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We Pick The 2023 Oscar Nominees

The week of the Academy's official announcement, we're weighing in

Ryley Trahan

and

Deepak

Jan 22, 2023

The 2023 Academy Award nominees will be announced this week! But before they are, we want to give The Academy the opportunity to make sure they get it right. So — in that spirit — we’ve decided to to throw our picks out there at the beginning of this week, just to make sure the nominating bodies get everything right. Stick with us, y’all! We’ll make sure nobody gets angry with you about anything.

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BEST PICTURE

Deepak’s Picks
Aftersun
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Fabelmans
TÁR
Top Gun: Maverick
The Woman King

Ryley’s Picks
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
RRR
The Fabelmans
TAR
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking

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BEST DIRECTOR

Deepak’s Picks
The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun: Maverick
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Charlotte Wells, Aftersun

Ryley’s Picks
James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Todd Fields, TÁR

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BEST ACTRESS

Deepak’s Picks
Cate Blanchett, TÁR
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Ryley’s Picks
Cate Blanchett, TÁR
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

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BEST ACTOR

Deepak’s Picks
Austin Butler, Elvis
Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Paul Mescal, Aftersun

Ryley’s Picks
Austin Butler, Elvis
Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Paul Mescal, Aftersun

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Deepak’s Picks
Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau, The Whale
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Keke Palmer, Nope

Ryley’s Picks
Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Janelle Monae, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Deepak’s Picks
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

Ryley’s Picks
Paul Dano, The Fablemans
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Deepak’s Picks
Aftersun
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
TÁR

Ryley’s Picks
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
TÁR
Triangle of Sadness

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Deepak’s Picks
All Quiet on the Wester Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
The Whale
Women Talking

Ryley’s Picks
All Quiet on the Western Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
She Said
The Whale
Women Talking

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Deepak’s Picks
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Decision to Leave
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick

Ryley’s Picks
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Empire of Light
The Fabelmans
Top Gun: Maverick

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BEST EDITING

Deepak’s Picks
Aftersun
All Quiet on the Western Front
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Top Gun: Maverick

Ryley’s Picks
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fablemans
Top Gun: Maverick

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Deepak’s Picks
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
The Fabelmans
The Woman King

Ryley’s Picks
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once

Adorning 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' - The New York Times

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Deepak’s Picks
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
The Woman King
RRR

Ryley’s Picks
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything, Everywhere All at Once
The Woman King

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BEST HAIR AND MAKE-UP

Deepak’s Picks
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Blonde
Elvis
The Whale

Ryley’s Picks
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Babylon
Elvis
The Whale

Why Edward Berger Offers a Unique Perspective on All Quiet on the Western Front

BEST SOUND

Deepak’s Picks
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick

Ryley’s Picks
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Top Gun: Maverick

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BEST SCORE

Deepak’s Picks
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Fabelmans
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
The Woman King

Ryley’s Picks
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Fabelmans
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Women Talking

Why The 'Naatu Naatu' Dance In RRR Is More Perfect Than You Realize

BEST SONG

Deepak’s Picks
Carolina, Where the Crawdads Sing
Hold My Hand, Top Gun: Maverick
Lift Me Up, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Naatu Naatu, RRR
Stand Up, Till

Ryley’s Picks
Carolina, Where the Crawdads Sing
Hold My Hand, Top Gun: Maverick
Lift Me Up, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Naatu Naatu, RRR
Nobody Like U, Turning Red

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Deepak’s Picks
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Thirteen Lives
Top Gun: Maverick

Ryley’s Picks
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick

-R.

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

Deepak’s Picks
Argentina 1985, Argentina
All Quiet on the Western Front, Germany
Decision to Leave, South Korea
EO, Poland
Joyland, Pakistan

Ryley’s Picks
All Quiet on the Western Front, Germany
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths; Mexico
Decision to Leave, South Korea
EO, Poland
Return to Seoul, Cambodia

Moonage Daydream Traces the Life and Career of David Bowie | Time

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Deepak’s Picks
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Children of the Mist
Hidden Letters
Moonage Daydream
Navalny

Ryley’s Picks
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
All That Breathes
Descendant
Fire of Love
Moonage Daydream

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Deepak’s Picks
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Wendell and Wild

-D.

Ryley’s Picks
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Marcell the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Wendell and Wild