2024 Oscar: Your thought & prediction

Oscar is coming this Sunday. Based on the trend, looking like Oppenheimer may sweep that Oscar. The most interesting races are the two leading acting categories. I saw most of the major nominees and will post my prediction before the Oscar.  What are your thoughts and prediction?

Here are the nominees.

Best Motion Picture of the Year

- American Fiction - Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
- Anatomy of a Fall - Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers
- Barbie - David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers
- The Holdovers - Mark Johnson, Producer
- Killers of the Flower Moon - Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers
- Maestro - Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
- Oppenheimer - Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers
- Past Lives - David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers
- Poor Things - Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, Producers
- The Zone of Interest - James Wilson, Producer

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

- Bradley Cooper, Maestro
- Colman Domingo, Rustin
- Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
- Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
- Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

- Annette Bening, Nyad
- Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
- Carey Mulligan, Maestro
- Emma Stone, Poor Things

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

- Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
- Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
- Ryan Gosling, Barbie
- Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

- Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
- Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
- America Ferrera, Barbie
- Jodie Foster, Nyad
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Achievement in Directing

- Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
- Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
- Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
- Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

- Anatomy of a Fall - Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
- The Holdovers - Written by David Hemingson
- Maestro - Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer
- May December - Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik
- Past Lives - Written by Celine Song

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

- American Fiction - Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson
- Barbie - Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
- Oppenheimer - Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
- Poor Things - Screenplay by Tony McNamara
- The Zone of Interest - Written by Jonathan Glazer

Best Achievement in Cinematography

- El conde - Edward Lachman
- Killers of the Flower Moon - Rodrigo Prieto
- Maestro - Matthew Libatique
- Oppenheimer - Hoyte van Hoytema
- Poor Things - Robbie Ryan

Best Achievement in Film Editing

- Anatomy of a Fall - Laurent Sénéchal
- The Holdovers - Kevin Tent
- Killers of the Flower Moon - Thelma Schoonmaker
- Oppenheimer - Jennifer Lame
- Poor Things - Yorgos Mavropsaridis

Best Achievement in Production Design

- Barbie - Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
- Killers of the Flower Moon - Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
- Napoleon - Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff
- Oppenheimer - Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman
- Poor Things - Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek

Best Achievement in Costume Design

- Barbie - Jacqueline Durran
- Killers of the Flower Moon - Jacqueline West
- Napoleon - Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
- Oppenheimer - Ellen Mirojnick
- Poor Things - Holly Waddington

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)

- American Fiction - Laura Karpman
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - John Williams
- Killers of the Flower Moon - Robbie Robertson
- Oppenheimer - Ludwig Göransson
- Poor Things - Jerskin Fendrix

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)

- Flamin' Hot - Music and Lyric by Diane Warren ("The Fire Inside")
- Barbie - Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt ("I'm Just Ken")
- American Symphony - Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson ("It Never Went Away")
- Killers of the Flower Moon - Music and Lyric by Scott George ("Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)")
- Barbie - Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell ("What Was I Made For?")

Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

- Golda - Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue
- Maestro - Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell
- Oppenheimer - Luisa Abel
- Poor Things - Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston
- Society of the Snow - Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé

Best Achievement in Sound

- The Creator - Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
- Maestro - Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One - Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
- Oppenheimer - Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O'Connell
- The Zone of Interest - Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

- The Creator - Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould
- Godzilla Minus One - Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One - Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould
- Napoleon - Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould

Best Animated Feature Film

- The Boy and the Heron - Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
- Elemental - Peter Sohn and Denise Ream
- Nimona - Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary
- Robot Dreams - Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal

Best International Feature Film

- Io capitano (Italy)
- Perfect Days (Japan)
- Society of the Snow (Spain)
- The Teachers' Lounge (Germany)
- The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom)

Best Documentary Features

- Bobi Wine: The People's President - Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek
- The Eternal Memory - Nominees to be determined
- Four Daughters - Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
- To Kill a Tiger - Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim
- 20 Days in Mariupol - Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath

Best Documentary Short Subjects

- The ABCs of Book Banning - Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
- The Barber of Little Rock - John Hoffman and Christine Turner
- Island in Between - S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
- The Last Repair Shop - Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
- Nai Nai & Wài Pó - Sean Wang and Sam Davis

Best Short Film, Animated

- Letter to a Pig - Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter
- Ninety-Five Senses - Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
- Our Uniform - Yegane Moghaddam
- Pachyderme - Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius
- WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko - Dave Mullins and Brad Booker

Best Short Film, Live Action

- The After - Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham
- Invincible - Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron
- Knight of Fortune - Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk
- Red, White and Blue - Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - Wes Anderson and Steven Rales