4th Annual AcadeMitch Awards

As always, for each category (except the three “shorts” categories (which I think should be in a separate ceremony altogether)), I'll give:

Will Win: the nominee I predict will win.

Should Win: the nominee I would personally vote for.

Could Win: another nominee who I could also see winning.

Shoulda Been: the film/performance I wish would have been nominated.

AcadeMitch Awards: the films/performances I would have nominated in order of preference/achievement.

Best Picture

Will Win: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Should Win: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Could Win: All Quiet on the Western Front

Shoulda Been: Nope

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Everything Everywhere All at Once

  2. The Fabelmans

  3. TAR

  4. Nope

  5. Aftersun

  6. Barbarian

  7. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

  8. Armageddon Time

  9. The Northman

  10. After Yang

Best Director

Will Win: DANIELS, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Should Win: Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

Could Win: Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

Shoulda Been: Jordan Peele, Nope

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

  2. Todd Field, TAR

  3. DANIELS, Everything Everywhere All at Once

  4. Jordan Peele, Nope

  5. Charlotte Wells, Aftersun

Best Actor

Will Win: Brendan Fraser, The Whale

Should Win: Austin Butler, Elvis

Could Win: Austin Butler, Elvis

Shoulda Been: Gabriel LaBelle, The Fabelmans

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Austin Butler, Elvis

  2. Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin / After Yang

  3. Paul Mescal, Aftersun

  4. Gabriel LaBelle, The Fabelmans

  5. Brendan Fraser, The Whale

Best Actress

Will Win: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Should Win: Cate Blanchett, TAR

Could Win: Cate Blanchett, TAR

Shoulda Been: Mia Goth, Pearl / X

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Cate Blanchett, TAR

  2. Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

  3. Mia Goth, Pearl / X

  4. Danielle Deadwyler, Till

  5. Jessie Buckley, Men

Best Supporting Actor

Will Win: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Should Win: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Could Win: Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin

Shoulda Been: Jeremy Strong, Armageddon Time

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

  2. Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin

  3. Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin

  4. Jeremy Strong, Armageddon Time

  5. Tenoch Huerta, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Best Supporting Actress

Will Win: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Should Win: Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin

Could Win: Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Shoulda Been: Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness

  2. Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin

  3. Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

  4. Hong Chau, The Whale

  5. Keke Palmer, Nope

Best Adapted Screenplay

Will Win: Women Talking

Should Win: Women Talking

Could Win: All Quiet on the Western Front

Shoulda Been: After Yang

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. After Yang

  2. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

  3. Women Talking

  4. Three Thousand Years of Longing

  5. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story

Best Original Screenplay

Will Win: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Should Win: TAR

Could Win: The Banshees of Inisherin

Shoulda Been: Nope

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. TAR

  2. Everything Everywhere All at Once

  3. Nope

  4. The Fabelmans

  5. The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Animated Feature

Will Win: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Should Win: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Could Win: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Shoulda Been: Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

  2. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

  3. Turning Red

  4. Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood

  5. The Bob’s Burgers Movie

Best Documentary Feature

Will Win: Navalny

Should Win: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Could Win: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Shoulda Been: Moonage Daydream

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Moonage Daydream

  2. Three Minutes: A Lengthening

  3. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

  4. All That Breathes

  5. Fire of Love

Best International Film

Will Win: All Quiet on the Western Front

Should Win: EO

Could Win: Close

Shoulda Been: RRR

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. EO

  2. All Quiet on the Western Front

  3. RRR

  4. Hit the Road

  5. Athena

Cinematography

Will Win: All Quiet on the Western Front

Should Win: TAR

Could Win: Elvis

Shoulda Been: Nope

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Nope

  2. TAR

  3. The Fabelmans

  4. The Northman

  5. Elvis

Production Design

Will Win: Babylon

Should Win: Babylon

Could Win: Elvis

Shoulda Been: Nope

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Babylon

  2. Elvis

  3. Nope

  4. The Northman

  5. Three Thousand Years of Longing

Visual Effects

Will Win: Avatar: The Way of Water

Should Win: Avatar: The Way of Water

Could Win: Top Gun: Maverick

Shoulda Been: Nope

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Avatar: The Way of Water

  2. Top Gun: Maverick

  3. The Batman

  4. Nope

  5. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Sound

Will Win: Top Gun: Maverick

Should Win: Top Gun: Maverick

Could Win: All Quiet on the Western Front

Shoulda Been: The Northman

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Top Gun: Maverick

  2. TAR

  3. The Northman

  4. Elvis

  5. Everything Everywhere All at Once

Film Editing

Will Win: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Should Win: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Could Win: Top Gun: Maverick

Shoulda Been: Avatar: The Way of Water

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Everything Everywhere All at Once

  2. Top Gun: Maverick

  3. TAR

  4. Avatar: The Way of Water

  5. Aftersun

Original Score

Will Win: All Quiet on the Western Front

Should Win: Babylon

Could Win: Babylon

Shoulda Been: The Batman

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. The Batman

  2. Babylon

  3. The Fabelmans

  4. Everything Everywhere All at Once

  5. Nope

Costume Design

Will Win: Elvis

Should Win: Elvis

Could Win: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Shoulda Been: Three Thousand Years of Longing

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Elvis

  2. Three Thousand Years of Longing

  3. The Northman

  4. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

  5. Everything Everywhere All at Once

Makeup and Hairstyling

Will Win: Elvis

Should Win: Elvis

Could Win: The Whale

Shoulda Been: Three Thousand Years of Longing

AcadeMitch Awards:

  1. Elvis

  2. The Batman

  3. The Whale

  4. Three Thousand Years of Longing

  5. The Northman

    Original Song

    Will Win: “Naatu Naatu” - RRR

    Should Win: “Naatu Naatu” - RRR

    Could Win: "Life Me Up” - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    Shoulda Been: “Ciao Papa” - Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

    AcadeMitch Awards:

    I’m gonna be honest, I really don’t care about this category and think it should be done away with. 🤷

Mitch Wiley