
On the latest What Do You Wanna Watch? Ashley and Dylan gave their predictions for what they think will win at the 94th Academy Awards.
Ashley and Dylan had a lot of overlap this year, with Power of The Dog expected to pick up a few of the key awards, but Ashley expects Dune to dominate the craft categories while Dylan believes West Side Story will have a successful night.
Let us know who you think will do the best in the comments below, or sound off on Twitter with your predictions.
Best Picture
- Belfast
- CODA
- Don’t Look Up
- Drive My Car
- Dune
- King Richard
- Licorice Pizza
- Nightmare Alley
- The Power of the Dog
- West Side Story
Ashley’s Prediction: The Power of the Dog
Dylan’s Prediction: The Power of the Dog
Best Director
- Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
- Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
- Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
- Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
- Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
Ashley’s Prediction: Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Dylan’s Prediction: Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Best Adapted Screenplay
- CODA – Sian Heder
- Drive My Car – Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
- Dune – Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth
- The Lost Daughter – Maggie Gyllenhaal
- The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion
Ashley’s Prediction: The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion
Dylan’s Prediction: The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion
Best Original Screenplay
- Belfast – Kenneth Branagh
- Don’t Look Up – Screenplay by Adam McKay; Story by Adam McKay and David Sirota
- King Richard – Zach Baylin
- Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson
- The Worst Person in the World – Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
Ashley’s Prediction: The Worst Person in the World – Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
Dylan’s Prediction: King Richard – Zach Baylin
Best Actor
- Javier Bardem – Being the Ricardos
- Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
- Andrew Garfield – Tick, Tick… Boom!
- Will Smith – King Richard
- Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Ashley’s Prediction: Will Smith – King Richard
Dylan’s Prediction: Will Smith – King Richard
Best Actress
- Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
- Penélope Cruz – Parallel Mothers
- Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
- Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Ashley’s Prediction: Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Dylan’s Prediction: Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Best Supporting Actor
- Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
- Troy Kotsur – CODA
- Jesse Plemons – The Power of the Dog
- J. K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos
- Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
Ashley’s Prediction: Troy Kotsur – CODA
Dylan’s Prediction: Troy Kotsur – CODA
Best Supporting Actress
- Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter
- Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
- Judi Dench – Belfast
- Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
- Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Ashley’s Prediction: Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Dylan’s Prediction: Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Best Animated Feature
- Encanto
- Flee
- Luca
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- Raya and the Last Dragon
Ashley’s Prediction: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Dylan’s Prediction: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Best Cinematography
- Dune – Greig Fraser
- Nightmare Alley – Dan Laustsen
- The Power of the Dog – Ari Wegner
- The Tragedy of Macbeth – Bruno Delbonnel
- West Side Story – Janusz Kamiński
Ashley’s Prediction: The Power of the Dog – Ari Wegner
Dylan’s Prediction: West Side Story – Janusz Kamiński
Best Costume Design
- Cruella – Jenny Beavan
- Cyrano – Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran
- Dune – Jacqueline West and Bob Morgan
- Nightmare Alley – Luis Sequeira
- West Side Story – Paul Tazewell
Ashley’s Prediction: Cruella – Jenny Beavan
Dylan’s Prediction: West Side Story – Paul Tazewell
Best Documentary Feature
- Ascension
- Attica
- Flee
- Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
- Writing with Fire
Ashley’s Prediction: Flee
Dylan’s Prediction: Flee
Best Documentary Short Film
- Audible
- Lead Me Home
- The Queen of Basketball
- Three Songs for Benazir
- When We Were Bullies
Ashley’s Prediction: The Queen of Basketball
Dylan’s Prediction: Three Songs for Benazir
Best Film Editing
- Don’t Look Up – Hank Corwin
- Dune – Joe Walker
- King Richard – Pamela Martin
- The Power of the Dog – Peter Sciberras
- Tick, Tick… Boom! – Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum
Ashley’s Prediction: Dune – Joe Walker
Dylan’s Prediction: Tick, Tick… Boom! – Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum
Best International Feature Film
- Drive My Car (Japan)
- Flee (Denmark)
- The Hand of God (Italy)
- Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Bhutan)
- The Worst Person in the World (Norway)
Ashley’s Prediction: Drive My Car (Japan)
Dylan’s Prediction: Drive My Car (Japan)
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
- Coming 2 America – Mike Marino, Stacey Morris and Carla Farmer
- Cruella – Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon
- Dune – Donald Mowat, Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye – Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh
- House of Gucci – Göran Lundström, Anna Carin Lock and Frederic Aspiras
Ashley’s Prediction: Cruella – Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon
Dylan’s Prediction: The Eyes of Tammy Faye – Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh
Best Original Score
- Don’t Look Up – Nicholas Britell
- Dune – Hans Zimmer
- Encanto – Germaine Franco
- Parallel Mothers – Alberto Iglesias
- The Power of the Dog – Jonny Greenwood
Ashley’s Prediction: Dune – Hans Zimmer
Dylan’s Prediction: The Power of the Dog – Jonny Greenwood
Best Original Song
- “Be Alive” – King Richard
- “Dos Oruguitas” – Encanto
- “Down to Joy” – Belfast
- “No Time to Die” – No Time to Die
- “Somehow You Do” – Four Good Days
Ashley’s Prediction: “Dos Oruguitas” – Encanto
Dylan’s Prediction: “No Time to Die” – No Time to Die
Best Production Design
- Dune – Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos
- Nightmare Alley – Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
- The Power of the Dog – Production Design: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Amber Richards
- The Tragedy of Macbeth – Production Design: Stefan Dechant; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- West Side Story – Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo
Ashley’s Prediction: Dune
Dylan’s Prediction: West Side Story
Best Animated Short Film
- Affairs of the Art
- Bestia
- Boxballet
- Robin Robin
- The Windshield Wiper
Ashley’s Prediction: Robin Robin
Dylan’s Prediction: Boxballet
Best Live Action Short Film
- Ala Kachuu – Take and Run
- The Dress
- The Long Goodbye
- On My Mind
- Please Hold
Ashley’s Prediction: The Long Goodbye
Dylan’s Prediction: The Long Goodbye
Best Sound
- Belfast – Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri
- Dune – Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
- No Time to Die – Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor
- The Power of the Dog – Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb
- West Side Story – Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy
Ashley’s Prediction: Dune
Dylan’s Prediction: Dune
Best Visual Effects
- Dune – Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
- Free Guy – Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick
- No Time to Die – Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver
- Spider-Man: No Way Home – Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick
Ashley’s Prediction: Dune
Dylan’s Prediction: Dune

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