The time has come to start predicting winners of the biggest award shows of the film season. Of course the first show of the season is coming via the Critics Choice Awards. I share who I think will be taking home the big awards.

31st Annual Critics Choice Award Winner Predictions

BEST PICTURE 
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Wicked: For Good

Will Win: One Battle After Another
Should Win: One Battler After Another
Possible Spoiler: Sinners

BEST ACTOR 
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio
Should Win: Leonardo DiCaprio
Possible Spoiler: Ethan Hawke

BEST ACTRESS 
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone, Bugonia

Will Win: Rose Byrne
Should Win: Amanda Seyfried
Possible Spoiler: Chase Infiniti

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 
Benecio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Will Win: Benecio del Toro
Should Win: Sean Penn
Possible Spoiler: Jacob Elordi

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Will Win: Amy Madigan
Should Win: Teyana Taylor
Possible Spoiler: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas

BEST YOUNG ACTOR / ACTRESS 
Everett Blunck, The Plague
Miles Caton, Sinners
Cary Christopher, Weapons
Shannon Mahina Gorman, Rental Family
Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet
Nina Ye, Left-Handed Girl

Will Win: Miles Caton
Should Win: Miles Caton
Possible Spoiler: Nina Ye

BEST CASTING/ACTING ENSEMBLE 
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

Will Win: Sinners
Should Win: Sinners
Possible Spoiler: Marty Supreme

BEST DIRECTOR 
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Guillermo Del Toro, Frankenstein
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

Will Win: Paul Thomas Anders
Should Win: Paul Thomas Anderson
Possible Spoiler: Ryan Coogler

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 
Jay Kelly — Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer
Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
Sinners — Ryan Coogler
Weapons — Zach Cregger 
Sorry, Baby — Eva Victor
Sentimental Value — Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

Will Win: Sinners
Should Win: Sinners
Possible Spoiler: Sentimental Value

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 
One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson
Train Dreams — Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
No Other Choice — Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee
Frankenstein — Guillermo del Toro
Bugonia — Will Tracy
Hamnet — Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell

Will Win: One Battle After Another
Should Win: One Battle After Another
Possible Spoiler: No Other Choice

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Will Win: Kpop Demon Hunters
Should Win: Zootopia 2
Possible Spoiler: In Your Dreams

BEST COMEDY 
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Eternity
Friendship
The Naked Gun
The Phoenician Scheme
Splitsville

Will Win: The Naked Gun
Should Win: Eternity
Possible Spoiler: Splitsville

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sirāt 
Belén 

Will Win: No Other choice
Should Win: No Other Choice
Possible Spoiler: Left-Handed Girl

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Will Win: Sinners
Should Win: Train Dreams
Possible Spoiler: Frankenstein

BEST EDITING 
A House of Dynamite
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Perfect Neighbor
Sinners

Will Win: One Battle After Another
Should Win: The Perfect Neighbor
Possible Spoiler: Marty Supreme

BEST COSTUME DESIGN 
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Hedda
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

Will Win: Sinners
Should Win: Frankenstein
Possible Spoiler: Wicked: For Good

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN 
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

Will Win: Frankenstein
Should Win: Frankenstein
Possible Spoiler: Wicked: For Good

BEST SCORE 
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Will Win: One Battle After Another
Should Win: One Battle After Another
Possible Spoiler: Sinners

BEST SONG 
“Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1
“Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
“Clothed by the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee
“Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams 
“The Girl in the Bubble” – Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good

Will Win: Sinners
Should Win: The Testament of Ann Lee
Possible Spoiler: Kpop Demon Hunters

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP 
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Weapons
Wicked: For Good

Will Win: Frankenstein
Should Win: Sinners
Possible Spoiler: Weapons

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Superman

Will Win: Frankenstein
Should Win: F1
Possible Spoiler: Avatar: Fire and Ash

BEST STUNT DESIGN
Ballerina
F1
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare

Will Win: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Should Win: F1
Possible Spoiler: Warfare

BEST SOUND
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt
Warfare

Will Win: One Battle After Another
Should Win: F1
Possible Spoiler: Sirat