2020 Oscar Predictions – October

The Oscar race is heating up.  With the Fall film festivals coming to a close, the picture is getting a bit clearer as to who may be nominated.  Everything is still up in the air, though, as there are nearly a dozen films that could take home the gold statue this year.  Hopefully things will become clearer as the months go on and critics awards begin rolling in, but until then, here are my predictions for the 2020 Academy Awards.

 

 

 

 

 

BEST PICTURE

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

 

 

BEST DIRECTOR

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

 

 

BEST ACTOR

1. ADAM DRIVER, MARRIAGE STORY
2. ANTONIO BANDERAS, PAIN & GLORY
3. JOAQUIN PHOENIX, JOKER
4. ROBERT DE NIRO, THE IRISHMAN 
5. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

 

 

BEST ACTRESS

1. RENEE ZELLWEGER, JUDY
2. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, MARRIAGE STORY 
3. CHARLIZE THERON, BOMBSHELL 
4. AWKWAFINA, THE FAREWELL
5. ALFRE WOODARD, CLEMENCY 

 

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

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

 

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. LAURA DERN, MARRIAGE STORY
2. JENNIFER LOPEZ, HUSTLERS
3. MARGOT ROBBIE, BOMBSHELL 
4. ZHAO SHUZHEN, THE FAREWELL
5. ANNETTE BENING, THE REPORT

 

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

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

 

 

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. OKKO’S INN

 

 

OTHER PREDICTIONS

 

PRODUCTION DESIGN – ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

CINEMATOGRAPHY – 1917

COSTUME DESIGN – ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD 

EDITING – THE IRISHMAN

MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING – DOLEMITE IS MY NAME 

VISUAL EFFECTS  – AVENGERS: ENDGAME

SOUND MIXING – FORD V. FERRARI

SOUND EDITING – FORD V. FERRARI

ORIGINAL SCORE – STAR WARS: EPISODE IX – THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

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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