2023 Oscar Predictions

Young Critic's Predictions for the Academy Awards

Best Picture:

Will Win: Everything, Everywhere All at Once

Should Win: Tár

Could Win: All Quiet on the Western Front

Best Director:

Will Win: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheniert (Everything, Everywhere All at Once)

Should Win: Todd Field (Tár)

Could Win: Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)

Best Lead Actor:

Will Win: Brendan Fraser (The Whale)

Should Win: Paul Mescal (Aftersun)

Could Win: Austin Butler (Elvis)

Best Lead Actress:

Will Win: Michelle Yeoh (Everything, Everywhere All at Once)

Should Win: Cate Blanchett (Tár)

Could Win: Cate Blanchett (Tár)

Best Supporting Actor:

Will Win: Ke Huy Quan (Everything, Everywhere All at Once)

Should Win: Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Could Win: Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Best Supporting Actress:

Will Win: Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Should Win: Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Could Win: Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)

Best Original Screenplay:

Will Win: Everything, Everywhere All at Once

Should Win: Everything, Everywhere All at Once

Could Win: The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Will Win: All Quiet On the Western Front

Should Win: Women Talking

Could Win: Women Talking

Best Editing:

Will Win: Everything, Everywhere All at Once

Should Win: Everything, Everywhere All at Once

Could Win: Elvis

Best Cinematography:

Will Win: All Quiet on the Western Front

Should Win: Empire of Light

Could Win: Elvis

Best Sound:

Will Win: All Quiet on the Western Front

Should Win: Top Gun: Maverick

Could Win: Top Gun: Maverick

Best Animated Film:

Will Win: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Should Win: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Could Win: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Best International Film:

Will Win: All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)

Should Win: Close (Belgium)

Could Win: Argentina, 1984 (Argentina)

Best Documentary Feature:

Will Win: Navalny

Should Win: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Could Win: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Best Original Score:

Will Win: All Quiet on the Western Front

Should Win: Babylon

Could Win: Babylon

Best Original Song:

Will Win: "Naatu, Naatu" (RRR)

Should Win: "Naatu, Naatu" (RRR)

Could Win: "Lift Me Up" (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)

Best Visual Effects:

Will Win: Avatar: The Way of Water

Should Win: Avatar: The Way of Water

Could Win: Top Gun: Maverick

Best Live Action Short:

Will Win: The Red Suitcase

Should Win: The Red Suitcase

Could Win: An Irish Goodbye

Best Animated Short:

Will Win: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse

Should Win: Ice Merchants

Could Win: My Year of Dicks

Best Documentary Short:

Will Win: The Elephant Whisperers

Should Win: Haulout

Could Win: Stranger at the Gate

Best Production Design:

Will Win: Babylon

Should Win: Babylon

Could Win: Elvis

Best Costume Design:

Will Win: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Should Win: Babylon

Could Win: Elvis

Best Make-Up and Hairstyling:

Will Win: The Whale

Should Win: The Whale

Could Win: Elvis