My initial ranked predictions covering the four acting races as well as director and picture for the 96th Academy Awards arrives at Best Supporting Actress! If you missed the post for Supporting Actor, you can find it linked here:
As I did in that write-up, here are some fair warnings. Some of these performances may end up being considered lead. For example, Rosamund Pike in Saltburn is a question mark as far as category placement.
You might see some of these pictures pushed back to 2024. When I did my initial ranked projections around this time last year, I had Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) listed in 1st place. As you’ll see, since the movie got delayed to 2023, history repeats itself.
And some of these entries simply won’t become awards contenders while others will pop up that aren’t mentioned. In fact, only one of the Supporting Actresses (Hong Chau in The Whale) of the 15 that I listed the first time around for 2022 ended up being nominated.
Let’s see if those numbers improve for 2023!
TODD’S BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS PREDICTIONS:
1. Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
2. Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
3. Julianne Moore, May December
4. Taraji P. Henson, The Color Purple
5. Rosamund Pike, Saltburn
Other Possibilities:
6. Viola Davis, Air
7. Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
8. Audra McDonald, Rustin
9. Lashana Lynch, Untitled Bob Marley Movie
10. Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
11. Claire Foy, Strangers
12. Jodie Comer, The Bikeriders
13. Tilda Swinton, The Killer
14. Moon Seung-ah, Past Lives
15. Jodie Foster, Nyad
Best Actor is up next!
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