Oscars Predictions: Best Picture – ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ and ‘Wakanda Forever’ Catapult Up the Charts

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LAST UPDATED: Dec. 22, 2022

2023 Oscars Predictions: Best Picture

CATEGORY COMMENTARY: Netflix’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” and Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” had perfect showings from the Oscars shortlist, getting in each category it was eligible to show up.

The two epics move into the best picture lineup as Hollywood heads into the holiday break, both having momentum in their favor.

Edward Berger’s war drama is likely to get a lot of support from the international membership of the Academy. If it’s pulling multiple nods in the tech categories, in this case, we have it tracking for cinematography, makeup, sound and visual effects. Multiple showings can add up to a picture nominee. Add in the possibility of adapted screenplay, which it can nab after winning the National Board of Review, and it’s in a solid place for major recognition for the streamer, surprisingly becoming its leading contender for best picture.

The same technical mindset applies to “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” on its best picture prospects which are currently predicted in production design, cinematography, costume design, makeup, sound, visual effects and original song. That’s massive. It has the added benefit of having a front runner in an acting category — Angela Bassett in supporting actress — which opens it up into a new realm, something its predecessor couldn’t achieve.

Keep an eye on the box office stories that will continue to surround “Avatar: The Way of Water,” and the upcoming “Babylon” and “A Man Called Otto.” The latter is a stealth contender we should watch out for and could pull a last-minute surprise, similar to “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” (2011), which also starred, Tom Hanks.

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And The Predicted Nominees Are: Rank Film Distributor Producers 1 “Top Gun: Maverick” Paramount Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN’s elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.

2 “The Fabelmans” Universal Pictures Tony Kushner, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg A semi-autobiography based on Spielberg’s own childhood growing up in post-war Arizona, from age seven to eighteen. 3 “The Banshees of Inisherin” Searchlight Pictures Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Martin McDonagh Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. 4 “Everything Everywhere All at Once” A24 Daniel Kwan, Mike Larocca, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led. 5 “Tár” Focus Features Todd Field, Scott Lambert, Alexandra Milchan Set in the international world of classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár. widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra. 6 “Elvis” Warner Bros. Baz Luhrmann, Gail Berman, Catherine Martin, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

7 “Avatar: The Way of Water” 20th Century Studios James Cameron, Jon Landau Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the planet of Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na’vi race to protect their planet. 8 “Women Talking” MGM/United Artists Releasing Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Frances McDormand A group of women in an isolated religious colony as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a string of sexual assaults committed by the colony’s men. 9 “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Marvel Studios Kevin Feige, Nate Moore The nation of Wakanda is pitted against intervening world powers as they mourn the loss of their king T’Challa. 10 “All Quiet on the Western Front” Netflix Daniel Marc Dreifuss, Malte Grunert A young German soldier’s terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I. Next in Line 11 “Babylon” Paramount Pictures Olivia Hamilton, Marc Platt, Matt Plouffe 12 “A Man Called Otto” Sony Pictures Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Rita Wilson, Fredrik Wikström Nicastro 13 “Living” Sony Pictures Classics Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen 14 “Triangle of Sadness” Neon Philippe Bober, Erik Hemmendorff 15 “RRR” Variance Films D.V.V. Danayya 16 “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” Netflix Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman 17 “The Woman King” Sony Pictures Maria Bello, Viola Davis, Cathy Schulman, Julius Tennon 18 “She Said” Universal Pictures Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner 19 “Aftersun” A24 Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski 20 “Thirteen Lives” Amazon Studios/MGM Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Karen Lunder, William M. Connor, P.J van Sandwijk, Gabrielle Tana Other Top-Tier Contenders 21 “Till” Orion/United Artists Releasing Keith Beauchamp, Barbara Broccoli, Frederick Zollo 22 “The Whale” A24 Jeremy Dawson, Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel 23 “Empire of Light” Searchlight Pictures Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes 24 “The Inspection” A24 Chester Algernal Gordon, Effie Brown 25 “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinochhio” Netflix Guillermo del Toro, Lisa Henson, Alexander Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Gary Ungar 26 “Bones and All” MGM/United Artists Releasing Luca Guadagnino, David Lajganich, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Lorenzo Mieli, Marco Morabito, Gabriele Moratti, Theresa Park, Peter Spears 27 “The Menu” Searchlight Pictures Adam McKay, Betsy Koch 28 “Emancipation” Apple Original Films Todd Black, Joey McFarland, Jon Mone, Will Smith 29 “Devotion” Sony Pictures Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Molly Smith, Rachel Smith 30 “Causeway” A24/Apple Original Films Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Polsky All Contenders Listed (Unranked-Alphabetical) — “Amsterdam” 20th Century Studios Matthew Budman, David O. Russell, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas — “Avatar: The Way of Water” 20th Century Studios James Cameron, Jon Landau — “Death on the Nile” 20th Century Studios Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund, Ridley Scott, Kevin J. Walsh — “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” 20th Century Studios Loren Bouchard, Janelle Momary-Neely, Nora Smith — “After Yang” A24 Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan, Paul Mezey, Theresa Park — “Aftersun” A24 Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski — “Bodies Bodies Bodies” A24 Ali Herting, David Hinojosa — “Close” A24 Michiel Dhont, Dirk Impens — “Everything Everywhere All at Once” A24 Dan Kwan, Mike Larocca, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang — “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” A24 Dean Fleischer-Camp, Andrew Goldman, Elisabeth Holm, Caroline Kaplan, Terry Leonard, Paul Mezey, Jenny Slate — “Men” A24 Andrew Macdonald, Alton Reich — “Pearl” A24 Ti West — “God’s Creatures” A24 Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly — “Stars at Noon” A24 Olivier Delbosc — “Funny Pages” A24 Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Sebastian Bear-McClard, Ronald Bronstein, Oscar Boyson, David Duque-Estrada — “The Eternal Daughter” A24 Ed Guiney, Emma Norton, Andrew Lowe, Joanna Hogg — “The Inspection” A24 Chester Algernal Gordon, Effie Brown — “The Whale” A24 Jeremy Dawson, Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel — “X” A24 Jacob Jaffke, Harrison Kreiss, Kevin Turen, Ti West — “Causeway” A24/Apple Original Films Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Polsky — “All the Old Knives” Amazon Studios Gail Egan, Matt Jackson, Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve Schwartz, Nick Wechsler — “Argentina, 1985” Amazon Studios Victoria Alonso, Santiago Carabante, Chino Darín, Ricardo Darín, Axel Kuschevatzky, Agustina Llambi-Campbell, Santiago Mitre, Federico Posternak — “Catherine Called Birdy” Amazon Studios Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lena Dunham, Jo Wallet — “Emergency” Amazon Studios Marty Bowen, John Fischer, Isaac Klausner — “Good Night Oppy” Amazon Studios Matt Carroll, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Matt Goldberg — “Master” Amazon Studios Joshua Astrachan, Brad Becker-Parton, Andrea Roa — “My Policeman” Amazon Studios Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Robbie Rogers, Cora Palfrey, Philip Herd — “Nanny” Amazon Studios Nikkia Moulterie, Daniela Taplin Lundberg — “Wild Cat” Amazon Studios To be added — “Thirteen Lives” Amazon Studios/MGM Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Karen Lunder, William M. Connor, P.J van Sandwijk, Gabrielle Tana — “Cha Cha Real Smooth” Apple Original Films Ro Donnelly, Erik Feig, Dakota Johnson, Cooper Raiff, Jessica Switch — “Emancipation” Apple Original Films Todd Black, Joey McFarland, Jon Mone, Will Smith — “Luck” Apple Original Films John Lasseter, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and David Eisenmann — “Raymond & Ray” Apple Original Films Alfonso Cuarón, Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn — “Sidney” Apple Original Films Derik Murray, Oprah Winfrey — “Spirited” Apple Original Films Sean Anders, George Dewey, Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, David Koplan, John Morris, Ryan Reynolds — “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” Apple Original Films David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Andrew Muscato, Jake Myers, Peter Farrelly — “A Love Song” Bleecker Street Dan Janvey, Jesse Hope, Max Walker-Silverman — “Breaking” Bleecker Street Salman Al-Rashid, Mackenzie Fargo, Sam Frohman, Ashley Levinson, Kevin Turen — “Emily” Bleecker Street Jo Bamford, David Barron, Robert Patterson, Piers Tempest — “Montana Story” Bleecker Street Scott McGehee, David Siegel, Jennifer Roth — “Mr. Malcolm’s List” Bleecker Street Laura Rister, Laura Lewis, Katie Holly, Emma Holly Jones — “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” Briarcliff Entertainment Julie Cohen, Betsy West, Lisa Espramer, Sam Jinishian — “Terrifier 2” Cinedigm Damien Leone, Phil Falcone, George Steuber, Michael Leavy, Steven Della Salla, Jason Leavy — “Navalny” CNN/Warner Bros. Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, Shane Boris — “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” DreamWorks Animation Mark Swift — “The Bad Guys” DreamWorks Animation Rebecca Huntley, Damon Ross — “Mavka: The Forest Song” Feelgood Entertainment Anna Eliseyeva, Iryna Kostyuk, Egor Olesov — “You Won’t Be Alone” Focus Features Kristina Ceyton, Samantha Jennings — “Armageddon Time” Focus Features James Gray, Anthony Katagas, Rodrigo Teixeira, Alan Terpins — “Brian and Charles” Focus Features Rupert Majendie — “Downton Abbey: A New Era” Focus Features Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Liz Trubridge — “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul” Focus Features Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Rowan Riley, Daniel Kaluuya, Amandla Crichlow, Matthew Cooper, Jessamine Burgum, Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown, Kara Durrett, Jordan Peele — “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” Focus Features Anthony Fabian, Xavier Marchand, Guillaume Benski — “Spoiler Alert” Focus Features Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick, Todd Spiewak, Jim Parsons — “Tár” Focus Features Todd Field, Scott Lambert, Alexandra Milchan — “The Outfit” Focus Features Scoop Wasserstein, Amy Jackson, Ben Browning — “The Northman” Focus Features Mark Huffam, Lars Knudsen, Robert Eggers, Alexander Skarsgård, Arnon Milchan — “The Silent Twins” Focus Features Anita Gou, Joshua Horsfield, Ben Pugh, Klaudia Smieja, Alicia Van Couvering, Letitia Wright — “Vengeance” Focus Features Jason Blum, Greg Gilreath, Adam Hendricks — “The Forgiven” Focus Features Elizabeth Eves, Nick Gordon, Trevor Matthews, John Michael McDonagh — “The End of Medicine” Gravitas Ventures Keegan Kuhn, Alex Lockwood — “Am I OK? HBO Max Stephanie Allynne, Ro Donnelly, Jessica Elbaum, Erik Feig, Will Ferrell, Dakota Johnson, Lucy Kitada, Tig Notaro — “Both Sides of the Blade” IFC Films Olivoer Delbosc — “Corsage” IFC Films Alexander Glehr, Johanna Scherz — “God’s Country” IFC Films Miranda Bailey, Halee Bernard, Julian Higgins, Amanda Marshall — “Happening” IFC Films Edouard Weil, Alice Girard — “Nitram” IFC Films Nick Batzias, Virginia Whitwell, Justin Kurzel, Shaun Grant — “Official Competition” IFC Films Jaume Roures — “Resurrection” IFC Films Lia Buman, Tim Headington, Tory Lenosky, Alex Scharfman — “Spin Me Round” IFC Films Jeff Baena, Alison Brie, Mel Eslyn, Chris Parker, Dylan Sellers — “The Lost King” IFC Films Steve Coogan, Christine Langan, Dan Winch — “Tori and Lokita” Janus Films Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Delphine Tomson — “EO” Janus Films and Sideshow Ewa Piasokowska, Jerzy Skolimowski — “Murina” Kino Lorber Danijel Pek, Rodrigo Teixeira — “Alice, Darling” Lionsgate Katie Bird Nolan, Christina Piovesan, Noah Segal, Lindsay Tapscott, Sam Tipper-Hale — “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” Lionsgate Nicolas Cage, Samson Mucke, Kevin Turen, Kevin Etten, Kristin Burr, Mike Nilon — “The Good House” Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions Jane Rosenthal, Aaron Ryder, Berry Welsh — “The Eight Mountains” M2 Pictures Hans Everaert, Lorenzo Gangarossa, Mario Gianani, Louis Tisné — “Bitterbrush” Magnolia Pictures Su Kim, Emelie Mahdavian — “Hunt” Magnolia Pictures Lee Jung-jae — “I Love My Dad” Magnolia Pictures Bill Stertz, Patton Oswalt, Sean O’Grady, Dane Eckerle, Phil Keefe, Daniel Brandt, Sam Slater — “Piggy” Magnolia Pictures To be added — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Marvel Studios Kevin Feige, Nate Moore — “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” Marvel Studios Kevin Feige — “Thor: Love and Thunder” Marvel Studios Kevin Feige, Brad Winderbaum — “Bones and All” MGM/United Artists Releasing Luca Guadagnino, David Lajganich, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Lorenzo Mieli, Marco Morabito, Gabriele Moratti, Theresa Park, Peter Spears — “Dog” MGM/United Artists Releasing Gregory Jacobs, Peter Kiernan, Brett Rodriguez — “Three Thousand Years of Longing” MGM/United Artists Releasing George Miller, Doug Mitchell — “Women Talking” MGM/United Artists Releasing Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Frances McDormand — “Last Flight Home” MTV Documentary Films Ondi Timoner, David Turner — “The African Desperate” Mubi Martine Syms, Rocket Caleshu, Vic Brooks — “The Cathedral” Mubi Ricky D’Ambrose, Graham Swon — “Decision to Leave” Mubi Park Chan-wook — “Retrograde” National Geographic Priscilla Galvez, Adrian Murray, Sennah Yee — “Bobi Wine Ghetto President” National Geographic Documentary Films Moses Bwaye, Christopher Sharp (directors), John Battsek (producer) — “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” Neon Howard Gertler, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov, John S. Lyons, Laura Poitras — “Broker” Neon Eugene Lee — “Crimes of the Future” Neon Robert Lantos, Panos Papahadzis, Steve Solomos — “Moonage Daydream” Neon Brett Morgen — “Triangle of Sadness” Neon Philippe Bober, Erik Hemmendorff — “Saint Omer” Neon/Super Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral — “A Jazzman’s Blues” Netflix Tyler Perry — “All Quiet on the Western Front” Netflix Daniel Marc Dreifuss, Malte Grunert — “Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood” Netflix Richard Linklater, Mike Blizzard, Tommy Pallotta, Femke Wolting, Bruno Felix — “Athena” Netflix Mourad Belkeddar, Romain Gavras, Ladj Ly — “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” Netflix Alejandro González Iñárritu — “Blonde” Netflix Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tracey Landon, Brad Pitt, Scott Robertson — “Descendant” Netflix Margaret Brown, Essie Chambers, Kyle Martin — “Drifting Home” Netflix Koji Yamamoto — “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” Netflix Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman — “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinochhio” Netflix Guillermo del Toro, Lisa Henson, Alexander Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Gary Ungar — “Hustle” Netflix Maverick CLofty Sky Distributionr, Allen Covert, LeBron James, Jeff Kirschenbaum — “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” Netflix Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Elizabeth Gabler, Laurence Mark — “Matilda” Netflix Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jon Finn, Luke Kelly — “My Father’s Dragon” Netflix Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn, Paul Young — “Persuasion” Netflix Andrew Lazar, Christina Weiss Lurie — “Sr.” Netflix Emily Barclay Ford, Kevin Ford, Chris Smith — “The Good Nurse” Netflix Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin, Michael Jackman — “The Gray Man” Netflix Chris Castaldi, Mike Larocca, Palak Patel, Joe Roth, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo — “The Pale Blue Eye” Netflix Scott Cooper, Christian Bale, John Lesher, Tyler Thompson — “The Sea Beast” Netflix Jed Schlanger, Chris Williams — “The Swimmers” Netflix Tim Bevan, Tim Cole, Eric Fellner, Ali Jaafar — “The Wonder” Netflix Ed Guiney, Juliette Howell, Andrew Lowe, Tessa Ross — “Wendell and Wild” Netflix Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jordan Peele, Henry Selick — “White Noise” Netflix Noah Baumbach, Uri Singer — “Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom” No U.S. Distribution To be added — “Joyland” No U.S. Distribution To be added — “Till” Orion/United Artists Releasing Keith Beauchamp, Barbara Broccoli, Thomas K. Levine, Michael JP Reilly, Frederick Zollo, Whoopi Goldberg — “Babylon” Paramount Pictures Olivia Hamilton, Marc Platt, Matt Plouffe — “Scream” Paramount Pictures William Sherak, James Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein — “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” Paramount Pictures Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara, Hitoshi Okuno — “The Lost City” Paramount Pictures Sandra Bulllock, Liza Chasin, Seth Gordon — “Top Gun: Maverick” Paramount Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison — “War Pony” Picturehouse Entertainment Val Abel, Sacha Ben Harroche, Bear Damen, Saliem El Arja, Gina Gammell, Bert Hamelinck, Riley Keough, Michael Manasseri, Sergey Shtern, Elaine Thomas, Willi White, Ryan Zacarias — “Lightyear” Pixar Galyn Susman — “Turning Red” Pixar Pete Docter, Lindsey Collins, Dan Scanlon — “As They Made Us” Quiver Mayim Bialik, Anne Clements, Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, Ash Christian, Mark Maxey, Michael Day — “Gigi & Nate” Roadside Attractions René Besson, Nick Hamm, Piers Tempest — “Call Jane” Roadside Attractions Robbie Brenner, Kevin McKeon, David Wulf — “Emily the Criminal” Roadside Attractions/Vertical Entertainment Tyler Davidson, Aubrey Plaza, Drew Sykes — “Butcher’s Crossing” Saban Films Amanda Bowers, Will Clarke, Molly Conners, Andy Mayson, Gabe Polsky — “Cairo Conspiracy” Samuel Goldwyn Films Kristina Åberg, Fredrik Zander — “Empire of Light” Searchlight Pictures Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes — “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” Searchlight Pictures Debbie Gray, Adrian Politowski — “See How They Run” Searchlight Pictures Gina CLofty Sky Distributionr, Damian Jones — “The Banshees of Inisherin” Searchlight Pictures Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Martin McDonagh — “The Menu” Searchlight Pictures Adam McKay, Betsy Koch — “2nd Chance” Showtime Ramin Bahrani, Charles Dorfman, Johnny Galvin, Jacob Grodnik, Daniel M. Turcan — “A Man Called Otto” Sony Pictures Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Rita Wilson, Fredrik Wikström Nicastro — “Bullet Train” Sony Pictures Antoine Fuqua, David Leitch, Kelly McCormick — “Devotion” Sony Pictures Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Molly Smith, Rachel Smith — “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody” Sony Pictures Clive Davis, Pat Houston, Anthony McCLofty Sky Distributionn, Larry Mestel, Denis O’Sullivan, Jeff Kalligheri — “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” Sony Pictures Josh Gordon, Hutch Parker, Will Speck — “The Woman King” Sony Pictures Maria Bello, Viola Davis, Cathy Schulman, Julius Tennon — “Where the Crawdads Sing” Sony Pictures Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter — “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song” Sony Pictures Classics Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine — “Living” Sony Pictures Classics Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen — “One Fine Morning” Sony Pictures Classics David Thion, Philippe Martin, Charlotte Dauphin — “Return to Seoul” Sony Pictures Classics Katia Khazak, Charlotte Vincent — “Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams” Sony Pictures Classics Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Gabriele Moratti — “The Phantom of the Open” Sony Pictures Classics Kate Glover, Nichola Martin, Tom Miller — “The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile” Sony Pictures Classics Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, Carolyn Hepburn, Kathlyn Horan — “The Son” Sony Pictures Classics Iain Canning, Joanna Laurie, Emile Sherman, Christophe Spadone, Florian Zeller — “Turn Every Page” Sony Pictures Classics Lizzie Gottlieb, Joanne Nerenberg, Jen Small — “The Stranger” Transmission Films Iain Canning, Joel Edgerton, Rachel Gardner, Kim Hodgert, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Emile Sherman — “Ambulance” Universal Pictures Michael Bay, Ian Bryce, Laeta Kalogridis, James Vanderbilt — “Beast” Universal Pictures Baltasar Kormákur, James Lopez, Will Packer — “Bros” Universal Pictures Judd Apatow, Josh Church, Nicholas Stoller — “Jurassic World: Dominion” Universal Pictures Patrick Crowley, Frank Marshall — “Nope” Universal Pictures Jordan Peele, Ian Cooper — “She Said” Universal Pictures Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner — “The Bad Guys” Universal Pictures Rebecca Huntley, Damon Ross — “The Fabelmans” Universal Pictures Tony Kushner, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg — “Ticket to Paradise” Universal Pictures Deborah Balderstone, Tim Bevan, George Clooney, Eric Fellner, Marisa Yeres Gill, Lisa Roberts Gillan, Sarah Harvey, Grant Heslov, Julia Roberts — “Minions: The Rise of Gru” Universal Pictures/Illumination Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud — “Holy Spider” Utopia Sol Bondy, Jacob Jarek, Ali Abbasi — “Holy Emy” Utopia Films Giulia Caruso, Mathieu Bompoint, Ki Jin Kim, Konstantinos Vassilaros — “RRR” Variance Films D.V.V. Danayya — “First Love” Vertical Entertainment Nadine de Barros, A.J. Edwards, Lucas Jarach, Henry Bittredge — “The Walk” Vertical Entertainment Hank Blumenthal, Paul W. Hazen, Michael Mailer — “Wyrm” Vertical Entertainment Helen Estabrook — “Strange World” Walt Disney Pictures Roy Conli — “Black Adam” Warner Bros Beau Flynn, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia — “DC League of Super Pets” Warner Bros Patricia Hicks, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Jared Stern — “Don’t Worry Darling” Warner Bros Olivia Wilde, Katie Silberman, Miri Yoon, Roy Lee — “Elvis” Warner Bros. Baz Luhrmann, Gail Berman, Catherine Martin, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss — “The Batman” Warner Bros. Dylan Clark, Matt Reeves — “Something in the Dirt” XYZ Films Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, David Lawson Jr.

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The 95th Oscars ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theatre and televised live on ABC on Sunday, March 12, 2022.

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