In a Predictable Year, Here Are Some Oscar Categories That Are Still Up in the Air

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Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Documentary Feature are among the categories still in doubt

Paul Giamatti, Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone, Lily Gladstone
"The Holdovers" (Focus Features), "Oppenheimer" (Universal), "Poor Things" (Searchlight), "Killers of the Flower Moon" (Apple)
Steve Pond

“Are there going to be any surprises?”

That was the question I’ve been hearing a lot over the last few days, at the Directors Guild Awards and the Oscar Nominees Luncheon and in conversations elsewhere on the circuit. And it’s true that “Oppenheimer” is rolling through awards season picking up one major award after another, the latest being Christopher Nolan’s win at the DGA.

It’s also true that Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) and Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”) seem to be prohibitive favorites for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, and that those two blockbuster films each have other categories in which they feel like clear frontrunners: “Barbie” in costume design, production design and song, “Oppy” in cinematography, film editing, sound and score.

Steve Pond

Steve Pond

Steve Pond has been writing about film, music, pop culture and the entertainment industry for more than 40 years. He has served as TheWrap’s awards editor and executive editor, awards since joining the company in 2009. Steve began his career writing about music for the Los Angeles Times, where he remained a contributor for more…

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    cadavra

    Do you remember last year when the Academy classified the original script “Glass Onion” as “Adapted” because one–ONE!!–character had appeared in a previous film? Meanwhile, Barbie has starred in 42–42!!–animated features, plus countless TV shows and appearances in other films, such as the “Toy Story” sequels, and suddenly we’re supposed to consider Gerwig’s work “Original?” Sorry, but this is one time the Academy got it right.

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