2020 Oscar Predictions – September

It’s that time of year again: it’s Oscar season!  This is my favorite time of the year for movies.  It is when we get the best of the best from the worlds greatest actors and filmmakers.  It is also fun to watch which movies come out of nowhere and surprise us and which Oscar hopefuls fall right on their face.  With the Telluride Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival all premiering some of the most hyped movies of the year, the Oscar picture is becoming a little clearer, but it’s still anybody’s guess at this point.  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. 1917
  5. FORD V. FERRARI
  1. JOJO RABBIT
  1. THE FAREWELL
  2. PARASITE
  3. A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD 
  4. JOKER

 

 

BEST DIRECTOR

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

 

 

BEST ACTOR

  1. JONATHON PRYCE, THE TWO POPES
  2. ADAM DRIVER, MARRIAGE STORY
  3. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
  4. ANTONIO BANDERAS, PAIN & GLORY
  5. JOAQUIN PHOENIX, JOKER

 

 

BEST ACTRESS

  1. RENEE ZELLWEGER, JUDY
  2. CYNTHIA ERIVO, HARRIET
  3. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, MARRIAGE STORY 
  4. SAOIRSE RONAN, LITTLE WOMEN
  5. AWKWAFINA, THE FAREWELL

 

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  1. BRAD PITT, ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
  2. JAMIE FOXX, JUST MERCY
  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. ANNETTE BENING, THE REPORT
  3. JENNIFER LOPEZ, HUSTLERS
  4. ZHAO SHUZHEN, THE FAREWELL
  5. ANNA PAQUIN, THE IRISHMAN

 

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

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

 

 

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 – DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

EDITING – THE IRISHMAN

MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING – ALADDIN

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 – [SOMETHING FROM FROZEN II]

INTERNATIONAL FILM – PARASITE

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – APOLLO 11

ANIMATED SHORT – ?

DOCUMENTARY SHORT – ?

LIVE-ACTION SHORT – ?

 

 

 

 

 

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