The Matthew’s Staff has held a poll predicting the Academy Awards’ 2024 outcomes, here are our possible winners!
Student Commentary
By Max Nokes | Edited by Isabella Sevilla
Photo by Kilyan Sockalingum on Unsplash
March 11, is the date for the 96th Academy Awards, also known as The Oscars. Movie lovers from across the world join together to watch the often fun and elegant television event. This year’s nominees were announced a few weeks back, filled with first-timers, returns, snubs, and surprises.
I asked the editors and writers of The Matthew to predict their winners for some of the popular categories for this year’s Oscars. Here are the staff’s predictions for this year’s Academy Awards.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Our Prediction: Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan’s writing in Oppenheimer does a great job of keeping the audience engaged and informed, even with its long runtime. The writing helps make the historical figures come to life.
Best Original Screenplay
Our Prediction: Past Lives
Written by Celine Song, Past Lives is a deeply heartfelt movie that contains great scenes with its two main characters, as they question their love for each other throughout the film.
Best Animated Feature Film
Our Prediction: The Boy and the Heron
Though the blockbuster Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse came in second with our votes and could seem to be a possible winner. We decided on The Boy and the Heron, the newest and supposed last film by acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki. Its dream-like, hand drawn animation with its personal story make the film another Studio Ghibli masterpiece.
Best International Feature Film
Our Prediction: Society of the Snow
This beautiful and tragic film comes from Spanish filmmaker J. A. Bayona. The film became a huge hit due to its popularity with critics and audiences when it came out on Netflix.
Best Cinematography
Our Prediction: Oppenheimer
Our pick for cinematography has to go to Hoyte van Hoytema for his work in Oppenheimer. His vision of beautiful shots and mix of color and black and white make it a solid stand out.
Best Director
Our Prediction: Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer
From previous films like The Dark Knight Trilogy, Memento, Interstellar, and Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan has established him as a major director working today. And with Oppenheimer, he directed his most ambitious and possibly his best film to date.
Best Supporting Actor
Our Prediction: Ryan Gosling for Barbie
When your name is literally written on the script to be Ken, Ryan Gosling knew this performance was going to be special. His role was not only hilarious, but full of heart and charm only Gosling could help achieve.
Best Supporting Actress
Our Prediction: America Ferrera for Barbie
Ferrera shines as Gloria in Barbie. A Mom who understands the challenges and rewards of what it’s like to be a mother and a woman. And her monologue? Outstanding.
Best Actor
Our Prediction: Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer
Murphy did the impossible by portraying the haunting and complex figure that is Oppenheimer, the infamous scientist. Murphy’s execution was top notch, giving us one of the best performances of the year.
Best Actress
Our Prediction: Emma Stone for Poor Things
Emma Stone’s commitment and transformation playing Bella Baxter is truly extraordinary in Poor Things. When watching the film, you feel inspired by her journey and her thoughts on the world around her. Stone hit it out of the park.
Best Picture
Our Prediction: Oppenheimer
Runner Ups: Barbie and Poor Things
This year’s 10 films nominated for Best Picture are a variety of great films. But we ultimately decided that Oppenheimer was our winner, thanks to its major impact in cinemas worldwide as well as the movie itself being incredible.
Which ones were your favorite films? Let us know and send us your review.
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