Best Actress in a Leading Role – Cynthia Erivo for “Wicked” – 62%
“She’s iconic. She carries herself with grace and puts so much into her work. I don’t even have words to describe her. Everything she did in ‘Wicked’ was thought out.”
– Senior Tessa Lombardi
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Timothée Chalamet for “A Complete Unknown” – 39%
“I think Timothée Chalamet should win the Oscar because he did a great job playing Bob Dylan. He learned to play the guitar and sing for the role, so I think he deserves it above the other candidates.”
– Sophomore Penny Sidel
Best Supporting Actor – Kieran Culkin for “A Real Pain” – 32%
“The movie itself wasn’t the best, but Kieran is a magnetic force that really drives the movie forwards; wherever the movie was lacking, his acting picked up the slack.”
– Junior Curie Sarkar
Best Score – “Wicked” – 55%
“The music in ‘Wicked: The Musical’ is amazing, but having a full movie production team to change up the songs and make them fit for the big screen is a feat wholly worthy of getting an award.”
– Junior Wilson Klingelhofer
Best Supporting Actress – Ariana Grande for “Wicked” – 68%
“Ariana Grande should win for her role in ‘Wicked’ because she really expressed the role of Glinda well and went in-depth into the development of her character.”
– Sophomore Luke Hollo
Best Picture – “Wicked” – 43%
“I think ‘Wicked’ should win Best Picture. Even though it was a really long movie, it was still interesting. I get bored pretty easily from movies, so they did a good job of keeping the audience interested.”
– Sophomore Adeline Smith
Best Screenplay – “The Substance” – 35%
“I thought the scenes in ‘The Substance’ were well thought out. Each one had a special meaning in the movie, especially where the main character becomes a monster because of her desire to be beautiful.”
– Sophomore Samantha Flinner
Best Director – Coralie Fargeat for “The Substance” – 27%
“The scenes in ‘The Substance’ were well directed and very interesting, especially all the close-up shots. They made the movie well connected and the scenes flowed together, which made the movie even better.”
– Junior Annie Weinstock
