Here are my annual Oscar predictions. I’ve increased the number of awards that I am predicting and therefore I probably won’t do very well!
UPDATE: Winners are highlighted in blue. I was 12 for 20 with my predictions. It was a good ceremony and went very smoothly in spite of not having a host. There were some very memorable moments (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper's "Shallow" duet being the highlight for me) and some very deserving wins with a lot of diversity. I don't think Green Book deserved Best Picture and I don't believe that it will stand the test of time.
UPDATE: Winners are highlighted in blue. I was 12 for 20 with my predictions. It was a good ceremony and went very smoothly in spite of not having a host. There were some very memorable moments (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper's "Shallow" duet being the highlight for me) and some very deserving wins with a lot of diversity. I don't think Green Book deserved Best Picture and I don't believe that it will stand the test of time.
Best Picture
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
The movie I want to/think should win: Um yeah...A Star Is Born all the way.
The movie I predict will win: Roma
Lead Actor
Christian Bale - Vice
Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe - At Eternity’s Gate
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen - Green Book
Who I want to/think should win: Take a wild guess...Yeah, Bradley Cooper.
Who I predict will win: Rami Malek
Lead Actress
Yalitza Aparicio - Roma
Glenn Close - The Wife
Olivia Colman - The Favourite
Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Who I want to/think should win: See above...Lady Gaga.
Who I predict will win: Glenn Close
Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
Adam Driver - BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell - Vice
Who I want to win: See above...Sam Elliott (and his voice/mustache).
Who I think should win and who I predict will win: Mahershala Ali
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - Vice
Marina de Tavira - Roma
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone - The Favourite
Rachel Weisz - The Favourite
Who I want to/think should win: Anyone except the 2 from The Favourite and not because I don’t like these actresses, but because I think that movie is a big turd. In actuality, who I want to/think should win is also...
Who I predict will win: Regina King
Director
Spike Lee - BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski - Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma
Adam McKay - Vice
Who I want to/think should win: Bradley Cooper...oh wait, he was robbed and didn’t get nominated.
Who I predict will win: Alfonso Cuarón
Animated Feature
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The movie I think should win and the movie I predict will win: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (I liked Incredibles 2, but this Spider-Man movie is really good!).
Adapted Screenplay
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
BlacKkKlansman - Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
Can You Ever Forgive Me? - Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
If Beale Street Could Talk - Barry Jenkins
A Star Is Born - Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters
The movie I want to/think should win: I think A Star is Born should win everything it’s nominated for!
The movie I predict will win: BlacKkKlansman - Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
Original Screenplay
The Favourite - Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
First Reformed - Paul Schrader
Green Book - Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly
Roma - Alfonso Cuarón
Vice - Adam McKay
The movie I want to/think should win: Roma
The movie I predict will win: The Favourite, Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
Cinematography
Cold War - Lukasz Zal
The Favourite - Robbie Ryan
Never Look Away - Caleb Deschanel
Roma - Alfonso Cuarón
A Star Is Born - Matthew Libatique
The movie I want to/think should win AND predict will win: I think Roma is a visually beautiful movie, so I will not pick A Star Is Born for this award and will pick Roma - Alfonso Cuarón.
Best Foreign Language Film
Capernaum (Lebanon)
Cold War (Poland)
Never Look Away (Germany)
Roma (Mexico)
Shoplifters (Japan)
The movie I want to/think should win AND predict will win: Slam dunk...Roma.
Film Editing
BlacKkKlansman - Barry Alexander Brown
Bohemian Rhapsody - John Ottman
Green Book - Patrick J. Don Vito
The Favourite - Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Vice - Hank Corwin
The movie I predict will win: I am picking this category for the first time ever (like many others) and don’t have a “want” to win pick here. I think Vice - Hank Corwin will win.
Sound Editing
Black Panther - Benjamin A. Burtt, Steve Boeddeker
Bohemian Rhapsody - John Warhurst
First Man - Ai-Ling Lee, Mildred Iatrou Morgan
A Quiet Place - Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl
Roma - Sergio Diaz, Skip Lievsay
The movie I want to/think should win AND predict will win: First Man - Ai-Ling Lee, Mildred Iatrou Morgan
Sound Mixing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
The movie I predict will win: Bohemian Rhapsody
Production Design
Black Panther - Hannah Beachler
First Man - Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas
The Favourite - Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
Mary Poppins Returns - John Myhre, Gordon Sim
Roma - Eugenio Caballero, Bárbara Enrı́quez
The movie I predict will win: Black Panther - Hannah Beachler
Original Score
BlacKkKlansman - Terence Blanchard
Black Panther - Ludwig Goransson
If Beale Street Could Talk - Nicholas Britell
Isle of Dogs - Alexandre Desplat
Mary Poppins Returns - Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
The movie I want to/think should win: Justin Hurwitz for First Man...Oh wait, Hurwitz got robbed and wasn’t even nominated!
The movie I predict will win: If Beale Street Could Talk - Nicholas Britell
Original Song
“All The Stars” from Black Panther by Kendrick Lamar, SZA
“I’ll Fight” from RBG by Diane Warren, Jennifer Hudson
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” from Mary Poppins Returns by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
“Shallow” from A Star Is Born by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt and Benjamin Rice
“When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch
The movie I want to/think should win AND predict will win: Sadly, this may be the only Oscar that A Star Is Born wins…”Shallow” should be a no-brainer here.
Makeup and Hair
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
The movie I predict will win: Vice for Christian Bale’s transformation alone.
Costume Design
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - Mary Zophres
Black Panther - Ruth E. Carter
The Favourite - Sandy Powell
Mary Poppins Returns - Sandy Powell
Mary Queen of Scots - Alexandra Byrne
The movie I predict will win: I hate making predictions for this movie, but I’m picking The Favourite - Sandy Powell
Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
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