Oscar Picks
Thought it would be fun to fill in Todd Vaziri’s Academy Awards ballot and score myself again like last year. This should be especially entertaining because I have only seen 3 of the 5 animated feature films (all great) and nothing else! My picks are this mostly not what I would watch but what I think the Academy will vote for (so I can get points?).
My Picks
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
I feel like playing someone like Trump is catnip for Academy voters.
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
I like his old stuff, why not. Sort of a career nod.
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Singing could win, though Moore was my other thought.
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Kind of a group effort?
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Flow
I think the personal nature of the project as well as it being just vibes will do well here, even though I think I liked Wild Robot and Inside Out 2 more.
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Just going by the name.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Nosferatu
I almost put Dune but I think atmospheric horror will take it.
COSTUME DESIGN
Wicked
Colorful fantasy seems like the right fit.
DIRECTING
Anora
I feel like I’ve heard a lot of buzz about this?
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
No Other Land
I think the Academy will want to Say Something™ about the ongoing genocide in Gaza, including a rumored stunt of Gal Gadot presenting it.
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Picking on title again.
FILM EDITING
The Brutalist
I dunno, aesthetic?
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Emilia Pérez
I want it to be Flow again but I think the Academy will want to give this one a small nod.
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Substance
I think the horror aspects of this fit the category.
ORIGINAL SCORE
Wicked
Gotta pick the musical.
ORIGINAL SONG
“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez
Another smaller category for this one.
BEST PICTURE
Anora
Following the no split rule.
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dune: Part Two
Feels like one of the categories it can win on looks.
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
I’m Not a Robot
Couldn’t pick Wild Robot for anything?
SOUND
Dune: Part Two
BWAAAAA
VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune: Part Two
Making assumptions about their technical wins.
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A Complete Unknown
Dylan, I guess?
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Substance
Because it’s about celebrity, kinda.
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