I am become Oscar, destroyer of Academies (CREDIT: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures)

Here’s a right quick rundown of the Oscar race’s likeliest winners on Sunday, March 10, 2024, and whom I would vote for if I had a ballot.

Best Picture
Prediction: Oppenheimer
Preference: Oppenheimer

Best Director
Prediction: Christopher Nolan
Preference: Christopher Nolan

Lead Actor
Prediction: Cillian Murphy
Preference: Cillian Murphy

Lead Actress
Prediction: Lily Gladstone
Preference: Emma Stone

Supporting Actor
Prediction: Robert Downey Jr.
Preference: Robert Downey Jr.

Supporting Actress
Prediction: Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Preference: Da’Vine Joy Randolph

Adapted Screenplay
Prediction: Oppenheimer
Preference: Oppenheimer

Original Screenplay
Prediction: The Holdovers
Preference: The Holdovers

Original Score
Prediction: Oppenheimer
Preference: Poor Things

Original Song
Prediction: “What Was I Made For?”
Preference: “What Was I Made For?”

Cinematography
Prediction: Oppenheimer
Preference: Poor Things

Animated Feature
Prediction: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Preference: The Boy and the Heron

Costume Design
Prediction: Barbie
Preference: Poor Things

Film Editing
Prediction: Oppenheimer
Preference: Oppenheimer

Makeup and Hairstyling
Prediction: Maestro
Preference: Poor Things

Production Design
Prediction: Poor Things
Preference: Poor Things

Sound
Prediction: Oppenheimer
Preference: The Zone of Interest

Visual Effects
Prediction: The Creator
Preference: The Creator

Documentary
Prediction: 20 Days in Mariupol
Preference: N/A

International Feature Film
Prediction: The Zone of Interest
Preference: The Zone of Interest

Animated Short
Prediction: Ninety-Five Senses
Preference: Ninety-Five Senses

Live Action Short
Prediction: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Preference: Red, White and Blue

Documentary Short Subject
Prediction: The ABCs of Book Banning
Preference: Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó