Ahead of the on March 12, Associated Press Film Writers and share their predictions for a ceremony with some sure things and some major question marks.
BEST PICTURE
Nominees: "All Quiet on the Western Front"; Avatar: The Way of Water, The Banshees of Inisherın, Elvis, Everything Everywhere all at once, The Fabelmans, Tar, Top Gun: Maverıck, Triangle of Sadness, Women Talking.
BEST ACTOR
Nominees: Brendan Fraser, "The Whale"; Colin Farrell, "The Banshees of Inisherin"; Austin Butler, "Elvis"; Bill Nighy, "Living"; Paul Mescal, "Aftersun."
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Nominees: Angela Bassett, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"; Hong Chau, "The Whale"; Kerry Condon, "The Banshees of Inisherin"; Stephanie Hsu, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"; Jamie Lee Curtis, "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Nominees: Brian Tyree Henry, "Causeway"; Judd Hirsch, "The Fabelmans"; Brendan Gleeson, "Banshees of Inisherin"; Barry Keoghan, "Banshees of Inisherin"; Ke Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Nominees: "All That Breathes'; "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed"; "Fire of Love"; "A House Made of Splinters"; "Navalny."
BEST DIRECTOR
Nominees: "Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees of Inisherin"; Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"; Steven Spielberg, "The Fabelmans"; Todd Field, "Tár"; Ruben Östlund, "Triangle of Sadness."
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Nominees: "All Quiet on the Western Front" (Germany); "Argentina, 1985" (Argentina); "Close" (Belgium); "EO" (Poland); "The Quiet Girl" (Ireland)."
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Nominees: "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio"; "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On"; "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish"; "The Sea Beast"; "Turning Red."
