{"id":23789,"date":"2026-03-06T04:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=23789"},"modified":"2026-03-01T11:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:45:42","slug":"and-the-nominees-are-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/and-the-nominees-are-3\/","title":{"rendered":"And The Nominees Are\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Next Sunday, it will be time to play the music and to light the lights for the 98th Academy Awards.\u00a0 Once again, my woeful predictions are back, despite not having seen, let alone heard of the majority of the nominated films.\u00a0 But I’m not going to let that stop me, so, with less basis in fact than most years, here\u2019s my uneducated predictions for the non-acting awards.<\/p>\n

Best Original Screenplay<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Robert Kaplow, Blue Moon<\/em>
\nJafar Panahi; in collaboration with Nader Sa\u00efvar, Shadmehr Rastin, and Mehdi Mahmoudian, It Was Just an Accident<\/em>
\nRonald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme<\/em>
\nEskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value<\/em>
\nRyan Coogler, Sinners<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ve heard of a whopping two of these films but only seen one, so I will go with Ryan Coogler and Sinners<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Best Adapted Screenplay<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Will Tracy, Bugonia<\/em><\/strong>
\nGuillermo del Toro, Frankenstein<\/em>
\nChlo\u00e9 Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet<\/em>
\nPaul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another<\/em>
\nClint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve actually seen two of these films and heard of one other, so I’ll go with Bugonia<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Best Animated Feature<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Arco<\/em>
\nElio<\/em><\/strong>
\nKPop Demon Hunters<\/em>
\nLittle Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain<\/em>
\nZootopia 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Taking a shot in the dark as I haven’t seen any of these and have only heard of two of them.<\/p>\n

Best Cinematography<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dan Laustsen, Frankenstein<\/em><\/strong>
\nDarius Khondji, Marty Supreme<\/em>
\nMichael Bauman, One Battle After Another<\/em>
\nAutumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners<\/em>
\nAdolpho Veloso, Train Dreams<\/em><\/p>\n

Of the two of these that I’ve seen, I’m going with the more classic one.<\/p>\n

Best Costume Design<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Deborah L. Scott, Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em>
\nKate Hawley, Frankenstein<\/em>
\nMalgosia Turzanska, Hamnet<\/em>
\nMiyako Bellizzi, Marty Supreme<\/em>
\nRuth E. Carter, Sinners<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This seems like another win for Sinners<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Best Documentary Feature<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Alabama Solution<\/em>
\nCome See Me in the Good Light<\/em>
\nCutting Through Rocks<\/em>
\nMr Nobody Against Putin<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe Perfect Neighbor<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve neither seen nor heard of any of these, so this is a total shot in the dark.<\/p>\n

Best Documentary Short Subject<\/strong><\/h3>\n

All the Empty Rooms <\/em>
\nArmed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud<\/em>
\nChildren No More: “Were and Are Gone”<\/em>
\nThe Devil Is Busy<\/em><\/strong>
\nPerfectly a Strangeness<\/em><\/p>\n

This is a total guess for a category that I know nothing about.<\/p>\n

Achievement in Film Editing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Stephen Mirrione, F1<\/em><\/strong>
\nRonald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme<\/em>
\nAndy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another<\/em>
\nOlivier Bugge Coutt\u00e9, Sentimental Value<\/em>
\nMichael P. Shawver, Sinners<\/em><\/p>\n

Another guess, as I’ve actually seen one of these but am going with one I haven’t.<\/p>\n

Best International Feature Film<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It Was Just an Accident<\/em>, France
\nThe Secret Agent<\/em>, Brazil
\nSentimental Value<\/em>, Norway<\/strong>
\nSir\u0101t<\/em>, Spain
\nThe Voice of Hind Rajab<\/em>, Tunisia<\/p>\n

It’s the only one also nominated for Best Picture, so shouldn’t it win here?<\/p>\n

Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey, Frankenstein<\/em><\/strong>
\nKyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino, and Tadashi Nishimatsu, Kokuho<\/em>
\nKen Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry, Sinners<\/em>
\nKazu Hiro, Glen Griffin, and Bjoern Rehbein, The Smashing Machine<\/em>
\nThomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg, The Ugly Stepsister<\/em><\/p>\n

I want to say it will be the crew behind Sinners<\/em>\u00a0but instead I’m going with Frankenstein<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Bugonia, Jerskin Fendrix<\/em>
\nFrankenstein<\/em>, Alexandre Desplat
\nHamnet<\/em>, Max Richter
\nOne Battle After Another, <\/em>Jonny Greenwood
\nSinners<\/em>, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is just a stab in the dark.<\/p>\n

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dear Me<\/em>\u00a0from Diane Warren: Relentless<\/em>, Music and lyrics by Diane Warren
\nGolden<\/strong><\/em> from KPop Demon Hunter<\/em>, Music and lyrics by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, 24, Ido, and Teddy Park<\/strong>
\nI Lied to You<\/em>\u00a0from Sinners<\/em>, Music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig G\u00f6ransson
\n<\/em>Sweet Dreams of Joy <\/i>from Viva Verdi!<\/em>, Music and lyrics by Nicholas Pike
\nTrain Dreams<\/em> from Train Dreams<\/em>, Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner, lyrics by Nick Cave<\/p>\n

It’ll probably end up being Diane Warren, but I’ll go with the KPop Demon Hunter track.<\/p>\n

Achievement in Production Design<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Frankenstein<\/em>, Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau<\/strong>
\nHamnet<\/em>, Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton
\nMarty Supreme<\/em>, Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
\nOne Battle After Another<\/em>, Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
\nSinners<\/em>, Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne<\/p>\n

Looks like another opportunity for Frankenstein<\/em> to shine.<\/p>\n

Best Animated Short Film<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Butterfly<\/em>, Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens
\nForevergreen<\/em>, Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
\nThe Girl Who Cried Pearls<\/em>, Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski<\/strong>
\nRetirement Plan<\/em>, John Kelly and Andrew Freedman
\nThe Three Sisters<\/em>, Konstantin Bronzit<\/p>\n

Best Live Action Short Film<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Butcher’s Stain<\/em>, Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi
\nA Friend of Dorothy<\/em>, Lee Knight and James Dean
\nJane Austen’s Period Drama<\/em>, Julia Aks and Steve Pinder
\nThe Singers<\/em>, Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt
\nTwo People Exchanging Saliva<\/em>, Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata<\/strong><\/p>\n

These two picks are based on nothing but pure alchemy.<\/p>\n

Achievement in Sound<\/strong><\/h3>\n

F1<\/em>, Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, and Juan Peralta<\/strong>
\nFrankenstein<\/em>, Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, and Brad Zoern
\nOne Battle After Another<\/em>, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Garc\u00eda, Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor
\nSinners<\/em>, Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor, and Steve Boeddeker
\nSir\u0101t<\/em>, Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas, and Yasmina Praderas<\/p>\n

The cars go vroom vroom.<\/p>\n

Achievement in Visual Effects<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em>, Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett<\/strong>
\nF1<\/em>, Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington, and Keith Dawson
\nJurassic World Rebirth<\/em>, David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, and Neil Corbould
\nThe Lost Bus<\/em>, Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen, and Brandon K. McLaughlin
\nSinners<\/em>, Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, and Donnie Dean<\/p>\n

Let’s hope that the Avatar<\/em> franchise is still pushing the needle on special effects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Next Sunday, it will be time to play the music and to light the lights for the 98th Academy Awards.\u00a0 Once again, my woeful predictions are back, despite not having seen, let alone heard of the majority of the nominated films.\u00a0 But I’m not going to let that stop me, so, with less basis in 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