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  • Early November 2020 Oscar Predictions

    Early November 2020 Oscar Predictions

    Since my last post, Bombshell and Little Women have screened to glowing reviews and enter the race. Little Women especially has received outstanding notices and I believe it is a lock for a Best Picture nomination. Now that all the contenders except 1917 and Richard Jewell have been screened we have a pretty good idea of the films that are locked and the films that are still on the bubble.

    The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, Marriage Story are all 99.9% locked for a nomination. Jojo Rabbit is close behind and 1917, even though it hasn’t been seen yet, has all signs pointing to it being great and a film that the Academy will be drawn to. Little Women is with them in that category of “Most Likely Will Get A Nomination”. The Two Popes is not in this category because it is a Netflix film and the Academy may not nominate it due to Netflix’s fraught relationship with film exhibitors. Finally, the slots where Bombshell and The Farewell are sitting in right now are the most shaky. Ford v Ferrari, Joker, or A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood could slip into these spots as the season progresses.

    BEST PICTURE

    “The Irishman” (Netflix)

    “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (Sony Pictures)

    “Parasite” (Neon)

    “Marriage Story” (Netflix)

    “1917” (Universal)

    “Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight)

    “The Two Popes” (Netflix)

    “Little Women” (Sony Pictures)

    “Bombshell” (Lionsgate)

    “The Farewell” (A24)

    Others: “Ford v Ferrari” (20th Century Fox), “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” (Sony Pictures), “Joker” (Warner Bros.), “Waves” (A24), “A Hidden Life” (Fox Searchlight), “Just Mercy” (Warner Bros.), “Judy” (20th Century Fox), “Dark Waters” (Focus Features), “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker” (Disney), “The Report” (Amazon)

    BEST DIRECTOR

    Bong Joon-Ho – Parasite

    Martin Scorsese – The Irishman

    Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story

    Sam Mendes – 1917

    Others: James Mangold – Ford v Ferrari, Greta Gerwig – Little Women, Fernando Meirelles – The Two Popes, Lulu Wang – The Farewell, Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit

    BEST ACTOR

    Adam Driver – Marriage Story

    Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

    Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

    Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory

    Others: Eddie Murphy – Dolemite is My Name, Robert DeNiro – The Irishman, Christian Bale – Ford v Ferrari, Taron Egerton – Rocketman, Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

    BEST ACTRESS

    Renee Zellweger – Judy

    Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story

    Charlize Theron – Bombshell

    Saoirse Ronan – Little Women

    Cynthia Erivo – Harriet

    Others: Awkwafina – The Farewell, Lupita Nyong’o – Us, Alfre Woodard – Clemency, Jodie Turner-Smith – Queen and Slim, Beanie Feldstein – Booksmart

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

    Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Al Pacino – The Irishman

    Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes

    Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

    Joe Pesci – The Irishman

    Others: Jamie Foxx – Just Mercy, Wesley Snipes – Dolemite is My Name, Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse, Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit, Song Kang-Ho – Parasite

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

    Laura Dern – Marriage Story

    Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers

    Margot Robbie – Bombshell (or Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Florence Pugh – Little Women

    Shuzhen Zhao – The Farewell

    Others: Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit, Annette Bening – The Report, Scarlett Johansson – JoJo Rabbit, Maggie Smith – Downtown Abbey, Nicole Kidman – Bombshell

    BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    Marriage Story

    Parasite

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Bombshell

    The Farewell

    Others: Knives Out, Dolemite is My Name, Booksmart, Waves, 1917

    BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    The Two Popes

    Jojo Rabbit

    The Irishman

    Little Women

    Just Mercy

    Others: Joker, Ford v Ferrari, Judy, Downtown Abbey, Dark Waters

    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

    Toy Story 4

    Frozen 2

    I Lost My Body

    Missing Link

    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

    Others: Weathering With You, Funan, Klaus, Okko’s Inn, LEGO Movie 2

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    The Two Popes

    Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker

    Downtown Abbey

    Cats

    Others: Ad Astra, Little Women, The Irishman, 1917, Parasite

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

    1917

    The Irishman

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    A Hidden Life

    Ford v Ferrari

    Others: Ad Astra, Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit, Parasite, The Lighthouse

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Dolemite is My Name

    Little Women

    Downtown Abbey

    Rocketman

    Others: Judy, The Irishman, Aladdin, Dumbo, The Aeronauts

    BEST FILM EDITING

    The Irishman

    Ford v Ferrari

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Parasite

    Marriage Story

    Others: Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, 1917, Jojo Rabbit, The Two Popes, Avengers: Endgame

    BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

    Bombshell

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Judy

    Joker

    Rocketman

    Others: The Two Popes, Downtown Abbey, The Irishman, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, Dolemite is My Name

    BEST SOUND MIXING

    Ford v Ferrari

    Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker

    Ad Astra

    1917

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Others: Rocketman, Avengers: Endgame, Judy, The Irishman, Cats

    BEST SOUND EDITING

    Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker

    1917

    Ford v Ferrari

    Ad Astra

    Avengers: Endgame

    Others: Cats, The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Joker, Gemini Man

    BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

    Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker

    The Irishman

    The Lion King

    Avengers: Endgame

    Ad Astra

    Others: The Aeronauts, Aladdin, Gemini Man, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man: Far From Home

    BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

    Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker

    1917

    Little Women

    Marriage Story

    Ford v Ferrari

    Others: Joker, Ad Astra, Waves, The Aeronauts, Harriet

    Frozen 2

    Rocketman

    Toy Story 4

    Aladdin

    Harriet

    Others: Cats, The Lion King, Motherless Brooklyn, Bombshell, Her Smell

    BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

    American Factory

    Apollo 11

    One Child Nation

    The Cave

    The Biggest Little Farm

    Others: Maiden, Knock Down the House, Honeyland, Ask Dr. Ruth, Rolling Thunder Revue

    BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

    Parasite

    Pain and Glory

    Les Miserables

    Atlantics

    And Then We Danced

    Others: Monos, Beanpole, Invisible Life, The Whistlers, The Chambermaid