Oscars Should/Will Win

 One can't help but feel optimistic this year regarding the Oscars. After all, it can't get worse than last year (with the slap and giving out awards before the show), right? Everything Everywhere All At Once, my favorite film of the year (and the decade so far?), is the seemingly beloved frontrunner. And people actually went out to theaters to see movies this year AND the Academy recognized some of those popular (and actually good?) films!

Plus Rihanna is back and is going to perform! There's going to be a super fun Tollywood number! And in the age of groupthink and numerous voting groups, there are shockingly volatile categories and genuinely close races still including 3 of the acting awards!

So grab those everything bagels and check out my predictions for the big night...

Might as well post my #Oscars predictions to keep myself honest, but it's not easy. There are some real races this year! pic.twitter.com/pldy08GSeo

— Ryan (@sortathatguy) March 12, 2023

I'm going conservative for the presumed favorite with Everything Everywhere just winning 4 awards and surprisingly, even to me as I filled it out, tying with Elvis. I also predict All Quiet to win multiple awards as the general tone of my predictions is... share the wealth. Even though my heart of hearts is hoping, praying, wishing for a true sweep year for the Daniels' epic movie.

Speaking of, let's go ahead and take a look at my "should wins" aka my personal ballot...

Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Director: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Lead Actor: Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Lead Actress: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Supporting Actress: Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Animated Film: Turning Red
Best Original Screenplay: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Adapted Screenplay: Women Talking
Best International Feature: Close
Best Documentary: Navalny
Best Original Score: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Original Song: “This Is a Life,” Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Editing: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Production Design: Babylon
Best Cinematography: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Costume Design: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Makeup and Hair: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best Sound Achievement: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Visual Effects: The Batman
Best Live Action Short: The Red Suitcase
Best Animated Short: My Year of Dicks
Best Documentary Short: The Martha Mitchell Effect

A true sweep for Everything Everywhere getting my vote for every category where it's nominated (10) with All Quiet the only other film getting multiple wins (even though I didn't give it International Film). Went queer on that one, went Asian on animated and went with dicks on animated short. Essentially, I voted for me, myself and I.