The Cinescape's Predictions

The Cinescape is a longtime patron of Film Independent, film critic and an awards voter who loves to dive into the historical data of the Oscars. Basing predictions off a combination of precedent and an inside track into the hearts and minds of Academy voters, he prides himself on his ability to remove emotion from the equation in the pursuit of the perfect prediction slate. 

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The Cinescape's Predictions

60 total predictions

Best Picture

  • 1
    One Battle After Another
    Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
  • 2
    Marty Supreme
    Director: Josh Safdie
  • 3
    Hamnet
    Director: Chloe Zhao
  • 4
    Sinners
    Director: Ryan Coogler
  • 5
    Sentimental Value
    Director: Joachim Trier
  • 6
    Wicked For Good
    Director: Jon M. Chu
  • 7
    Frankenstein
    Director: Guillermo Del Toro
  • 8
    It Was Just an Accident
    Director: Jafar Panahi
  • 9
    Train Dreams
    Director: Clint Bentley
  • 10
    Avatar Fire and Ash
    Director: Jim Cameron

Best Picture Drama

No predictions yet for this category

Best Director

  • 1
    Paul Thomas Anderson
    For "One Battle After Another"
  • 2
    Chloe Zhao
    For "Hamnet"
  • 3
    Josh Safdie
    For "Marty Supreme"
  • 4
    Joachim Trier
    For "Sentimental Value"
  • 5
    Ryan Coogler
    For "Sinners"

Best Director

No predictions yet for this category

Best Actress Drama

No predictions yet for this category

Best Actor

  • 1
    Timothée Chalamet
    For "Marty Supreme"
  • 2
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    For "One Battle After Another"
  • 3
    Wagner Maura
    For "The Secret Agent"
  • 4
    Ethan Hawke
    For "Blue Moon"
  • 5
    Michael B. Jordan
    For "Sinners"

Best Actor Drama

No predictions yet for this category

Best Actress

  • 1
    Jessie Buckley
    For "Hamnet"
  • 2
    Renate Reinsve
    For "Sentimental Value"
  • 3
    Cynthia Erivo
    For "Wicked For Good"
  • 4
    Chase Infiniti
    For "One Battle After Another"
  • 5
    Kate Hudson
    For "Song Sung Blue"

Best Supporting Actor

  • 1
    Sean Penn
    For "One Battle After Another"
  • 2
    Stellan Skarsgård
    For "Sentimental Value"
  • 3
    Paul Mescal
    For "Hamnet"
  • 4
    Jacob Elordi
    For "Frankenstein"
  • 5
    Benicio Del Toro
    For "One Battle After Another"

Best Film Musical/Comedy

No predictions yet for this category

Best Supporting Actress

  • 1
    Ariana Grande
    For "Wicked for Good"
  • 2
    Teyana Taylor
    For "One Battle After Another"
  • 3
    Elle Fanning
    For "Sentimental Value"
  • 4
    Inga Ibsdotter Lileaas
    For "Sentimental Value"
  • 5
    Odessa A zion
    For "Marty Supreme"

Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress

No predictions yet for this category

Best Original Screenplay

  • 1
    Sentimental Value
  • 2
    Marty Supreme
  • 3
    Sinners
  • 4
    It Was Just an Accident
  • 5
    Jay Kelly

Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor

No predictions yet for this category

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • 1
    One Battle After Another
  • 2
    Hamnet
  • 3
    Wake Up Dead Man
  • 4
    Frankenstein
  • 5
    No Other Choice

Best Supporting Actress

No predictions yet for this category

Best Film Editing

  • 1
    One Battle After Another
  • 2
    Marty Supreme
  • 3
    Sinners
  • 4
    Hamnet
  • 5
    F1

Best Supporting Actor

No predictions yet for this category

Best Cinematography

  • 1
    One Battle After Another
  • 2
    Sinners
  • 3
    Frankenstein
  • 4
    Hamnet
  • 5
    Train Dreams

Best Film Screenplay

No predictions yet for this category

Best Casting

  • 1
    One Battle After Another
  • 2
    Sinners
  • 3
    Wicked: For Good
  • 4
    Marty Supreme
  • 5
    Wake Up Dead Man

Best Animated Feature

No predictions yet for this category

Best Non-English Film

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Best Score

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