. 21, 2022. People have strong opinions about what are nominated and who should win.

Best Picture predictions

• Everything Everywhere All at Once

• The Fabelmans

• The Banshees of Inisheer

• TÁR

• All Quiet on the Western Front

• Elvis

• Triangle of Sadness

• Top Gun: Maverick

• Wome Talking

• Avatar: The Way of Water

For Best Picture people think Everything Everywhere All at Once, will win, and Avatar: The Way of Water, will lose. Everything Everywhere All at Once is a great move about a superhero trying to figure out their powers. Marlee Schwab, a freshman says, “Elvis was such an interesting movie, and I am happy it is nominated for Best Picture.”

Best Director predictions

1. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
2. Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
3. Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
4. Todd Field , TÁR
5. Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness

For Best Director people think Danial Kwan and Daniel Scheinert will win, and Ruben Östlund will lose. Danial Kwan and Daniel Scheinert directed Everything Everywhere All at Once together. 

Best Actor predictions

1. Brendan Fraser, The Whale
2. Austin Butler, Elvis
3. Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisheer
4. Bill Nighy, Living
5. Paul Mescal, Aftersun

For the Best Actor, people think Brendan Fraser will win and Paul Mescal will lose. Bella Contacessa, a freshman says,  “I hope Austin Butler wins, he is one of my favorite actors ever.”

Best Actress predictions

1. Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
2. Cate Blanchett, TÁR
3. Ana de Armas, Blonde
4. Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
5. Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie

For Best Actress, people think Michelle Yeoh will win and Andrea Riseborough will lose.  Michelle Yeoh was the main character in Everything Everywhere All at Once. 

Best Supporting Actor prediction

1. Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
2. Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
3. Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
4. Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
5. Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway

For Best Supporting Actor, people think Ke Huy Quan will win, and Brian Tyree Henry will lose. Once again, someone from Everything Everywhere All at Once will most likely win.

Best Supporting Actress prediction

1. Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2. Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
3. Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
4. Hong Chau, The Whale
5. Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

For Best Supporting Actress, people think Angela Bassett from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Stephanie Hsu will lose. Angela Bassett gave an outstanding performance in Black Panther.

Adapted Screen Time predictions

• The Whale

• Women Talking

• She Said

• Glass Onion: A Knives out of Mystery

• All Quiet on the Western Front

For the category Adapted Screen Time predictions, people think The Whale will win and All Quiet on the Western Front will lose.

Original Screenplay

• The Banshees of Inisherin

• Everything Everywhere All At Once

• TÁR

• The Fabelmans

• Triangle of Sadness

For original screenplay people think The Banshees of Inisherin will win and Triangle of Sadness will lose. 

Film Editing

• Top Gun: Maverick

• Everything Everywhere All At Once

• Elvis

• The Banshees of Inisherin

• All Quiet on the Western Front

For film editing category people think Top Gun: Maverick will win and All Quiet on the Western Front will lose. Emma markin, a freshman says, “Top Gun was such a great movie to watch, it felt realistic and it kept me enganged.”

Production Design

• Elvis

• Babylon

• Avatar: The Way of Water

• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

• The Fabelmans

For the category, production design people think Elvis will win and The Fabelmans will lose.

Costume Design

• Elvis

• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

• Babylon

• Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

• The Women King

For costume design people think Elvis will win and The Women King will lose. Mr. Joel Hunt, a math teacher says, “I loved watching Elvis because I liked listening to his music.”

Original Song

1. “Naatu Naatu” from RRR
2. “Ciao Papa” from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinoccicho
3. “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
4. “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
5. “Applause” from Tell It Like a Women

For the orginal song category, “Naatu Naatu” from RRR people think will win and “Applause” from Tell It Like a Women will lose.

Sound

• Top Gun: Maverick

• Avatar: The Way of Water

• Elvis

• All Quiet on the Western Front

For the sound catergory people think Top Gun: Maverick will win and All Quiet on the Western Front will lose. 

Makeup and Hairstyling

• The Whale

• The Batman

• Elvis

• Blonde

• Amsterdam

In the category makeup and hairstyling people think The Whale will win and Amsterdam will lose.

Visual Effects

• Avatar: The Way of Water

• Top Gun: Maverick

• The Batman

• All Quiet on the Western Front

• Thirteen Lives

For visual effects people think Avatar: The Way of Water will win and Thirteen Lives will lose this category. Markin says, “Avatar is one of my favorite movies, if it does not win, I will cry.”

Animated Feature

• Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

• Turning Red

• My Father’s Dragon

In animated feature people think Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio will win and My Father’s Dragon will lose this category. 

Documentary Feature

• Navalny

• All That Breathes

• Fire of Love

• All the Beuty and the Bloodshed

• The Territory

For Documentary Feature, people think Navalny will win and The Territory will lose.

International Feature Film

• Germany, All Quiet on the Western Front

• Argentina, Argentina, 1985

• Belgium, Close

• South Koreo, Decision to Leave

• Poland, EO

In international feature film, people think All Quiet on the Western Front from Germany will win, and EO from Poland will lose.