My predictions for the 94th Academy Awards

(Winners in bold)

Best Picture

• “Belfast”

• “CODA”

• “Don't Look Up”

• “Drive My Car”

• “Dune”

• “King Richard”

• “Licorice Pizza”

• “Nightmare Alley”

• “The Power of the Dog”

• “West Side Story”

Best Director

• Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza”

• Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast”

• Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”

• Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story”

• Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, “Drive My Car”

Best Actor

• Will Smith, “King Richard”

• Denzel Washington, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”

• Javier Bardem, “Being the Ricardos”

• Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog”

• Andrew Garfield, “Tick, Tick … Boom!”

Best Actress

• Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”

• Olivia Colman, “The Lost Daughter”

• Penélope Cruz, “Parallel Mothers”

• Nicole Kidman, “Being the Ricardos”

• Kristen Stewart, “Spencer”

Best Supporting Actor

• Ciarán Hinds, “Belfast”

• Troy Kotsur, “CODA”

• Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog”

• Jesse Plemons, “The Power of the Dog”

• J.K. Simmons, “Being the Ricardos”

Best Supporting Actress

• Jessie Buckley, “The Lost Daughter”

• Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”

• Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog”

• Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard”

• Judi Dench, “Belfast”

Best Original Screenplay

• “Licorice Pizza,” Paul Thomas Anderson

• “Belfast,” Kenneth Branagh

• “Don’t Look Up,” Adam McKay

• “King Richard,” Zach Baylin

• “The Worst Person in the World,” Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier

Best Adapted Screenplay

• “The Power of the Dog,” Jane Campion

• “The Lost Daughter,” Maggie Gyllenhaal

• “CODA,” Sian Heder

• “Dune,” Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth

• “Drive My Car,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe

Best Animated Feature

• “Encanto”

• “Flee”

• “Luca”

• “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”

• “Raya and the Last Dragon”

Best International Film

• “Drive My Car,” Japan

• “Flee,” Denmark

• “The Hand of God,” Italy

• “The Worst Person in the World,” Norway

• “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom,” Bhutan

Best Documentary Feature

• “Summer of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”

• “Flee”

• “Attica”

• “Ascension”

• “Writing With Fire”

Best Documentary Short Subject

• “Audible”

• “Lead Me Home”

• “The Queen of Basketball”

• “Three Songs for Benazir”

• “When We Were Bullies”

Best Live Action Short

• “Ala Kachuu - Take and Run”

• “The Dress”

• “The Long Goodbye”

• “On My Mind”

• “Please Hold”

Best Animated Short Film

• “Affairs of the Art”

• “Bestia”

• “Boxballet”

• “Robin Robin”

• “The Windshield Wiper”

Best Original Score

• “Don’t Look Up”

• “Dune”

• “Encanto”

• “Parallel Mothers”

• “The Power of the Dog”

Best Original Song

• “Be Alive” from “King Richard,” music and lyrics by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

• “Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto,” music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

• “Down to Joy” from “Belfast,” music and lyrics by Van Morrison

• “No Time to Die” from “No Time to Die,” music and lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell

• “Somehow You Do” from “Four Good Days,” music and lyrics by Diane Warren

Best Sound

• “Belfast”

• “Dune"

• “No Time to Die”

• “The Power of the Dog”

• “West Side Story”

Best Production Design

• “Dune”

• “Nightmare Alley”

• “The Power of the Dog”

• “The Tragedy of Macbeth”

• “West Side Story”

Best Cinematography

• “Dune”

• “Nightmare Alley”

• “The Power of the Dog”

• “The Tragedy of Macbeth”

• “West Side Story”

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• “Coming 2 America”

• “Cruella”

• “Dune”

• “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”

• “House of Gucci”

Best Costume Design

• “Cruella”

• “Cyrano”

• “Dune”

• “Nightmare Alley”

• “West Side Story”

Best Film Editing

• “Don't Look Up”

• “Dune”

• “King Richard”

• “Tick, Tick ... BOOM!”

• “The Power of the Dog”

Best Visual Effects

• “Dune”

• “Free Guy”

• “No Time to Die”

• “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”

• “Spider-Man: No Way Home”