Academy Award nominations will be announced on Jan. 22. Here’s who our film critics think voters should pick.
BEST PICTURE
Our critics agree on these Best Picture picks:
‘It Was Just an Accident’ Read our review.
‘Marty Supreme’ Read our review.
‘My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow’ Read our review.
‘One Battle After Another’ Read our review.
‘Sinners’ Read our review.
Manohla Dargis’s picks:
‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ Read our review.
‘Caught by the Tides’ Read our review.
‘The Mastermind’ Read our review.
‘The Secret Agent’ Read our review.
‘Sorry, Baby’ Read our review.
Alissa Wilkinson’s picks:
‘Eephus’ Read our review.
‘Predators’ Read our review.
‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’ Read our review.
‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Read our review.
‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Read our review.
BEST DIRECTOR
Our critics agree on one Best Director pick:
Paul Thomas Anderson for ‘One Battle After Another’
Manohla Dargis’s picks:
Ryan Coogler for ‘Sinners’
Jia Zhangke for ‘Caught by the Tides’
Kleber Mendonça Filho for ‘The Secret Agent’
Josh Safdie for ‘Marty Supreme’
Alissa Wilkinson’s picks:
Mona Fastvold for ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’
Julia Loktev for ‘My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow’
Jafar Panahi for ‘It Was Just an Accident’
Lynne Ramsay for ‘Die My Love’ Read our review.
BEST ACTOR
Our critics agree on one Best Actor pick:
Michael B. Jordan in ‘Sinners’
Manohla Dargis’s picks:
Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’
Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘One Battle After Another’
Ethan Hawke in ‘Blue Moon’ Read our review.
Wagner Moura in ‘The Secret Agent’
Alissa Wilkinson’s picks:
Joel Edgerton in ‘Train Dreams’ Read our review.
Vahid Mobasseri in ‘It Was Just an Accident’
Josh O’Connor in ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Read our review.
Théodore Pellerin in ‘Lurker’ Read our review.
BEST ACTRESS
Manohla Dargis’s picks:
Kathleen Chalfant in ‘Familiar Touch’ Read our review.
Renate Reinsve in ‘Sentimental Value’ Read our review.
Amanda Seyfried in ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’
Eva Victor in ‘Sorry, Baby’
Zhao Tao in ‘Caught by the Tides’
Alissa Wilkinson’s picks:
Jessie Buckley in ‘Hamnet’ Read our review.
Rose Byrne in ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Read our review.
Chase Infiniti in ‘One Battle After Another’
Saja Kilani in ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’
Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Die My Love’
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Our critics agree on these Best Supporting Actor picks:
Benicio Del Toro in ‘One Battle After Another’
Delroy Lindo in ‘Sinners’
Manohla Dargis’s picks:
Josh O’Connor in ‘The History of Sound’ Read our review.
Sean Penn in ‘One Battle After Another’
Stellan Skarsgard in ‘Sentimental Value’
Alissa Wilkinson’s picks:
Jacob Elordi in ‘Frankenstein’ Read our review.
Nicholas Hoult in ‘Superman’ Read our review.
Paul Mescal in ‘Hamnet’
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Our critics agree on these Best Supporting Actress picks:
Wunmi Mosaku in ‘Sinners’
Teyana Taylor in ‘One Battle After Another’
Manohla Dargis’s picks:
Lucy Liu in ‘Presence’ Read our review.
Tânia Maria in ‘The Secret Agent’
Son Ye-jin in ‘No Other Choice’ Read our review.
Alissa Wilkinson’s picks:
Odessa A’zion in ‘Marty Supreme’
Glenn Close in ‘Wake Up Dead Man’
Gwyneth Paltrow in ‘Marty Supreme’
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Our critics agree on these Best Original Screenplay picks:
‘Marty Supreme’
‘The Secret Agent’
Manohla Dargis’s picks:
‘Homebound’
‘The Mastermind’
‘Sinners’
Alissa Wilkinson’s picks:
‘Blue Moon’
‘It Was Just an Accident’
‘Lurker’
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Our critics agree on one Best Adapted Screenplay pick:
‘One Battle After Another’
Manohla Dargis’s picks:
‘The Friend’ Read our review.
‘Mickey 17’ Read our review.
‘Nouvelle Vague’ Read our review.
‘Predator: Badlands’ Read our review.
Alissa Wilkinson’s picks:
‘Die My Love’
‘Frankenstein’
‘Train Dreams’
‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’
Manohla Dargis is the chief film critic for The Times.
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