17 Feb Much-Too-Early 2021 Oscar Predictions!
With the end of one Oscar season, comes the beginning of the next and even though Oscar season will start in 6 months, why not try predicting a few of the contenders so we know what to look forward to.
Here are my 2021 Oscar predictions.
(Films are ordered in terms of their chance to win named award)
BEST PICTURE
The Trial of the Chicago 7
West Side Story
Mank
Hillbilly Elegy
The French Dispatch
News of the World
Dune
Nomadland
Da 5 Bloods
Nightmare Alley (Amsterdam, if it is released this year)
Could Jump In:
Amsterdam, Tenet, Ammonite, The Last Duel, On the Rocks, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, In the Heights, Macbeth, Respect, Blonde, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, King Richard, Prisoner 760, Harry Haft, Greyhound, Next Goal Wins, Soul, Stillwater
Longer Shots:
The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Father, The Many Saints of Newark, Rebecca, Annette, Mob Girl, Fonzo, Good Morning, Midnight, United States vs Billie Holiday, Flag Day, Untitled Darren Aronofsky Film, Minari, After Exile, Mulan
BEST DIRECTOR
David Fincher – Mank
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
Aaron Sorkin – Trial of the Chicago 7
Denis Villeneuve – Dune
Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods
Could Jump In:
Wes Anderson – The French Dispatch, Christopher Nolan – Tenet, Chloe Zhao – Nomadland, Sofia Coppola – On the Rocks, Paul Greengrass – News of the World, Ridley Scott – The Last Duel, Ron Howard – Hillbilly Elegy, David O. Russell – Amsterdam, Guillermo del Toro – Nightmare Alley, Charlie Kaufman – I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Niki Caro – Mulan, Lee Isaac Chung – Minari, Joel Coen – Macbeth, Francis Lee – Ammonite
BEST ACTOR
Gary Oldman – Mank
Will Smith – King Richard
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods
Adam Driver – The Last Duel
Could Jump In:
Tom Hanks – News of the World, Denzel Washington – Macbeth, Eddie Redmayne – Trial of the Chicago 7, Joaquin Phoenix – C’mon C’mon, Bill Murray (Likely is supporting), Christian Bale – Amsterdam, Bradley Cooper – Nightmare Alley, Daniel Kaluuya – Jesus Was My Homeboy, Michael Fassbender – Next Goal Wins, Anthony Ramos – In The Heights
BEST ACTRESS
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Kate Winslet – Ammonite
Jennifer Hudson – Respect
Amy Adams – Hillbilly Elegy
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Could Jump In:
Rachel Zegler – West Side Story, Ana de Armas – Blonde, Margot Robbie – Amsterdam, Cate Blanchett – Nightmare Alley, Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Michelle Pfeiffer – French Exit, Jennifer Lawrence – Red, White, and Water, Marion Cotillard – Annette, Frances McDormand – Macbeth, Jessie Buckley – I’m Thinking of Ending Things
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bill Murray – On the Rocks
Willem Dafoe – Nightmare Alley
Mark Rylance – Trial of the Chicago 7
David Strathairn – Nomadland
Timothee Chalamet – The French Dispatch
Could Jump In:
Sacha Baron Cohen – Trial of the Chicago 7, Andrew Garfield – The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Tom Burke – Mank, Oscar Isaac – Dune, Jesse Plemons – I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Giancarlo Esposito – Da 5 Bloods, Michael B. Jordan – Amsterdam, Frank Langella – Trial of the Chicago 7, Peter Sarsgaard – Harry Haft, Matt Damon – The Last Duel
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Saoirse Ronan – Ammonite
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Toni Colette – Nightmare Alley
Olivia Colman – The Father
Could Jump In:
Amanda Seyfried – Mank, Annette Bening – Death on the Nile, Octavia Spencer – The Witches, Meryl Streep – The Prom, Jodie Comer – The Last Duel, Gaby Hoffman – C’mon C’mon, Rooney Mara – Nightmare Alley, Abigail Breslin – Stillwater, Rebecca Ferguson – Dune, Vicky Krieps – Harry Haft
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Trial of the Chicago 7
Mank
The French Dispatch
On The Rocks
Ammonite
Could Jump In:
Tenet, Soul, Last Night in Soho, C’mon C’mon, Da 5 Bloods, Amsterdam, Next Goal Wins
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
West Side Story
News of the World
Hillbilly Elegy
Nomadland
Macbeth (if Macbeth does not release this year, I’m Thinking of Ending Things will take this spot)
Could Jump In:
I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Dune, Nightmare Alley, The Last Duel, Those Who Wish Me Dead, In The Heights, Greyhound