Best Picture
BlacKkKlansman
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
I am going with Black Panther as the surprise upset. I really want Marvel Studios to win this award. At one point, I did not think it had a chance, but now I actually have a gut feeling. My second pick is Roma.
Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski – Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
Adam McKay – Vice
Alfonso Cuarón wins this. The Roma film is directed like crazy. My second choice would be Spike Lee.
Best Actress
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Glenn Close – The Wife
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Glenn Close is a lock for The Wife. The movie is not that great, but Glenn is fantastic. My back up pick is Olivia Colman.
Best Actor
Christian Bale – Vice
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Willen Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen – Green Book
I am picking Rami Malek from Bohemian Rhapsody. He was amazing as Freddie Mercury. If Rami does not win, I would say it will be Christian Bale.
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams – Vice
Marina de Tavira – Roma
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
Regina King is winning this one, for sure. I do not think any other supporting actress has a chance.
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell – Vice
Mahershala Ali wins his second consecutive best supporting actor award. Richard E. Grant is by back-up choice.
Best Animated Feature
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The only pick here is Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse. Nothing else is acceptable.
Best Original Screenplay
The Favourite – Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara
First Reformed – Paul Schrader
Green Book – Nic Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly
Vice – Adam McKay
Roma – Alfonso Cuaron
This is a category that I am not sure about winning. I will go with Vice as my back up pick.
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
BlacKkKlansman – Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee
If Beale Street Could Talk – Barry Jenkins
Can You Ever Forgive Me? – Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
A Star Is Born – Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper and Will Fetters
This is what I think goes to BlackKKlansman. Back up pick is If Beale Street Could Talk.
Best Film Editing
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Vice
Film editing goes to Vice. This is a wide open category. I’ll give the back up pick being Bohemian Rhapsody.
Best Cinematography
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
Roma is a beautifully shot film. It wins here.
Best Original Score
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
The Black Panther score wins here.
Best Original Song
“All the Stars” – Black Panther
“I’ll Fight” – RBG
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” – Mary Poppins Returns
“Shallow” – A Star Is Born
“When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
I would bet just about anything that Shallow wins this award. Nothing comes even close. As much of a lock as any award.
Best Production Design
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
The sole win for First Man.
Best Costume Design
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
I think Black Panther should win, but I am afraid that the Academy will give this to The Favourite.
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
Vice made Christian Bale look like Dick Cheney. Easy winner here.
Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
This may be the official first Academy Award for Marvel Studios. Avengers Infinity War’s Thanos is one of the best CGI character of all time.
Best Sound Editing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Quiet Place
Roma
This is the only nom for A Quiet Place and it really deserves it.
Best Sound Mixing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
Live Aid. Bohemian Rhapsody is this winner.
Best Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Hale County, This Morning This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG
Where the HELL is Won’t You Be My Neighbor!!!! Or even Three Identical Strangers!!! ##$%^^&&**(((&^%$##. Free Solo is okay and is gonna win. I will cheer for RBG.
Best Documentary Short Subject
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence.
Uh… did not see any of these. I’ll pick End Game. 20% chance…
Best Foreign Language Film
Capernaum – Lebanon
Cold War – Poland
Never Look Away – Germany
Roma – Mexico
Shoplifters – Japan
Duh. Roma wins easily.
Best Short Film – Live Action
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
Detainment was really good. Mother has a real chance.
Best Animated Short Film
Animal Behavior
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
I do not like Bao, but it is winning this category because, you know, Pixar/Disney. Not impressed by any of these.
