97th Academy Awards: Final Predictions
Written by Andreas Babiolakis
I have made predictions based on every category. A lot can change during the award season. Now, I leave you with my final list of predictions before the 97th Academy Awards happen this upcoming Sunday. Below you will find nothing but my predictions in bold (I will include some gambles as well, because I don’t think anything will ever be as cut-and-dry as it appears).
Click on any of the nominees to read Films Fatales’ critics’ reviews of these films in full.
Best Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown-Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
Conclave-Screenplay by Peter Straughan
Emilia Pérez-Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In Collaboration With Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
Nickel Boys-Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing-Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
Best International Feature Film
Emilia Pérez-France
Flow-Latvia
I’m Still Here-Brazil
The Girl with the Needle-Denmark
The Seed of the Sacred Fig-Germany
Best Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Best Animated Feature Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Live Action Short Film
A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best Documentary Short Film
Best Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of The Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best Original Song
Elton John: Never Too Late: “Never Too Late”-Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin
Emilia Pérez: ”El Mal”-Music by Clément Ducol and Camille, Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
Emilia Pérez: “Mi Camino”-Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
Sing Sing: “Like a Bird”-Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
The Six Triple Eight: “The Journey”-Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Best Sound
A Complete Unknown-Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
Dune: Part Two-Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
Emilia Pérez-Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
Wicked-Simon Hayes, Nancy Hugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
The Wild Robot-Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts
Best Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus-Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel MaCarin and Shane Mahan
Better Man-Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
Dune: Part Two-Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes-Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
Wicked-Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould
Best Production Design
The Brutalist-Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
Conclave-Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
Dune: Part Two-Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
Nosferatu-Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
Wicked-Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man-Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
Emilia Pérez-Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
Nosferatu-David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
The Substance-Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
Wicked-Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
Andreas Babiolakis has a Masters degree in Film and Photography Preservation and Collections Management from Ryerson University, as well as a Bachelors degree in Cinema Studies from York University. His favourite times of year are the Criterion Collection flash sales and the annual Toronto International Film Festival.