10 Mar Expanded Oscar Predictions for Early March
You won’t see any major changes between this post and the last one except that I have added 11 more categories.
Here it is. Enjoy!
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
Others: 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, Matt Damon – Stillwater, 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
Tom Burke or Charles Dance – Mank
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, Timothee Chalamet – The French Dispatch
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, Stillwater
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
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
West Side Story
Dune
Mank
Tenet
The French Dispatch
Could Jump In: Nightmare Alley, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, No Time to Die, Da 5 Bloods, Macbeth, C’mon C’mon, The Prom
BEST FILM EDITING
Tenet
Mank
West Side Story
Trial of the Chicago 7
Dune
Could Jump In: Da 5 Bloods, Nightmare Alley, News of the World, The Last Duel, Nomadland, Amsterdam, Hillbilly Elegy
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
West Side Story
Dune
Mank
The French Dispatch
The Last Duel
Could Jump In: Nightmare Alley, Tenet, Trial of the Chicago 7, News of the World, Ammonite, Mulan, In the Heights
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Mank
Dune
Ammonite
The French Dispatch
Nightmare Alley
Could Jump In: News of the World, West Side Story, The Last Duel, Mulan, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Hillbilly Elegy, Blonde, Death on the Nile
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dune
Mank
The French Dispatch
Ammonite
Soul
Could Jump In: Tenet, Nightmare Alley, Da 5 Bloods, Annette, Hillbilly Elegy, Nomadland, The Last Duel
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
In the Heights
No Time To Die
West Side Story
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Annette
Could Jump In: Soul, The Prom, Respect, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Witches
Mank
Dune
Mulan
Blonde
Could Jump In: The French Dispatch, Nightmare Alley, West Side Story, Trial of the Chicago 7, Ammonite, Hillbilly Elegy, News of the World
BEST SOUND MIXING
West Side Story
Dune
In the Heights
Tenet
Greyhound
Could Jump In: Da 5 Bloods, News of the World, No Time to Die, Last Night in Soho, The Last Duel, A Quiet Place 2, Respect, After Yang
BEST SOUND EDITING
Tenet
Dune
Greyhound
No Time to Die
Da 5 Bloods
Could Jump In: West Side Story, In The Heights, News of the World, The Eternals, BIOS, Last Night in Soho, Top Gun: Maverick, After Yang
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune
Eternals
Tenet
Godzilla vs Kong
BIOS
Could Jump In: Wonder Woman 1984, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, A Quiet Place Part 2, The Witches, Free Guy, Top Gun: Maverick, Greyhound
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Soul
How Do You Live?
Raya and the Last Dragon
Over the Moon
Connected
Could Jump In: Onward, Croods 2, Tom and Jerry, The One and Only Ivan, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Scoob!, The Willoughbys