92nd Academy Award Nomination Predictions

In an effort to shorten awards season, the Academy Awards have been moved up from late to early February this year (the 9th to be exact). While it remains to be seen what effect this shift will have long-term, it does at least provide some more suspense around the nominations, which are being announced on Monday morning, as almost none of the other award shows have taken place yet.  Here are the films and individuals I expect to be vying for Oscars this year.

Best Picture:
1917
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in.. Hollywood
Parasite
Locks: 1917, The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood, Parasite
Toss-ups: Joker, Jojo Rabbit, Little Women, Marriage Story
Dark horse contenders: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Bombshell, The Farewell, Ford v Ferrari, Knives Out, Rocketman, The Two Popes


Best Director:
Greta Gerwig (Little Women)
Bong Joon-Ho (Parasite)
Sam Mendes (1917)
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in.. Hollywood)
Locks: Sam Mendes, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino
Toss-ups: Greta Gerwig, Bong Joon-Ho
Other contenders: Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story), Todd Phillips (Joker), Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit), Lulu Wang (The Farewell)

Best Actor:
Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Taron Edgerton (Rocketman)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)
Locks: Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Driver, Joaquin Phoenix
Toss-ups: Taron Edgerton, Jonathan Pryce
Other contenders: Christian Bale (Ford v Ferrari), Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory), Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit), Robert De Niro (The Irishman), Eddie Murphy (Dolemite is My Name), Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems)

Best Actress:
Awkwafina (The Farewell)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Saiorse Ronan (Little Women)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
Locks: Scarett Johansson, Saoirse Ronan, Renee Zellweger
Toss-ups: Awkwafina, Charlize Theron
Other contenders: Ana de Armas (Knives Out), Cynthia Erivo (Harriet), Lupita Ny'ongo (Us)

Best Supporting Actor:
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in.. Hollywood)
Locks: Tom Hanks, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Brad Pitt
Toss-ups: Anthony Hopkins
Other contenders: Wilem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Jamie Foxx (Just Mercy), Song Kang Ho (Parasite), Sam Rockwell (Jojo Rabbit)

Best Supporting Actress:
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Margot Robbie (Bombshell)
Zao Sushsen (The Farewell)
Locks: Laura Dern, Jennifer Lopez
Toss-ups: Florence Pugh, Margot Robbie, Zao Sushen
Other contenders: Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell), Annette Bening (The Report), Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit), Nicole Kidman (Bombshell), Margot Robbie (Once Upon a Time in.. Hollywood)

Best Original Screenplay:
Booksmart
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in.. Hollywood
Parasite

Best Adapted Screenplay:
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
The Two Popes

Best Animated Feature:
Frozen II
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

Best International Feature:
Atlantics
Beanpole
Les Misérables
Pain and Glory
Parasite

Best Documentary Feature:
American Factory
Apollo 11
The Cave
For Sama
Honeyland

Best Cinematography:
1917
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
The Lighthouse
Once Upon a Time in.. Hollywood

Best Editing:
1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Once Upon a Time in.. Hollywood 
Parasite

Best Score:
1917
Joker
Little Women 
Marriage Story
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Original Song
"A Glass of Soju" (Parasite)
"I'm Gonna Love Me Again" (Rocketman)
"Into the Unknown" (Frozen II)
"Spirit" (The Lion King)
"Stand Up" (Harriet)

Best Costume Design:
Dolemite is My Name
Downton Abbey
Little Women
Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
Rocketman

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
Rocketman

Best Production Design:
1917 
The Irishman
Little Women
Jojo Rabbit
Once Upon a Time in.. Hollywood

Best Sound Editing:
1917
Ad Astra
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
Rocketman

Best Sound Mixing:
1917
Ad Astra
Ford v Ferrari
Rocketman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Visual Effects:
1917
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Animated Short:
Dcera (Daughter)
Hair Love
Kitbull
The Physics of Sorrow
Sister

Best Documentary Short:
After Maria
Fire in Paradise
Learning How to Skateboard in a Warzone
Stay Close
Walk Run Cha-Cha

Best Live Action Short:
A Sister
Brotherhood
Little Hands
The Neighbors' Widow
Refugee 

91st Annual Academy Award Nomination Predictions

All eyes in the world of cinema will be on a luxurious Los Angeles hotel conference room tomorrow morning around 8:20 EST when the nominees for arguably the most wide open Academy Awards in recent memory are announced by Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross. Here are the names and movies I expect to be up for the most coveted awards in the film industry.

Best Picture:
BlacKkKlansman
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice

Locks: BlacKkKlansman, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, A Star is Born
Toss-ups: Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, If Beale Street Could Talk, Vice
Dark horse contenders: Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Crazy Rich Asians, First Man, First Reformed, Mary Poppins Returns

Best Actor:
Christian Bale (Vice)
Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born)
Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)
Viggo Mortensen (Green Book)
John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman)
Locks: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Rami Malek, Viggo Mortensen
Toss-up: John David Washington
Dark horse contenders: Willem Dafoe (At Eternity's Gate), Ryan Gosling (First Man), Ethan Hawke (First Reformed), Lucas Hedges (Boy Erased), Robert Redford (The Old Man & the Gun)   

Best Actress:
Yalitza Aparicio (Roma)
Glenn Close (The Wife)
Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
Lady Gaga (A Star is Born)
Mellissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Locks: Glenn Close, Olivia Colman, Lady Gaga
Toss-ups: Yalitza Aparicio, Mellissa McCarthy
Dark horse contenders: Emily Blunt (Mary Poppins Returns), Viola Davis (Widows), Regina Hall (Support the Girls), Nicole Kidman (Destroyer), Saiorse Ronan (Mary, Queen of Scots)

Best Supporting Actor:
Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
Timothee Chalamet (Beautiful Boy)
Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman)
Sam Elliott (A Star is Born)
Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Locks: Mahershala Ali, Sam Elliott, Richard E. Grant
Toss-ups: Timothee Chalamet, Adam Driver
Dark horse contenders: Joel Edgerton (Boy Erased), Cedric the Entertainer (First Reformed), Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk), Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther), Sam Rockwell (Vice)

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams (Vice)
Claire Foy (First Man)
Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Emma Stone (The Favourite)
Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)
Locks: Amy Adams, Claire Foy, Regina King, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz
Toss-ups: N/A
Dark horse contenders: Elizabeth Debicki (Widows), Laura Harrier (BlacKkKlansman), Nicole Kidman (Boy Erased), Margot Robbie (Mary, Queen of Scots), Michelle Yeoh (Crazy Rich Asians)

Best Director:
Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born)
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Peter Farrelly (Green Book)
Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)
Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)
Locks: Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuaron, Spike Lee, Yorgos Lanthimos
Toss-up: Peter Farrelly
Dark horse contenders: Ryan Coogler (Black Panther), Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk), Adam McKay (Vice), Paul Schrader (First Reformed)

Best Original Screenplay:
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
Vice

Best Adapted Screenplay:
BlacKkKlansman
Black Panther
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star is Born

Best Cinematography:
The Favourite
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
A Star is Born

Best Score:
Black Panther
First Man 
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Marry Poppins Returns

Best Animated Film:
The Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Documentary Feature:
Free Solo
Minding the Gap
RBG
Three Identical Strangers
Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Best Foreign Language Film:
Burning
Capernaum 
Cold War
Roma
Shoplifters

Best Editing:
The Favourite
First Man
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice

Best Costume Design:
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary, Queen of Scots

Best Production Design:
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
Destroyer
Mary, Queen of Scots
Vice

Best Original Song:
"All the Stars" (Black Panther)
"Girl in the Movies" (Dumplin')
"I'll Fight" (RBG)
"The Place Where Lost Things Go" (Mary Poppins Returns)
"Shallow" (A Star is Born)

Best Visual Effects:
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Ready Player One

Best Sound Editing:
Black Panther
First Man
Mission-Impossible: Fallout
A Quiet Place
A Star is Born

Best Sound Mixing:
Black Panther
First Man
Mission-Impossible: Fallout
A Quiet Place
A Star is Born

Best Animated Short:
Animal Behaviour 
Bao
Bilby
Lost and Found
Weekends

Best Documentary Short:
Black Sheep
End Game
Period: End of the Sentence
Women of the Gulag
Zion

Best Live Action Short:
Caroline
Detainment
Icare
Marguerite 
Skin