As the movie awards season approaches us, the Oscars are set to announce their nominations on January 24th. I figured that before this happens, I will make my own predictions. REMEMBER: These are not the Oscar nominations. These are MY predictions.

Best Picture
The Fabelmans
Tar
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
Women Talking
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Winner: The Banshees of Inisherin
Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh, producers

Best Director
Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
James Cameron – Avatar: The Way of Water
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Baz Luhrmann – Elvis
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everyehere All At Once
Winner: Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans

Best Actor
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Austin Butler – Elvis
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Ralph Fiennes – The Menu
Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick
Winner: Brendan Fraser – The Whale

Best Actress
Danielle Deadwyler – Till
Margot Robbie – Babylon
Cate Blanchett – Tar
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans
Winner: Cate Blanchett – Tar

Best Supporting Actor
Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Brad Pitt – Babylon
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Winner: Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best Supporting Actress
Dolly de Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Carey Mulligan – She Said
Winner: Dolly de Leon – Triangle of Sadness

Best Original Screenplay
Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner – The Fabelmans
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Todd Field – Tar
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Seth Reiss and Will Tracy – The Menu
Winner: Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Adapted Screenplay
Rian Johnson – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Sarah Polley – Women Talking
Noah Baumbach – White Noise
Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, and Ian Stokell – All Quiet on the Western Front
Peter Craig, Justin Marks, Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie – Top Gun: Maverick
Winner: Rian Johnson – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery