If I were able to select the entire Oscar ballot, this is what I would nominate (again presented without comment past — I’m still working on International Feature, Doc Short, Live Action Short and Animated Short, so those I just picked five based on how I think things will go for me and will alter those once I finish watching everything).
Best Picture
All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Bardo, False Chronicles of a Handful of Truth
The Batman
Blonde
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Thirteen Lives
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Director
Edward Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front
Damien Chazelle, Babylon
Andrew Dominik, Blonde
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Best Actor
Austin Butler, Elvis
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ralph Fiennes, The Forgiven
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Bill Nighy, Living
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Margot Robbie, Babylon
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actor
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshes of Inisherin
Brad Pitt, Babylon
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mark Rylance, Bones and All
Best Supporting Actress
Sheila Atim, The Woman King
Hong Chau, The Whale
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Lashanna Lynch, The Woman King
Best Original Screenplay
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
The Menu
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Batman
Blonde
Catherine Called Birdy
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
The Whale
Best Editing
All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Cinematography
Babylon
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
The Batman
Blonde
The Fabelmans
Best Original Score
All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Women Talking
Best Original Song
“Good Afternoon,” from Spirited
“Hold My Hand,” from Top Gun: Maverick
“Lift Me Up,” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“This Is a Life,” from Everything Everywhere All at Once
“New Body Rhumba,” from White Noise
Best Production Design
All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Batman
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Costume Design
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Babylon
The Batman
Blonde
Elvis
The Whale
Best Visual Effects
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Thirteen Lives
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Sound
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Animated Feature
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Mad God
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild
Best International Feature
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Mexico)
Corsage (Austria)
Decision to Leave (South Korea)
The Quiet Girl (Ireland)
Best Documentary Feature
Bad Axe
Fire of Love
The Janes
Moonage Daydream
Navalny
Best Documentary Short
American Justice on Trial: People vs. Newton
As Far as They Can Run
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
Nuisance Bear
Best Live Action Short
An Irish Goodbye
Ivalu
Le Pupille
The Red Suitcase
The Right Words
Best Animated Short
The Debutante
The Garbage Man
Ice Merchants
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It
Passenger
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