As they finish polishing up the statues for tonight’s ceremony, it’s time to finish up our predictions with the major categories for the 97th Academy Awards.  So, without further ado, we begin with:

Best Picture

Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

I’ve seen a grand total of two of these, but neither is likely to win so I’ll go with The Substance.

Best Actor

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

I haven’t seen any of these, but Timothée Chalamet’s performance as Bob Dylan seems like the type of thing that wins these awards.

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofia Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

I’ve only seen one of these, but I’ll take a stab in the dark and pick Demi Moore for this.

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

A complete guess, since I haven’t seen any of these.

Best Supporting Actress

Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

I’ve seen two of these performances, but I don’t know that either will get it, so I’ll go with Felicity Jones.

Best Director

Sean Baker, Anora
Bradley Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Since I already went with The Substance for Best Picture, so I’ll stick with that horse and choose Coralie Fargeat to take home this prize.