Awards season ends with the Oscars tonight! As ever, here are my predictions ahead of the ceremony.
There haven’t been that many surprises this awards season which makes this job much easier and the ceremonies rather dull. So I’m ready for a shocker! Anyway, as usual, here is the main list of nominees and who I think will win versus who I want to win.
UPDATE: The list has been updated with the winners in bold.
Best Picture
Le Mans ‘66/Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917 – WILL WIN
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite – WANT TO WIN – YEAAAAAHHHH!!
Directing
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Todd Phillips – Joker
Sam Mendes – 1917 – WILL WIN
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bong Joon Ho – Parasite – WANT TO WIN
Leading Actor
Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time In Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story – WANT TO WIN SO BAD!!!
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker – WILL WIN
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes
Leading Actress
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy – WILL WIN/WANT TO WIN
Supporting Actor
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman – WANT TO WIN
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – WILL WIN
Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates – Richard Jewell
Laura Dern – Marriage Story – WILL WIN
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women – WANT TO WIN
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit – WILL WIN
Joker
Little Women – WANT TO WIN
The Two Popes
Original Screenplay
Knives Out
Marriage Story – WANT TO WIN
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – COULD ALSO WIN
Parasite – WILL WIN
Original Score
Joker – WILL WIN
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917 – WANT TO WIN
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Original Song
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” – Toy Story 4
“I’m Gonna Love Me Again” – Rocketman – WILL WIN
“I’m Standing With You” – Breakthrough
“Into the Unknown” – Frozen II – WANT TO WIN
“Stand Up” – Harriet
Documentary Feature
American Factory – WILL WIN
The Cave
The Age of Democracy
For Sama – WANT TO WIN
Honeyland
International Feature
Corpus Christi (Poland)
Honeyland (North Macedonia)
Les Misérables (France)
Pain & Glory (Spain)
Parasite (South Korea) – WILL WIN/WANT TO WIN
Animated Feature Film
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body – WANT TO WIN
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
(Animation is wide open this year)
Cinematography
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse
1917 – WILL WIN/WANT TO WIN
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Production Design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
1917 – WILL WIN/WANT TO WIN
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Film Editing
Le Mans ‘66/Ford v Ferrari – WILL WIN
The Irishman – WANT TO WIN
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Parasite
Visual Effects
Avengers: Endgame – WANT TO WIN
The Irishman
The Lion King – WANT TO WIN
1917 – WILL WIN
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Costume Design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women – WILL WIN/WANT TO WIN
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Makeup and Hairstyling
Bombshell – WILL WIN/WANT TO WIN
Joker
Judy
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
1917
Sound Mixing
Ad Astra – WANT TO WIN
Joker
Le Mans ‘66
1917 – WILL WIN
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Sound Editing
Le Mans ‘66/Ford V Ferrari
Joker
1917 – WILL WIN/WANT TO WIN
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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