<p>Film fanatics, pop culture nerds and cinephiles unite! Hollywood’s biggest night is finally here!</p> <p>The 2024 Oscars take place on Monday morning (Australian time) and film fans the country over are waiting with bated breath to see who wins what.</p> <p>Will Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer sweep the major categories as predicted? Or will there be plenty of shocks and surprises when the winners are read out on March 11?</p> <p>From beautiful biopics to Barbie bonanzas, the 2024 Oscars are not to be missed and that means from a punting perspective too.</p> <p>There are markets available for all the major categories on the Sportsbet app and website for all those who fancy a flutter on their favourite film from the last 12 months.</p> <p>Need help deciding who to back for Best Director? How about Best Actress? We’ve got you covered. Check out our 2024 Oscars Predictions below.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>2024 Oscars Predictions – Best Picture</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Nominations</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>American Fiction</strong></p> <p><strong>Anatomy of a Fall</strong></p> <p><strong>Barbie</strong></p> <p><strong>The Holdovers</strong></p> <p><strong>Killers of the Flower Moon</strong></p> <p><strong>Maestro</strong></p> <p><strong>Oppenheimer</strong></p> <p><strong>Past Lives</strong></p> <p><strong>Poor Things</strong></p> <p><strong>The Zone of Interest</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>Predicted winner:</strong></em> Oppenheimer.</p> <p>Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic about the father of the atomic bomb, Robert J. Oppenheimer, is all but a lock for Best Picture.</p> <p>A critical and commercial smash, it also won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Drama, which is usually a sign of things to come.</p>

<h2>2024 Oscars Predictions – Best Actress</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Nominations</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Annette Bening – Nyad</strong></p> <p><strong>Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon</strong></p> <p><strong>Sandra Huller – Anatomy of a Fall</strong></p> <p><strong>Carey Mulligan – Maestro</strong></p> <p><strong>Emma Stone – Poor Things</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>Predicted winner:</strong></em> Lily Gladstone.</p> <p>In recent weeks a photo from Lily Gladstone’s yearbook has been going viral. It has her listed as “the most likely to win an Academy Award.”</p> <p>As the overwhelming favourite for this category, that prophecy could very well come to fruition on Monday. Gladstone was beyond superb in Scorsese’ western epic Killers of the Flower Moon. If she does win, she’ll make history as the first ever Indigenous American actress to take home the Oscar in this category.</p>

<h2>2024 Oscars Predictions – Best Actor</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Nominations</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Bradley Cooper – Maestro</strong></p> <p><strong>Colman Domingo – Rustin</strong></p> <p><strong>Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers</strong></p> <p><strong>Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer</strong></p> <p><strong>Jeffery Wright – American Fiction</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>Predicted winner:</strong></em> Cillian Murphy.</p> <p>It’s about time Cillian Murphy got his flowers. After playing supporting roles in various Christopher Nolan films over the years, the director finally handed him a lead role and boy did he grab it with both hands.</p> <p>To date he has received a Golden Globe, BAFTA, and SAG award for his performance as the titular Oppenheimer, Oscar loading? We think so.</p>

<h2>2024 Oscars Predictions – Best Director</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Nominations</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall</strong></p> <p><strong>Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon</strong></p> <p><strong>Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer</strong></p> <p><strong>Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things</strong></p> <p><strong>Johnathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>Predicted winner:</strong></em> Christopher Nolan.</p> <p>Despite producing some of the finest films of the 21st century and previously being nominated for five Academy Awards Christopher Nolan is yet to win an Oscar. Is that all about to change?</p> <p>It seems so. There’s no doubt that Oppenheimer is his magnum opus and the Oscar for Best Director would be a just reward for one of the finest filmmakers of all time.</p>

<h2>2024 Oscars Predictions – Best Supporting Actress</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Nominations</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer</strong></p> <p><strong>Danielle Brooks – The Colour Purple</strong></p> <p><strong>America Ferrera – Barbie</strong></p> <p><strong>Jodie Foster – Nyad</strong></p> <p><strong>Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Predicted winner: </strong>Da'Vine Joy Randolph.</p> <p>Yes, you read that right, Da’Vine Joy Randolph did not star in Oppenheimer. We’re predicting the Holdovers star to make sure Nolan’s masterpiece doesn’t sweep all the major gongs at this year’s ceremony.</p> <p>Randolph’s depiction of the complexities of a grieving mother in Alexander Payne’s comedy-drama has earned her numerous trophies already this award season and we’re tipping her to add an Oscar to her already full mantle.</p>

<h2>2024 Oscars Predictions – Best Supporting Actor</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Nominations</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction</strong></p> <p><strong>Robert De Niro – Killer of the Flower Moon</strong></p> <p><strong>Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer</strong></p> <p><strong>Ryan Gosling – Barbie</strong></p> <p><strong>Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Predicted winner:</strong> Ryan Gosling</p> <p>He’s Kenough. He’ll be going up against Iron Man and the Hulk in this category, but Ryan Gosling’s hilarious and heartfelt portrayal of Ken in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is more than worthy of Oscars’ glory.</p>

<h2>2024 Oscars Predictions – The Best of the Rest</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best Original Screenplay Predicted Winner – The Holdover</p> <p>Best Adapted Screenplay Predicted Winner – Oppenheimer</p> <p>Best International Feature Film Predicted Winner – The Zone of Interest</p> <p>Best Documentary Feature Predicted Winner – 20 Days in Mariupol</p> <p>Best Animated Feature Predicted Winner – The Boy and the Heron</p> <p>Best Film Editing Predicted Winner – Killers of the Flower Moon</p> <p>Best Cinematography Predicted Winner – Killers of the Flower Moon</p> <p>Best Production Design Predicted Winner – Barbie</p> <p>Best Visual Effects Predicted Winner –The Creator</p> <p>Best Original Score Predicted Winner – Ludwig Goransson (Oppenheimer)</p> <p>Best Original Song Predicted Winner – I’m Just Ken (Barbie)</p> <p>Best Sound Predicted Winner –Maestro</p> <p>Best Costume Design Predicted Winner – Napoleon</p> <p>Best Makeup and Hairstyling Predicted Winner – Poor Things</p> <p>Best Live Action Short Predicted Winner – The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar</p> <p>Best Documentary Short Predicted Winner – The Last Repair Shop</p> <p>Best Animated Short Predicted Winner – Ninety-Five Senses</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Not avaliable in SA.&nbsp;</em></p>