As the journey continues,the pair work through the resulting tensionwhile also reaffirming their love for each other.

It’s hard to believe we’re nearing the end of the year.

Most of the big awards contenders have already screened at various film festivals, outside of a few exceptions.

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But this year seems like a far tougher race to predict than the last handful of years.

Curious what everyone else is predicting.

Here are my predictions for some of the major categories.

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Best Picture:

1.

Dune: Part Two

5.

A Real Pain

8.

Jessie Eisenberg as David and Kieran Culkin as Benji smoking on the roof in ‘A Real Pain’

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A Complete Unknown

9.

Blitz

Best Director:

1.

Brady Corbet - The Brutalist

2.

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Two cousins travel to Poland after their grandmother’s death to see where they came from and end up joining a Holocaust tour.

Sean Baker - Anora

3.

Jacques Aduiard - Emilia Perez

4.

Denis Villeneuve - Dune: Part Two

5.

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RaMell Ross - Nickel Boys

Best Actress:

1.

Mikey Madison - Anora

2.

Karla Sofia Gascon - Emilia Perez

3.

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Angelina Jolie - Maria

4.

Saoirse Ronan - The Outrun

5.

Nicole Kidman - Babygirl

Best Actor:

1.

The cousins leave the tour early to visit their grandmothers old house and hometown.