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!