97th Academy Awards: Predictions

It’s the most wonderful time of the year if you’re a cinephile, and it’s just around the corner.

Yes, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Night of Nights —otherwise known as “The Oscars”— will be taking place this Monday morning, March 1st (Naarm time) and the team at Rating Frames is as excited as ever.

As they did last year, our three resident critics have made their predictions as to what, or who, will be victorious in all 23 categories.

Below are the films that Arnel, Darcy and Tom are predicting will walk away with a coveted statuette at the 97th Academy Awards, and their personal vote, in each category

Best Picture

What will win // What deserves to win

Arnel: The Brutalist // Anora

Darcy: Anora // Nickel Boys

Tom: Conclave // Dune: Part Two

Best Director

Arnel: Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) // Sean Baker (Anora)

Darcy: Sean Baker (Anora) // Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

Tom: Sean Baker (Anora) // Sean Baker

Best Actor

Arnel: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) // Adrien Brody

Darcy: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) // Adrien Brody

Tom: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) // Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)

Ralph Fiennes, nominated for his performance in The Conclave
Best Actress

Arnel: Mikey Madison (Anora) // Mikey Madison

Darcy: Demi Moore (The Substance) // Mikey Madison (Anora)

Tom: Demi Moore (The Substance) // Mikey Madison (Anora)

Best Supporting Actor

Arnel: Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) // Kieran Culkin

Darcy: Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) // Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)

Tom: Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) // Yura Borisov (Anora)

Best Supporting Actress

Arnel: Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Perez) // Zoe Saldaña

Darcy: Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Perez) // Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)

Tom: Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Perez) // Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)

Best Original Screenplay

Arnel: Anora // Anora

Darcy: Anora // Anora

Tom: Anora // Anora

Best Adapted Screenplay

Arnel: Conclave // Conclave

Darcy: Conclave // Nickel Boys

Tom: Conclave // Conclave

Best Animated Feature

Arnel: The Wild Robot // The Wild Robot

Darcy: The Wild Robot // The Wild Robot

Tom: The Wild Robot // The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot is a hot favourite for Animated Feature
Best International Feature

Arnel: I’m Still Here // I’m Still Here

Darcy: I’m Still Here // The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Tom: I’m Still Here

Best Documentary Feature

Arnel: Porcelain War // No Other Land

Darcy: No Other Land // No Other Land

Tom: Porcelain War

Best Documentary Short Subject

Arnel: Incident // Instruments of a Beating Heart

Darcy: I Am Ready, Warden // Incident

Tom: Instruments of a Beating Heart

Best Live-Action Short

Arnel: The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent // The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Darcy: The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent // The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Tom: The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best Animated Short

Arnel: Yuck! // Yuck!

Darcy: Beautiful Men // Yuck!

Tom: Magic Candies

Best Original Score

Arnel: The Brutalist // The Brutalist

Darcy: The Brutalist // The Brutalist

Tom: The Brutalist // The Wild Robot

Best Original Song

Arnel: “El Mal” (Emilia Perez) // “El Mal”

Darcy: “El Mal” (Emilia Perez) // “Like a Bird” (Sing Sing)

Tom: “El Mal” (Emilia Perez)

Best Sound

Arnel: Dune: Part Two // Dune: Part Two

Darcy: Dune: Part Two // Dune: Part Two

Tom: A Complete Unknown // Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two is nominated for multiple categories, including Best Sound
Best Production Design

Arnel: Wicked // Wicked

Darcy: Wicked // The Brutalist

Tom: Wicked // Conclave

Best Cinematography

Arnel: The Brutalist // Dune: Part Two

Darcy: The Brutalist // The Brutalist

Tom: The Brutalist // Dune: Part Two

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Arnel: The Substance // The Substance

Darcy: The Substance // The Substance

Tom: The Substance // Nosferatu

Best Costume Design

Arnel: Wicked // Nosferatu

Darcy: Wicked // Nosferatu

Tom: Nosferatu // Conclave

Best Film Editing

Arnel: The Brutalist // Anora

Darcy: Anora // Anora

Tom: The Brutalist // Anora

Best Visual Effects

Arnel: Dune: Part Two // Dune: Part Two

Darcy: Dune: Part Two // Dune: Part Two

Tom: Dune: Part Two // Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

96th Academy Awards: Predictions

We’re just mere hours away now from this year’s Oscars telecast, and with it, the reveal as to what America’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences deems the most outstanding films of 2023.

Continuing a tradition that began two years prior and continued last year, our writers are once again hedging their bets as to which movies and artists will walk home with a coveted statuette.

Read on to reveal the predictions of Arnel, Darcy and Tom for the upcoming ceremony, plus who they’d most like to see emerge victorious.

Best Picture

What will win // What deserves to win

Arnel: Oppenheimer // Oppenheimer

Darcy: Oppenheimer // Killers of the Flower Moon

Tom: Oppenheimer // Oppenheimer

Best Director

Arnel: Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) // Christopher Nolan

Darcy: Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) // Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest)

Tom: Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) // Christopher Nolan

Best Actor

Arnel: Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) // Cillian Murphy

Darcy: Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) // Cillian Murphy

Tom: Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) // Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)

Best Actress

Arnel: Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) // Lily Gladstone

Darcy: Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) // Lily Gladstone

Tom: Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) // Lily Gladstone

Best Supporting Actor

Arnel: Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer) // Robert Downey Jr.

Darcy: Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer) // Robert Downey Jr.

Tom: Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer) // Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things)

Best Supporting Actress

Arnel: Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) // Da’Vine Joy Randolph

Darcy: Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) // Da’Vine Joy Randolph

Tom: Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) // Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple)

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, nominated for her performance as Mary Lamb in The Holdovers
Best Original Screenplay

Arnel: Justine Triet & Arthur Harari (Anatomy of a Fall) // Celine Song (Past Lives)

Darcy: Justine Triet & Arthur Harari (Anatomy of a Fall) // Celine Song (Past Lives)

Tom: Justine Triet & Arthur Harari (Anatomy of a Fall) // Celine Song (Past Lives)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Arnel: Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) // Christopher Nolan

Darcy: Cord Jefferson (American Fiction) // Christopher Nolan

Tom: Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) // Christopher Nolan

Best Animated Feature

Arnel: The Boy and the Heron // The Boy and the Heron

Darcy: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse // The Boy and the Heron

Tom: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse // Across the Spider-Verse

Best International Feature

Arnel: The Zone of Interest // The Zone of Interest

Darcy: The Zone of Interest // The Zone of Interest

Tom: The Zone of Interest

Best Documentary Feature

Arnel: 20 Days in Mariupol // 20 Days in Mariupol

Darcy: 20 Days in Mariupol // 20 Days in Mariupol

Tom: 20 Days in Mariupol

Best Documentary Short Subject

Arnel: The ABCs of Book Banning // The ABCs of Book Banning

Darcy: The ABCs of Book Banning // The ABCs of Book Banning

Tom: The ABCs of Book Banning

Benedict Cumberbatch in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, nominated for Best Live-Action Short
Best Live-Action Short

Arnel: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar // The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Darcy: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar // The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Tom: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Best Animated Short

Arnel: War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko // War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko

Darcy: Letter to a Pig // War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko

Tom: War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko

Best Original Score

Arnel: Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer) // Ludwig Göransson

Darcy: Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer) // Ludwig Göransson

Tom: Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer) // Ludwig Göransson

Best Original Song

Arnel: “What Was I Made For?” (Barbie) // “What Was I Made For?” (Barbie)

Darcy: “What Was I Made For?” (Barbie) // “I’m Just Ken” (Barbie)

Tom: “What Was I Made For?” (Barbie) // “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Best Sound

Arnel: Oppenheimer // Oppenheimer

Darcy: Oppenheimer // The Zone of Interest

Tom: The Zone of Interest // Oppenheimer

Best Production Design

Arnel: Barbie // Poor Things

Darcy: Barbie // Poor Things

Tom: Barbie // Poor Things

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, nominated for Best Production Design
Best Cinematography

Arnel: Hoyte van Hoytema (Oppenheimer) // Hoyte van Hoytema

Darcy: Hoyte van Hoytema (Oppenheimer) // Rodrigo Prieto (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Tom: Hoyte van Hoytema (Oppenheimer) // Hoyte van Hoytema

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Arnel: Poor Things // Poor Things

Darcy: Maestro // Poor Things

Tom: Maestro // Poor Things

Best Costume Design

Arnel: Jacqueline Durran (Barbie) // Jacqueline Durran (Barbie)

Darcy: Jacqueline Durran (Barbie) // Jacqueline Durran (Barbie)

Tom: Jacqueline Durran (Barbie) // Holly Waddington (Poor Things)

Best Film Editing

Arnel: Jennifer Lame (Oppenheimer) // Jennifer Lame

Darcy: Jennifer Lame (Oppenheimer) // Jennifer Lame

Tom: Jennifer Lame (Oppenheimer) // Jennifer Lame

Best Visual Effects

Arnel: Godzilla Minus One // Godzilla Minus One

Darcy: Godzilla Minus One // Godzilla Minus One

Tom: The Creator // Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3

Rating Frames Podcast Episode 3: 95th Oscars Recap

Arnie, Darcy and Tom recap the 95th Academy Awards, including everything from Ke Huy Quan’s extraordinary journey to win the Best Supporting Actor award; his fellow cast member Michelle Yeoh’s Best Actress win; the biggest winner of the night in Everything Everywhere All At Once; All Quiet on the Western Front‘s underdog wins; and Brendan Fraser’s Best Actor win to cap off his run of wins — we have it all.

95th Academy Awards: Predictions

It’s the most wonderful time of the year if you’re a cinephile, and it’s just around the corner.

Yes, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Night of Nights —otherwise known as “The Oscars”— will be taking place this Monday morning, March 13th (Naarm time) and the team at Rating Frames is as excited as ever.

As they did last year, our three resident critics have made their predictions as to what, or who, will be victorious in all 23 categories.

Below are the films that Arnel, Darcy and Tom are predicting will walk away with a coveted statuette at the 95th Academy Awards, and their personal vote, in each category.

Best Picture

What will win // What deserves to win

Arnel: The Fabelmans // The Fabelmans

Darcy: Everything Everywhere All at Once // Tár

Tom: Everything Everywhere All at Once // Everything Everywhere

Best Director

Arnel: Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans) // Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)

Darcy: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once) // Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)

Tom: Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once) // Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Best Actor

Arnel: Brendan Fraser (The Whale) // Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Darcy: Brendan Fraser (The Whale) // Paul Mescal (Aftersun)

Tom: Brendan Fraser (The Whale) // Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Best Actress

Arnel: Cate Blanchett (Tár) // Cate Blanchett (Tár)

Darcy: Cate Blanchett (Tár) // Cate Blanchett (Tár)

Tom: Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) // Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere…)

Best Supporting Actor

Arnel: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) // Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Darcy: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) // Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Tom: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) // Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway)

Best Supporting Actress

Arnel: Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) // Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Darcy: Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) // Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Tom: Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once) // Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Best Original Screenplay

Arnel: Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin) // Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Darcy: Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin) // Todd Field (Tár)

Tom: Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once) // Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Arnel: Sarah Polley (Women Talking) // Sarah Polley (Women Talking)

Darcy: Sarah Polley (Women Talking) // Sarah Polley (Women Talking)

Tom: Sarah Polley (Women Talking) // Rian Johnson (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)

The cast of Women Talking, the team’s tip for Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Animated Feature

Arnel: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio // Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Darcy: Turning Red // Turning Red

Tom: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio // Turning Red

Best International Feature

Arnel: All Quiet on the Western Front // All Quiet on the Western Front (ideally, none)

Darcy: All Quiet on the Western Front // The Quiet Girl

Tom: All Quiet on the Western Front // All Quiet on the Western Front

Best Documentary Feature

Arnel: Guess answer: Fire of Love // Fire of Love

Darcy: Navalny // All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Tom: Fire of Love // Fire of Love

Best Documentary Short Subject

Arnel: Guess answer: Haulout

Darcy: Haulout

Tom: How Do You Measure a Year?

Best Live-Action Short

Arnel: Guess answer: Le Pupille

Darcy: Le Pupille

Tom: Le Pupille

Best Animated Short

Arnel: Guess answer: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Darcy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Tom: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Best Original Score

Arnel: Justin Hurwitz (Babylon) // Justin Hurwitz (Babylon)

Darcy: Justin Hurwitz (Babylon) // Justin Hurwitz (Babylon)

Tom: Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front) // Justin Hurwitz (Babylon)

Best Original Song

Arnel: “Naatu Naatu” (RRR) // “Hold My Hand” (Top Gun: Maverick)

Darcy: “Naatu Naatu” (RRR) // “This is a Life” (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Tom: “Naatu Naatu” (RRR) // “Hold My Hand” (Top Gun: Maverick)

N. T. Rama Rao Jr and Ram Charan in RRR, the favourite for Best Original Song

Best Sound

Arnel: Top Gun: Maverick // Top Gun: Maverick

Darcy: Top Gun: Maverick // The Batman

Tom: All Quiet on the Western Front // Top Gun: Maverick

Best Production Design

Arnel: Babylon // Babylon

Darcy: Babylon // Babylon

Tom: Elvis // All Quiet on the Western Front

Best Cinematography

Arnel: Roger Deakins (Empire of Light) // Roger Deakins (Empire of Light)

Darcy: Roger Deakins (Empire of Light) // Florian Hoffmeister (Tár)

Tom: Mandy Walker (Elvis) // James Friend (All Quiet on the Western Front)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Arnel: The Whale // The Batman

Darcy: Elvis // Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Tom: The Whale // The Batman

Best Costume Design

Arnel: Shirley Kurata (Everything Everywhere All at Once) // Shirley Kurata (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Darcy: Shirley Kurata (Everything Everywhere All at Once) // Shirley Kurata (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Tom: Catherine Martin (Elvis) // Ruth Carter (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)

Best Film Editing

Arnel: Paul Rogers (Everything Everywhere All at Once) // Paul Rogers (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Darcy: Paul Rogers (Everything Everywhere All at Once) // Paul Rogers (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Tom: Paul Rogers (Everything Everywhere All at Once) // Eddie Hamilton (Top Gun: Maverick)

Best Visual Effects

Arnel: Avatar: The Way of Water // Avatar: The Way of Water

Darcy: Avatar: The Way of Water // Avatar: The Way of Water

Tom: Avatar: The Way of Water // Top Gun: Maverick

94th Academy Awards: Predictions

There are just a few mere hours until this year’s Oscars ceremony, and the team at Rating Frames are feeling more excited than ever, eagerly awaiting the live telecast and yearning to see who will be victorious.

As with most cinephiles, the three resident writers at this site have been making their prognostications as to what, or who, will win in each category, and will be putting them to the test come Monday morning, when the ceremony is scheduled to begin Melbourne time.

Below are the films that Arnel, Darcy and Tom are predicting will walk away with a coveted statuette at the 94th Academy Awards, and their personal vote, in each category.

Best Picture

What will win // What deserves to win

Arnel: The Power of the Dog // Licorice Pizza

Darcy: CODA // Drive My Car

Tom: The Power of the Dog // Drive My Car

Best Director

Arnel: Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) // Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza)

Darcy: Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) // Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza)

Tom: Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) // Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car)

Best Actor

Arnel: Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog) // Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog)

Darcy: Will Smith (King Richard) // Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog)

Tom: Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog) // Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog)

Best Actress

Arnel: Kristen Stewart (Spencer) // Kristen Stewart (Spencer)

Darcy: Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) // Penélope Cruz (Parallel Mothers)

Tom: Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) // Kristen Stewart (Spencer)

Best Supporting Actor

Arnel: Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog) // Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog)

Darcy: Troy Kotsur (CODA) // Kodi Smit-Mcphee (The Power of the Dog)

Tom: Troy Kotsur (CODA) // Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog)

Best Supporting Actress

Arnel: Kristen Dunst (The Power of the Dog) // Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter)

Darcy: Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) // Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter)

Tom: Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) // Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog)

Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman in Licorice Pizza
Best Original Screenplay

Arnel: Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza) // Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza)

Darcy: Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza) // Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza)

Tom: Kenneth Branagh (Belfast) // Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier (The Worst Person in the World)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Arnel: Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) // Jon Spaihts, Dennis Villeneuve & Eric Roth (Dune)

Darcy: Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) // Ryusuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa Oe (Drive Me Car)

Tom: Sian Heder (CODA) // Ryusuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa Oe (Drive Me Car)

Best Animated Feature

Arnel: Encanto // The Mitchells vs The Machines

Darcy: Encanto // The Mitchells vs The Machines

Tom: Encanto // The Mitchells vs The Machines

Best International Feature

Arnel: Drive My Car // The Worst Person in the World

Darcy: Drive My Car // Drive My Car

Tom: Drive My Car // Drive My Car

Best Documentary Feature

Arnel: Summer of Soul // Summer of Soul

Darcy: Summer of Soul // Flee

Tom: Summer of Soul // Summer of Soul

Stevie Wonder performing at the Harlem Cultural Festival, as seen in Summer of Soul
Best Documentary Short Subject

Arnel: The Queen of Basketball

Darcy: The Queen of Basketball

Tom: The Queen of Basketball

Best Live-Action Short

Arnel: On My Mind

Darcy: The Long Goodbye

Tom: The Long Goodbye

Best Animated Short

Arnel: Bestia

Darcy: Robin Robin

Tom: Bestia

Best Original Score

Arnel: Hans Zimmer (Dune) // Hans Zimmer (Dune)

Darcy: Hans Zimmer (Dune) // Jonny Greenwood (The Power of the Dog)

Tom: Hans Zimmer (Dune) // Hans Zimmer (Dune)

Best Original Song

Arnel: No Time to Die // No Time to Die

Darcy: No Time to Die // No Time to Die

Tom: No Time to Die // Encanto

Timothee Chalamet in Dune
Best Sound

Arnel: Dune // Dune

Darcy: Dune // Dune

Tom: Dune // Dune

Best Production Design

Arnel: Dune // Dune

Darcy: Dune // Dune

Tom: Dune // Dune

Best Cinematography

Arnel: Greig Fraser (Dune) // Greig Fraser (Dune)

Darcy: Greig Fraser (Dune) // Greig Fraser (Dune)

Tom: Greig Fraser (Dune) // Greig Fraser (Dune)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Arnel: Cruella // House of Gucci

Darcy: The Eyes of Tammy Faye // The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Tom: The Eyes of Tammy Faye // Cruella

Best Costume Design

Arnel: Jenny Beavan (Cruella) // Jenny Beavan (Cruella)

Darcy: Jenny Beavan (Cruella) // Jenny Beavan (Cruella)

Tom: Jenny Beavan (Cruella) // Jenny Beavan (Cruella)

Best Film Editing

Arnel: Joe Walker (Dune) // Joe Walker (Dune)

Darcy: Joe Walker (Dune)// Peter Sciberras (The Power of the Dog)

Tom: Joe Walker (Dune)// Joe Walker (Dune)

Best Visual Effects

Arnel: Dune // Dune

Darcy: Dune // Dune

Tom: Dune // Spider-Man: No Way Home