Oscars 2020

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It's one of my favorite times of the year, and I have to say that 2019 was a fantastic year for film! After much deliberation and many, many viewings, here are my predictions for this year's winners!  I predict great things for Joker and Parasite, but ultimately I think this is going to be 1917's big night! Let's see how many I can get right! Last year I did pretty well, so we'll see if I can replicate it. Check back Monday for the results!

*UPDATED: The winners are in! Winners are in BLUE and my incorrect guesses are in RED. Got 22 out of 24 this year! BEST YEAR YET!


BEST PICTURE


Image result for 1917 movie posterFORD v FERRARI
THE IRISHMAN
JOJO RABBIT
JOKER
LITTLE WOMEN
MARRIAGE STORY
1917
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
PARASITE
OPTIMIST'S PICK: 1917


BEST DIRECTOR

Image result for parasite movie poster 2019Martin Scorsese, THE IRISHMAN
Todd Phillips, JOKER
Sam Mendes, 1917
Quentin Tarantino, ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Bong Joon Ho, PARASITE
OPTIMIST'S PICK: Bong Joon Ho, PARASITE





BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Image result for joker posterANTONIO BANDERAS, Pain and Glory
LEONARDO DICAPRIO, Once upon a Time...in Hollywood
ADAM DRIVER, Marriage Story
JOAQUIN PHOENIX, Joker
JONATHAN PRYCE, The Two Popes
OPTIMIST'S PICK: JOAQUIN PHOENIX, Joker



BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Image result for judy movie posterCYNTHIA ERIVO, Harriet
SCARLETT JOHANSSON, Marriage Story
SAOIRSE RONAN, Little Women
CHARLIZE THERON, Bombshell
RENÉE ZELLWEGER, Judy
OPTIMIST'S PICK: RENÉE ZELLWEGER, Judy




BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Image result for once upon a time in hollywood movie posterTOM HANKS, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
ANTHONY HOPKINS, The Two Popes
AL PACINO, The Irishman
JOE PESCI, The Irishman
BRAD PITT, Once upon a Time...in Hollywood
OPTIMIST'S PICK: BRAD PITT, Once upon a Time...in Hollywood





BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Image result for laura dernmarriage story movie posterKATHY BATES, Richard Jewell
LAURA DERN, Marriage Story
SCARLETT JOHANSSON, Jojo Rabbit
FLORENCE PUGH, Little Women
MARGOT ROBBIE, Bombshell
OPTIMIST'S PICK: LAURA DERN, Marriage Story




BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Image result for toy story 4 movie posterHOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, Dean DeBlois, Bradford Lewis and Bonnie Arnold
I LOST MY BODY, Jérémy Clapin and Marc du Pontavice
KLAUS, Sergio Pablos, Jinko Gotoh and Marisa Román
MISSING LINK, Chris Butler, Arianne Sutner and Travis Knight
TOY STORY 4, Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera
OPTIMIST'S PICK: TOY STORY 4, Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera




BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Image result for 1917 movie posterTHE IRISHMAN, Rodrigo Prieto
JOKER, Lawrence Sher
THE LIGHTHOUSE, Jarin Blaschke
1917, Roger Deakins
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD, Robert Richardson
OPTIMIST'S PICK: 1917, Roger Deakins




BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Image result for little women movie posterTHE IRISHMAN, Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson
JOJO RABBIT, Mayes C. Rubeo
JOKER, Mark Bridges
LITTLE WOMEN, Jacqueline Durran
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD, Arianne Phillips
OPTIMIST'S PICK: LITTLE WOMEN, Jacqueline Durran





BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Image result for american factory movie posterAMERICAN FACTORY, Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert and Jeff Reichert
THE CAVE, Feras Fayyad, Kirstine Barfod and Sigrid Dyekjær
THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY, Petra Costa, Joanna Natasegara, Shane Boris and Tiago Pavan
FOR SAMA, Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts
HONEYLAND, Ljubo Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska and Atanas Georgiev
OPTIMIST'S PICK: AMERICAN FACTORY, Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert and Jeff Reichert




BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) PosterIN THE ABSENCE, Yi Seung-Jun and Gary Byung-Seok Kam
LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU'RE A GIRL), Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva
LIFE OVERTAKES ME, John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson
ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN, Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan
WALK RUN CHA-CHA, Laura Nix and Colette Sandstedt
OPTIMIST'S PICK: LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU'RE A GIRL), Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva



BEST FILM EDITING
Image result for ford v ferrari movie poster 2019FORD V FERRARI, Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland
THE IRISHMAN, Thelma Schoonmaker
JOJO RABBIT, Tom Eagles
JOKER, Jeff Groth
PARASITE, Yang Jinmo
OPTIMIST'S PICK: FORD V FERRARI, Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland



BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Image result for parasite movie poster 2019CORPUS CHRISTI, Poland
HONEYLAND, North Macedonia
LES MISÉRABLES, France
PAIN AND GLORY, Spain
PARASITE, South Korea
OPTIMIST'S PICK: PARASITE, South Korea




BEST MAKE UP & HAIRSTYLING

Image result for bombshell movie poster 2019BOMBSHELL, Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker
JOKER, Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou
JUDY, Jeremy Woodhead
MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL, Paul Gooch, Arjen Tuiten and David White
1917, Naomi Donne, Tristan Versluis and Rebecca Cole
OPTIMIST'S PICK: BOMBSHELL, Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker





BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Image result for joker posterJOKER, Hildur Guðnadóttir
LITTLE WOMEN, Alexandre Desplat
MARRIAGE STORY, Randy Newman
1917, Thomas Newman
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, John Williams
OPTIMIST'S PICK: JOKER, Hildur Guðnadóttir





BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Image result for rocketman movie posterI CAN'T LET YOU THROW YOURSELF AWAY, from Toy Story 4; Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
(I'M GONNA) LOVE ME AGAIN, from Rocketman; Music by Elton John; Lyric by Bernie Taupin
I'M STANDING WITH YOU, from Breakthrough; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
INTO THE UNKNOWN, from Frozen II; Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
STAND UP, from Harriet; Music and Lyric by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo
OPTIMIST'S PICK: (I'M GONNA) LOVE ME AGAIN, from Rocketman; Music by Elton John; Lyric by Bernie Taupin


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Image result for once upon a time in hollywood movie posterTHE IRISHMAN, Production Design: Bob Shaw; Set Decoration: Regina Graves
JOJO RABBIT, Production Design: Ra Vincent; Set Decoration: Nora Sopková
1917, Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD, Production Design: Barbara Ling; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
PARASITE, Production Design: Lee Ha Jun; Set Decoration: Cho Won Woo
OPTIMIST'S PICK: ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD, Production Design: Barbara Ling; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh



BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Hair Love PosterDCERA (DAUGHTER), Daria Kashcheeva
HAIR LOVE, Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver
KITBULL, Rosana Sullivan and Kathryn Hendrickson
MEMORABLE, Bruno Collet and Jean-François Le Corre
SISTER, Siqi Song
OPTIMIST'S PICK: HAIR LOVE, Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver




BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT

The Neighbors' Window PosterBROTHERHOOD, Meryam Joobeur and Maria Gracia Turgeon
NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB, Yves Piat and Damien Megherbi
THE NEIGHBORS' WINDOW, Marshall Curry
SARIA, Bryan Buckley and Matt Lefebvre
A SISTER, Delphine Girard
OPTIMIST'S PICK: THE NEIGHBORS' WINDOW, Marshall Curry




BEST SOUND EDITING

Image result for 1917 movie posterFORD V FERRARI, Donald Sylvester
JOKER, Alan Robert Murray
1917, Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD, Wylie Stateman
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, Matthew Wood and David Acord
OPTIMIST'S PICK: 1917, Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate





 BEST SOUND MIXING
Image result for 1917 movie posterAD ASTRA, Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Mark Ulano
FORD V FERRARI, Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Steven A. Morrow
JOKER, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Tod Maitland
1917, Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD, Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler and Mark Ulano
OPTIMIST'S PICK: 1917, Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson




BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Image result for 1917 movie posterAVENGERS: ENDGAME, Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Matt Aitken and Dan Sudick
THE IRISHMAN, Pablo Helman, Leandro Estebecorena, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser and Stephane Grabli
THE LION KING, Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Elliot Newman
1917, Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach and Dominic Tuohy
OPTIMIST'S PICK: 1917, Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Image result for parasite movie poster 2019KNIVES OUT, Written by Rian Johnson
MARRIAGE STORY, Written by Noah Baumbach
1917, Written by Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD, Written by Quentin Tarantino
PARASITE, Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won; Story by Bong Joon Ho
OPTIMIST'S PICK: PARASITE, Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won; Story by Bong Joon Ho





BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Image result for jojo rabbit movie posterTHE IRISHMAN, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian
JOJO RABBIT, Screenplay by Taika Waititi
JOKER, Written by Todd Phillips & Scott Silver
LITTLE WOMEN, Written for the screen by Greta Gerwig
THE TWO POPES, Written by Anthony McCarten
OPTIMIST'S PICK: JOJO RABBIT, Screenplay by Taika Waititi


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