The Hollywood Reporter compiled projections for the  95th Oscar nominations by Scott Feinberg. He bases this ranking on interviews with stakeholders and business insiders, examination of marketing and award-winning campaigns, pre-Oscar awards results, and the history of the Academy Awards itself.

Now let us quickly have a look at some of the projections, where all the favorites lineup in ranking. 

Projected Nominees for *BEST PICTURE*

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24, March 25, trailer)
2. Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount, May 27, trailer) — podcast (Jerry Bruckheimer)
3. Elvis (Warner Bros., June 24, trailer)
4. Tár (Focus, October 7, trailer)
5. The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight, Oct. 21, trailer)
6. The Fabelmans (Universal, Nov. 11, trailer) — podcast (Steven Spielberg)
7. Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century/Disney, December 16, trailer)
8. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Disney, Nov. 11, trailer) — podcast (Kevin Feige)
9. All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix, Oct. 28, trailer)
10. Triangle of Sadness (Neon, Oct. 7, trailer)

Projected Nominees for *BEST DIRECTOR*

1. Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans) — podcast
2. Baz Luhrmann (Elvis)
3. Todd Field (Tár)
4. Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
5. Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick)

Projected Nominees for *BEST ACTRESS*

1. Cate Blanchett (Tár) — podcast
2. Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) — podcast
3. Danielle Deadwyler (Till)
4. Olivia Colman (Empire of Light) — podcast
5. Ana de Armas (Blonde)

Projected Nominees for *BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE*

1. All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
2. EO (Poland)
3. Close (Belgium)
4. Decision to Leave (South Korea)
5. The Quiet Girl (Ireland)

Projected Nominees *BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY*

1. Top Gun: Maverick (Claudio Miranda)
2. Elvis (Mandy Walker)
3. Avatar: The Way of Water (Russell Carpenter)
4. Babylon (Linus Sandgren)
5. Empire of Light (Roger Deakins)

The 95th Academy Award Nominations: What to Expect?

The nominations for the esteemed Hollywood award ceremony will be announced on January 24, 2023.

The award season is on for Hollywood as celebrities get ready for star-studded events that honor and celebrate the entertainment industry. With the Golden Globes concluding with huge wins for deserved movies and TV shows, all eyes are on the Oscars now!

The most-honored award ceremony in Hollywood, the Oscars, is all set to amaze the industry on March 12 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. The nominees of the 95th Academy Awards will be announced on the 24th of January, with Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams hosting the event at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The stage is set, now let’s look at the predictions for the top category nominations of the 95th Academy Awards:

Best Picture

The Fabelmans

Top Gun: Maverick

Everything Everywhere All At Once

The Banshees of Inisherin

Tár

Best Actor

Austin Butler – Elvis

Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin

Brendan Fraser – The Whale

Bill Nighy – Living

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett – Tár

Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once

Ana de Armas – Blonde

Viola Davis – The Woman King

Best Director

Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans

Todd Field – Tár

Joseph Kosinski – Top Gun: Maverick

Baz Luhrmann – Elvis

Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin

Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin

Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actress

Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once