Oscars 2024: Final predictions for all 23 categories
LA TimesWhile some categories are a lock, some have us on the edge of our seats. BEST PICTURE “American Fiction” “Anatomy of a Fall” “Barbie” “The Holdovers” “Killers of the Flower Moon” “Maestro” “Oppenheimer” “Past Lives” “Poor Things” “The Zone of Interest” Will win: “Oppenheimer” So. LEAD ACTRESS Annette Bening, “Nyad” Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon” Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall” Carey Mulligan, “Maestro” Emma Stone, “Poor Things” Will win: Lily Gladstone Could surprise: Emma Stone This race reminds me of when sentimental favorite Glenn Close went up against the lead from a Yorgos Lanthimos movie and lost the Oscar everyone thought she’d win. SUPPORTING ACTOR Sterling K. Brown, “American Fiction” Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon” Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer” Ryan Gosling, “Barbie” Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things” Will win: Robert Downey Jr. Jeffrey Wright, left, and Sterling K. Brown star in writer-director Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction.” ADAPTED SCREENPLAY “American Fiction,” Cord Jefferson “Barbie,” Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach “Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan “Poor Things,” Tony McNamara “The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer Will win: “American Fiction” Could surprise: “Oppenheimer” Here’s another category where “Barbie” and its joyous, inspired and sometimes subversive take on a toy line should win.