If Fools Who Dream’s founder/editor ran the Academy, this is who/what he’d nominate.
Best Picture

“Babygirl”
“The Brutalist”
“Day of the Fight”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Evil Does Not Exist”
“Hit Man”
“Joker: Folie à Deux”
“Megalopolis”
“My Old Ass”
“Sometimes I Think About Dying”
Best Director

Francis Ford Coppola, “Megalopolis”
Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”
Jack Huston, “Day of the Fight”
Halina Reijn, “Babygirl”
Denis Villeneuve, “Dune: Part Two”
Best Actress

Amy Adams, “Nightbitch”
Kirsten Dunst, “Civil War”
Nicole Kidman, “Babygirl”
Daisy Ridley, “Sometimes I Think About Dying”
Maisy Stella, “My Old Ass”
Best Actor

Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
Adam Driver, “Megalopolis”
Michael Pitt, “Day of the Fight”
Glen Powell, “Hit Man”
Best Supporting Actress

Toni Collette, “Juror No. 2”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
Aubrey Plaza, “Megalopolis”
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Perez”
Ayaka Shibutani, “Evil Does Not Exist”
Best Supporting Actor

Harris Dickinson, “Babygirl”
Hugh Grant, “Heretic”
Alessandro Nivola, “The Brutalist”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Stanley Tucci, “Conclave”
Best Original Screenplay

“Babygirl” by Halina Reijn
“The Brutalist” by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
“Day of the Fight” by Jack Huston
“Evil Does Not Exist” by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
“My Old Ass” by Megan Park
Best Adapted Screenplay

“Conclave” by Peter Straughan
“Dune: Part Two” by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve
“Hit Man” by Richard Linklater and Glen Powell
“Joker: Folie à Deux” by Todd Phillips and Scott Silver
“Nightbitch” by Marielle Heller