2023 Oscars Picks and Predictions

My two cents on who will and who should win at this year’s Academy Awards

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Do I really need an introduction for this?

If you’re simply here to just see all my picks and predictions neatly — and chaotically — packaged in a fun ballot fill-in + doodled thoughts, you can scroll to the bottom of this post before roasting my opinions.

Best Cinematography

From: Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths | Sources: The Hollywood Reporter (left); Variety (middle); Netflix (right)

This is one of the more interesting categories I think, with each movie having deserved their nomination despite having drastically different styles. TÁR is probably the most subtle of the group but its choices suited the tone and storytelling of each scene well. Then you have the maximalist-shot Bardo and Elvis going full Baz Luhrmann. Roger Deakins earns a legacy nom here with his gallery-worthy cinematography on Empire of Light — the only interesting thing about that film.

Personally, I think ‘Bardo’ is a masterclass in cinematography, but the rest of the film is lost in a haze, making it an unpopular choice and rightly so. For those reasons, my prediction will be going to All Quiet on the Western Front. I’ve…