THE FINAL PREDICTIONS FOR THE OSCARS
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
(United Kingdom - The Zone of Interest)
These are the five excellent Oscar nominated films for 2023:
Germany - The Teachers' Lounge
Italy - The Captain
Japan - Perfect Days
Spain - Society of the Snow
United Kingdom - The Zone of Interest
Italy - The Captain
Japan - Perfect Days
Spain - Society of the Snow
United Kingdom - The Zone of Interest
The International Feature race began at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Two films emerged right away as immediate contenders not only for a nomination but a win: Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest. Anatomy of a Fall won the festival and The Zone of Interest was the runner-up.
But as the submissions were revealed end of September, France ended up choosing The Taste of Things and not Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall. United Kingdom did choose The Zone of Interest.
As the list of submissions were finalized in October, The Zone of Interest became the solid frontrunner, followed by Perfect Days, 20 Days in Mariupol, Fallen Leaves, Four Daughters, The Taste of Things, Society of the Snow and The Teachers' Lounge.
From there the awards shows began and Anatomy of a Fall ended up winning NY Film Critics, the National Board of Review, the Golden Globe Awards (Fallen Leaves, Io Capitano, Society of the Snow and The Zone of Interest were nominated), and the Critics Choice Awards (Perfect Days, Society of the Snow, The Taste of Things and The Zone of Interest were nominated).
The Zone of Interest won the LA Film Critics.
From there, The Academy announced their shortlists for the year, and Society of the Snow began to emerge as the only film capable to defeat the British film for the Oscar.
But as the BAFTA nominations were announced, The Zone of Interest became the clear and only frontrunner. And when the Oscar nominations were announced, the race was officially over. The Zone of Interest was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound.
But as the submissions were revealed end of September, France ended up choosing The Taste of Things and not Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall. United Kingdom did choose The Zone of Interest.
As the list of submissions were finalized in October, The Zone of Interest became the solid frontrunner, followed by Perfect Days, 20 Days in Mariupol, Fallen Leaves, Four Daughters, The Taste of Things, Society of the Snow and The Teachers' Lounge.
From there the awards shows began and Anatomy of a Fall ended up winning NY Film Critics, the National Board of Review, the Golden Globe Awards (Fallen Leaves, Io Capitano, Society of the Snow and The Zone of Interest were nominated), and the Critics Choice Awards (Perfect Days, Society of the Snow, The Taste of Things and The Zone of Interest were nominated).
The Zone of Interest won the LA Film Critics.
From there, The Academy announced their shortlists for the year, and Society of the Snow began to emerge as the only film capable to defeat the British film for the Oscar.
But as the BAFTA nominations were announced, The Zone of Interest became the clear and only frontrunner. And when the Oscar nominations were announced, the race was officially over. The Zone of Interest was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound.
SO WHO WILL WIN?
With the shortlisted top 15 films, all voters need to watch every single film in order to vote. With the final five films though, anyone can vote so the film that has the most buzz, exposure and momentum will usually win every single time. This year the United Kingdom will undoubtedly be the winner for The Zone of Interest. And it rightfully should win.