One of the most unpredictable categories. A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, which revolves around the Chinese immigrant, Evelyn Wang and her roller-coaster life, is one of the top contenders in this category and might be the winner too, especially looking at the buzz around the film and all the big awards this drama has historically won. But looking at the Academy's past, we know that we might see a surprise winner on March 12.
Other frontrunners in this category are - Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin and the war drama All Quiet on the Western Front. - there is a high chance that we might see one of these two films winning the Oscar trophy.
The other frontrunners are:
Top Gun: Maverick
The Fabelmans
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
In this category, it's Austin Butler vs Brendan Fraser vs Colin Farrell - but the question is: who will win? Austin has been one of the notable winners of this award season and can be a big winner of the night for his commendable performance in the biopic Elvis. Austin has won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.
If we go by the critics, Brendan Fraser and Colin Farrell for their work in 'The Whale' and 'The Banshees of Inisherin', respectively, are top choices.
Like every other major category, the votes for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' is high. The Daniels are the frontrunners in this category and may take their first Golden trophy home. Following the director duo, Steven Spielberg could also win his third best director Oscar trophy on March 12 for his semi-autobiographical film The Fabelmans.
This year, we got a bag full of great roles for female actors. The Academy nominated some outstanding actors, including Kate Blanchett (Tár), Ana de Armas (Blonde), Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie), Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans), and Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once). However, looking at all of Michelle Yeoh's history-making wins, it seems like she will take the Golden trophy home for her outstanding performance. But, Kate Blanchett is also a strong contender in this category,
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s Angela Bassett is the clear winner in this category. But looking at how Academy have not appreciated Marvel movies in the past, we might also see another winner. However, till now Angela, who is also the first Marvel actress to be nominated in an acting category, is the clear winner.
Other top frontrunners are:
Hong Chau, The Whale
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Ke Huy Quan made a big impact with his comeback film, 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' and he's the clear winner of this category, for sure. Quan has made history at the SAG and Golden Globe Awards as the first Asian male film winner ever in the supporting actor category. As we know, it's Academy night, so anything is possible, so if Quan gets snubbed, the other two contenders who are the frontrunners in this category are Brendan Gleeson and Brian Tyree Henry.
Other top frontrunners are:
Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once