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November 11, 2022
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Written by Clayton Davis, Variety

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages are Davis’ assessment of the current standings of the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any film or performance. Like any organization or body that votes, each individual category is fluid and subject to change. Predictions are updated every Thursday.

ALL AWARDS CONTENDERS AND RANKINGS:

And The Predicted Nominees Are:
Rank Film Costume Designer(s) Distributor
1 “Elvis” Catherine Martin Warner Bros.
The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
2 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Ruth E. Carter Marvel Studios
The nation of Wakanda is pitted against intervening world powers as they mourn the loss of their king T’Challa.
3 “The Fabelmans” Mark Bridges Universal Pictures
A semi-autobiography based on Spielberg’s own childhood growing up in post-war Arizona, from age seven to eighteen.
4 “The Woman King” Gersha Phillips TriStar Pictures
A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
5 “Living” Sandy Powell Sony Pictures Classics
An English-language adaptation of the script of “Ikiru” (1952), set in London in the 1950s.
Next in Line
6 “Babylon” Mary Zophres Paramount Pictures
Set in Hollywood during the transition from silent films to talkies, focusing on a mixture of historical & fictional characters.
7 “White Noise” Ann Roth Netflix
Dramatizes a contemporary American family’s attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.

8 “Empire of Light” Alexandra Byrne Searchlight Pictures
“Empire of Light” is a love story set in and around a beautiful old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s.
9 “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Shirley Kurata A24
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led.
10 “The Banshees of Inisherin” Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh Searchlight Pictures
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

Other Top-Tier Contenders
11 “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” Jenny Eagan Netflix
12 “Emancipation” Francine Jamison-Tanchuck Apple Original Films
13 “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” Colleen Atwood Warner Bros.
14 “Don’t Worry Darling” Arianne Phillips Warner Bros
15 “Till” Marci Rodgers Orion/United Artists Releasing
16 “Women Talking” Quita Alfred MGM/United Artists Releasing
17 “Blonde” Jennifer Johnson Netflix
18 “Corsage” Monika Buttinger IFC Films
19 “The Northman” Linda Muir Focus Features
20 “Downton Abbey: A New Era” Maja Meschede, Anna Robbins Focus Features
Also In Contention
21 “Armageddon Time” Madeline Weeks Focus Features
22 “Amsterdam” J.R. Hawbaker, Albert Wolsky 20th Century Studios
23 “The Pale Blue Eye” Kasia Walicka-Maimone Netflix
24 “Matilda” Rob Howell Netflix
25 “My Policeman” Annie Symons Amazon Studios
26 “The Wonder” Odile Dicks-Mireaux Netflix
27 “Mr. Malcolm’s List” Pam Downe Amazon Studios
28 “Top Gun: Maverick” Marlene Stewart Paramount Pictures
29 “Argentina, 1985” Mónica Toschi Amazon Studios
30 “Catherine Called Birdy” Julian Day Amazon Studios
All Contenders Listed (Unranked-Alphabetical)
“A Love Song” Stine Dahlman Bleecker Street
“A Man Called Otto” Frank L. Fleming Sony Pictures
“After Yang” Arjun Bhasin A24
“All Quiet on the Western Front” Lisy Christi Netflix
“All the Old Knives” Stephanie Collie Amazon Studios
“Amsterdam” J.R. Hawbaker, Albert Wolsky 20th Century Studios
“Argentina, 1985” Mónica Toschi Amazon Studios
“Armageddon Time” Madeline Weeks Focus Features
“Athena” To be added Netflix
“Avatar: The Way of Water” Deborah Lynn Scott 20th Century Studios
“Babylon” Mary Zophres Paramount Pictures
“Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” Anna Terrazas Netflix
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Ruth E. Carter Marvel Studios
“Blonde” Jennifer Johnson Netflix
“Bones and All” Giulia Piersanti MGM/United Artists Releasing
“Breaking” Eric Yake Bleecker Street
“Bros” Tom Broecker Universal Pictures
“Catherine Called Birdy” Julian Day Amazon Studios
“Causeway” To be added A24/Apple Original Films
“Corsage” Monika Buttinger IFC Films
“Decision to Leave” To be added Mubi
“Devotion” Deirdra Elizabeth Govan Sony Pictures
“Dog” Dayna Pink MGM/United Artists Releasing
“Don’t Worry Darling” Arianne Phillips Warner Bros
“Downton Abbey: A New Era” Maja Meschede, Anna Robbins Focus Features
“Elvis” Catherine Martin Warner Bros.
“Emancipation” Francine Jamison-Tanchuck Apple Original Films
“Emergency” Icy White Amazon Studios
“Empire of Light” Alexandra Byrne Searchlight Pictures
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” Shirley Kurata A24
“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” Colleen Atwood Warner Bros.
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” Jenny Eagan Netflix
“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” Sian Jenkins Searchlight Pictures
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” To be added Netflix
“Happening” To be added IFC Films
“Holy Spider” To be added Utopia
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody” To be added Sony Pictures
“Lady Chatterley’s Lover” Emma Fryer Netflix
“Living” Sandy Powell Sony Pictures Classics
“Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” Kym Barrett Sony Pictures
“Master” Mirren Gordon-Crozier Amazon Studios
“Matilda” Rob Howell Netflix
“Montana Story” Catherine George Bleecker Street
“Mr. Malcolm’s List” Pam Downe Amazon Studios
“My Policeman” Annie Symons Amazon Studios
“Nanny” Charlese Antoinette Jones Amazon Studios
“Nope” Alex Bovaird Universal Pictures
“See How They Run” Odile Dicks-Mireaux Searchlight Pictures
“She Said” Brittany Loar Universal Pictures
“Spoiler Alert” To be added Focus Features
“Tár” Bina Daigeler Focus Features
“The Banshees of Inisherin” Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh Searchlight Pictures
“The Batman” Jacqueline Durran Warner Bros.
“The Fabelmans” Mark Bridges Universal Pictures
“The Good Nurse” Amy Westcott Netflix
“The Greatest Beer Run Ever” To be added Apple Original Films
“The Inspection” To be added A24
“The Menu” Amy Westcott Searchlight Pictures
“The Northman” Linda Muir Focus Features
“The Pale Blue Eye” Kasia Walicka-Maimone Netflix
“The Son” Lisa Duncan Sony Pictures Classics
“The Whale” Danny Glicker A24
“The Woman King” Gersha Phillips TriStar Pictures
“The Wonder” Odile Dicks-Mireaux Netflix
“Thirteen Lives” Tess Schofield Amazon Studios/MGM
“Three Thousand Years of Longing” To be added MGM/United Artists Releasing
“Till” Marci Rodgers Orion/United Artists Releasing
“Top Gun: Maverick” Marlene Stewart Paramount Pictures
“Triangle of Sadness” Sofie Krunegård Neon
“Where the Crawdads Sing” Mirren Gordon-Crozier Sony Pictures
“White Noise” Ann Roth Netflix
“Women Talking” Quita Alfred MGM/United Artists Releasing

 

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