The big winner on the night was One Battle After Another which took home six Oscars in total, but Sinners won a very respectable four (not bad for a ‘genre’ movie), including a historic win in the Best Cinematography category. In fact, it was a great night for the oft overlooked ‘genre’ cinema, with Frankenstein securing three Oscars, KPop Demon Hunters winning two, and Weapons pulling off an upset in the Best Supporting Actress category.

But I know the real question on everyone’s lips is – how many of my predictions did I get correct?!

When the smoke cleared, I got 9 out of 10 predictions correct – which was my best performance in a while!

Best picture winner – One Battle After Another

My Prediction – One Battle After Another

While there were some surprises in other categories, One Battle After Another always seemed to have the momentum to take the top prize.

Best actress winner – Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)

My Prediction – Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)

A well-deserved winner, and the frontrunner throughout the awards season.

Best actor winner – Michael B Jordan (Sinners)

My Prediction – Michael B Jordan (Sinners)

I'm so glad that Michael B Jordan’s dual performance was enough to earn him his well-deserved first Oscar win.

Best supporting actress winner – Amy Madigan (Weapons)

My Prediction – Amy Madigan (Weapons)

I went with my heart over my head with my prediction, but I truly doubted that a great performance in an indie horror film would get the recognition it deserved – so I’ve very happy that Amy Madigan’s iconic performance in Weapons was enough to earn the 75-year-old her first Oscar win.

Best supporting actor winner – Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)

My Prediction – Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)

I would have loved for Jacob Elordi to win, but Sean Penn’s victory was never really in doubt.

Best director winner – Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)

My Prediction – Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)

Despite having a career spanning four decades, and despite having previously directed two Oscar-winning films (There Will Be Blood and Phantom Thread), PTA had not personally won an Oscar until this year (when he went on to win three!).

Best adapted screenplay winner – One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson)

My Prediction – One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson)

The third of PTA’s personal Oscar wins on the night (alongside Best Picture and Best Director).

Best original screenplay winner – Sinners (Ryan Coogler)

My Prediction – Sinners (Ryan Coogler)

Ryan Coogler’s excellent and original screenplay was enough to earn him his first Oscar win (the same year as his friend and longtime collaborator Michael B Jordan).

Best cinematography – Sinners (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)

My Prediction – One Battle After Another (Michael Bauman)

I said I’d love to see Sinners win (because some its cinematography was straight up iconic), but I thought the momentum was with One Battle After Another – so I’m happy to have been proven wrong (my only incorrect prediction). Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s much-deserved win made history twice – she's not only the first woman to win a Best Cinematography Oscar, but she’s also the first person of colour to win as well.

Best costume design winner – Frankenstein (Kate Hawley)

My Prediction – Frankenstein (Kate Hawley)

I thought this was one of the hardest categories to call and that I was letting my love for Frankenstein cloud my objective judgment – but my prediction was correct in the end!

Other winners:

It was also a great night for KPop Demon Hunters – the little movie that came out of nowhere and changed the world – which picked up the Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song Oscars. Ludwig Göransson won his third Best Original Score Oscar for Sinners (bringing the movie’s total up to four), while One Battle After Another reached a total of six Oscars with wins in the Best Film Editing and (the inaugural) Best Casting categories.

The crowd-pleasing F1: The Movie won the Best Sound Oscar, while the groundbreaking Avatar: Fire and Ash won the Best Visual Effects Oscar. And my beloved Frankenstein also won the Best Production Design and Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscars, bringing that movie’s total up to three.

All in all, I thought this was a refreshingly openminded Oscars this year, with a number of high-profile wins for horror films and other ‘genre’ movies, and a noticeable lack of ‘Oscar-baiting’ performances.