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 9^th nominee) Cold War

·       (if there is a 10^th 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