The Academy Awards are bringing a wide variety of films hoping to strike gold in 2023. From game-changing blockbusters to idiosyncratic indie gems, this year’s Oscar lineup is filled with greatness. With a plethora of major contenders already picking up precursor nominations and wins, DiscussingFilm’s own Awards Editor, Diego Andaluz, is here to break down the current state of every category in the 2023 Oscars race with up-to-date predictions in our annual Awards Central Leaderboard.
Films like Everything Everywhere All At Once, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Banshees of Inisherin, Top Gun: Maverick, and The Fabelmans are currently leading the 2023 Oscars race with the most nominations, but plenty of surprises can still break through in the lead up to the big night on Sunday, March 12. The 2023 Oscar season is now in full swing, so there’s no better time to follow along with our official predictions.
Throughout the next few months, we’ll be updating these Oscar predictions to reflect the latest twists and turns of the 2023 awards season. Check back regularly to our Awards Central Leaderboard to get a leg up on your own predictions and stay informed on the latest developments of the 2023 Oscar race. You can also check out the final winners for this year’s Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, and our very own DiscussingFilm Critics Awards right here on the site.
DiscussingFilm Oscar Predictions 2023
Last Updated January 30
Best Picture
Frontrunners:
1. Everything Everywhere All at Once
2. Top Gun: Maverick
3. The Fabelmans
4. The Banshees of Inisherin
Next In Line:
5. Elvis
6. Tár
7. Avatar: The Way of Water
8. All Quiet on The Western Front
9. Women Talking
10. Triangle of Sadness
Best Actor
Frontrunners:
1. Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
2. Austin Butler (Elvis)
3. Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Next In Line:
4. Bill Nighy (Living)
5. Paul Mescal (Aftersun)
Best Actress
Frontrunners:
1. Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
2. Cate Blanchett (Tár)
3. Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie)
Next In Line:
4. Ana De Armas (Blonde)
5. Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans)
Best Supporting Actor
Frontrunners:
1. Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Next In Line:
2. Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)
3. Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)
4. Judd Hirsch (The Fabelmans)
5. Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway)
Best Supporting Actress
Frontrunners:
1. Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
2. Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Next In Line:
3. Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
4. Hong Chau (The Whale)
5. Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
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Best Director
Frontrunners:
1. Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
2. Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Next In Line:
3. Todd Field (Tár)
4. Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
5. Ruben Östlund (Triangle of Sadness)
Best Original Screenplay
Frontrunners:
1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert)
2. The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh)
Next In Line:
3. The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner)
4. Tár (Todd Field)
5. Triangle of Sadness (Ruben Östlund)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Frontrunners:
1. Women Talking (Sarah Polley)
2. Top Gun: Maverick (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie, Peter Craig and Justin Marks)
Next In Line:
3. Living (Kazuo Ishiguro)
4. All Quiet On The Western Front (Edward Berger, Ian Stokell and Lesley Paterson)
5. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Rian Johnson)
Best Cinematography
Frontrunners:
1. All Quiet on The Western Front
2. Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
3. Elvis
4. Empire of Light
5. Tár
Best Editing
Frontrunners:
1. Top Gun: Maverick
2. Everything Everywhere All at Once
3. Elvis
4. The Banshees of Inisherin
5. Tár
Best Costume Design
Frontrunners:
1. Elvis
2. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
3. Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
4. Babylon
5. Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Animated Feature
Frontrunners:
1.Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
2. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
3. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
4. Turning Red
5. The Sea Beast
Best Production Design
Frontrunners:
1. Babylon
2. Elvis
3. Avatar: The Way of Water
4. All Quiet on The Western Front
5. The Fabelmans
Best Visual Effects
Frontrunners:
1. Avatar: The Way of Water
2. Top Gun: Maverick
3. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
4. All Quiet on The Western Front
5. The Batman
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frontrunners:
1. Elvis
2. The Whale
3. The Batman
4. All Quiet on The Western Front
5. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best Sound
Frontrunners:
1. Top Gun: Maverick
2. Avatar: The Way of Water
3. All Quiet on The Western Front
4. Elvis
5. The Batman
Best Original Score
Frontrunners:
1. Babylon
2. The Fabelmans
3. The Banshees of Inisherin
4. All Quiet on The Western Front
5. Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Original Song
Frontrunners:
1. “Naatu Naatu” – M.M. Keeravani (RRR)
2. “Hold My Hand” – Lady Gaga (Top Gun: Maverick)
3. “Lift Me Up” – Rihanna (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
4. “Applause” – Dianne Warren & Sofia Carson (Tell It Like a Woman)
5. “This Is A Life” – Son Lux (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best International Feature
Frontrunners:
1. All Quiet On The Western Front
2. Argentina, 1985
3. Close
4. The Quiet Girl
5. EO
Best Documentary Feature
Frontrunners:
1. Navalny
2. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
3. A House Made of Splinters
4. All That Breathes
5. Fire of Love
