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Oscar Predictions
for the 92nd Academy Awards
2019 FILM YEAR
/ 2020 OSCAR CEREMONY

DISCUSS OSCAR NIGHT

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

  prediction success: 19/24... but so happy to be wrong about PICTURE/DIRECTOR!

BEST PICTURE

1917
•
Ford v Ferrari
•
The Irishman
•
JoJo Rabbit
•
Joker
*
Little Women
•
Marriage Story
• 
Once Upon a Time...
•
Parasite

PREDICTION:
oops. I guessed 1917 but i'm thrilled at the outcome

BEST DIRECTOR 

 Bong Joon-ho
Parasite
•
Sam Mendes
1917
•
Todd Phillips
Joker
•
Martin Scorsese
The Irishman
•
Quentin Tarantino
Once Upon

PREDICTION:
oops. predicted Mendes but thrilled at the outcome.

 

BEST ACTRESS

Cynthia Erivo
Harriet
•
Scarlett Johansson
Marriage Story
•
Saoirse Ronan
Little Women
•
Charlize Theron
Bombshell
•
Renee Zellweger
Judy

PREDICTION:
correct

BEST ACTOR

Antonio Banderas
Pain & Glory
•
Leonardo DiCaprio
Once Upon a Time...
•
Adam Driver
Marriage Story
•
Joaquin Phoenix
Joker
•
Jonathan Pryce
The Two Popes

PREDICTION:
correct

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Kathy Bates
Richard Jewell

•
Laura Dern
Marriage Story
•
Scarlett Johansson
Jojo Rabbit
•
Florence Pugh
Little Women
•
Margot Robbie
Bombshell

PREDICTIONS:
correct

SUPPORTING ACTOR 

Tom Hanks

A Beautiful Day
•

Anthony Hopkins
Two Popss
•
Al Pacino
The Irishman
•
Joe Pesci
The Irishman
•
Brad Pitt
Once Upon a Time

PREDICTION:
correct

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1917

•
Knives Out
•
Marriage Story
•
Once Upon a Time...
•
Parasite

PREDICTION:
correct

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Irishman

•
Jojo Rabbit
•
Joker
•
Little Women
•
Two Popes

PREDICTION:
correct

CINEMATOGRAPHY

 1917

Deakins
•
The Irishman
Prieto
•
Joker
Sher
•
The Lighthouse
Blaschke
•
Once Upon a Time
Richardson

PREDICTION:
correct

COSTUME DESIGN  

The Irishman

Powell / 
•
Jojo Rabbit
Rubeo
•
Joker
Bridges
•
Little Women
Durran
•
Once Upon a Time
Phillips

PREDICTION:
correct

PRODUCTION DESIGN

1917
Gasnner
•
Irishman
Shaw
•
Jojo Rabbit
Vincent/Sopkova
•
Once Upon a Time
Ling / Haigh
•
Parasite
Le Ja-jun

PREDICTION:
correct

FILM EDITING

Ford V Ferrari
McCusker
•
The Irishman
Schoonmaker
•
JoJo Rabbit
Eagles
•
Joker
Groth
•
Parasite
Jinmo

PREDICTION:
correct

VISUAL EFFECTS

1917
•
Avengers Endgame
•
The Irishman
•
The Lion King
•
Star Wars 9

PREDICTION:
correct

MAKEUP & HAIR

1917
•
Bombshell

•
Joker
•
Judy
•
Maleficent

PREDICTION:
correct

INTERNATIONAL

France

Les Miserables
•
North Macedonia
Honeyland
•
Poland
Corpus Christi
•
South Korea
Parasite
•
Spain 
Pain & Glory 

PREDICTION:
correct

ORIGINAL SONG

Breakthrough
"I'm Standing With You"
•
Frozen 2
"Into the Unknown"
•
Harriet
"Stand Up"
•
Rocketman
"I'm Gonna Love Me Again"
•
Toy Story 4
"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away"

 PREDICTION:
correct

ORIGINAL SCORE

1917
Newman
•

Joker
Gudnadottir
•
Little Women
Desplat
•
Marriage Story
Newman
•
Star Wars 9
Williams

PREDICTION:
correct

SOUND MIXING

1917
•
Ad Astra
•
Ford V Ferrari
•
Joker
•
Once Upon a Time

PREDICTION:
correct

SOUND EDITING

1917
•
Ford V Ferrari
•
Joker
•
Once Upon a Time
•
Star Wars 9

PREDICTIONS:
oops. bet on 1917

ANIMATED FILM

How to Train...
•
I Lost My Body
•
Klaus
•
Missing Link
•
Toy Story 4

PREDICTION:
correct

 

DOCUMENTARY

American Factory
•
The Cave
•
Edge of Democracy
•
For Sama
•
Honeyland

PREDICTION:
correct

SHORTS, DOCUMENTARY

In the Absence
•
Learning to Skate...
•
Life Overtakes Me
•
St Louis Superman
•
Walk Run Cha-Cha

PREDICTION:
oops. I bet on In the Absence

SHORTS, LIVE ACTION

Brotherhood
•
Nefta Football Club
•
The Neighbor's Window
•
Saria
•
A Sister

PREDICTION:
oops. I bet on Nefta Footbal Club 

SHORTS, ANIMATED

Dcera (Daughter)
•
Hair Love
•
Kitbull
•
Memorable
•
Sister

PREDICTION:
correct

 

 

TALLY
(pluses and minuses represent shifts since the April chart debuts)

11 nominations
JOKER (2 wins)

10 nominations
1917 (3 wins)
THE IRISHMAN (no wins)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (2 wins)

6 nominations
JOJO RABBIT (1 win)
LITTLE WOMEN (1 win)
MARRIAGE STORY (1 win)
PARASITE (4 wins)

5 nominations
FORD V FERRARI (2 wins)

3 nominations
BOMBSHELL -(1 win)
THE TWO POPES -(no wins)

2 nominations
PAIN AND GLORY -(no wins)

2 nominations
HARRIET - (no wins)
HONEYLAND - (no wins)
JUDY - (1 win)
TOY STORY 4 -(1 win)

1 nomination -exactly as predicted unless otherwise stated
AVENGERS ENDGAME - (no wins)
FROZEN 2 - (no wins)
AD ASTRA -(no wins)
AMERICAN FACTORY (1 win)
BREAKTHROUGH (no wins)
CORPUS CHRISTI (no wins)
FOR SAMA (no wins)
I LOST MY BODY (no wins)
KLAUS (no wins)
LES MISERABLES (no wins)
THE LIGHTHOUSE (no wins)
THE LION KING (no wins)
MISSING LINK (no wins)
ROCKETMAN (1 win)

sound off on the Oscar race

 

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