IMDb's 2023 awards season predictions

by IMDb-Editors | Public

If you're an aspiring armchair expert or just want a study guide for awards season, we've pulled together our early predictions in the popular awards categories, along with a few wild card picks. Start planning your Watchlist now — awards season is just around the corner!
28 titles
Everything Everywhere All at Once 1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

R | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8

Likely nominations: Best Picture Best Director (Daniels, aka Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh) Best Supporting Actress (Stephanie Hsu) Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan)

Wild card pick: Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis)

The Fabelmans 2. The Fabelmans (2022)

PG-13 | 151 min | Drama

7.7

Likely nominations: Best Picture Best Director (Steven Spielberg) Best Actress (Michelle Williams) Best Supporting Actor (Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch)

Babylon 3. Babylon (I) (2022)

R | 189 min | Comedy, Drama, History

7.5

Likely nominations: Best Picture Best Director (Damien Chazelle) Best Actress (Margot Robbie)

Wild card picks: Best Actor (Diego Calva) Best Supporting Actress (Jean Smart) Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt)

The Banshees of Inisherin 4. The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama

7.8

Likely nominations: Best Picture Best Actor (Colin Farrell) Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon) Best Supporting Actor (Brendan Gleeson)

Wild card picks: Best Director (Martin McDonagh) Best Supporting Actor (Barry Keoghan)

Tár 5. Tár (2022)

R | 158 min | Drama, Music

7.6

Likely nominations: Best Picture Best Director (Todd Field) Best Actress (Cate Blanchett)

Wild card pick: Best Supporting Actress (Nina Hoss)

Women Talking 6. Women Talking (2022)

PG-13 | 104 min | Drama

7.5

Likely nominations: Best Picture Best Director (Sarah Polley) Best Supporting Actress (Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy) Best Supporting Actor (Ben Whishaw)

The Woman King 7. The Woman King (2022)

PG-13 | 135 min | Action, Drama, History

6.7

Wild card picks: Best Picture Best Director (Gina Prince-Bythewood) Best Actress (Viola Davis) Best Supporting Actress (Thuso Mbedu)

The Whale 8. The Whale (2022)

R | 117 min | Drama

8

Likely nominations: Best Picture Best Actor (Brendan Fraser) Best Supporting Actress (Hong Chau)

Wild card pick: Best Supporting Actress (Sadie Sink)

Top Gun: Maverick 9. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Drama

8.3

Likely nominations: Best Picture

Wild card pick: Best Actor (Tom Cruise)

Elvis 10. Elvis (2022)

PG-13 | 159 min | Biography, Drama, Music

7.4

Likely nominations: Best Actor (Austin Butler)

Wild card picks: Best Picture Best Director (Baz Luhrmann)

She Said 11. She Said (2022)

R | 129 min | Drama, History

7.2

Likely nominations: Best Picture

Wild card pick: Best Supporting Actress (Carey Mulligan)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 12. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

PG-13 | 161 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

7.1

Wild card pick: Best Picture

Till 13. Till (2022)

PG-13 | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.2

Likely nominations: Best Actress (Danielle Deadwyler)

Wild card pick: Best Picture

Triangle of Sadness 14. Triangle of Sadness (2022)

R | 147 min | Comedy, Drama

7.5

Wild card picks: Best Picture Best Director (Ruben Östlund)

RRR 15. RRR (2022)

Not Rated | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

7.9

Likely nominations: Best International Feature

Glass Onion 16. Glass Onion (2022)

PG-13 | 139 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.2

Wild card pick: Best Picture

Avatar: The Way of Water 17. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

PG-13 | 192 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

7.8

Wild card picks: Best Picture Best Director (James Cameron)

Empire of Light 18. Empire of Light (2022)

R | 115 min | Drama, Romance

6.8

Wild card picks: Best Picture Best Actress (Olivia Colman) Best Supporting Actor (Micheal Ward)

Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths 19. Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)

R | 159 min | Comedy, Drama

6.9

Wild card picks: Best Picture Best Director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu)

Decision to Leave 20. Decision to Leave (2022)

139 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.3

Likely nominations: Best International Feature

Wild card picks: Best Director (Park Chan-Wook)

The Son 21. The Son (I) (2022)

PG-13 | 123 min | Drama

6.1

Likely nominations: Best Actor (Hugh Jackman)

Wild card pick: Best Picture

All Quiet on the Western Front 22. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

R | 148 min | Action, Drama, War

7.8

Likely nominations: Best International Feature

Wild card pick: Best Picture

Living 23. Living (2022)

PG-13 | 102 min | Drama

7.5

Likely nominations: Best Actor (Bill Nighy)

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody 24. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

PG-13 | 144 min | Biography, Drama, Music

6.9

Wild card pick: Best Actress (Naomi Ackie)

Blonde 25. Blonde (2022)

NC-17 | 167 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

5.5

Wild card pick: Best Actress (Ana de Armas)

Causeway 26. Causeway (2022)

R | 92 min | Drama

6.5

Wild card picks: Best Actress (Jennifer Lawrence) Best Supporting Actor (Brian Tyree Henry)

Broker 27. Broker (2022)

R | 129 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.1

Wild card pick: Best Actor (Song Kang-ho)

The Good Nurse 28. The Good Nurse (2022)

R | 121 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

6.8

Wild card picks: Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain) Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Redmayne)