The Oscar nominations for the 2024 Academy Awards were recently announced. An AI assistant was tasked with predicting who the winners in each category might be based on the list of nominees.
Here are the 2024 nominees and AI’s Oscar winner predictions for 2024:
Best Picture
- “American Fiction” (MGM)
- “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)
- “Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
- “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple/Paramount)
- “Maestro” (Netflix)
- “Oppenheimer” (Universal)
- “Past Lives” (A24)
- “Poor Things” (Searchlight)
- “The Zone of Interest” (A24)
Predicted Winner: Oppenheimer
Best Director
- Jonathan Glazer – “The Zone of Interest” (A24)
- Yorgos Lanthimos – “Poor Things” (Searchlight)
- Christopher Nolan – “Oppenheimer” (Universal)
- Martin Scorsese – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple/Paramount)
- Justine Triet – “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)
Predicted Winner: Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer”
Best Actor
- Bradley Cooper – “Maestro” (Netflix)
- Colman Domingo – “Rustin” (Netflix)
- Paul Giamatti – “The Holdovers” (Focus)
- Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer” (Universal)
- Jeffrey Wright – “American Fiction” (MGM)
Predicted Winner: Cillian Murphy for “Oppenheimer”
Best Actress
- Annette Bening – “Nyad” (Netflix)
- Lily Gladstone – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple/Paramount)
- Sandra Hüller – “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)
- Carey Mulligan – “Maestro” (Netflix)
- Emma Stone – “Poor Things” (Searchlight)
Predicted Winner: Carey Mulligan for “Maestro”
Best Supporting Actor
- Sterling K. Brown – “American Fiction” (MGM)
- Robert DeNiro – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple/Paramount)
- Robert Downey Jr. – “Oppenheimer” (Universal)
- Ryan Gosling – “Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
- Mark Ruffalo – “Poor Things” (Searchlight)
Predicted Winner: Robert Downey Jr. for “Oppenheimer”
Best Supporting Actress
- Emily Blunt – “Oppenheimer” (Universal)
- Danielle Brooks – “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
- America Ferrera – “Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
- Jodie Foster – “Nyad” (Netflix)
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph – “The Holdovers” (Focus)
Predicted Winner: Emily Blunt for “Oppenheimer”
Original Screenplay
- “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon) – Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
- “The Holdovers” (Focus Features) – David Hemingson
- “Maestro” (Netflix) – Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer
- “May December” (Netflix) – Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik
- “Past Lives” (A24) – Celine Song
Predicted Winner: Maestro
Adapted Screenplay
- “American Fiction” (MGM) – Cord Jefferson
- “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) – Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
- “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) – Christopher Nolan
- “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) – Tony McNamara
- “The Zone of Interest” (A24) – Jonathan Glazer
Predicted Winner: Oppenheimer
Animated Feature
- “The Boy and the Heron” (GKids/Toho) – Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
- “Elemental” (Pixar) – Peter Sohn and Denise Ream
- “Nimona” (Netflix) – Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary
- “Robot Dreams” (Neon) – Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz
- “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony Pictures) – Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal
Predicted Winner: Nimona
Production Design
- “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) – Sarah Greenwood (production designer), Katie Spencer (set decorator)
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures) – Jack Fisk (production designer), Adam Willis (set decorator)
- “Napoleon” (Apple Original Films/Sony Pictures) – Arthur Max (production designer), Elli Griff (set decorator)
- “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) – Ruth De Jong (production designer), Claire Kaufman (set decorator)
- “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) – Shona Heath, James Price (production designer), Szusza Mihalek (set decorator)
Predicted Winner: Oppenheimer
Cinematography
- “El Conde” (Netflix) – Edward Lachman
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures) – Rodrigo Prieto
- “Maestro” (Netflix) – Matthew Libatique
- “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) – Hoyte van Hoytema
- “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) – Robbie Ryan
Predicted Winner: Killers of the Flower Moon
Costume Design
- “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) – Jacqueline Durran
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures) – Jacqueline West
- “Napoleon” (Apple Original Films/Sony Pictures) – David Crossman, Janty Yates
- “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) – Ellen Mirojnick
- “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) – Holly Waddington
Predicted Winner: Poor Things
Film Editing
- “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon) – Laurent Sénéchal
- “The Holdovers” (Focus Features) – Kevin Tent
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures) – Thelma Schoonmaker
- “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) – Jennifer Lame
- “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) – Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Predicted Winner: Oppenheimer
Makeup and Hairstyling
- “Golda” (Bleecker Street) – Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue
- “Maestro” (Netflix) – Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell
- “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) – Luisa Abel
- “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) – Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston
- “Society of the Snow” (Netflix) – Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé
Predicted Winner: Oppenheimer
Sound
- “The Creator” (20th Century Studios) – Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
- “Maestro” (Netflix) – Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
- “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (Paramount Pictures) – Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
- “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) – Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell
- “The Zone of Interest” (A24) – Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn
Predicted Winner: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Visual Effects
- “The Creator” (20th Century Studios) – Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould
- “Godzilla: Minus One” (Toho) – Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
- “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Marvel Studios) – Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek
- “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (Paramount Pictures) – Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould
- “Napoleon” (Apple Original Films/Sony Pictures) – Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould
Predicted Winner: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Original Score
- “American Fiction” (MGM) – Laura Karpman
- “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (Walt Disney Pictures) – John Williams
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures) – Robbie Robertson
- “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) – Ludwig Göransson
- “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) – Jerskin Fendrix
Predicted Winner: Oppenheimer
Original Song
- “American Symphony” (Netflix) – “It Never Went Away” by Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson
- “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) – “I’m Just Ken” by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
- “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) – “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
- “Flamin’ Hot” (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures) – “The Fire Inside” by Diane Warren
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures) – “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” by Scott George
Predicted Winner: “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie
Documentary Feature
- “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” (National Geographic) – Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek
- “The Eternal Memory” (MTV Documentary Films) – Nominees to be determined
- “Four Daughters” (Kino Lorber) – Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
- “To Kill a Tiger” (National Film Board of Canada, NFB) – Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim
- “20 Days in Mariupol” (PBS) – Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath
Predicted Winner: 20 Days in Mariupol
International Feature
- “Io Capitano” from Italy (01 Distribution) – dir. Matteo Garrone
- “Perfect Days” from Japan (Neon) – dir. Wim Wenders
- “Society of the Snow” from Spain (Netflix) – dir. J.A. Bayona
- “The Teachers’ Lounge” from Germany (Sony Pictures Classics) – dir. İlker Çatak
- “The Zone of Interest” from United Kingdom (A24) – dir. Jonathan Glazer
Predicted Winner: Society of the Snow
Animated Short
- “Letter to a Pig” (Miyu Distribution) – Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter
- “Ninety-Five Senses” (Documentary+) – Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
- “Our Uniform” (Distributor to be added) – Yegane Moghaddam
- “Pachyderme” (Miyu Distribution) – Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius
- “War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko” (ElectroLeague) – Dave Mullins and Brad Booker
Predicted Winner: Our Uniform
Documentary Short
- “The ABCs of Book Banning” (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+) – Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
- “The Barber of Little Rock” (Story Syndicate) – John Hoffman and Christine Turner
- “Island in Between” (The New York Times Op-Docs) – S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
- “The Last Repair Shop” (L.A. Times Studios/Searchlight Pictures) – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
- “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó” (Walt Disney Pictures) – Sean Wang and Sam Davis
Predicted Winner: The Last Repair Shop
Live Action Short
- “The After” (Netflix) – Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham
- “Invincible” (H264 Distribution) – Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron
- “Knight of Fortune” (Jalabert Production) – Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk
- “Red, White and Blue” (Distributor to be added) – Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane
- “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” (Netflix) – Wes Anderson and Steven Rales
Predicted Winner: “Invincible”
That wraps up the AI assistant’s predictions for each category at the upcoming 2024 Oscars. From Best Picture to the short film categories, the assistant has analyzed the nominees and made its best guesses for who will win each coveted award.
Of course, the actual winners won’t be revealed until the ceremony on March 12, 2024. The race looks to be a tight one in many categories, with several frontrunners emerging. Ultimately the winners will come down to the voting of the Academy.
Will “Oppenheimer” dominate the ceremony as predicted and win Best Picture and Director for Christopher Nolan? Can Carey Mulligan snag Best Actress for “Maestro”? Will Roberts Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt take the supporting awards for their work in “Oppenheimer”? We’ll have to tune into the ceremony to find out!
Make sure to check back after the big night to see how the AI assistant’s Oscar predictions stacked up to the real results. Which nominees will be delivering acceptance speeches, and which ones will be going home empty-handed? Only time will tell, but the AI has offered its automated selections for winners. Now let’s see if algorithms can out-predict the industry experts!
