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Tyler Harlow

Academy Awards 2020 Nomination Predictions



I had a lot of fun trying to predict the Golden Globe nominations, and I was actually pretty close to what was eventually nominated. Now that the winners for those awards have been announced, providing only a slight bit of clarity, I thought it would be fun to try to predict the nominees for the Academy Awards.


*I will not be attempting to predict the shorts or best song. I have not seen any of the shorts and honestly the songs are more of a dice roll to me than any of the other categories.

BEST PICTURE

1917

The Irishman

JoJo Rabbit

Joker

Knives Out

Little Women

Marriage Story

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Could Sneak In: Ford v Ferrari

BEST ACTOR

Adam Driver- Marriage Story

Antonio Banderas- Pain and Glory

Joaquin Phoenix- Joker

Leonardo DiCaprio- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Taran Egerton- Rocketman

Could Sneak In: Christian Bale- Ford v Ferrari

BEST ACTRESS

Awkwafina- The Farewell

Charlize Theron- Bombshell

Renee Zellweger- Judy

Saoirse Ronan- Little Women

Scarlett Johansson- Marriage Story

Could Sneak In: Cynthia Erivo- Harriet

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Al Pacino- The Irishman

Brad Pitt- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Joe Pesci- The Irishman

Song Ho Kang- Parasite

Tom Hanks- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Could Sneak In: Anthony Hopkins- The Two Popes

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Florence Pugh- Little Women

Jennifer Lopez- Hustlers

Laura Dern- Marriage Story

Margot Robbie- Bombshell

Zhao Shuzhen- The Farewell

Could Sneak In: Scarlett Johansson- JoJo Rabbit

BEST DIRECTOR

Bong Joon Ho- Parasite

Martin Scorsese- The Irishman

Quentin Tarantino- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Sam Mendes- 1917

Taika Waititi- JoJo Rabbit

Could Sneak In: Todd Phillips- Joker

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Bong Joon Ho and Jin Won Han- Parasite

Noah Baumbach- Marriage Story

Lulu Wang- The Farewell

Quentin Tarantino- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Rian Johnson- Knives Out

Could Sneak In: Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel and Katie Silberman- Booksmart

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Greta Gerwig- Little Women

Noah Harpster, Micah Fitzerman-Blue- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Steven Zaillian- The Irishman

Taika Waititi- JoJo Rabbit

Todd Phillips & Scott Silver- Joker

Could Sneak In: Anthony McCarten- The Two Popes

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Lawrence Sher- Joker

Phedon Papamichael- Ford v Ferrari

Robert Richardson- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Rodrigo Prieto- The Irishman

Roger Deakins- 1917

Could Sneak In: Jarin Blaschke- The Lighthouse

BEST EDITING

1917

Ford v Ferrari

The Irishman

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Could Sneak In: Joker

BEST SCORE

1917

JoJo Rabbit

Joker

Little Women

Marriage Story

Could Sneak In: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

1917

The Irishman

Little Women

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Could Sneak In: JoJo Rabbit

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Dolemite is My Name

The Irishman

Little Women

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Rocketman

Could Sneak In: JoJo Rabbit

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Bombshell

Dolemite is My Name

Joker

Judy

Rocketman

Could Sneak In: Downton Abbey

BEST SOUND EDITING

1917

Avengers: Endgame

Ford v Ferrari

Rocketman

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Could Sneak In: Uncut Gems

BEST SOUND MIXING

1917

Avengers: Endgame

Ford v Ferrari

Rocketman

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Could Sneak In: Uncut Gems

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

1917

Alita: Battle Angel

Avengers: Endgame

The Lion King

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Could Sneak In: The Irishman

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Frozen II

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

I Lost My Body

Missing Link

Toy Story 4

Could Sneak In: Weathering with You

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Atlantics

Les Miserables

Pain and Glory

Parasite

Those Who Remained

Could Sneak In: Corpus Christie

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Apollo 11

American Factory

For Sama

Honeyland

One Child Nation

Could Sneak In: The Cave

Check back tomorrow morning, January 13th to see how I fared!

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