5th Annual AcadeMitch Awards

As always, for each category (except the three “shorts” categories (which I think should be in a separate ceremony altogether)), I'll give:

Will Win: the nominee I predict will win.

Should Win: the nominee I would personally vote for (not necessarily the best)

Shoulda Been: the film/performance I wish would have been nominated.

Could Win: another nominee I could also see winning

AcadeMitch Awards: the films/performances I would have nominated in order of preference/achievement.

Best Picture

Will Win: Oppenheimer

Should Win: The Holdovers

Could Win: nobody’s touching Oppy

Shoulda Been: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. The Holdovers

2. The Zone of Interest

3. Barbie

4. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

5. The Iron Claw

6. Oppenheimer

7. Killers of the Flower Moon

8. Asteroid City

9. The Boy and the Heron

10. Past Lives

Best Director

Will Win: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Should Win: Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

Could Win: Get out of Nolan’s way, man.

Shoulda Been: Greta Gerwig, Barbie

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

2. Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

3. Alexander Payne, The Holdovers

4. Greta Gerwig, Barbie

5. Hayao Miyazaki, The Boy and the Heron

Best Actor

Will Win: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

Should Win: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

Could Win: Paul Giammati, The Holdovers

Shoulda Been: Zac Efron, The Iron Claw

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. Zac Efron, The Iron Claw

2. Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

3. Paul Giammati, The Holdovers

4. Joaquin Phoenix, Beau Is Afraid

5. Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers

Best Actress

Will Win: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon

Should Win: Emma Stone, Poor Things

Could Win: Emma Stone, Poor Things

Shoulda Been: Margot Robbie, Barbie

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. Emma Stone, Poor Things

2. Greta Lee, Past Lives

3. Margot Robbie, Barbie

4. Natalie Portman, May December

5. Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla

Best Supporting Actor

Will Win: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer

Should Win: Ryan Gosling, Barbie

Could Win: Ryan Gosling, Barbie

Shoulda Been: Charles Melton, May December

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. Charles Melton, May December

2. Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers

3. Ryan Gosling, Barbie

4. Jeremy Allen White, The Iron Claw 😍

5. Jacob Elordi, Priscilla

Special Pawnorary Oscar

Snoop, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Supporting Actress

Will Win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Should Win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Could Win: America Ferrera, Barbie

Shoulda Been: Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

2. Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon (CATEGORY FRAUD!)

3. Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

4. Julianne Moore, May December

5. Penelope Cruz, Ferrari

Best Adapted Screenplay

Will Win: American Fiction

Should Win: Oppenheimer

Could Win: Barbenheimer

Shoulda Been: Killers of the Flower Moon

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. Oppenheimer

2. Killers of the Flower Moon

3. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

4. Priscilla

5. BlackBerry

Best Original Screenplay

Will Win: Anatomy of a Fall

Should Win: The Holdovers

Could Win: The Holdovers

Shoulda Been: Asteroid City

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. The Holdovers

2. Barbie (dumb that it’s in Adapted)

3. Past Lives

4. Anatomy of a Fall

5. Asteroid City

Best Animated Feature

Will Win: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Should Win: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse / The Boy and the Heron (A TIE!)

Could Win: The Boy and the Heron

Shoulda Been: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider Verse / The Boy and the Heron

2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

3. Suzume

4. Robot Dreams

5. Elemental

Best Documentary Feature

Will Win: 20 Days in Mariupol

Should Win: We had our first baby so documentaries were on the cutting floor

Could Win: Four Daughters

Shoulda Been: obviously videos of my child

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. My Daughter Katherine Laughing

2. Katherine Throwing a Ball

3. Katherine Crying When She Saw Me After I Cut All My Hair Off

4. Katherine Saying “Dada”

5. Katherine Bobbing Her Head to Elvis’ “Burning Love”

Best International Film

Will Win: The Zone of Interest

Should Win: The Zone of Interest

Could Win: Society of the Snow

Shoulda Been: Anatomy of a Fall (this category’s rules are weird)

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. The Zone of Interest

2. Perfect Days

3. Godland

4. Anatomy of a Fall

5. Society of the Snow

Cinematography

Will Win: Oppenheimer

Should Win: Oppenheimer

Could Win: Killers of the Flower Moon

Shoulda Been: The Zone of Interest

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. The Zone of Interest

2. Oppenheimer

3. Killers of the Flower Moon

4. Asteroid City

5. Barbie

Production Design

Will Win: Poor Things

Should Win: Barbie

Could Win: Barbie

Shoulda Been: Asteroid City

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. Barbie

2. Poor Things

3. Killers of the Flower Moon

4. Asteroid City

5. The Zone of Interest

Visual Effects

Will Win: Godzilla Minus One (still haven’t seen this)

Should Win: Godzilla Minus One or The Creator

Could Win: The Creator

Shoulda Been: Oppenheimer

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. Oppenheimer

2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

3. The Creator

4. Ferrari

5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning

Sound

Will Win: Oppenheimer

Should Win: The Zone of Interest

Could Win: The Zone of Interest

Shoulda Been: Ferrari

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. The Zone of Interest

2. Oppenheimer

3. Ferrari

4. Maestro

5. The Creator

Film Editing

Will Win: Oppenheimer

Should Win: Oppenheimer

Could Win: Anatomy of a Fall

Shoulda Been: Barbie

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. Oppenheimer

2. Anatomy of a Fall

3. The Holdovers

4. Killers of the Flower Moon

5. Beau Is Afraid

Original Score

Will Win: Oppenheimer

Should Win: Killers of the Flower Moon (RIP Robbie Roberton)

Could Win: Killers of the Flower Moon

Shoulda Been: The Boy and the Heron

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. The Boy and the Heron

2. Killers of the Flower Moon

3. The Zone of Interest

4. Oppenheimer

5. Past Lives

Costume Design

Will Win: Poor Things

Should Win: Barbie

Could Win: Barbie

Shoulda Been: N/A

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. Barbie

2. Poor Things

3. Killers of the Flower Moon

4. Napoleon

5. Oppenheimer

Makeup and Hairstyling

Will Win: Maestro

Should Win: Maestro

Could Win: Poor Things

Shoulda Been: Priscilla

AcadeMitch Awards:

1. Maestro

2. Poor Things

3. Priscilla

4. Oppenheimer

5. Beau Is Afraid

   Original Song

   Will Win: “What Was I Made For” - Barbie

   Should Win: “I’m Just Ken” - Barbie

   Could Win: "I’m Just Ken” - Barbie

   Shoulda Been: “Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven)” - Asteroid City

AcadeMitch Awards:

I’m gonna be honest, I really don’t care about this category and think it should be done away with. 🤷