KSL Movie Show: 2024 Oscar picks from Steve Salles
Mar 8, 2024, 5:00 PM | Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:45 pm

KSL Movie Show host Steve Salles is using his expertise to make his Oscar predictions.
SALT LAKE CITY — Before you read on, keep in mind that these are educated guesses. They’re based on how the award season has gone, but invariably there are a few surprises that always come up.
So don’t blame me if Aunt Mildred gets more correct answers than you do. It’s a crap shoot. I’m not Nostradamus.
2024 Oscar predictions
The Academy Award goes to…
Best Picture – “Oppenheimer”
Best Director – Christopher Nolan
Best Actress – Lily Gladstone
Best Actor – Cillian Murphy
Best Supporting Actress – Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Best Supporting Actor – Robert Downey Jr.
Best Visual Effects – “Godzilla: Minus One”
Best Film Editing – “Oppenheimer”
Best Original Score – “Oppenheimer:
Best Original Song – “What Was I Made For” from “Barbie”
Best Cinematography – “Oppenheimer”
Best Costume Design – toss-up “Barbie” or “Poor Things”
Make-up and Hairstyling – “Maestro”
Best Original Screenplay – “Anatomy of a Fall”
Best Adapted Screenplay – “American Fiction”
Best Documentary Feature – “20 Days in Mariupol”
Best Documentary Short Feature – “The ABCs of Book Banning”
Production Design – “Poor Things”
Sound – “Oppenheimer”
Live-Action Short – “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar”
International Feature Film – “The Zone of Interest”
Best Animated Feature – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Animated Short Film – “War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”