20 Movies That Will Win Oscars In 2023

20. Avatar: The Way Of Water

James Cameron's long-awaited Avatar sequel will be one of the very last Oscar hopefuls to unfurl this awards season.

And while it's basically a flip of the coin whether or not the film breaks out into heavyweight categories like Best Picture and Best Director as its predecessor did, there's one field where it's a damn-near lock to scoop a gong.

We're talking of course about Best Visual Effects. The first film took the Oscar home in a slam-dunk in 2010, and given the rapturous response to Way of the Water's mesmerising first trailer, it's difficult to imagine any other film in contention - namely Top Gun: Maverick or any MCU movie - offering much genuine competition.

Before anyone's even seen it, it's basically a complete lock for this category if nothing else, while it'll likely also be a major threat for Production Design, Sound, and Film Editing.