The 28th Critics Choice Awards airs January 13th and the nominations are out on Wednesday. Like the Oscars, there are 10 Best Picture contenders. That’s easy. Then it gets a little weird.
The number of nominees in the other races has fluctuated recently from 5-7. I’m basing my estimates on 2021’s allotment, but it could look different come Wednesday morning when the nominees are announced. That means 6 in Director, the acting derbies, Ensemble, Young Performer, and Cinematography and 5 for the rest.
I’ll have a recap up Wednesday evening with my thoughts and how I performed!
Best Picture
Predicted Nominees:
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
She Said
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
The Whale
The Woman King
Women Talking
Alternate:
Elvis
Best Director
Predicted Nominees:
James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Todd Field, Tár
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Alternate:
Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Woman King
Best Actress
Predicted Nominees:
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Margot Robbie, Babylon
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Alternate:
Olivia Colman, Empire of Light
Best Actor
Predicted Nominees:
Austin Butler, Elvis
Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Paul Mescal, Aftersun
Bill Nighy, Living
Alternate:
Diego Calva, Babylon
Best Supporting Actress
Predicted Nominees:
Hong Chau, The Whale
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Dolly de Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Claire Foy, Women Talking
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Carey Mulligan, She Said
Alternate:
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actor
Predicted Nominees:
Paul Dano, The Fabelmans
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Ben Whishaw, Women Talking
Alternate:
Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse
Best Original Screenplay
Predicted Nominees:
Aftersun
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Alternate:
Triangle of Sadness
Best Adapted Screenplay
Predicted Nominees:
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
She Said
Top Gun: Maverick
The Whale
Women Talking
Alternate:
Living
Best Acting Ensemble
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
She Said
The Woman King
Women Talking
Alternate:
The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Young Actor/Actress
Predicted Nominees:
Frankie Corio, Aftersun
Jalyn Hall, Till
Gabriel LaBelle, The Fabelmans
Madeleine McGraw, The Black Phone
Jenna Ortega, X
Sadie Sink, The Whale
Alternate:
Mason Thames, The Black Phone
Best Animated Feature
Predicted Nominees:
The Bad Guys
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Alternate:
Wendell and Wild
Best Foreign Language Film
Predicted Nominees:
All Quiet on the Western Front
Decision to Leave
EO
RRR
Saint Omer
Alternate:
Close
Best Comedy
Predicted Nominees:
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Triangle of Sadness
Alternate:
The Menu
Best Cinematography
Predicted Nominees:
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Empire of Light
The Fabelmans
Top Gun: Maverick
Alternate:
The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Costume Design
Predicted Nominees:
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
The Woman King
Alternate:
Living
Best Editing
Predicted Nominees:
Avatar: The Way of Water
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Alternate:
Babylon
Best Hair and Makeup
Predicted Nominees:
Babylon
The Batman
Elvis
The Whale
X
Alternate:
The Woman King
Best Production Design
Predicted Nominees:
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Alternate:
Elvis
Best Score
Predicted Nominees:
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Empire of Light
The Fabelmans
Women Talking
Alternate:
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Best Song
Predicted Nominees:
“Carolina” from Where the Crawdads Sing
“Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
“Life Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“Naatu Naatu” from RRR
“This Is A Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once
Alternate:
“Nobody Like U” from Turning Red
Best Visual Effects
Predicted Nominees:
Avatar: The Way of Water
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Nope
RRR
Top Gun: Maverick
Alternate:
The Batman
That equates to these movies getting these numbers for nominations:
12 Nominations
The Fabelmans
11 Nominations
Everything Everywhere All at Once
9 Nominations
The Banshees of Inisherin
8 Nominations
Women Talking
7 Nominations
Babylon, Top Gun: Maverick
6 Nominations
Avatar: The Way of Water, The Whale
4 Nominations
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, She Said, Tár, The Woman King
3 Nominations
Aftersun, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Elvis, RRR
2 Nominations
All Quiet on the Western Front, Empire of Light, Till, Triangle of Sadness, X
1 Nomination
The Bad Guys, The Batman, The Black Phone, Decision to Leave, EO, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Living, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Nope, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Saint Omer, Turning Red, Where the Crawdads Sing
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