{"id":293514,"date":"2024-03-08T10:22:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/a-bombs-doll-parts-moon-killers-the-wealth-of-geeks-2024-oscar-predictions"},"modified":"2024-03-08T10:22:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:22:47","slug":"a-bombs-doll-parts-moon-killers-the-wealth-of-geeks-2024-oscar-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/a-bombs-doll-parts-moon-killers-the-wealth-of-geeks-2024-oscar-predictions","title":{"rendered":"A-Bombs! Doll Elements! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"358.580756781\">\n<p>The 2024 Oscar night approaches, bringing with it no shortage of glamour, wild moments, teary speeches and parties, both for the stars that attend, and for the audience that watches at home.<\/p>\n<p>Actual winners and nominees notwithstanding, the home audience generally has much more fun than the people at the show. At home or at a favorite bar, viewers can get a drink, a snack, use the bathroom, and dress to comfort without the threat of paparazzi.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, home viewers can participate in the 2024 Oscar pool. Who will win? Who should? Anyone wanting to pick up that extra cash on Oscar night, or just win some bragging rights, look no further than the\u00a0<em>Wealth of Geeks<\/em> 2024 Oscar Predictions.<\/p>\n<p>Prepare to take notes, and a warning: watch out for an upset or two.<\/p>\n<h2>Best Documentary Feature<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256597\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256597 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best Documentary FeatureBobi Wine: The People\u2019s President The Eternal Memory Four Daughters To Kill a Tiger 20 Days in Mariupol\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9414.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9414.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9414-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9414-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9414-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9414-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256597\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9414.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Documentary FeatureBobi Wine: The People\u2019s President The Eternal Memory Four Daughters To Kill a Tiger 20 Days in Mariupol\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9414.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9414-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9414-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9414-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9414-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Disney+, Paramount+, Kino Lorber, Netflix, and PBS Distribution.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Bobi Wine: The People\u2019s President<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Eternal Memory<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Four Daughters<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>To Kill a Tiger<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>20 Days in Mariupol<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Start with a no-brainer. Though <i>Four Daughters<\/i> picked up a number of prestigious international awards, the statue in this category will go to <i>20 Days in Mariupol<\/i>. Given the ongoing war in Ukraine, Academy voters will find the film both affecting and timely. Couple that with the ongoing debate over aid here in the US and the underlying story of a small country standing up to autocracy, and <i>Mariupol<\/i> should win in a landslide.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Win: 20 Days in Mariupol<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Should Win: 20 Days in Mariupol<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Best Animated Feature<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256598\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256598 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best Animated FeatureThe Boy and the Heron Elemental Nimona Robot Dreams Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9387.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9387.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9387-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9387-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9387-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9387-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256598\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9387.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Animated FeatureThe Boy and the Heron Elemental Nimona Robot Dreams Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9387.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9387-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9387-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9387-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9387-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Toho, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, Bteam Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Boy and the Heron<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Elemental<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Nimona<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Robot Dreams<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sometimes, the nomination represents a win unto itself. In this case, both <i>Elemental<\/i> and <i>Nimona<\/i> follow that trend. <i>Elemental <\/i>feels the least deserving of any of the nominees, while <i>Nimona\u2014<\/i>though beautiful\u2014will probably alienate some more conservative Academy voters thanks to its overwhelming queer themes. <i>Robot Dreams<\/i> will have defenders, no doubt, though if an upset happens here, look to the Miyazaki-directed <i>Boy and the Heron<\/i>, the animation legend\u2019s swan song. Safe bets, however, should fall on web-slinging to Oscar glory. Yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/black-superheroes\/\"><i>Spider-Verse<\/i><\/a> is a sequel, but it also scored the biggest box office here. It also deserves to win.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Win: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Should Win: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Best International Feature<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256599\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256599 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best International FeatureIo Capitano, Italy Perfect Days, Japan Society of the Snow, Spain The Teachers\u2019 Lounge, Germany The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9388.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9388.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9388-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9388-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9388-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9388-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256599\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9388.jpeg\" alt=\"Best International FeatureIo Capitano, Italy Perfect Days, Japan Society of the Snow, Spain The Teachers\u2019 Lounge, Germany The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9388.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9388-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9388-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9388-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9388-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: 01 Distribution, DCM, Netflix, Alamode Film and A24.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Io Capitano,<\/em> Italy<\/li>\n<li><em>Perfect Days,<\/em> Japan<\/li>\n<li><em>Society of the Snow,<\/em> Spain<\/li>\n<li><em>The Teachers\u2019 Lounge<\/em>, Germany<\/li>\n<li><em>The Zone of Interest<\/em>, United Kingdom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/the-rarest-and-most-expensive-original-xbox-games\/\"><i>Godzilla<\/i><\/a>, wherefore art thou? If only Japan had submitted <i>Godzilla Minus One<\/i> as its international feature, this category would look a lot more interesting. The limited budgets for campaigns for <i>Capitano<\/i> and <i>Perfect Days<\/i> will doom those two films to also-rans. Netflix has campaigned for <i>Society of the Snow<\/i>, though the studio tips its hand that it has spent most of its campaign money on <i>Maestro<\/i> and <i>Nimona<\/i>. <i>Teachers\u2019 Lounge<\/i> has a die-hard following, but that won\u2019t trump Jonathan Glazer\u2019s popularity as a producer and director in Hollywood. Look for Glazer and <i>Zone<\/i> to take home the trophy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Win: The Zone of Interest<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Should Win: The Zone of Interest<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Could Cause an Upset: The Teachers&#8217; Lounge<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Best Adapted Screenplay<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256600\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256600 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best Adapted ScreenplayCord Jefferson, American Fiction Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie Tony McNamara, Poor Things Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9389.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9389.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9389-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9389-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9389-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9389-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256600\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9389.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Adapted ScreenplayCord Jefferson, American Fiction Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie Tony McNamara, Poor Things Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9389.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9389-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9389-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9389-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9389-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Orion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Searchlight Pictures, Universal Pictures and A24.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Cord Jefferson, <em>American Fiction<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, <em>Barbie<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tony McNamara, <em>Poor Things<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Christopher Nolan, <em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Glazer, <em>The Zone of Interest<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This category may offer the toughest call of any this year. All five movies earned raves for their writing, and given <i>Oppenheimer\u2019<\/i>s momentum, it could snag the gold here, especially if it takes home two or three other top awards (more on those in a moment). On the other hand, the lament over <i>Barbie<\/i> missing out on a Best Director or Actress nomination could well up sentiment for a surprise surge. That movie\u2019s biggest innovation, after all, came from its script, not its direction.<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t count out <i>Poor Things<\/i>, which has a devoted following, or <i>American Fiction<\/i>, which has had growing buzz the past few weeks, not to mention taken home a BAFTA and Indie Spirit Award. That the Writer\u2019s Guild only nominated <i>Fiction, <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/barbie-is-queen-with-the-most-golden-globe-noms-plus-who-got-snubbed\/\">Barbie <\/a><\/i>and <i>Oppenheimer<\/i> also signals that this race might only have three contenders.<\/p>\n<p>For now, bet on <i>American Fiction<\/i>. But watch out for a last-minute doll blow-up.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Win: American Fiction<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Should Win: Barbie<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Could Cause an Upset: Barbie<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Best Original Screenplay<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256601\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256601 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best Original ScreenplayJustine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall David Hemingson, The Holdovers Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer, Maestro Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, May December Celine Song, Past Lives\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9390.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9390.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9390-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9390-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9390-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9390-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256601\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9390.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Original ScreenplayJustine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall David Hemingson, The Holdovers Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer, Maestro Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, May December Celine Song, Past Lives\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9390.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9390-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9390-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9390-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9390-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Le Pacte, Focus Features, Netflix and A24.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, <em>Anatomy of a Fall<\/em><\/li>\n<li>David Hemingson, <em>The Holdovers<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer, <em>Maestro<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, <em>May December<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Celine Song, <em>Past Lives<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another tough category. Conventional wisdom says <i>Anatomy of a Fall<\/i>, one of the year\u2019s biggest surprises that managed to capture noms in other major categories, has the edge here. On the other hand, <i>Past Lives <\/i>missed out on an International Feature nomination, but getting a Best Picture nod might also hint that the Academy will take this opportunity to show it some love. A <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/independent-spirit-awards-may-december-past-lives-and-american-fiction-lead-with-most-nominations\/\">Spirit Award<\/a> also suggests the movie has some momentum.<\/p>\n<p>With all that in mind, the Academy does love Alexander Payne, and though he didn\u2019t pen the script to <i>The Holdovers<\/i>, Oscar might see a screenplay win as proxy love. Like the Adapted Screenplay category, this award will have everyone guessing right up until the moment the envelope opens. For now, flip a coin and say\u2026<i>Anatomy of a Fall<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Win: Anatomy of a Fall<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Should Win: Anatomy of a Fall<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Could Cause an Upset: The Holdovers<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Best Supporting Actor<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256603\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256603 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best Supporting ActorSterling K. Brown, American Fiction Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer Ryan Gosling, Barbie Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 9\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9391.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9391.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9391-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9391-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9391-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9391-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256603\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9391.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Supporting ActorSterling K. Brown, American Fiction Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer Ryan Gosling, Barbie Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9391.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9391-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9391-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9391-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9391-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Orion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Searchlight Pictures, Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Sterling K. Brown, <em>American Fiction<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Robert De Niro, <em>Killers of the Flower Moon<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Robert Downey Jr., <em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ryan Gosling, <em>Barbie<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mark Ruffalo, <em>Poor Things<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Talk about a shoo-in. <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/best-robert-downey-jr-performances\/\">Downey<\/a> has taken home just about every major award, including the SAG and Golden Globe. He has the comeback narrative: wild kiddie star turned addict, does prison time, becomes a franchise icon and beloved actor. The only possible upset here could come from Brown, given <i>American Fiction<\/i>\u2019s late-in-the-game momentum. That said, don\u2019t count on it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Who Will Win: Robert Downey, Jr.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Who Should Win: Robert Downey, Jr.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Best Supporting Actress<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256604\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256604 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best Supporting ActressDanielle Brooks, The Color Purple Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer America Ferrera, Barbie Jodie Foster, Nyad Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 10\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9392.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9392.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9392-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9392-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9392-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9392-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256604\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9392.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Supporting ActressDanielle Brooks, The Color Purple Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer America Ferrera, Barbie Jodie Foster, Nyad Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9392.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9392-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9392-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9392-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9392-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures, Searchlight Pictures, Universal Pictures and Focus Features.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Danielle Brooks, <em>The Color Purple<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Emily Blunt, <em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/li>\n<li>America Ferrera, <em>Barbie<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jodie Foster, <em>Nyad<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph, <em>The Holdovers<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Like Downey in the Supporting Actor category, Randolph has nabbed awards trophies like a magnet, scoring the SAG, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and a litany of critic awards. As mentioned above, the Academy also loves Alexander Payne, and awarding Randolph for <i>The Holdovers<\/i> seems to seal her win.<\/p>\n<p>That should come as a bigger surprise than it does. Brooks, a Tony Winner, had early buzz here, while Blunt, a beloved actress, finally scored her first nomination. Ferrera has the kind of white-hot explosive monologue that the Academy loves (see also: Beatrice Straight in <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/oscar-secrets-the-public-doesnt-know\/\"><i>Network<\/i><\/a>), and <i>Barbie<\/i>\u2019s aforementioned remorse could have put her over the finish line in another year.<\/p>\n<p>Still, we feel safe in saying not <i>this <\/i>year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Win: Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Should Win: Danielle Brooks<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Best Song<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256605\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256605 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best Song\u201cWhat Was I Made For?,\u201d Billie Eilish and Finneas O\u2019Connell, Barbie \u201cI\u2019m Just Ken,\u201d Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Barbie \u201cThe Fire Inside,\u201d Diane Warren, Flamin\u2019 Hot \u201cIt Never Went Away,\u201d Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson, American Symphony \u201cWahzhazhe (A Song for My People),\u201d Scott George, Killers of the Flower Moon\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 11\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9393.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9393.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9393-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9393-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9393-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9393-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256605\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9393.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Song\u201cWhat Was I Made For?,\u201d Billie Eilish and Finneas O\u2019Connell, Barbie \u201cI\u2019m Just Ken,\u201d Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Barbie \u201cThe Fire Inside,\u201d Diane Warren, Flamin\u2019 Hot \u201cIt Never Went Away,\u201d Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson, American Symphony \u201cWahzhazhe (A Song for My People),\u201d Scott George, Killers of the Flower Moon\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 11\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9393.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9393-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9393-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9393-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9393-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Kemosabe Records, and Netflix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWhat Was I Made For?,\u201d Billie Eilish and Finneas O\u2019Connell, <em>Barbie<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u201cI\u2019m Just Ken,\u201d Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, <em>Barbie<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Fire Inside,\u201d Diane Warren, <em>Flamin\u2019 Hot<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt Never Went Away,\u201d Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson, <em>American Symphony<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u201cWahzhazhe (A Song for My People),\u201d Scott George, <em>Killers of the Flower Moon<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Everyone say it together: two-time Oscar winner <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/cover-songs-that-completely-reinvent-the-originals\/\">Billie Eilish<\/a>. Get used to it.<\/p>\n<p>Eilish, with a Top 40 radio hit, has considerable momentum behind her here. \u201cI\u2019m Just Ken\u201d has internet buzz (not to mention the most anticipated performance of the show), but the novelty of the song likely won\u2019t last beyond Oscar night itself. Warren and Batiste enjoy legendary status in the recording world, but that probably won\u2019t translate here.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves <i>Wahzhazhe, <\/i>a beautiful and unique nominee, which might sound a bit too different for some voters. Look for Eilish and <i>Barbie<\/i> to triumph here.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Win: \u201cWhat Was I Made For?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Should Win: \u201cI&#8217;m Just Ken\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Best Score<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256606\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256606 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best ScoreLaura Karpman, American Fiction John Williams, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon Ludwig G\u00f6ransson, Oppenheimer Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 12\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9413.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9413.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9413-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9413-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9413-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9413-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256606\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9413.jpeg\" alt=\"Best ScoreLaura Karpman, American Fiction John Williams, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon Ludwig G\u00f6ransson, Oppenheimer Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9413.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9413-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9413-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9413-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9413-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Maarten de Boer, Chris Devers \u2013 CC BY-SA 2.0\/John Bauld \u2013 CC BY 2.0\/Utrikesdepartementet, CC BY 3.0\/Raph_PH \u2013 CC BY 2.0\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Laura Karpman, <em>American Fiction<\/em><\/li>\n<li>John Williams,<em> Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Robbie Robertson, <em>Killers of the Flower Moon<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ludwig G\u00f6ransson, <em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jerskin Fendrix, <em>Poor Things<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Oppenheimer<\/em> juggernaut continues, with Ludwig G\u00f6ransson taking home the 2024 Best Score Oscar. His only real competition: longtime rocker <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robbie_Robertson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Robbie Robertson<\/a>, whose longstanding connections in Hollywood\u2013and recent passing\u2013might cause an upset.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That said, don&#8217;t count on it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Win: Ludwig G\u00f6ransson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Should Win: Ludwig G\u00f6ransson<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Best Actor<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256607\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256607 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best ActorBradley Cooper, Maestro Colman Domingo, Rustin Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 13\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9395.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9395.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9395-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9395-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9395-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9395-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256607\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9395.jpeg\" alt=\"Best ActorBradley Cooper, Maestro Colman Domingo, Rustin Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9395.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9395-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9395-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9395-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9395-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Netflix, Focus Features, Universal Pictures and Orion Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Bradley Cooper, <em>Maestro<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Colman Domingo, <em>Rustin<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Paul Giamatti, <em>The Holdovers<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Cillian Murphy, <em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jeffrey Wright, <em>American Fiction<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Full stop, everyone: if there\u2019s an upset on Oscar night, it will happen here.<\/p>\n<p>All five of the actors here command the respect of Hollywood, which brings with it the sentiment that results in Awards glory. <i>American Fiction<\/i> has momentum, though probably not enough to separate Wright from the pack.<\/p>\n<p>Tinseltown loves Cooper, though his constant losses at every other awards show this season hints that the Academy sees <i>Maestro\u2014<\/i>correctly\u2014as a vanity project. In another year, Domingo could snag the gold, or, for that matter, if <i>Rustin<\/i> had worked better as a movie. Given that he\u2019s the movie\u2019s sole nomination, don\u2019t count on him taking home the statue.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves Murphy, the odds-on favorite for the year, and Giamatti, another beloved actor in a movie directed by a director the Academy loves. With <i>Oppenheimer<\/i> leading in nominations and Murphy picking up the Golden Globe, SAG and BAFTA, he remains the safe bet. But watch out for Giamatti, should voters have a bit of buyer\u2019s remorse over <i>Oppenheimer<\/i>\u2019s dominance.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Win: Cillian Murphy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Should Win: Cillian Murphy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Could Cause an Upset: Paul Giamatti<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Best Actress<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256608\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256608 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best ActressLily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon Sandra H\u00fcller, Anatomy of a Fall Carey Mulligan, Maestro Emma Stone, Poor Things Annette Bening, Nyad\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 14\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9407.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9407.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9407-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9407-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9407-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9407-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256608\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9407.jpeg\" alt=\"Best ActressLily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon Sandra H\u00fcller, Anatomy of a Fall Carey Mulligan, Maestro Emma Stone, Poor Things Annette Bening, Nyad\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9407.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9407-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9407-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9407-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9407-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Paramount Pictures, Le Pacte, Netflix and Searchlight Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Lily Gladstone, <em>Killers of the Flower Moon<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sandra H\u00fcller, <em>Anatomy of a Fall<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Carey Mulligan, <em>Maestro<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Emma Stone,<em> Poor Things<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Annette Bening, <em>Nyad<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Like Murphy, Lily Gladstone has picked up just about every major award this season, with one exception. Stone snagged the BAFTA, while Gladstone didn\u2019t even get a nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Consider that the outlier. Netflix shifted its <i>Maestro<\/i> strategy to focus on Mulligan rather than Cooper or other major awards, but that probably won\u2019t derail the Gladstone train. Bening\u2019s nom came as a surprise, as did that of H\u00fcller, hinting that they fall into the nomination-as-win category.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, barring a thrown Stone, Gladstone remains the safe bet.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Win: Lily Gladstone<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Should Win: Lily Gladstone<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Best Director<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256609\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256609 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best DirectorJonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 15\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9408.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9408.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9408-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9408-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9408-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9408-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256609\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9408.jpeg\" alt=\"Best DirectorJonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9408.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9408-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9408-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9408-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9408-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Searchlight Pictures, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Yann Rabanier and Raph_PH \u2013 CC BY 2.0\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Jonathan Glazer, <em>The Zone of Interest<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Yorgos Lanthimos, <em>Poor Things<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Christopher Nolan, <em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Martin Scorsese, <em>Killers of the Flower Moon<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Justine Triet,<em> Anatomy of a Fall<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The question here is not will <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/christopher-nolan-movies-ranked\/\">Christopher Nolan<\/a>\u2014one of the greatest living directors\u2014finally take home his Oscar. It\u2019s could any other nominee here possibly beat him?<\/p>\n<p>Sentiment might help Scorsese (another of the greatest living directors), though he already has one statue. Lanthimos didn\u2019t win for <i>The Favourite<\/i>, which also might capture some Academy sympathy. Glazer and Triet, both on their first shot for the Director trophy, command voter respect, but don\u2019t have a body of work that could stand up to <i>The Dark Knight Trilogy<\/i>, <i>Inception<\/i>, <i>Interstellar<\/i> or <i>Memento<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line: Christopher Nolan finally wins.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Win: Christopher Nolan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Should Win: Christopher Nolan<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Technical Categories<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256610\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256610 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best Cinematography, Oppenheimer, Best Costumes, Barbie, Best Hair &amp; Make-Up, Maestro, Best Visual Effects, Godzilla Minus One\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9410.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9410.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9410-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9410-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9410-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9410-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256610\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9410.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Cinematography, Oppenheimer, Best Costumes, Barbie, Best Hair &amp; Make-Up, Maestro, Best Visual Effects, Godzilla Minus One\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9410.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9410-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9410-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9410-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9410-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures, Toho, Netflix and Universal Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Best Cinematography<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Edward Lachman, <em>El Conde<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Rodrigo Prieto, <em>Killers of the Flower Moon<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Matthew Libatique, <em>Maestro<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hoyte van Hoytema, <em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Robbie Ryan, <em>Poor Things<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>van Hoytema&#8217;s camera captured the first mushroom clouds, and will capture Oscar too.<\/p>\n<h3>Best Editing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Laurent S\u00e9n\u00e9chal, <em>Anatomy of a Fall<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Kevin Tent, <em>The Holdovers<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Thelma Schoonmaker, <em>Killers of the Flower Moon<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jennifer Lame,<em> Oppenheimer<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Yorgos Mavropsaridis, <em>Poor Things<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mavropsaridis mounts a good case, but can&#8217;t withstand the\u00a0<em>Oppenheimer<\/em> blast.<\/p>\n<h3>Best Costumes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jacqueline Durran, <em>Barbie<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Jacqueline West, <em>Killers of the Flower Moon<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Janty Yates and Dave Crossman, <em>Napoleon<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ellen Mirojnick, <em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Holly Waddington,<em> Poor Things<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Barbie\u00a0<\/em>takes home the gold here for the recreation of some of the doll&#8217;s most famous looks.<\/p>\n<h3>Best Hair &amp; Make-Up<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby, and Ashra Kelly-Blue; <em>Golda<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou, and Lori McCoy-Bell; <em>Maestro<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Luisa Abel, <em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, and Josh Weston; <em>Poor Things<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ana L\u00f3pez-Puigcerver, David Mart\u00ed, and Montse Rib\u00e9;<em> Society of the Snow<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite the controversy around the nose,\u00a0<em>Maestro<\/em> edges out the more deserving\u00a0<em>Poor Things<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Best Sound<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich, and Dean Zupancic; <em>The Creator<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich, and Dean Zupancic; <em>Maestro<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor; <em>Mission: Impossible<\/em>\u2014<em>Dead Reckoning Part One<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo, and Kevin O\u2019Connell; <em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn; <em>The Zone of Interest<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Again, the <em>Oppenheimer<\/em> siren call mutes others.<\/p>\n<h3>Best Visual Effects<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts, and Neil Corbould; <em>The Creator<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi, and Tatsuji Nojima; <em>Godzilla Minus One<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams, and Theo Bialek; <em>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland, and Neil Corbould; <em>Mission: Impossible\u2014Dead Reckoning Part One<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco, and Neil Corbould; <em>Napoleon<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The Creator\u00a0<\/em>had some of the most seamless effects in recent memory, but will lose out to\u00a0<em>Godzilla<\/em> both because the Academy wants to award the latter, and because that movie&#8217;s effects look almost as good and cost much less.<\/p>\n<h3>Best Production Design<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sarah Greenwood, production design; Katie Spencer, set decoration; <em>Barbie<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Jack Fisk, production design; Adam Willis, set decoration; <em>Killers of the Flower Moon<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Arthur Max, production design; Elli Griff, set decoration; <em>Napoleon<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ruth De Jong, production design; Claire Kaufman, set decoration; <em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/li>\n<li>James Price and Shona Heath, production design; Zsuzsa Mihalek, set decoration; <em>Poor Things<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pink is the new gold, as the eye-popping, surreal designs of\u00a0<em>Barbie<\/em> win out here.<\/p>\n<h2>Shorts<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256611\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256611 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best Live Action Short, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Best Animated Short, Letter to a Pig, Best Documentary Short, The Last Repair Shop\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 17\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9411.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9411.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9411-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9411-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9411-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9411-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256611\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9411.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Live Action Short, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Best Animated Short, Letter to a Pig, Best Documentary Short, The Last Repair Shop\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9411.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9411-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9411-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9411-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9411-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Netflix, Miyu Distribution and Searchlight Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Best Live Action Short<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The After<\/li>\n<li>Invincible<\/li>\n<li>Knight of Fortune<\/li>\n<li>Red, White and Blue<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Best Animated Short<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Letter to a Pig<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ninety-Five Senses<\/li>\n<li>Our Uniform<\/li>\n<li>Pachyderme<\/li>\n<li>War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John &amp; Yoko<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Best Documentary Short<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The ABCs of Book Banning<\/li>\n<li>The Barber of Little Rock<\/li>\n<li>Island in Between<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Last Repair Shop<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>N\u01cei Nai &amp; W\u00e0i P\u00f3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Will Win: The Last Repair Shop.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Most Oscar watchers (and, dare we say, some of the voters) will never see the short subjects. Nevertheless, for the sake of that office Oscar pool, see our predictions here.<\/p>\n<h2>Best Picture<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1256612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256612\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256612 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Best PictureAmerican Fiction Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of Interest\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 18\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9412.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9412.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9412-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9412-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9412-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9412-50x28.jpeg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256612\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9412.jpeg\" alt=\"Best PictureAmerican Fiction Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of Interest\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"A-Bombs! Doll Parts! Moon Killers! The Wealth of Geeks 2024 Oscar Predictions 18\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9412.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9412-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9412-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9412-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9412-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Orion Pictures, La Pacte, Warner Bros. Pictures, Focus Features, Paramount Pictures, Netflix, Universal Pictures, Searchlight Pictures and A24.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>American Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Anatomy of a Fall<\/li>\n<li>Barbie<\/li>\n<li>The Holdovers<\/li>\n<li>Killers of the Flower Moon<\/li>\n<li>Maestro<\/li>\n<li>Oppenheimer<\/li>\n<li>Past Lives<\/li>\n<li>Poor Things<\/li>\n<li>The Zone of Interest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The weird, ranked-choice ballot by which the Academy chooses its <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/best-picture-nominated-movies-should-have-won\/\">Best Picture<\/a> winners always makes this award tough to call. <i>Oppenheimer<\/i> remains the most logical winner, given its momentum in other awards categories, at the DGA, Golden Globes and even the SAG awards. Even that would seem to outweigh any sentiment or momentum picked up by other, indie titles such as <i>American Fiction<\/i> or <i>The Holdovers<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves the pink elephant in the room: <i>Barbie<\/i>. Could the doll survive the bomb? Maybe, though, the omission of <i>Barbie<\/i> in other categories\u2014directing, in particular\u2014signals that voters may not love the movie as much as they say they do. Ryan Gosling\u2019s shaming of the Academy for not nominating Greta Gerwig as Director or Margot Robbie in the Actress category might turn some heads\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026but it will likely turn off as many voters as it would sway. Bet on the mushroom cloud on Oscar night, but don\u2019t rule out the last-minute pink flash.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Win: Oppenheimer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Should Win: Oppenheimer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Could Cause an Upset: Barbie<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/2024-oscar-predictions\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 Oscar night approaches, bringing with it no shortage of glamour, wild moments, teary speeches and parties, both for the stars that attend, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-293514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}