#yes i said i'd be mad if barbie won best picture and i mean it

[bisamwilson]

mak's 96th oscar picks

hello and welcome to my 96th oscar picks! if you're new here, this is the second year in a row i've completed the "death race" and watched every movie nominated for an oscar! (you can find my rating and either a joke or real review on my letterboxd, as well as a ranking of all the narrative feature length films i've watched that released in 2023 if you're interested). the list below is mostly for me to just have in the future to look back on post show tbh

anyways, below is every award listed in the order they appear on the 2024 oscars wikipedia page, with my preferred winner, my preferred runner up, any snubs i'm angry about if applicable, anything i'd be angry about winning if applicable, AND what i think is going to win, regardless of my feelings! note: just bc i have something i prefer winning doesn't mean it's necessarily my personal favorite of the category. for example, i think zone should take international film, but i personally liked perfect days better

anyways, here's my picks for this year's academy awards!

BEST PICTURE:

my preferred winner: oppenheimer

my preferred runner up: the zone of interest

nominee i'd be actively angry if it won: maestro, barbie

snub i'm still upset about: spider-man: across the spider-verse

my predicted winner: oppenheimer

BEST DIRECTOR:

my preferred winner: christopher nolan, oppenheimer

my preferred runner up: jonathan glazer, the zone of interest

snub i'm still upset about: celine song, past lives

my predicted winner: christopher nolan, oppenheimer

BEST ACTOR:

my preferred winner: cillian murphy, oppenheimer

my preferred runner up: colman domingo, rustin

snub i'm still upset about: andrew scott, all of us strangers

nominee i'd be actively angry about: bradley cooper, maestro

my predicted winner: cillian murphy, oppenheimer

BEST ACTRESS:

my preferred winner: lily gladstone, killers of the flower moon

my preferred runner up: sandra hüller, anatomy of a fall

snub i'm still upset about: greta lee, past lives and cailee spaeny, priscilla

nominee i'd be actively angry about: annette benning, nyad and carey mulligan, maestro

my predicted winner: lily gladstone, killers of the flower moon

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

my preferred winner: robert downey, jr., oppenheimer

my preferred runner up: sterling k. brown, american fiction

snub i'm still upset about: charles melton, may december

nominee i'd be actively angry about: mark ruffalo, poor things

my predicted winner: robert downey, jr., oppenheimer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

my preferred winner: da'vine joy randolph, the holdovers

my preferred runner up: danielle brooks, the color purple

snub i'm still upset about: sandra hüller, the zone of interest

nominee i'd be actively angry about: jodie foster, nyad and america ferrera, barbie

my predicted winner: da'vine joy randolph, the holdovers

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

my preferred winner: anatomy of a fall

my preferred runner up: past lives

nominee i'd be actively angry about: maestro, may december

my predicted winner: anatomy of a fall

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

my preferred winner: american fiction

my preferred runner up: oppenheimer

snub i'm still upset about: the killer, all of us strangers

nominee i'd be actively angry about: barbie, poor things

my predicted winner: american fiction

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:

my preferred winner: spider-man: across the spider-verse

my preferred runner up: the boy and the heron

snub i'm still upset about: teenage mutant ninja turtles: mutant mayhem

my predicted winner: the boy and the heron

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM:

my preferred winner: the zone of interest

my preferred runner up: perfect days

snub i'm still upset about: the promised land

nominee i'd be actively angry about: the teacher's lounge

my predicted winner: the zone of interest

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM:

my preferred winner: four daughters

my preferred runner up: to kill a tiger

snub i'm still upset about: kokomo city

nominee i'd be actively angry about: eternal memory

my predicted winner: 20 days in mariupol

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM:

my preferred winner: the last repair shop

my preferred runner up: nǎi nai & wài pó

nominee i'd be actively angry about: the abcs of book banning

my predicted winner: the abcs of book banning

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:

my preferred winner: the wonderful story of henry sugar

my preferred runner up: invincible

nominee i'd be actively angry about: the after

my predicted winner: the wonderful story of henry sugar

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM:

my preferred winner: ninety-five senses

my preferred runner up: our uniform

nominee i'd be actively angry about: war is over! inspired by the music of john and yoko, letter to a pig

my predicted winner: war is over! inspired by the music of john and yoko

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

my preferred winner: ludwig göransson, oppenheimer

my preferred runner up: ludwig göransson, oppenheimer but a second time

nominee i'd be actively angry about: literally any nominee that isn't ludwig göransson, oppenheimer

my predicted winner: ludwig göransson, oppenheimer

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

my preferred winner: "i'm just ken" - barbie

my preferred runner up: "what was i made for?" - barbie

snub i'm still upset about: dear alien (who art in heaven) - asteroid city

nominee i'd be actively angry about: "the fire inside" - flamin' hot

my predicted winner: "what was i made for?" - barbie

BEST SOUND:

my preferred winner: the zone of interest

my preferred runner up: oppenheimer

snub i'm still upset about: ferrari

nominee i'd be actively angry about: maestro

my predicted winner: oppenheimer

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

my preferred winner: poor things

my preferred runner up: barbie

snub i'm still upset about: asteroid city

my predicted winner: poor things

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

my preferred winner: oppenheimer

my preferred runner up: killers of the flower moon

nominee i'd be actively angry about: maestro, el conde

my predicted winner: oppenheimer

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:

my preferred winner: poor things

my preferred runner up: society of the snow

snub i'm still upset about: priscilla

nominee i'd be actively angry about: maestro, golda

my predicted winner: maestro

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

my preferred winner: barbie

my preferred runner up: napoleon

my predicted winner: barbie

BEST FILM EDITING:

my preferred winner: oppenheimer

my preferred runner up: anatomy of a fall

nominee i'd be actively angry about: the holdovers

my predicted winner: oppenheimer

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

my preferred winner: the creator

my preferred runner up: godzilla minus one

snub i'm still upset about: oppenheimer

nominee i'd be actively angry about: guardians of the galaxy vol. 3

my predicted winner: godzilla minus one

and that's every category! if you made it this far, i'm shocked tbh, but interested to hear your thoughts as well!