My preview of today's YILLMOO (Y It Looks Like Mon Oncle Oscar) Awards, formerly known as the WILLMUO (Why, It Looks Like My Uncle Oscar) awards.

This year with the benefit of cinema-going and streaming, I have probably seen more Oscar nominations before the award ceremonies than in the past.

My choices in each category where I feel confident to have an opinion, plus in most cases my prediction of who is likely to win.

Best Picture (seen 9/10)*
My pick: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Expecting to win: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best Actor (seen 4/5)
My pick: Paul Mescal (Aftersun)
Expecting to win: Austin Butler (Elvis)

Best Actress (seen 3/5)
My pick: Cate Blanchett (Tar)
Expecting to win: Michelle Yeoh (Everything etc)

Best Supporting Actor (seen 4/5)
My pick: Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Expecting to win: Ke Huy Quan (Everything etc)
Best Supporting Actress (seen 4/5)
My pick: Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Expecting to win: Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything etc)

Best Director (seen 5/5):
My pick: Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Expecting to win: The Daniels (Everything etc)

Best Original Screenplay (seen 5/5):
My pick: Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Expecting to win: Martin McDonagh

Best Adapted Screenplay (seen 4/5):
My pick: Women Talking (Sarah Polley)
Expecting to win: All Quiet On The Western Front (although Living, which is the one I haven't seen, sounds a strong prospect)

Best International Feature (seen 3/5):
My pick: All Quiet On The Western Front
Expecting to win: All Quiet On The Western Front

Best Documentary Feature (seen 1/5):
Navalny is the only nominee in this category I have seen (it's on SBS On Demand) and geopolitics being what they are it is the favourite to win

Best Animated Feature (seen 2/5):
My pick: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Expecting to win: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Best Animated Short (seen 5/5):
My pick: An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Believe It (from Griffith Film School)
Expecting to win: The Boy The Mole The Fox And The Horse (from the BBC and Apple)

Best Live Action Short (seen 5/5):
My pick: Night Ride (from Norway)
Expecting to win: An Irish Goodbye (from Northern Ireland)

Best Documentary Short (seen 4/5):
My pick: Haulout
Expecting to win: The Elephant Whisperers

Best Cinematography (seen 4/5):
My pick: All Quiet On The Western Front

Best Editing (seen 5/5):
My pick: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best Original Musical Score (seen 4/5):
My pick: Carter Burwell (The Banshees Of Inisherin)

* The one nominated movie in the Best Picture category that I haven't seen is Avatar Way Of Water