Oscars 2023 predictions | How to watch the Oscars in the UK?

The 95th Academy Awards are upon us and on Sunday (March 12) we find out which creatives will walk away with that desired golden Oscar. Here are our Oscars 2023 predictions. 

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It still seems wild that the current Best Picture frontrunner is a weird, little sci-fi film that includes the concept of hot dog fingers. It’s been a wonderful year for cinema and it’s a shame there are some very deserving names missing from the nominations (Viola Davis, Charlotte Wells, Danielle Deadwyler to name a few), but Sunday’s Oscars will without a doubt be a glamorous, thrilling culmination of the awards season. 

How do I watch the Oscars live in the UK?

The Oscars are broadcast live on TV in the UK. The red carpet coverage starts at 11pm on Sky Showcase and the ceremony itself will commence at 12am. Sky Cinema Oscars will also show the ceremony, this is available for NOW subscribers as well. The ceremony varies in length but 4 hours is allotted to the broadcast. Expect this to run a little over though. Without further ado, here are our picks for who should and who will win at this year’s Oscars. 

Best picture

Nominated: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness, Women Talking Should win: Women Talking Will win: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best actress

Nominated: Cate Blanchett – Tár, Ana de Armas – Blonde, Andrea Riseborough – To Leslie, Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans, Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once Should win: Michelle Yeoh Will win: Cate Blanchett

Best actor

Nominated: Austin Butler – Elvis, Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin, Brendan Fraser – The Whale, Paul Mescal – Aftersun, Bill Nighy – Living Should win: Brendan Fraser Will win: Austin Butler

Best supporting actress

Nominated: Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, 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 Should win: Hong Chau Will win: Angela Bassett

Best supporting actor

Nominated: Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin, Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway, Judd Hirsch – The Fabelmans, Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin, Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once Should win: Ke Huy Quan Will win: Ke Huy Quan

Best director

Nominated: Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans, Todd Field – Tár, Ruben Östlund – Triangle of Sadness Should win: Steven Spielberg Will win: Todd Field

Best original screenplay

Nominated: The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh, Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, The Fabelmans – Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg, Tár – Todd Field, Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund Should win: The Banshees of Inisherin Will win: The Banshees of Inisherin

Best adapted screenplay

Nominated: All Quiet on the Western Front – Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Rian Johnson, Living – Kazuo Ishiguro, Top Gun: Maverick – Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie, Women Talking – Sarah Polley Should win: Women Talking Will win: All Quiet On The Western Front

Best animated feature

Nominated: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Sea Beast, Turning Red Should win: Pinocchio Will win: Pinocchio

Best documentary feature

Nominated: All That Breathes, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Fire of Love, A House Made of Splinters, Navalny Should win: All The Beauty and The Bloodshed Will win: Navalny 

Best international feature

Nominated: All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany), Argentina, 1985 (Argentina), Close (Belgium), EO (Poland), The Quiet Girl (Ireland) Should win: All Quiet On The Western Front Will win: All Quiet On The Western Front

Best original song

Nominated: Applause – Tell It Like a Woman (Diane Warren), Hold My Hand – Top Gun: Maverick (Lady Gaga, BloodPop), Naatu Naatu – RRR (MM Keeravaani, Chandrabose), Lift Me Up – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler), This Is A Life – Everything Everywhere All at Once (Ryan Lott, David Byrne, Mitski) Should win: Naatu Naatu Will win: Naatu Naatu

Best original score

Nominated: All Quiet on the Western Front – Volker Bertelmann, Babylon – Justin Hurwitz, The Banshees of Inisherin – Carter Burwell, Everything Everywhere All at Once – Son Lux, The Fabelmans – John Williams Should win: Babylon Will win: All Quiet on the Western Front

Best cinematography

Nominated: All Quiet on the Western Front – James Friend, Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths – Darius Khondji, Elvis – Mandy Walker, Empire of Light – Roger Deakins, Tár – Florian Hoffmeister Should win: All Quiet on the Western Front Will win: All Quiet on the Western Front

Best visual effects

Nominated: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way of Water, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Top Gun: Maverick Should win: Avatar: The Way of Water Will win: Avatar: The Way of Water

Best film editing

Nominated: The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick Should win: Everything Everywhere All At Once Will win: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best costume design

Nominated: Babylon, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Should win: Elvis Will win: Elvis

Best sound

Nominated: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way of Water, The Batman, Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick  Should win: Top Gun: Maverick Will win: All Quiet on the Western Front

Best production design

Nominated: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way of Water, Elvis, Babylon, The Fabelmans Should win: Babylon Will win: Elvis

Best make-up and hairstyling

Nominated: All Quiet on the Western Front, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Elvis, The Whale Should win: Elvis Will win: Elvis

Best live action short

Nominated: An Irish Goodbye, Ivalu, Le Pupille, Night Ride, The Red Suitcase Should win: The Red Suitcase Will win: An Irish Goodbye

Best animated short

Nominated: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, The Flying Sailor, Ice Merchants, My Year of Dicks, An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It Should win: My Year of Dicks Will win: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Best documentary short

Nominated: The Elephant Whisperers, Haulout, How Do You Measure a Year?, The Martha Mitchell Effect, Stranger at the Gate Should win: How Do You Measure a Year?  Will win: Haulout