Oscar Predictions Contest!

[dws1982]

Picture: The Power of the Dog
Direction: Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog
Original Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh - Belfast
Adapted Screenplay: Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog
Lead Actor: Will Smith - King Richard
Lead Actress: Jessica Chastain - The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur - CODA
Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose - West Side Story

International Feature: Drive My Car, Japan
Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul
Animated Feature: Encanto
Live Action Short Subject: Ala Kachuu - Take and Run
Documentary Short Subject: The Queen of Bsketball
Animated Short Subject: Robin Robin

Original Song: "No Time To Die" - No Time To Die
Original Score: Dune
Cinematography: The Power of the Dog
Film Editing: Dune
Sound: West Side Story
Production Design: Dune
Costume Design: Cruella
Visual Effects: Dune
Makeup And Hairstyling: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

01: Sidney Poitier last person In Memoriam
02: Dean Stockwell first person In Memoriam
03: Empty-handed Best Picture nominees: Don't Look Up, Licorice Pizza, and Nightmare Alley
04: Spider Man: No Way Home OscarsFanFavorite
05: Spider-Man Team Up OscarsCheerMoment

[Jefforey Smith]

Picture: Coda
Direction: Jane Campion, The Power Of The Dog
Original Screenplay: Adam McKay and David Sirota, Don't Look Up
Adapted Screenplay: Sian Heder ,CODA
Lead Actor: Will Smith, King Richard
Lead Actress: Jessica Chastain, The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur, CODA
Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story

International Feature: Drive My Car, Japan
Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul
Animated Feature: Encanto
Live Action Short Subject: Please Hold
Documentary Short Subject: Audible
Animated Short Subject: Robin Robin

Original Song: "No Time To Die," No Time To Die
Original Score: Dune
Cinematography: The Power of the Dog
Film Editing: Dune
Sound: Dune
Production Design: Dune
Costume Design: Cruella
Visual Effects: Dune
Makeup And Hairstyling: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

01: Sidney Poitier last person In Memoriam
02: Jane Powell first person In Memoriam
03: Empty-handed Best Picture nominees: Belfast, Licorice Pizza, and Nightmare Alley
04: Spider Man: No Way Home OscarsFanFavorite
05: Spider-Man Team Up OscarsCheerMoment

P.S. "No guts, no glory." My mindset entering this year's Oscar pool. The shorts & screenplays played with my mind. "The Long Goodbye" and "The Queen of Basketball" were favorites and Kenneth Branagh...well, he's been respected since Henry V. I went out on a limb projecting "Don't Look Up." The extended voting period caused me to overthink predictions.

[OscarGuy]

Picture: CODA
Animated Feature: Encanto
Directing: Jane Campion
Actor: Will Smith
Actress: Jessica Chastain
Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur
Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose
Original Screenplay: Belfast
Adapted Screenplay: CODA
Original Song: No Time to Die
Original Score: Dune
Film Editing: Dune
Cinematography: Dune
Production Design: Dune
Costume Design: Cruella
Makeup & Hairstyling: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Sound: Dune
Visual Effects: Dune
International Feature: Drive My Car
Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul
Documentary Short: Audible
Animated Short: Robin Robin
Live Action Short: Ala Kachuu - Take and Run

01. Who will be the last person in the In Memoriam montage? (three points)
Sidney Poitier

02. Who will be the FIRST person in the In Memoriam montage? (three points)
Olympia Dukakis

03. Which Best Picture nominees will go home empty-handed? (it has to be exactly right) (three points)
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley

04. What will be announced as the winner of the #OscarsFanFavorite?
Spider-Man (The Power of the Dog)

05. What will be announced as the winner of the #OscarsCheerMoment?
The Three Spider-Men

[Banana Ohnana]

Picture: Power of the Dog
Director: Jane Campion
Adapted Screenplay: Power of the Dog
Original Screenplay: Belfast
Actor: Will Smith
Actress: Jessica Chastain
Supporting Actor: Troy Katsur
Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose
Animated Feature: Encanto
Documentary: Flee
International Feature: Drive My Car
Animated Short: The Windshield Wiper
Live Action Short: Ala Kachuu- Take and Run
Documentary Short: Three Songs for Benazir
Film Editing: Dune
Cinematography: Nightmare Alley
Costume Design: West Side Story
Production Design: Nightmare Alley
Makeup: Dune
Original Score: Dune
Original Song: Dos Orugitas for Encanto
Sound: Dune
Visual Effects: Dune

[criddic3]

Picture: CODA (RU: The Power Of The Dog)
Direction: Jane Campion - The Power Of The Dog
Original Screenplay: Belfast (RU: Licorice Pizza)
Adapted Screenplay: CODA (RU: The Power Of The Dog)
Lead Actor: Will Smith - King Richard
Lead Actress: Jessica Chastain - Tammy Faye
Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur - CODA
Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose - West Side Story

International Feature: Drive My Car, Japan
Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul
Animated Feature: Encanto
Live Action Short Subject: The Long Goodbye
Documentary Short Subject: Queen of Basketball
Animated Short Subject: The Windshield Wiper (RU: Robin Robin)

Original Song: "No Time To Die" - No Time To Die (RU: Encanto)
Original Score: Dune
Cinematography: The Power of the Dog (RU: West Side Story)
Film Editing: Dune (RU: Tick, Tick...Boom!)
Sound: Dune
Production Design: Dune
Costume Design: Cruella (RU: West Side Story)
Visual Effects: Dune
Makeup And Hairstyling: Eyes of Tammy Faye

01: Sidney Poitier last person In Memoriam
02: Betty White first person In Memoriam
03: Empty-handed Best Picture nominees - Don't Look Up,Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley
04: Spider-Man: No Way Home OscarsFanFavorite
05: Spider-Man Team Up OscarsCheerMoment

[Heksagon]

Best Picture: The Power of the Dog
Best Director: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Best Actor: Will Smith, King Richard
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Supp. Actor: Troy Kotsur, CODA
Best Supp. Actresss: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Best Original Screenplay: Licorice Pizza
Best Adapted Screenplay: CODA

Best International Film: Drive My Car
Best Docu Feature: Summer of Soul
Best Animated Feature: Encanto
Best Live Action Short: The Long Goodbye
Best Docu Short: Audible
Best Animated Short: Robin Robin

Best Original Song: "No Time to Die", No Time to Die
Best Original Score: Dune
Best Film Editing: Dune
Best Cinematography: Dune
Best Sound: Dune
Best Visual Effects: Dune
Best Production Design: Dune
Best Costume Design: Dune
Best Make-Up: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

[Franz Ferdinand]

Picture: The Power of the Dog
Direction: Jane Campion (The Power Of The Dog)
Original Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)
Adapted Screenplay: Sian Heder (CODA)
Lead Actor: Will Smith (King Richard)
Lead Actress: Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos)
Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)

International Feature: Drive My Car, Japan
Documentary Feature: Flee (RU: Summer of Soul)
Animated Feature: The Mitchells v the Machines
Live Action Short Subject: Ala Kachuu -- Take and Run
Documentary Short Subject: Audible
Animated Short Subject: The Windshield Wiper

Original Song: "Dos Oruguitas" (Encanto)
Original Score: The Power of the Dog
Cinematography: The Power of the Dog
Film Editing: Dune
Sound: Dune
Production Design: Dune
Costume Design: Cruella
Visual Effects: Dune
Makeup And Hairstyling: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

01: Sidney Poitier last person In Memoriam
02: Peter Bogdanovich first person In Memoriam
03: Empty-handed Best Picture nominees: Don't Look Up, Licorice Pizza, and Nightmare Alley
04: Cinderella (Camilla Cabello)
05: Spider-Man Team Up

[Reza]

Dune winning almost everything below belt. Don't you guys think its the sequel that will win big â la The Return of the King?

And I don't get the prediction for Cruz - loved her in the film - but with Chastain and Stewart on the list I seriously doubt they will give Cruz a second Oscar.

[Mister Tee]

Anything to make tabulation easier for anonymous.

Picture: The Power Of The Dog
Direction: Jane Campion (The Power Of The Dog)
Original Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)
Adapted Screenplay: Jane Campion (The Power Of The Dog)
Lead Actor: Will Smith (King Richard)
Lead Actress: Penelope Cruz (Parallel Mothers)
Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)

International Feature: Drive My Car, Japan
Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul
Animated Feature: Encanto
Live Action Short Subject: Ala Kachuu -- Take and Run
Documentary Short Subject: Queen of Basketball
Animated Short Subject: The Windshield Wiper

Original Song: "No Time To Die" (No Time To Die)
Original Score: Dune
Cinematography: Dune
Film Editing: Dune
Sound: Dune
Production Design: Dune
Costume Design: Cruella
Visual Effects: Dune
Makeup And Hairstyling: the Eyes of Tammy Faye

01: Sidney Poitier last person In Memoriam
02: Olympia Dukakis first person In Memoriam
(William Hurt obviously ought to be in there, but I feel like they might want to avoid the awkwardness of highlighting him too much, given where his personal reputation has gone)
03: Empty-handed Best Picture nominees: Don't Look Up, Licorice Pizza, and Nightmare Alley

I'm throwing away points, I suppose, but I feel like answering numbers 4 or 5 is buying into the Popular Movie Oscar idea (which is what these are, under another name), and I just don't feel right doing that

[Big Magilla]

Greg, you're our hero!

[anonymous1980]

I take it the reason everyone is using my format is that after I posted first, they took it as a template and just changed where they disagreed with me.

Also it would make it easier for me to tabulate.

[Reza]

I take it the reason everyone is using my format is that after I posted first, they took it as a template and just changed where they disagreed with me.

It's a lazy thing to do....but was so very convenient for me when I followed you.

[Greg]

I take it the reason everyone is using my format is that after I posted first, they took it as a template and just changed where they disagreed with me.

[Aceisgreat]

Picture: The Power of the Dog
Direction: Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog
Original Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh - Belfast
Adapted Screenplay: Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog
Lead Actor: Will Smith - King Richard
Lead Actress: Jessica Chastain - The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur - CODA
Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose - West Side Story

International Feature: Drive My Car, Japan
Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul
Animated Feature: Encanto
Live Action Short Subject: The Long Goodbye
Documentary Short Subject: Three Songs Of Benazir
Animated Short Subject: Bestia

Original Song: "No Time To Die" - No Time To Die
Original Score: The Power of the Dog
Cinematography: The Power of the Dog
Film Editing: Dune
Sound: Dune
Production Design: Dune
Costume Design: Cruella
Visual Effects: Dune
Makeup And Hairstyling: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

01: Sidney Poitier last person In Memoriam
02: William Hurt first person In Memoriam
03: Empty-handed Best Picture nominees: Don't Look Up, Licorice Pizza, and Nightmare Alley
04: Spider Man: No Way Home OscarsFanFavorite
05: Spider-Man Team Up OscarsCheerMoment

[Big Magilla]

01: Sidney Poitier last person In Memoriam
02: Olympia Dukakis first person In Memoriam

You may be on to something here, but in reverse. Poitier, the first "woke" hero of a bygone era goes first, while Dukakis, whose most famous role aside from her Oscar-winning one was the seminal transwoman she played in four Tales of the City miniseries from 1993-2019, the last frontier of the "woke" movement, goes last.