2020 Oscar Predictions – Final Predictions

The Oscar race is heating up and the race is getting tighter.  With all the critics awards, along with the Golden Globes, there is a pretty solid picture of most of the movies that will be nominated and which ones are the frontrunners.  But the Academy has been known for some wild nominations and snubs over the years, so who’s getting in and who’s going to miss?  Will a heavyweight like The Irishman or 1917 under-perform?  Will a movie like Ford v. Ferrari or Knives Out over-perform?  Or will a movie that has barely been nominated all season, like Uncut Gems, come in strong and steal some nominations?  Who knows what will happen on nomination morning, but here are my final predictions before nomination morning on Monday.

 

 

 

BEST PICTURE

1. ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
2. 1917
3. PARASITE
4. THE IRISHMAN
5. JOKER
6. JOJO RABBIT
7. MARRIAGE STORY
8. FORD V. FERRARI
9. LITTLE WOMEN
10. KNIVES OUT

 

 

 

BEST DIRECTOR

1. QUENTIN TARANTINO, ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
2. JOON-HO BONG, PARASITE
3. SAM MENDES, 1917
4. MARTIN SCORSESE, THE IRISHMAN
5. TODD PHILLIPS, JOKER

 

 

BEST ACTOR

1. JOAQUIN PHOENIX, JOKER
2. ADAM DRIVER, MARRIAGE STORY
3. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
4. TARON EGERTON, ROCKETMAN 
5. ANTONIO BANDERAS, PAIN AND GLORY 

 

 

BEST ACTRESS

1. RENEE ZELLWEGER, JUDY
2. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, MARRIAGE STORY 
3. LUPITA NYONG’O, US
4. CHARLIZE THERON, BOMBSHELL 
5. AWKWAFINA, THE FAREWELL

 

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. BRAD PITT, ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
2. JOE PESCI, THE IRISHMAN 
3. AL PACINO, THE IRISHMAN
4. TOM HANKS, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
5. ANTHONY HOPKINS, THE TWO POPES

 

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. LAURA DERN, MARRIAGE STORY
2. JENNIFER LOPEZ, HUSTLERS
3. MARGOT ROBBIE, BOMBSHELL 
4. FLORENCE PUGH, LITTLE WOMEN
5. SHUZHEN ZHAO, THE FAREWELL

 

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1. ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD 
2. MARRIAGE STORY
3. PARASITE
4. THE FAREWELL
5. KNIVES OUT

 

 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1. THE IRISHMAN
2. LITTLE WOMEN
3. JOJO RABBIT
4. JOKER
5. THE TWO POPES

 

 

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

1. TOY STORY 4
2. FROZEN II
3. MISSING LINK
4. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD
5. I LOST MY BODY

 

 

 

OTHER PREDICTIONS

 

PRODUCTION DESIGN – ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

CINEMATOGRAPHY – 1917

COSTUME DESIGN – DOLEMITE IS MY NAME 

EDITING – THE IRISHMAN

MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING – BOMBSHELL

VISUAL EFFECTS  – AVENGERS: ENDGAME

SOUND MIXING – 1917

SOUND EDITING – 1917

ORIGINAL SCORE – JOKER

ORIGINAL SONG – “I’M GONNA LOVE ME AGAIN ” – ROCKETMAN

INTERNATIONAL FILM – PARASITE

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – APOLLO 11

ANIMATED SHORT – HAIR LOVE

DOCUMENTARY SHORT – LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE

LIVE-ACTION SHORT – BROTHERHOOD

 

 

 

 

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