Did anyone else wake up early this morning (especially for those on the West Coast) to watch the Oscar nominations live? Thank goodness for recorded livestreams and EW.com as I just did the quick check online later in the morning. All I needed to know was all of the main cast members of Everything All At Once was nominated and I was good with the nominations this year.
So who got a nomination? Who got snubbed? What was our Oscar nominations score? Let’s get at it!
Best Picture Nominations
Prediction Score: 8/10
Snubs and Surprises
Although I didn’t have it on my predictions list, the absence of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was seen as a surprising snub. The first Black Panther managed to net a Best Picture nomination, so it was seen as a snub that the emotional follow up failed to cross a similar finish line. I didn’t see it as a snub as I didn’t think Wakanda Forever was that impressive. But, I would’ve been crushed if Angela Bassett didn’t get a nomination. Angela’s nomination for Wakanda Forever is the only one that matters for the Black Panther franchise this Oscar season.
Best Director Nominations
Prediction Score: 4/5
Snubs and Surprises
The biggest snub has to be for James Cameron for Avatar: The Way of Water. The film just crossed $2 billion and it is an epic in terms of movie making. Why wouldn’t and shouldn’t James Cameron earn an Oscar nomination?
The same could be said of Joseph Kosinski not receiving a nomination for Top Gun: Maverick. I didn’t have Kosinski on my predictions list, but many had him for Best Director as Top Gun: Maverick is a cinematic feat despite its popcorn blockbuster genre.
And finally, the former golden boy, Damien Chazelle, also was shut out of the Oscars this year. Babylon didn’t get any acting nominations, did not get Best Picture, and no Best Director for Chazelle. A very different Oscar season considering Chazelle and his La La Land was the top of the world not too long ago.
Best Actor Nominations
Prediction Score: 5/5 Yeah!
Snubs and Surprises
I’m actually surprised that my gamble on Paul Mescal paid off. I thought the surprise twist would have been either Tom Cruise for Top Gun: Maverick or Ralph Fiennes for The Menu, but it was Paul who slid in there.
It would have been nice if the Academy granted a nomination to either Cruise or Fiennes similar to OG’s like Angela Bassett and Jamie Lee Curtis, but Cruise is at least up for Best Picture and I’m certain Fiennes will get Oscar gold before long.
Best Actress Nominations
Prediction Score: 3/5
Snubs and Surprises
I’ll have something to say about the Andrea Riseborough phenomenon in another article, but I think the biggest snub was Danielle Deadwyler for Till. I’ll say more about my thoughts about this in a follow-up article, but her snub just comes off as what people have complained and criticized the Academy for. How in the hell can the woman who portrayed the mother of Emmett Till, Mamie Till, NOT get an Oscar nomination? Deadwyler has also received numerous award nominations and honors including a coveted BAFTA nomination. The Academy dropped the ball big time on this one.
Best Supporting Actor Nominations
Prediction Score: 4/5
Snubs and Surprises
Perhaps the biggest snub was the absence of Paul Dano for The Fabelmans in favor of Judd Hirsch. It would have been if Barry Keoghan would have been nominated without Paul Dano. It’s a 2-for-1 package. And if you need to separate the two, then it’s Paul Dano over Judd.
Best Supporting Actress Nominations
Prediction Score: 5/5 Yeah!
Snubs and Surprises
Although I aced these predictions, I’m a little surprised that Hong Chau pulled ahead of Dolly de Leon. I had Dolly as a wildcard, but I thought she had a fair shot at getting a nomination over Hsu or Chau. But it’s a wonderful surprise to have such a diverse lineup in this category. When have you seen one let alone two women of East Asian descent in an Oscars category? And an African American woman? And a woman over 60? And a woman from Ireland?
The final predictions score was 29/35 or 83%.
Not bad, but we’ll see how the predictions score shakes out for who will actually win the Oscar on March 12!
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