This year’s Oscar nominees have just been revealed, and as usual there are some snubs and, as the kids say, some dubs. There were some expected nominations and some shocks, as well as some much-deserved first time nominations. We'll take a look at the major categories here, and line them up with what TheGamer's best guesses were ahead of the nominations. It's a promising year for the Oscars, with far more crowd pleasers spread out across the board and, most importantly, in the running for Best Picture. Two of the BP noms were the highest grossing movies of 2022, and you can't get a much wider appeal than that. As well as listing the nominees, we'll look at our previous picks (as in, the ones we wanted) and predictions (as in, the ones we suspected), have a guess at who will win, who should win, who was the biggest surprise, and who was the major snub.
Best Original Song
- Applause, Tell It Like A Woman
- Hold My Hand, Top Gun: Maverick
- Lift Me Up, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Naatu Naatu, RRR
- This Is a Life, Everything Everywhere All at Once
TheGamer's Picks: 3/5
TheGamer's Predictions: 3/5
Will Win: Naatu Naatu
Should Win: Lift Me Up
Biggest Surprise: This Is a Life
Biggest Snub: Carolina, Taylor Swift, Where the Crawdads Sing
Best Animated Film
- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
- Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
- The Sea Beast
- Turning Red
TheGamer's Picks: 4/5
TheGamer's Predictions: 4/5
Will Win: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Should Win: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Biggest Surprise: The Sea Beast
Biggest Snub: Wendell & Wild
Best Cinematography
- All Quiet On The Western Front
- Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful of Truths
- Elvis
- Empire of Light
- Tár
TheGamer's Picks: 1/5
TheGamer's Predictions: 2/5
Will Win: Elvis
Should Win: All Quiet on the Western Front
Biggest Surprise: Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Biggest Snub: Blonde
Best Adapted Screenplay
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Living
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Women Talking
TheGamer's Picks: 3/5
TheGamer's Predictions: 4/5
Will Win: Women Talking
Should Win: Women Talking
Biggest Surprise: Top Gun: Maverick
Biggest Snub: The Whale
Best Original Screenplay
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- The Fabelmans
- Tár
- Triangle of Sadness
TheGamer's Picks: 2/5
TheGamer's Predictions: 5/5
Will Win: The Banshees of Inisherin
Should Win: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Biggest Surprise: Triangle of Sadness
Biggest Snub: Nope
Best Supporting Actress
- Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Hong Chau, The Whale
- Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
- Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
TheGamer's Picks: 1/5
TheGamer's Predictions: 5/5 (we had Michelle Williams down as Supporting, but said Chau would replace if she was in Leading)
Will Win: Jamie Lee Curtis
Should Win: Stephanie Hsu
Biggest Surprise: Hong Chau
Biggest Snub: Dolly de Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Best Supporting Actor
- Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
- Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway
- Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
- Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
- Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
TheGamer's Picks: 3/5
TheGamer's Predictions: 2/5
Will Win: Ke Huy Quan
Should Win: Ke Huy Quan
Biggest Surprise: Brian Tyree Henry
Biggest Snub: Mark Rylance, Bones & All
Best Actress
- Cate Blanchett, Tár
- Ana de Armas, Blonde
- Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie
- Michelle Williams, The Fablemans
- Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
TheGamer's Picks: 2/5
TheGamer's Predictions: 4/6 (including Williams)
Will Win: Cate Blanchett
Should Win: Michelle Yeoh
Biggest Surprise: Andrea Riseborough
Biggest Snub: Mia Goth, Pearl/Danielle Deadwyler, Till/Margot Robbie, Babylon, Viola Davis, The Woman King (this was by far the strongest category this year)
Best Actor
- Austin Butler, Elvis
- Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
- Brendan Fraser, The Whale
- Paul Mescal, Aftersun
- Bill Nighy, Living
TheGamer's Picks: 3/5
TheGamer's Predictions: 4/5
Will Win: Colin Farrell
Should Win: Colin Farrell
Biggest Surprise: Paul Mescal
Biggest Snub: Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Director
- Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
- Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere all at Once
- Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
- Todd Field, Tár
- Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
TheGamer's Picks: 2/5
TheGamer's Predictions: 3/5
Will Win: Steven Spielberg
Should Win: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Biggest Surprise: Ruben Östlund
Biggest Snub: James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
Best Picture
- All Quiet On The Western Front
- Avatar: The Way Of Water
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Elvis
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- The Fabelmans
- Tár
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Triangle of Sadness
- Women Talking
TheGamer's Picks: 6/10
TheGamer's Predictions: 8/10
Will Win: The Fabelmans
Should Win: Tár
Biggest Surprise: All Quiet on the Western Front
Biggest Snub: The Woman King
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