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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Peter Bradshaw

Peter Bradshaw’s Oscar predictions: who will win – and who should?

Spot the statuette … Michelle Yeoh in Oscars hot favourite Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Spot the statuette … Michelle Yeoh in Oscars hot favourite Everything Everywhere All at Once. Photograph: Landmark Media/Alamy


Best picture

Will win Everything Everywhere All at Once
Should win Tár
Shoulda been a contender Funny Pages

Best director

Will win Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Should win Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Shoulda been a contender Charlotte Wells, Aftersun

Best actor

Will win Austin Butler, Elvis
Should win Bill Nighy, Living
Shoulda been a contender Hugh Jackman, The Son

Best actress

Will win Cate Blanchett, Tár
Should win Cate Blanchett, Tár
Shoulda been a contender Danielle Deadwyler, Till

Best supporting actor

Will win Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Should win Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Shoulda been a contender Don Cheadle, White Noise

Best supporting actress

Will win Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Should win Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Shoulda been a contender Janelle Monáe, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best animated feature

Will win Pinocchio
Should win Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Shoulda been a contender Apollo 10½: A Space Age Adventure

Best adapted screenplay

Will win Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell All Quiet on the Western Front
Should win Kazuo Ishiguro, Living
Shoulda been a contender Sjón and Robert Eggers, The Northman

Best original screenplay

Will win Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Should win Todd Field, Tár
Shoulda been a contender Panah Panahi for Hit the Road

Best documentary

Will win Navalny
Should win Navalny
Shoulda been a contender Moonage Daydream

Best international feature film

Will win All Quiet on the Western Front
Should win The Quiet Girl
Shoulda been a contender Saint Omer

Best production design

Will win Florencia Martin, Babylon
Should win Rick Carter, The Fabelmans
Shoulda been a contender Helen Scott, Living

Best cinematography

Will win Roger Deakins, Empire of Light
Should win Roger Deakins, Empire of Light
Shoulda been a contender Kate McCullough, The Quiet Girl

Best makeup and hairstyling

Will win Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti, Elvis
Should win Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti, Elvis
Shoulda been a contender Eryn Krueger Mekash, The Fabelmans

Best costume design

Will win Catherine Martin, Elvis
Should win Ruth Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Shoulda been a contender Monika Buttinger, Corsage

Best editing

Will win Paul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Should win Monika Willi, Tár
Shoulda been a contender Matthew Hannam, White Noise

  • The Oscars ceremony takes place at the Dolby theatre, Los Angeles, on 12 March and will be televised worldwide

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