Our Oscar Votes

[dws1982]

Picture: West Side Story
Animated Feature: Luca
Directing: Steven Spielberg
Actor: Andrew Garfield
Actress: Olivia Colman (although if I were a voter I would vote Jessica Chastain since she hasn't won)
Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee
Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose
Original Screenplay: The Worst Person in the World
Adapted Screenplay: The Power of the Dog or Drive My Car
Original Song: don't care
Editing: would abstain out of protest of West Side Story being left out, but The Power of the Dog if pressed
Cinematography: West Side Story
Production Design: Dune
Costume Design: West Side Story but I don't really have strong feelings about any of these
Makeup: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Sound: West Side Story or The Power of the Dog
Visual Effects: Dune
International Feature: Drive My Car
Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul
Documentary Short: Audible
Animated Short: didn't see these
Live Action Short: Ala Kachuu - Take and Run

[gunnar]

Picture: Drive My Car
Animated Feature: Luca
Directing: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Actor: Andrew Garfield
Actress: Jessica Chastain
Supporting Actor: Tony Kotsur
Supporting Actress: Aujanue Ellis
Original Screenplay: Belfast
Adapted Screenplay: Drive My Car
Original Song: No Time to Die
Editing: Dune
Cinematography: West Side Story
Production Design: Nightmare Alley
Costume Design: Cruella
Makeup: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Sound: No Time to Die
Visual Effects: Dune
International Feature: Drive My Car
Documentary Feature: Flee
Documentary Short: Audible
Animated Short: Robin Robin
Live Action Short: Ala Kachuu - Take and Run

[Okri]

Only voting in categories where I've seen all five nominees

Director: Campion
Actor: Garfield
Actress: Coleman
Supporting Actor: Smit-McPhee
Supporting Actress: DeBose
Original Screenplay: Worst Person in the World (though I'm equally tempted by Don't Look Up)
Adapted Screenplay: Drive My Car

International Film: Drive My Car
Animated Film: Flee

Cinematography: Dune
Production Design: Dune
Film Editing: The Power of the Dog
Original Score: Dune/Power of the Dog/Dune/Power of the Dog....

[Sabin]

Best Director: Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Best Actress: Penelope Cruz, Parallel Mothers (or Olivia Colman, both are fine IMO)
Best Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Best Supporting Actress: Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Power of the Dog (Drive My Car is fine too)
Best Original Screenplay: The Worst Person in the World
Best Cinematography: West Side Story
Best Production Design: Dune (Nightmare Alley is beautiful to the point where it felt like I was looking at a coffee table book, not a movie)
Best Costume Design: Cruella
Best Sound: Dune
Best Editing: Tick, Tick... Boom!
Best Original Score: Don't Look Up
Best Visual Effects: Dune
Best Make-up and Hair: House of Gucci
Best Animated Feature: The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Best International Feature: The Worst Person in the World

[mlrg]

Picture: The Power of the Dog
Actor: Will Smith
Actress: Jessica Chastain
Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur
Supporting Actress: Jessie Buckley
Director: Jane Campion
Adapted Screenplay: Drive My Car
Original Screenplay: Licorice Pizza

[Big Magilla]

I'm going to run polls on the top six categories so everyone can vote on them anonymously.

Here are my would-be selections:

Picture: The Power of the Dog
Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch
Actress: Jessica Chastain
Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee
Supporting Actress: Kirsten Dunst
Director: Jane Campion
Adapted Screenplay: The Power of the Dog
Original Screenplay: Belfast
Cinematography: The Power of the Dog
Production Design: Nightmare Alley
Costume Design: Cyrano
Sound: Dune
Editing: The Power of the Dog
Original Score: The Power of the Dog
Visual Effects: Spider-Man: All the Way Home
Make-up and Hair: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Song: No Time to Die
Animated Feature: Luca
International Feature: Drive My Car
Documentary Feature: Flee
Documentary Short: Audible
Live Short: Ala Kachu
Animated Short: The Windshield Wiper

[Reza]

Picture: The Power of the Dog
Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch
Actress: Kristen Stewart
Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee
Supporting Actress: Jessie Buckley
Director: Jane Campion
Adapted Screenplay: The Power of the Dog
Original Screenplay: Belfast
Cinematography: The Power of the Dog
Production Design: Nightmare Alley
Costume Design: Cruella
Sound: Dune
Editing: tick...tick...Boom!
Original Score: The Power of the Dog)
Visual Effects: Spider-Man: No Way Home
Make-up and Hair: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Song: No Time to Die
Animated Feature: Flee
International Feature: Flee
Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul
Documentary Short: The Queen of Basketball
Live Short: Please Hold
Animated Short: The Windshield Wiper

[anonymous1980]

Picture: The Power of the Dog
Actor: Andrew Garfield
Actress: Penelope Cruz
Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee
Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose
Director: Jane Campion
Adapted Screenplay: Drive My Car
Original Screenplay: The Worst Person in the World
Cinematography: The Power of the Dog
Production Design: Dune
Costume Design: Cruella
Sound: Dune
Editing: tick, tick...BOOM!
Original Score: Dune
Visual Effects: Dune
Make-up and Hair: Cruella
Song: Dos Oruguitas (Encanto)
Animated Feature: Luca
International Feature: Drive My Car
Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul
Documentary Short: The Queen of Basketball
Live Short: Ala Kachuu - Take and Run
Animated Short: Bestia

[OscarGuy]

If I were voting:

Picture: The Power of the Dog
Animated Feature: Encanto
Directing: Jane Campion
Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch (or Andrew Garfield)
Actress: Jessica Chastain
Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee
Supporting Actress: Kirsten Dunst (or Ariana DeBose)
Original Screenplay: Belfast
Adapted Screenplay: The Power of the Dog
Original Song: "No Time to Die," but that's because it's the best of a mediocre lot.
Editing: The Power of the Dog (or tick, tick...BOOM!)
Cinematography: The Power of the Dog
Production Design: Dune
Costume Design: Cruella (or Cyrano or West Side Story)
Makeup: Dune
Sound: The Power of the Dog
Visual Effects: Dune
International Feature: Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul
Documentary Short: Audible
Animated Short: Bestia
Live Action Short: Ala Kachuu - Take and Run

[Mister Tee]

We already have a thread for ranked-choice lists for best picture. But where would your votes go for the other 22 categories?

Mine:

Actor: Andrew Garfield
Actress: Kristen Stewart (very tough choice, with Chastain & Cruz right on her heels)
Supporting Actor: Ciaran Hinds (sue me)
Supporting Actress: Kirsten Dunst
Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Adapted Screenplay: Hamaguchi/Oe (Drive My Car)
Original Screenplay: PTA (Licorice Pizza)
Cinematography: The Power of the Dog
Production Design: Dune
Costume Design: Cruella
Sound: Dune
Editing: tick...tick...Boom!
Original Score: Jonny Greenwood (The Power of the Dog)
Visual Effects: Dune
Make-up and Hair: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Song: No Time to Die
Animated Feature: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
International Feature: Drive My Car
Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul
Documentary Short: The Queen of Basketball
Live Short: Please Hold
Animated Short: The Windshield Wiper