2020 Oscar Predictions – December

The race is heating up!  Critics groups from across the country have begun to release their “Best of the Year” and there are still dozens of more to come.  But more importantly, we’ve gotten our Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations, two of the bigger precursors during Oscar season.  I don’t put too much weight in the Globes, as they’ve made some questionable choices in the past, but SAG is a relatively important piece in the road to the Oscar.  The picture is starting to get clearer as to who the nominees might be and we’re even seeing a few front-runners take shape.  There have even been a few surprises so far that have shaken up the race a bit.  Here are my current Oscar predictions for December.

 

 

 

 

BEST PICTURE

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

 

 

BEST DIRECTOR

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

 

 

BEST ACTOR

1. JOAQUIN PHOENIX, JOKER
2. ADAM DRIVER, MARRIAGE STORY
3. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
4. ROBERT DE NIRO, THE IRISHMAN 
5. CHRISTIAN BALE, FORD V FERRARI 

 

 

BEST ACTRESS

1. RENEE ZELLWEGER, JUDY
2. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, MARRIAGE STORY 
3. CHARLIZE THERON, BOMBSHELL 
4. LUPITA NYONG’O, US
5. CYNTHIA ERIVO, HARRIET

 

 

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. KATHY BATES, RICHARD JEWELL 
5. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, JOJO RABBIT 

 

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1. ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD 
2. MARRIAGE STORY
3. PARASITE
4. THE FAREWELL
5. PAIN & GLORY

 

 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1. THE IRISHMAN
2. LITTLE WOMEN
3. JOJO RABBIT
4. JOKER
5. A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

 

 

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

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

 

 

 

OTHER PREDICTIONS

 

PRODUCTION DESIGN – ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

CINEMATOGRAPHY – 1917

COSTUME DESIGN – DOLEMITE IS MY NAME 

EDITING – THE IRISHMAN

MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING – ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD 

VISUAL EFFECTS  – STAR WARS – EPISODE XI: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER 

SOUND MIXING – 1917

SOUND EDITING – 1917

ORIGINAL SCORE – 1917

ORIGINAL SONG – “INTO THE UNKNOWN” – FROZEN II 

INTERNATIONAL FILM – PARASITE

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – APOLLO 11

ANIMATED SHORT – TBD

DOCUMENTARY SHORT – TBD

LIVE-ACTION SHORT – TBD

 

 

 

 

 

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