Monday, January 21, 2019

Predicting the Oscar Nominations



This year's Academy Award nominations will be announced early tomorrow morning!  Here are my predictions for the six top categories, as well as the nominees that I would pick if I were in charge.


Best Actress

Predicted nominees:

·       Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
·       Glenn Close, The Wife
·       Olivia Colman, The Favorite
·       Lady Gaga, A Star is Born
·       Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

I would nominate:

·       Jessie Buckley, Beast
·       Lady Gaga, A Star is Born
·       Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
·       Thomasin McKenzie, Leave No Trace
·       Olivia Colman, The Favourite


Best Actor

Predicted nominees:

·       Christian Bale, Vice
·       Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
·       Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
·       Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
·       Viggo Mortenson, Green Book

I would nominate:

·       Christian Bale, Vice
·       Ben Foster, Leave No Trace
·       Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased
·       Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
·       Robert Redford, The Old Man & the Gun


Best Supporting Actress

Predicted nominees:

·       Amy Adams, Vice
·       Nicole Kidman, Boy Erased
·       Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
·       Emma Stone, The Favourite
·       Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

I would nominate:

·       Amy Adams, Vice
·       Nicole Kidman, Boy Erased
·       Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
·       Emma Stone, The Favourite
·       Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

(yes, the exact same five.)


Best Supporting Actor

Predicted nominees:

·       Mahershala Ali, Green Book
·       Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful boy
·       Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
·       Sam Elliot, A Star is Born
·       Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

I would nominate:

·       Bryan Tyree Henry, If Beale Street Could Talk
·       Sam Elliot, A Star is Born
·       Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
·       Nicholas Hoult, The Favourite
·       Sam Rockwell, Vice


Best Director

Predicted nominees:

·       Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
·       Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
·       Peter Farrelly, Green Book
·       Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
·       Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War

I would nominate:

·       Alex Garland, Annihilation
·       Debra Granik, Leave No Trace
·       Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
·       Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
·       Boots Riley, Sorry to Bother You


Best Picture

Predicted nominees:

·       BlacKkKlansman
·       Black Panther
·       Bohemian Rhapsody
·       The Favourite
·       Green Book
·       Roma
·       A Star is Born
·       Vice
·       (if there is a 9th nominee) Cold War
·       (if there is a 10th nominee) If Beale Street Could Talk

I would nominate:

·       Annihilation
·       BlacKkKlansman
·       Boy Erased
·       Can You Ever Forgive Me?
·       The Death of Stalin
·       The Favourite
·       Leave No Trace
·       A Quiet Place
·       Roma
·       Sorry to Bother You