Picture
Will win: CODA
Could win: The Power of the Dog
Should win: Drive My Car
Shoulda been a contender: A Hero
Director
Will win: Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)
Could win: Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)
Should win: Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car)
Shoulda been a contender: Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Memoria)
Actor
Will win: Will Smith (King Richard)
Could win: Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog)
Should win: Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos)
Shoulda been a contender: Hidetoshi Nishijima (Drive My Car)
Actress
Will win: Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
Could win: Penelope Cruz (Parallel Mothers)
Should win: Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter)
Shoulda been a contender: Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World)
Supporting Actor
Will win: Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Could win: Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog)
Should win: Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog)
Shoulda been a contender: Vincent Lindon (Titane)
Supporting Actress
Will win: Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)
Could win: Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard)
Should win: Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter)
Shoulda been a contender: Kathryn Hunter (The Tragedy of Macbeth)
Original Screenplay
Will win: Licorice Pizza
Could win: Belfast
Should win: Licorice Pizza
Shoulda been a contender: A Hero
Adapted Screenplay
Will win: CODA
Could win: The Lost Daughter
Should win: Drive My Car
Shoulda been a contender: The Green Knight
International Feature
Will win: Drive My Car
Could win: Flee
Should win: Drive My Car
Shoulda been a contender: A Hero
Documentary Feature
Will win: Summer of Soul
Could win: Flee
Should win: Flee
Shoulda been a contender: The Velvet Queen
Animated Feature
Will win: Encanto
Could win: Flee
Should win: Flee
Shoulda been a contender: Belle
Cinematography
Will win: Dune
Could win: The Power of the Dog
Should win: The Tragedy of Macbeth
Shoulda been a contender: Licorice Pizza
Editing
Will win: Dune
Could win: The Power of the Dog
Should win: The Power of the Dog
Shoulda been a contender: West Side Story
Score
Will win: Dune
Could win: The Power of the Dog
Should win: Parallel Mothers
Shoulda been a contender: The Card Counter
Song
Will win: “No Time to Die” (No Time to Die)
Could win: “Dos Oruguitas” (Encanto)
Should win: “No Time to Die” (No Time to Die)
Shoulda been a contender: “Sympathy for the Abyss” (Annette)
Production Design
Will win: Dune
Could win: Nightmare Alley
Should win: Dune
Shoulda been a contender: The French Dispatch
Costume Design
Will win: Cruella
Could win: Dune
Should win: West Side Story
Shoulda been a contender: The French Dispatch
Makeup and Hairstyling
Will win: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Could win: Dune
Should win: Dune
Shoulda been a contender: The Green Knight
Sound
Will win: Dune
Could win: No Time to Die
Should win: Dune
Shoulda been a contender: The Matrix Resurrections
Visual Effects
Will win: Dune
Could win: Spider-Man: No Way Home
Should win: Dune
Shoulda been a contender: The Matrix Resurrections
Animated Short
Will win: Robin Robin
Could win: Boxballet
Not predicted: The Windshield Whiper
Live Action Short
Will win: The Long Goodbye
Could win: Please Hold
Documentary Short Subject
Will win: Audible
Could win: Lead Me Home
Not predicted: The Queen of Basketball
