When the nominations are revealed at 13:30 GMT, Poor Things, The Holdovers, and Killers of the Flower Moon are also anticipated to be prominently featured.
It’s likely that Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr., and Cillian Murphy will receive acting nominations.
This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel from Los Angeles on March 10.
This year’s Oscars are much more accessible than usual thanks to the Barbenheimer phenomenon, a viral trend that saw thousands of fans purchase tickets to see both movies on the same day last summer.
Although a number of Academy Awards presentations in recent years have honored movies that didn’t exactly take off with the public, producers are hoping that Barbie and Oppenheimer’s probable inclusion will spark a wave of interest and viewers.
What movies are in the running for best picture?
The best picture category now has a guaranteed 10 slots available, following a rule change a few years ago meant to broaden the field.
Most people predict that Barbie, Poor Things, Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, and The Holdovers will all receive nominations.
As strong favorites, Anatomy of a Fall, Maestro, The Zone of Interest, Past Lives, and American Fiction are also expected to contend for the Academy’s top honor.
However, a number of other films, including May December, Society of the Snow, All of Us Strangers, and The Color Purple, are strong candidates that could easily earn nominations in the top category.
A last-minute campaign, akin to the one that resulted in Andrea Riseborough receiving an unexpected acting nomination the previous year, has also been going on lately to get Origin recognized at the Oscars after it was overlooked at several earlier ceremonies.
