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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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