Having made my predictions for all the above the line categories in Screenplay, Acting, Direction and Picture, here are my predictions for all the below the line categories, with me expecting “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” to record huge numbers. Other films that feature heavily in the below the line categories are Guillermo Del Toro‘s “Frankenstein” and “Wicked: For Good”, which I have in only one of the major categories.
Final 98th Academy Award predictions:
Casting:
- “Sinners”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “Sentimental Value”
- “Hamnet”
International Feature:
- “Sentimental Value”
- “The Secret Agent”
- “It Was Just an Accident”
- “No Other Choice”
- “Sirat”
Documentary Feature:
- “The Perfect Neighbour”
- “2000 Metres to Andriivka”
- “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
- “Cover-Up”
- “The Alabama Solution”
Animated Feature:
- “KPop Demon Hunters”
- “Zootropolis 2”
- “Little Amelie or the Character of Rain”
- “Arco”
- “Elio”
Cinematography:
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sinners”
- “Train Dreams”
- “Hamnet”
- “Frankenstein”
Editing:
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sinners”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “Hamnet”
- “F1”
Production Design:
- “Frankenstein”
- “Wicked: For Good”
- “Sinners”
- “Hamnet”
- “Marty Supreme”
Costume Design:
- “Frankenstein”
- “Wicked: For Good”
- “Sinners”
- “Hamnet”
- Hedda”
Makeup and Hairstyling:
- “Frankenstein”
- “Wicked: For Good”
- “Sinners”
- “The Smashing Machine”
- “Nuremberg”
Visual Effects:
- “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
- “F1”
- “Frankenstein”
- “Wicked: For Good”
- “Superman”
Sound:
- F1″
- “Sinners”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sirat”
- “Frankenstein”
Score:
- “Sinners” (Ludwig Goransson)
- “One Battle After Another” (Jonny Greenwood)
- “Hamnet” (Max Richter)
- “Frankenstein” (Alexander Desplat)
- “F1” (Hans Zimmer)
Original Song:
- Golden “KPop Demon Hunters”
- I Lied to You “Sinners”
- The Girl in the Bubble “Wicked: For Good”
- Dear Me “Diane Warren: Relentless”
- Train Dreams “Train Dreams”
Documentary Short:
- “All the Empty Rooms”
- “Armed Only with a Camera”
- “All the Walls Come Down”
- “Bad Hostage”
- “Cashing Out”
Animated Short:
- “Autokar”
- “Eiru”
- “Butterfly”
- “Cardboard”
- “Forevergreen”
Live Action Short:
- “Ado”
- “Beyond Silence”
- “The Boy and the White Skin”
- “Amarela”
- “Butcher’s Stain”
Nominations for the 98th Academy Awards are announced Thursday 22nd January
Dan Loves Film 
The concept is really interesting and different.
Loved how you framed curiosity as a skill, not just a hobby.
Looking forward to reading more like this.
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Terrific job on a very comprehensive list…love that analysis in all of the major categories…im still trying to figure out if there is an upset anywhere as frontrunners seem to still have momentum…that uncertainty makes it even more fun to watch…
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