On Tuesday evening, voting for nominees for the 94th Academy Awards officially closed. Audiences have spoken at the box office, critics have voted for their awards, and guilds have announced their favorite peers. However, for the first time in quite a while, everything still feels up in the air.

There is some minor news before the meat and potatoes of this article. Firstly, the Academy announced on Thursday (02/03) who will host the nomination ceremony. Comedienne Tracie Ellis Ross and actor Leslie Jordan will announce the nominees on February 8th, at 8:18 AM EST/5:18 AM PST. Show producer Will Packer announced previously that the show will have a host, but who it will be remains under wraps.

In other news, the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) released their official nominations which can be found here. For brevity’s sake, I’ll only take the highlights. Firstly, Best Actress had a culling of all the frontrunners, with Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye), Kristen Stewart (Spencer), Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter), and Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos) all being missed, with the only perceived top five contender making it in being Lady Gaga for her work in House of Gucci.

Additionally, No Time to Die had an underwhelming performance, missing in Best Picture despite showing up in multiple places during the shortlist phase. Multiple Best Actor contenders, including British-borne Andrew Garfield (tick, tick…BOOM!) and icon Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth) also missed. Frontrunners Benedict Cumberbatch and Will Smith made the cut though, solidifying them as the top two. With Academy members putting their pencils down, so too shall I. Below are my final nomination predictions.

Best Picture

• Being the Ricardos (Amazon Studios)
• Belfast (Focus Features)
• CODA (AppleTV+)
• Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
• Dune (Warner Bros.)

• House of Gucci (United Artists Releasing)
• King Richard (Warner Bros.)
• Licorice Pizza (United Artists Releasing)
• The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
• West Side Story (20th Century Studios)

Best Director

• Kenneth Branagh – Belfast 
• Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
• Denis Villeneuve – Dune 
• Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza 
• Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog 

Best Actor

• Javier Bardem – Being the Ricardos 
• Benedict Cumberbatch –  The Power of the Dog
• Andrew Garfield – tick, tick…BOOM! 
• Will Smith – King Richard 
• Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth 

Best Actress 

• Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
• Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter 
• Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
• Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
• Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos 

Best Supporting Actor

• Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza 
• Ciaran Hinds – Belfast 
• Troy Kotsur – CODA
• Jared Leto – House of Gucci 
• Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog

Best Supporting Actress 

• Caitríona Balfe – Belfast 
• Ariana DeBose – West Side Story 
• Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
• Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
• Ruth Negga – Passing 

Best Original Screenplay

• Being the Ricardos 
• Belfast
• Don’t Look Up
• King Richard
• Licorice Pizza

Best Adapted Screenplay

• CODA
• Drive My Car 
• Dune
• The Lost Daughter
• The Power of the Dog

Best Animated Feature

• Encanto
• Flee
• Luca
• The Mitchells vs. The Machines
• Sing 2

Best International Feature

• Drive My Car (Japan)
• Flee (Denmark)
• The Hand of God (Italy)
• A Hero (Iran)
• The Worst Person in the World (Norway)

Best Documentary Feature 

• Attica
• The First Wave
• Procession 
• The Rescue
• Summer of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

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Best Original Score

• Don’t Look Up 
• Dune 
• Encanto
• The French Dispatch 
• The Power of the Dog

Best Original Song

• “Down to Joy” – Belfast
• “Just Look Up” – Don’t Look Up
• “Dos Oruguitas” – Encanto 
• “Guns Go Bang” – The Harder They Fall 
• “No Time to Die” – No Time to Die

Best Sound

• Belfast
• Dune 
• No Time to Die
• Spider-Man: No Way Home
• West Side Story 

Best Production Design

• Belfast
• Dune
• The French Dispatch
• Nightmare Alley
• West Side Story 

Best Cinematography

• Belfast
• Dune
• Nightmare Alley
• The Power of the Dog
• The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

• Cruella
• Dune
• The Eyes of Tammy Faye
• House of Gucci
• The Suicide Squad 

Best Costume Design

• Cruella
• Dune
• House of Gucci
• Nightmare Alley 
• West Side Story 

Best Editing

• Belfast
• Dune
• King Richard
• No Time to Die
• The Power of the Dog

Best Visual Effects

• Dune
• Godzilla vs. Kong
• Ghostbusters: Afterlife
• The Matrix Resurrections 
• Spider-Man: No Way Home

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