These are Cemoir’s predictions and favourites in the long-awaited 95th Academy Awards, which is going to be presented by the AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) tonight, the 12th of March.
Down below, the nominations of all feature-film-regarding categories are listed and categorized under two questions: Who might win, which can also be considered as Cemoir’s ultimate predictions; and Who should win, which covers my favourite in each category just like a ballot.
Best Picture
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
 |  |
| Everything Everywhere All at Once | TÁR |
Nominees
All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
TÁR
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking
Avatar: The Way of Water
Best Director
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
 |  |
| Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once) | Todd Field (TÁR) |
Nominees
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Ruben Östlund (Triangle of Sadness)
Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Todd Field (TÁR)
Best Leading Actor
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
 |  |
| Austin Butler (Elvis) | Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin) |
Nominees
Austin Butler (Elvis)
Bill Nighy (Living)
Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Paul Mescal (Aftersun)
Best Leading Actress
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
 |  |
| Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once) | Cate Blanchett (TÁR) |
Nominees
Ana de Armas (Blonde)
Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie)
Cate Blanchett (TÁR)
Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans)
Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Best Supporting Actor
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
 |  |
| Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once) | Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) |
Nominees
Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway)
Judd Hirsch (The Fabelmans)
Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Best Supporting Actress
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
 | |
| Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) | Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) |
Nominees
Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Hong Chau (The Whale)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
 |  |
| All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues | Living |
Nominees
All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Best Original Screenplay
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
| |
| Everything Everywhere All At Once | TÁR |
Nominees
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Fabelmans
TÁR
Triangle of Sadness
Best Film Editing
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
|  |
| Everything Everywhere All At Once | Top Gun: Maverick |
Nominees
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
TÁR
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Cinematography
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
| |
| All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues | TÁR |
Nominees
All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Elvis
Empire of Light
TÁR
Best Production Design
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
 | |
| Babylon | Babylon |
Nominees
All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Best Costume Design
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
 | |
| Elvis | Elvis |
Nominees
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
| |
| Elvis | Elvis |
Nominees
All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
The Whale
Best Original Score
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
| |
| Babylon | Babylon |
Nominees
All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Fabelmans
Best Original Song
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
 | |
| “Naau Naatu“ (RRR) | “This Is a Life” (Everything Everywhere All at Once) |
Nominees
“Applause” (Tell It Like a Woman)
“Hold My Hand” (Top Gun: Maverick)
“Lift Me Up” (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
“Naatu Naatu” (RRR)
“This Is a Life” (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Sound
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
| |
| All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues | Top Gun: Maverick |
Nominees
All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Visual Effects
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
 | |
| Avatar: The Way of Water | Avatar: The Way of Water |
Nominees
All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick
Best International
Feature Film
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
|  |
| All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues (Germany) | The Quiet Girl / An Cailín Ciúin (Ireland) |
Nominees
All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues (Germany)
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Close (Belgium)
EO (Poland)
The Quiet Girl / An Cailín Ciúin (Ireland)
Best Documentary Feature
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
 |  |
| Navalny | Fire of Love |
Nominees
A House Made of Splinters
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
Navalny
Best Animated Feature
| Who might win? | Who should win? |
 |  |
| Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish |
Nominees
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red
Notes
- Since I haven’t seen the nominees of Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Film nor Live Action Short Film; I did not make any prediction or choose a favorite.
- Cemoir’s 2022 Film Awards will be available after the ceremony, so I suggest you to stay tuned in order to see my own winners.
Cemoir 
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