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I’ve got my thoughts about the 2023 Academy Awards, which is to say the 2024 ceremony for the films of 2024. My personal picks are locked in for me, but I don’t vote on the Oscars. Hell, I don’t vote on anything. Because 2023 was a great year for film, I plan to watch the Oscars. The only issue is that, well, this may not be an interesting year for awards.
Well, I should say it probably won’t be interesting for the big awards, which is to say Picture, Director, and the four major acting awards. All six of those are near locks. Robert Downey Jr. and Da’Vine Joy Randolph are going to win the supporting awards. Oppenheimer will win Best Picture, and Christopher Nolan will win Best Director. There are slight, slight, chances of upsets in Best Actor and Best Actress. Paul Giamatti may slip by Cillian Murphy, and Emma Stone could best Lily Gladstone. Both would be surprises, though. We might get a parade of expected results. Even Animated Feature seems quite likely to go to The Boy and the Heron, though the new Spider-Verse could win (even if it is only half a film).
This is a bit of a disappointment, but Oppenheimer was a huge hit, so a coronation could help bring in viewers. Barbie having a few nominations will help on that front as well. For me, as a movie lover, there are some other awards that are intriguing. The screenplay categories are harder to get a read on. Cinematography and editing and all that good stuff is interesting to me. Also, fortunately, Oppenheimer was my favorite movie of the year, unlike Everything Everywhere All at Once last year. I’ll be tuning in. I probably won’t be surprised. Oh well.
