The final weeks of the year will be quiet in the industry, with mostly just “Spider-Man: No Way Home” being seen in theatres and, if it doesn’t bomb, “The Matrix Resurrections.” This site will continue operating as per usual, but maybe with less news and reviews being posted. The Oscars don’t particularly like superhero movies unless a really good one gets released. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” could be just that. I have yet to see it, but what the Oscars do need inserted into the Best Picture lineup is a very popular movie. Maybe the Producers Guild could respond to Spidey and kickstart the momentum. The reviews are good and the box-office even better. This is what having ten Best Picture slots was designed to do, get a few popular movies in there for a larger audience to tune in. The expanded ballot happened in 2009 after “The Dark Knight” did not get a Best Picture nomination and this genre of films started creeping into the nominees list. Right now, this year, only “Dune” can qualify as a genre Best Picture contender. The Producers Guild is set to announce on February 26th. That should give us a good indicator of the Picture nominees. And so, here are my final predictions for the year: Best Picture

  1. West Side Story2. The Power of the Dog3. Belfast4. King Richard5. Dune6. Licorice Pizza7. CODA8. The Last Duel9. Nightmare Alley10. Don’t Look Up Best Director1. Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog2. Steven Spielberg, West Side Story3. Kenneth Branagh, Belfast4. Denis Villeneuve, Dune5. Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza Best Actress
  2. Kristen Stewart, Spencer2. Lady Gaga, House of Gucci3. Jennifer Hudson, Respect4. Rachel Zegler, West Side Story5. Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye Best Actor
  3. Will Smith, King Richard2. Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog3. Peter Dinklage, Cyrano4. Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth5. Andrew Garfield, tick, tick… Boom! Supporting Actress
  4. Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog2. Rita Moreno, West Side Story3. Ariana DeBose, West Side Story4. Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard5. Marlee Matlin, CODA Supporting Actor
  5. Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog2. Ciaran Hinds, Belfast3. J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos4. Jared Leto, House of Gucci5. Troy Kotsur, CODA Adapted Screenplay
  6. The Power of the Dog2. West Side Story3. CODA4. Dune5. The Lost Daughter Original Screenplay
  7. Belfast2. Licorice Pizza3. King Richard4. C’mon C’mon5. Parallel Mothers Cinematography
  8. The Power of the Dog2. West Side Story3. The Tragedy of Macbeth4. Dune5. Belfast Contribute Hire me

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