Oscar Predictions (October Edition)

With the major fall festivals behind us, we have a decent but still incomplete idea of what direction this award season will go. Still waiting on reactions to a few more unseen contenders, but a good amount of Oscar hopefuls have been screened to the public. The race begins here. Don't take this too seriously, as it will likely change as the season goes on.

Best Picture

1. Belfast

2. Nightmare Alley

3. King Richard

4. Dune

5. The Power of the Dog

6. Licorice Pizza

7. House of Gucci

8. The Tragedy of Macbeth

9. Don't Look Up

10. Tick, Tick... Boom!

Best Director

1. Kenneth Branagh for Belfast

2. Denis Villeneuve for Dune

3. Guillermo Del Toro for Nightmare Alley

4. Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog

5. Paul Thomas Anderson for Licorice Pizza

Best Actress in a Leading Role

1. Kristen Stewart for Spencer

2. Jessica Chastain for The Eyes of Tammy Faye

3. Lady Gaga for House of Gucci

4. Frances McDormand for The Tragedy of Macbeth

5. Oliva Colman for The Lost Daughter

Best Actor in a Leading Role

1. Will Smith for King Richard

2. Denzel Washington for The Tragedy of Macbeth

3. Benedict Cumberbatch for The Power of the Dog

4. Peter Dinklage for Cyrano

5. Andrew Garfield for Tick, Tick... Boom!

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

1. Caitriona Balfe for Belfast

2. Ann Dowd for Mass

3. Aunjanue Ellis for King Richard

4. Cate Blanchett for Nightmare Alley

5. Kristin Dunst for The Power of the Dog

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

1. Jaime Dornan for Belfast

2. Bradley Cooper for Licorice Pizza

3. Jason Issacs for Mass

4. Jared Leto for House of Gucci

5. Ben Affleck for The Tender Bar

Best Orginal Screenplay

1. Belfast

2. Licorice Pizza

3. King Richard

4. Don't Look Up

5. Mass

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. The Power of the Dog

2. House of Gucci

3. Nightmare Alley

4. The Tragedy of Macbeth

5. The Lost Daughter

Technical Categories

Best Cienmatagorphy

1. Nightmare Alley

2. The Tragedy of Macbeth

3. Dune

4. The Power of the Dog

5. Belfast

Best Costume Design

1. Cruella

2. House of Gucci

3. Nightmare Alley

4. Dune

5. Spencer

Best Film Editing

1. Dune

2. Belfast

3. King Richard

4. Don't Look Up

5. Tick, Tick... Boom!

Best Production Design

1. Nightmare Alley

2. Dune

3. West Side Story

4. The French Dispatch

5. The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Sound

1. Dune

2. West Side Story

3. Nightmare Alley

4. No Time to Die

5. Tick, Tick... Boom!

Best Visual Effects

1. Dune

2. Eternals

3. The Matrix Resurrections

4. Free Guy

5. Spiderman: No Way Home

Best Animated Feature

1. Luca

2. Flee

3. Encanto

4. The Mitchells vs the Machines

5. Belle