Feinberg Forecast: Scott Updates His Picks Post-AFI Fest, Pre-Halloween
A NOTE FROM SCOTT As October winds to a close, the number of awards hopefuls that haven’t yet screened for pundits — or that have screened, but for which coverage remains under embargo — has dwindled to just three: Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century), Ella McCay (20th Century) and Wicked: For Good (Universal).
Since our last update, Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme (A24) screened for industry insiders on Oct. 8, with Timothée Chalamet’s leading performance popping above all else. AFI Fest (Oct. 22-26) hosted the world premieres of Nuremberg (Sony Classics), with Russell Crowe and Rami Malek in attendance, and Song Sung Blue (Focus), with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson on hand. Both were well received at the TCL Chinese Theater, but face more of an uphill climb with critics.
AFI Fest also was the site of the Hollywood premieres of, among others, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century), which was preceded by a performance by The Boss himself; Jay Kelly (Netflix), with George Clooney and Adam Sandler; Christy (Black Bear), attended by Sydney Sweeney and the former boxer she portrays, Christy Martin; Netflix sleeper Train Dreams (Netflix); Bradley Cooper’s Will Arnett showcase Is This Thing On? (Searchlight); Dead Man’s Wire (Row K); Rental Family (Searchlight); The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight); and The Chronology of Water (The Forge).
The season of regional film festivals has gotten underway with the fests in Newport Beach (Oct. 16-23), where I recorded live podcasts with Frankenstein (Netflix) supporting actor Jacob Elordi and Wake Up Dead Man (Netflix) writer/director Rian Johnson, which will post soon; Middleburg (Oct. 16-19), which, regrettably, I was unable to attend this year, but at which Hamnet (Focus) and Rental Family tied for the audience award; Virginia (Oct. 22-26), where I recorded a live podcast with Jay Kelly composer Nicholas Britell, which will post soon; and SCAD Savannah (Oct. 25-Nov. 1), where I will be sitting down with the documentarians between 10 of the year’s top documentary features for the 12th annual Docs to Watch Panel (join us!). Next up: Miami GEMS (Oct. 29-Nov. 5), where I will be recording a live podcast with Dead Man’s Wire director Gus Van Sant (join us!).
At the box office this past weekend, Scott Cooper’s Springsteen, which cost $55 million and features strong performances by Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong and Odessa Young, opened wide (nearly 3500 theaters) and performed disappointingly, grossing $9.1 million domestically and $7 million internationally. Conversely, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia (Focus), led by Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone, opened in just 17 locations — en route to a nationwide expansion next weekend — and crushed, with a per-theater-average of $40,588, one of the highest of the year.
Meanwhile, Bill Condon’s adaptation of the Broadway musical Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside), which began rolling out three weekends ago in more than 1300 theaters, continues to struggle terribly — it has grossed just $1.6 million against a budget that was reportedly $50 million. Jennifer Lopez gives an impressive turn in the film, in the part for which the late Chita Rivera won a Tony, but her awards prospects certainly won’t be helped by the film bombing.
Something to keep an eye on: Guillermo del Toro’s aforementioned Frankenstein, which got off to a shaky start in Venice and Telluride, has been picking up steam at festival and industry screenings, while also playing theatrically in major markets since Oct. 17 en route to its Nov. 7 debut on Netflix. On Oct. 25, following the film’s official screening for LA-based Academy members, del Toro was greeted with a standing ovation when introduced at the Q&A.
PLEASE REMEMBER: Scott’s forecasts do not necessarily reflect his personal preferences. His aim is not to advocate for what he thinks the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences should do, but rather to project what they will do. He arrives at his projections by screening many films, analyzing their campaigns, speaking with voters and studying relevant history and stats.
Best Picture
Image Credit: Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection
Frontrunners
1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
2. Hamnet (Focus)
3. Sentimental Value (Neon)
4. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
5. Marty Supreme (A24)
6. Jay Kelly (Netflix)
7. Bugonia (Focus)
8. It Was Just An Accident (Neon)
9. Train Dreams (Netflix)
10. Frankenstein (Netflix)
Major Threats
11. The Secret Agent (Neon)
12. No Other Choice (Neon)
13. A House of Dynamite (Netflix)
14. Nuremberg (Sony Classics)
15. Rental Family (Searchlight)
Possibilities
16. Weapons (Warner Bros.)
17. Roofman (Paramount)
18. F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.)
19. Is This Thing On? (Searchlight)
20. Dead Man’s Wire (Row K)
Long Shots
21. Hedda (Amazon/MGM)
22. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)
23. The Smashing Machine (A24)
24. Song Sung Blue (Focus)
25. La Grazia (Mubi)
Still to See/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century)
Ella McCay (20th Century)
The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight)
Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Best Director
Image Credit: Courtesy of BFI London Film Festival
Frontrunners
1. Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
2. Ryan Coogler for Sinners (Warner Bros.)
3. Chloé Zhao for Hamnet (Focus)
4. Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value (Neon)
5. Jafar Panahi for It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
Major Threats
6. Kleber Mendonça Filho for The Secret Agent (Neon)
7. Yorgos Lanthimos for Bugonia (Focus)
8. Guillermo del Toro for Frankenstein (Netflix) — podcast 1 and 2
9. Park Chan-wook for No Other Choice (Neon)
10. Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme (A24)
11. Noah Baumbach for Jay Kelly (Netflix)
12. Kathryn Bigelow for A House of Dynamite (Netflix)
Possibilities
13. Clint Bentley for Train Dreams (Netflix)
14. Bradley Cooper for Is This Thing On? (Searchlight)
15. Zach Cregger for Weapons (Warner Bros.)
16. Richard Linklater for Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) — podcast
17. Derek Cianfrance for Roofman (Paramount)
18. Nia DaCosta for Hedda (Amazon/MGM)
Long Shots
19. Gus Van Sant for Dead Man’s Wire (Row K)
20. Scott Cooper for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)
21. Spike Lee for Highest 2 Lowest (A24) — podcast
22. James Vanderbilt for Nuremberg (Sony Classics)
23. Benny Safdie for The Smashing Machine (A24)
24. Joseph Kosinski for F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.)
Still to See/Under Embargo
James L. Brooks for Ella McCay (20th Century)
James Cameron for Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century)
Jon M. Chu for Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Mona Fastvold for The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight)
Best Actor
Image Credit: San Sebastian International Film Festival
Frontrunners
1. Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent (Neon)
2. Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
3. Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme (A24) — podcast
4. Michael B. Jordan for Sinners (Warner Bros.) — podcast
5. George Clooney for Jay Kelly (Netflix) — podcast
Major Threats
6. Joel Edgerton for Train Dreams (Netflix) — podcast
7. Dwayne Johnson for The Smashing Machine (A24)
8. Jeremy Allen White for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)
9. Jesse Plemons for Bugonia (Focus) — podcast
10. Channing Tatum for Roofman (Paramount)
11. Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon (Sony Classics) — podcast
12. Will Arnett for Is This Thing On? (Searchlight)
Possibilities
13. Daniel Day-Lewis for Anemone (Focus)
14. Russell Crowe for Nuremberg (Sony Classics)
15. Rami Malek for Nuremberg (Sony Classics) — podcast
16. Brendan Fraser for Rental Family (Searchlight) — podcast
17. Oscar Isaac for Frankenstein (Netflix) — podcast
Long Shots
18. Lee Byung-hun for No Other Choice (Neon)
19. Bill Skarsgård for Dead Man’s Wire (Row K)
20. Toni Servillo for La Grazia (Mubi)
21. Hugh Jackman for Song Sung Blue (Focus) — podcast
22. Brad Pitt for F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.)
Still to See/Under Embargo
Miles Teller for Eternity (A24)
Best Actress
Image Credit: Sarah Shatz/Focus Features
Frontrunners
1. Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value (Neon)
2. Jessie Buckley for Hamnet (Focus)
3. Chase Infiniti for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
4. Emma Stone for Bugonia (Focus) — podcast
5. Sydney Sweeney for Christy (Black Bear) — podcast
Major Threats
6. Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
7. Jennifer Lawrence for Die My Love (Mubi) — podcast
8. Kate Hudson for Song Sung Blue (Focus) — podcast
9. Laura Dern for Is This Thing On? (Searchlight)
Possibilities
10. Tessa Thompson for Hedda (Amazon/MGM)
11. Julia Roberts for After the Hunt (Amazon/MGM) — podcast
12. June Squibb for Eleanor the Great (Sony Classics)
13. Eva Victor for Sorry, Baby (A24)
Long Shots
14. Jodie Foster for A Private Life (Sony Classics) — podcast
15. Lucy Liu for Rosemead (Vertical) — podcast
16. Claire Foy for H Is for Hawk (Roadside) — podcast
17. Julia Garner for Weapons (Warner Bros.) — podcast
Still to See/Under Embargo
Kathleen Chalfant for Familiar Touch (Music Box)
Patricia Clarkson for Lilly (Blue Harbor) — podcast
Cynthia Erivo for Wicked: For Good (Universal) — podcast
Emma Mackey for Ella McCay (20th Century)
Amanda Seyfried for The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) — podcast 1 and 2
Best Supporting Actor
Image Credit: Ken Woroner/Netflix
Frontrunners
1. Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value (Neon) — podcast
2. Sean Penn for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — podcast
3. Paul Mescal for Hamnet (Focus)
4. Benicio Del Toro for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — podcast
5. Adam Sandler for Jay Kelly (Netflix) — podcast
Major Threats
6. Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein (Netflix)
7. Billy Crudup for Jay Kelly (Netflix)
8. Jeremy Strong for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century) — podcast
9. Delroy Lindo for Sinners (Warner Bros.) — podcast
10. Mark Hamill for The Life of Chuck (Neon) — podcast
Possibilities
11. William H. Macy for Train Dreams (Netflix)
12. Miles Caton for Sinners (Warner Bros.)
13. Jack O’Connell for Sinners (Warner Bros.)
14. Ben Foster for Christy (Black Bear)
Long Shots
15. Michael Shannon for Nuremberg (Sony Classics) — podcast
16. Leo Woodall for Nuremberg (Sony Classics)
17. Andrew Scott for Blue Moon (Sony Classics)
18. Bradley Cooper for Is This Thing On? (Searchlight)
Still to See/Under Embargo
Jonathan Bailey for Wicked: For Good (Universal)
David Jonsson for The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
Best Supporting Actress
Image Credit: Macall Polay/20th Century Studios
Frontrunners
1. Amy Madigan for Weapons (Warner Bros.)
2. Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
3. Elle Fanning for Sentimental Value (Neon) — podcast
4. Regina Hall for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
5. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Sentimental Value (Neon)
Major Threats
6. Hailee Steinfeld for Sinners (Warner Bros.) — podcast
7. Emily Blunt for The Smashing Machine (A24) — podcast
8. Kirsten Dunst for Roofman (Paramount) — podcast
9. Odessa A’zion for Marty Supreme (A24)
10. Kerry Condon for Train Dreams (Netflix)
Possibilities
11. Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners (Warner Bros.)
12. Odessa Young for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)
13. Nina Hoss for Hedda (Amazon/MGM)
14. Gwyneth Paltrow for Marty Supreme (A24)
Long Shots
15. Jennifer Lopez for Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside) — podcast
16. Laura Dern for Jay Kelly (Netflix)
17. Zoey Deutch for Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) — podcast
18. Emily Watson for Hamnet (Focus)
Still to See/Under Embargo
Ariana Grande for Wicked: For Good (Universal) — podcast
Thomasin McKenzie for The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) — podcast
Sigourney Weaver for Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Image Credit: Neon/Courtesy Everett Collection
Frontrunners
1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Paul Thomas Anderson
2. Hamnet (Focus) — Chloé Zhao
3. Bugonia (Focus) — Will Tracy
4. Train Dreams (Netflix) — Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
5. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Guillermo del Toro — podcast 1 and 2
Major Threats
6. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) — Rian Johnson
7. No Other Choice (Neon) — Park Chan-wook, Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi & Don McKellar
8. The Smashing Machine (A24) — Benny Safdie
9. Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (20th Century) — Scott Cooper
Possibilities
10. Nuremberg (Sony Classics) — James Vanderbilt
11. Hedda (Amazon/MGM) — Nia DaCosta
12. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) — Holly Gent, Michèle Halberstadt, Laetitia Masson & Vincent Palmo
13. The Life of Chuck (Neon) — Mike Flanagan
Long Shots
14. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Focus) — Julian Fellowes — podcast
15. Highest 2 Lowest (A24) — Alan Fox
16. Die My Love (Mubi) — Alice Birch, Lynne Ramsay & Enda Walsh
17. Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix) — Rowan Joffé
Still to See/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) — James Cameron, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver
Wicked: For Good (Universal) — Dana Fox & Winnie Holzman
Best Original Screenplay
Image Credit: Jason McDonald/Searchlight Pictures
Frontrunners
1. Sentimental Value (Neon) — Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt
2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ryan Coogler
3. Marty Supreme (A24) — Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
4. Jay Kelly (Netflix) — Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer
5. It Was Just an Accident (Neon) — Jafar Panahi
Major Threats
6. The Secret Agent (Neon) — Kleber Mendonça Filho
7. A House of Dynamite (Netflix) — Noah Oppenheim
8. Weapons (Warner Bros.) — Zach Cregger
9. Is This Thing On? (Searchlight) — Will Arnett, Mark Chappell & Bradley Cooper
Possibilities
10. Rental Family (Searchlight) — Stephen Blahut & Hikari
11. Roofman (Paramount) — Derek Cianfrance & Kirt Gunn
12. Sorry, Baby (A24) — Eva Victor
13. Dead Man’s Wire (Row K) — Austin Kolodney
Long Shots
14. Materialists (A24) — Celine Song
15. Left-Handed Girl (Netflix) — Sean Baker & Shih-Ching Tsou — podcast (Baker)
16. Blue Moon (Sony Classics) — Robert Kaplow
17. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24) — Mary Bronstein
Still to See/Under Embargo
Ella McCay (20th Century) — James L. Brooks
Best International Feature
Image Credit: Venice Film Fesitval
Frontrunners
1. Norway — Sentimental Value (Neon)
2. France — It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
3. Brazil — The Secret Agent (Neon)
4. South Korea — No Other Choice (Neon)
5. Ukraine — 2000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS)
Major Threats
6. Germany — Sound of Falling (Mubi)
7. Spain — Sirāt (Neon)
8. Taiwan — Left-Handed Girl (Netflix)
9. North Macedonia — The Tale of Silyan (Nat Geo)
Still to See/Under Embargo
Argentina — Belén (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Belgium — Young Mothers (Music Box)
Canada — The Things You Kill (Cineverse)
Chile — The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Czech Republic — I’m Not Everything I Want to Be (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Denmark — Mr. Nobody Against Putin (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Hungary — Orphan (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Iceland — The Love That Remains (Janus)
Iraq — The President’s Cake (Sony Classics)
Ireland — Sanatorium (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Israel — The Sea (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Italy — Familia (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Jordan — All That’s Left of You (Watermelon/Visibility)
Mexico — We Shall Not Be Moved (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Palestine — Palestine 36 (Watermelon)
Philippines — Magellan (Janus)
Poland — Kafka (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Senegal — Demba (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Switzerland — Late Shift (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Thailand — A Useful Ghost (Cineverse)
Tunisia — The Voice of Hind Rajab (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Best Documentary Feature
Image Credit: Courtesy of HBO Documentary Films
Frontrunners
1. 2000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS)
2. The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
3. Apocalypse in the Tropics (Netflix)
4. The Alabama Solution (HBO)
5. My Mom Jayne (HBO)
Major Threats
6. Orwell: 2+2=5 (Neon)
7. Cover-Up (Netflix)
8. Riefenstahl (Kino Lorber)
9. Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple)
10. Deaf President Now! (Apple)
11. The Tale of Silyan (Nat Geo)
12. Natchez (Oscilloscope)
13. It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley (Magnolia)
14. Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (Kino Lorber)
15. The Eyes of Ghana (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Possibilities
16. Predators (MTV)
17. Holding Liat (still seeking U.S. distribution)
18. Prime Minister (Magnolia)
19. Folktales (Magnolia)
20. The Man Who Saves the World? (Area 23a)
Long Shots
21. Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost (Apple)
22. Coexistence, My Ass! (still seeking U.S. distribution)
23. One to One: John & Yoko (Magnolia)
24. Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (Hulu)
25. Grand Theft Hamlet (Mubi)
26. Diane Warren: Relentless (MasterClass)
Still to See/Under Embargo
The 6 Billion Dollar Man (still seeking U.S. distribution)
The Age of Disclosure (Relentless)
Always (still seeking U.S. distribution)
American Sons (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Andre Is an Idiot (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Antidote (PBS)
Architecton (A24)
Art for Everybody (Fourth Art)
Below the Clouds (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Blknws: Terms & Conditions (still seeking U.S. distribution)
BTS Army: Forever We Are Young (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media (Jolt)
Champions of the Golden Valley (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Child of Dust (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Cutting Through Rocks (still seeking U.S. distribution)
The Dating Game (still seeking U.S. distribution)
El Canto de Las Manos (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Endless Cookie (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Facing War (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Heightened Scrutiny (still seeking U.S. distribution)
How to Build a Library (still seeking U.S. distribution)
I Was Born This Way (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Karl (still seeking U.S. distribution)
The Last Class (Abramorama)
The Librarians (Independent Lens)
Life After (POV)
Love+War (Nat Geo)
Marc by Sofia (A24)
Meanwhile (Abramorama)
Mistress Dispeller (Oscilloscope)
Move Ya Body (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Norita (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Nuestra Tierra (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Remake (still seeking U.S. distribution)
The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue (Forston Consulting)
The Rose: Come Back to Me (CJ 4DPlex)
A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant (Magnolia)
Seeds (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Selena y Los Dinos (Netflix)
Shari & Lamb Chop (Kino Lorber)
Songs from the Hole (Netflix)
Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter (Obscured)
The Stringer (Netflix)
Third Act (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Timestamp (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Trains (EPF Media)
Viktor (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Wisdom of Happiness (Abramorama)
Zodiac Killer Project (Music Box)
Best Animated Feature
Image Credit: Disney/Pixar
Frontrunners
1. KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
2. Arco (Neon)
3. In Your Dreams (Netflix)
4. Elio (Disney/Pixar)
Major Threats
Possibilities
Long Shots
5. Fixed (Netflix)
Still to See/Under Embargo
Animal Farm (still seeking U.S. distribution)
The Bad Guys 2 (Universal)
ChaO (GKIDS)
Dandelion’s Odyssey (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (Sony)
Dog Man (Universal)
Endless Cookie (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Hypergalactic (Charades)
The King of Kings (Angel)
The Legend of Hei 2 (GKIDS)
Lilo & Stitch (Disney)
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS)
Lost in Starlight (Netflix)
A Magnificent Life (Sony Classics)
Ne Zha 2 (A24)
Paddington in Peru (Sony)
Predator: Killer of Killers (Hulu)
Scarlet (Sony Classics)
Smurfs (Paramount)
Sneaks (Briarcliff)
Stitch Head (Briarcliff)
The Twits (Netflix)
Zootopia 2 (Disney)
Best Cinematography
Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix
Frontrunners
1. Hamnet (Focus) — Lukasz Zal
2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Michael Bauman
3. F1 (Apple) — Claudio Miranda
4. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Autumn Durald Arkapaw
5. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Dan Lausten
Major Threats
6. Train Dreams (Netflix) — Adolpho Veloso
7. Marty Supreme (A24) — Darius Khondji
8. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) — David Chambille
9. Jay Kelly (Netflix) — Linus Sandgren
10. Bugonia (Focus) — Robbie Ryan
11. A House of Dynamite (Netflix) — Barry Ackroyd
12. Sentimental Value (Neon) — Kasper Tuxen
13. Weapons (Warner Bros.) — Larkin Seiple
Possibilities
14. Wicked: For Good (Universal) — Alice Brooks
15. Hedda (Amazon/MGM) — Sean Bobbitt
16. The Smashing Machine (A24) — Maceo Bishop
17. No Other Choice (Neon) — Kim Woo-hyung
18. Mickey 17 (Warner Bros.) — Darius Khondji
19. Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix) — James Friend
20. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24) — Christopher Messina
Long Shots
21. Is This Thing On? (Searchlight) — Matthew Libatique
22. The Secret Agent (Neon) — Evgenia Alexandrova
23. Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (20th Century) — Masanobu Takayanagi
24. Anemone (Focus) — Ben Fordesman
25. Highest 2 Lowest (A24) — Matthew Libatique
26. Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside) — Tobias A. Schliessler
27. Warfare (A24) — David J. Thompson
28. Song Sung Blue (Focus) — Amy Vincent
Still to See/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) — Russell Carpenter
Ella McCay (20th Century) — Robert Elswit
The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) — William Rexer
Wicked: For Good (Universal) — Alice Brooks
Best Original Song
Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix
Frontrunners
1. “Golden” from KKPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) — EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick
2. “I Lied to You” from Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Raphael Saadiq & Ludwig Göransson
3. “Waiting on a Wish” from Snow White — Jack Feldman, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
4. “No Place Like Home” from Wicked (Universal) — Stephen Schwartz
5. “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” from Come See Me In the Good Light (Apple) — Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile & Andrea Gibson
Major Threats
6. “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless (MasterClass) — Diane Warren (podcast)
7. “The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked (Universal) — Stephen Schwartz
8. “As Alive as You Need Me to Be” from Tron: Ares (Disney) — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
9. “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” from Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Miles Caton, Ludwig Göransson & Alice Smith
10. “Just Keep Watching” from F1: The Movie (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Amy Allen, Tate McRae, Tyler Spry & Ryan Tedder
Possibilities
11. “My Baby (Got Nothing at All)” from Materialists (A24) — Michelle Zauner aka Japanese Breakfast
12. “Lose My Mind” from Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Grant Boutin, Amala Dlamini aka Doja Cat, Ryan Tedder, Caleb Toliver aka Toliver & Hans Zimmer (podcast)
13. “Drive” from F1: The Movie (Apple/Warner Bros.) — John Mayer, Ed Sheeran & Blake Slatkin
14. “Highest 2 Lowest” from Highest 2 Lowest (A24) — Aiyana-Lee Anderson & Nicole Daciana Anderson
15. “Trunks” from Highest 2 Lowest (A24) — Rakim Mayers aka A$AP Rocky & Kelvin Krash
Long Shots
16. “Zoo” — Zootopia 2 — Shakira, Ed Sheeran & Blake Slatkin
17. “Train Dreams” from Train Dreams (Netflix) — Nick Cave & Bryce Dessner
18. “Stolen Tale” from Hedda — Nia DaCosta and Hildur Guðnadóttir
19. “He Lei Pāpahi No Lilo a me Stitch” from Lilo & Stitch (Disney) — Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu
20. “My Sweet Beth” from The Naked Gun (Paramount) — Greg Chun & Akiva Schaffer
Still to See/Under Embargo
“Baby” from Freakier Friday (Disney) — Sarah Aarons
“Clothed by the Sun” from The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) — Daniel Blumberg
“DOA” from Death of a Unicorn (A24) — Annie Clark aka St. Vincent
“Dream As One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) — Miley Cyrus, Simon Franglen, Mark Ronson (podcast) and Andrew Wyatt
“Give Your Love” from The Ballad of Wallis Island (Focus) — Tom Basden
“John’s Running Song” from The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) — Daniel Blumberg & Mona Fastvold
“Let’s Just Rock Again” from Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (Bleecker Street) — Jeffery CJ Vanston
“Open the Door” from The Twits (Netflix) — David Byrne (podcast) & Hayley Williams
“The Song (Love Is All)” from O’Dessa (Hulu) — Jason Binnick & Geremy Jasper
“Through the Long and Lonely Night” from The Legend of Ochi (A24) — David Longstreth
“Took a Walk” from The Long Walk (Lionsgate) — Collins Obinna Chibueze aka Shaboozey & Stephen Wilson Jr.
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