Oscars 2023: Best Picture–Predictions
For the past 37 years–ever since I had published And The Winner Is: The History and Politics of the Academy Awards (1986), I have been designated as one of a growing number of individuals who are “Oscar Gurus.”
The book, now titled, All About Oscar: The History and Politics of the Academy, is now in its 11th edition.
Frontrunners (A to Z)
“American Fiction” (MGM)
Cord Jefferson, Jermaine Johnson, Nikos Karamigios, Ben LeClair
“Barbie” (Warner)
David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Robbie Brenner
“The Color Purple” (Warner) (Unseen yet)
Quincy Jones, Scott Sanders, Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
Dan Friedkin, Martin Scorsese, Bradley Thomas, Daniel Lupi
“Maestro” (Netflix)
Fred Berner, Bradley Cooper, Amy Durning, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg
“Napoleon” (Apple Original Films/Sony Pictures)
Mark Huffam, Ridley Scott, Kevin J. Walsh
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony Pictures)
Avi Arad, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Christina Steinberg
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)
Ewa Puszczynska, James Wilson
Strong Contenders (A to Z)
“Air” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Ben Affleck, Madison Ainley, Jason Michael Berman, Matt Damon, David Ellison, Peter Guber, Jeff Robinov, Jesse Sisgold, Jon Weinbach
“Ferrari” (Neon)
Monika Bacardi, Thomas Hayslip, Andrea Iervolino, John Lesher, Michael Mann, Laura Rister, Thorsten Schumacher, Lars Sylvest, P.J. van Sandwijk, Gareth West
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Mark Johnson, Bill Block, David Hemingson
“The Iron Claw” (A24)
Sean Durkin, Juliette Howell, Angus Lamont, Tessa Ross
“Origin” (Neon)
Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes
“Past Lives” (A24)
David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon
“Priscilla” (A24)
Sofia Coppola, Youree Henley, Lorenzo Mieli
Also in the Run (A to Z)
“Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)
Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (Lionsgate)
Julie Ansell, James L. Brooks, Kelly Fremon Craig
“The Bikeriders” (20th Century Studios)
Sarah Green, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Arnon Milchan
“Freud’s Last Session” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“May December” (Netflix)
Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Grant S. Johnson, Pamela Koffler, Tyler W. Konney, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, Christine Vachon
