A day late, but my weekly Oscar predictions are up for your review! Enjoy…
Best Picture
1. A Star Is Born (Previous Ranking: 1)
2. Roma (PR: 2)
3. The Favourite (PR: 3)
4. Green Book (PR: 4)
5. BlacKkKlansman (PR: 6)
6. If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 5)
7. Black Panther (PR: 8)
8. Vice (PR: 7)
9. Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 9)
10. First Man (PR: 10)
Other Possibilities:
11. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (PR: 11)
12. Eighth Grade (PR: 13)
13. First Reformed (PR: 12)
14. Bohemian Rhapsody (PR: Not Ranked)
15. Crazy Rich Asians (PR: 14)
Dropped Out:
Widows
Best Director
1. Alfonso Cuaron, Roma (PR: 1)
2. Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born (PR: 2)
3. Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman (PR: 3)
4. Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite (PR: 5)
5. Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 4)
Other Possibilities:
6. Peter Farrelly, Green Book (PR: 6)
7. Adam McKay, Vice (PR: 7)
8. Ryan Coogler, Black Panther (PR: 8)
9. Damien Chazelle, First Man (PR: 10)
10. Rob Marshall, Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 9)
Best Actor
1. Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born (PR: 1)
2. Christian Bale, Vice (PR: 2)
3. Viggo Mortensen, Green Book (PR: 3)
4. Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody (PR: 4)
5. Ethan Hawke, First Reformed (PR: 5)
Other Possibilities:
6. Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate (PR: 6)
7. Ryan Gosling, First Man (PR: 7)
8. John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman (PR: Not Ranked)
9. Robert Redford, The Old Man & The Gun (PR: 8)
10. Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased (PR: 9)
Dropped Out:
Clint Eastwood, The Mule
Best Actress
1. Glenn Close, The Wife (PR: 1)
2. Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born (PR: 2)
3. Olivia Colman, The Favourite (PR: 3)
4. Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me? (PR: 5)
5. Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 4)
Other Possibilities:
6. Yalitza Aparicio, Roma (PR: 6)
7. Nicole Kidman, Destroyer (PR: 8)
8. Viola Davis, Widows (PR: 7)
9. Toni Collette, Hereditary (PR: Not Ranked)
10. Julia Roberts, Ben Is Back (PR: 9)
Dropped Out:
Rosamund Pike, A Private War
Best Supporting Actor
1. Mahershala Ali, Green Book (PR: 1)
2. Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me? (PR: 3)
3. Sam Ellliot, A Star Is Born (PR: 2)
4. Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman (PR: 4)
5. Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy (PR: 5)
Other Possibilities:
6. Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther (PR: 8)
7. Sam Rockwell, Vice (PR: 6)
8. Nicholas Hoult, The Favourite (PR: 7)
9. Russell Hornsby, The Hate U Give (PR: 9)
10. Daniel Kaluuya, Widows (PR: 10)
Best Supporting Actress
1. Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 1)
2. Amy Adams, Vice (PR: 2)
3. Emma Stone, The Favourite (PR: 3)
4. Rachel Weisz, The Favourite (PR: 4)
5. Claire Foy, First Man (PR: 5)
Other Possibilities:
6. Margot Robbie, Mary Queen of Scots (PR: 10)
7. Nicole Kidman, Boy Erased (PR: 6)
8. Michelle Yeoh, Crazy Rich Asians (PR: 8)
9. Natalie Portman, Vox Lux (PR: 7)
10. Emily Blunt, A Quiet Place (PR: Not Ranked)
Dropped Out:
Marina De Tavira, Roma
Best Adapted Screenplay
1. BlacKkKlansman (PR: 1)
2. A Star Is Born (PR: 3)
3. If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 2)
4. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (PR: 4)
5. Crazy Rich Asians (PR: 8)
Other Possibilities:
6. Black Panther (PR: 6)
7. First Man (PR: 5)
8. Leave No Trace (PR: 9)
9. The Hate U Give (PR: 10)
10. Widows (PR: 7)
Best Original Screenplay
1. The Favourite (PR: 1)
2. Green Book (PR: 3)
3. Roma (PR: 2)
4. Vice (PR: 4)
5. First Reformed (PR: 5)
Other Possibilities:
6. Eighth Grade (PR: 6)
7. A Quiet Place (PR: 8)
8. Sorry to Bother You (PR: Not Ranked)
9. Private Life (PR: 7)
10. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (PR: 9)
Dropped Out:
Ben Is Back
Best Foreign Language Film
1. Roma (PR: 1)
2. Cold War (PR: 2)
3. Shoplifters (PR: 3)
4. Burning (PR: 6)
5. Capernaum (PR: 4)
Other Possibilities:
6. Never Look Away (PR: 7)
7. Girl (PR: 5)
8. Border (PR: 8)
9. Birds of Passage (PR: 9)
10. I Am Not a Witch (PR: 10)
Best Animated Feature
1. Incredibles 2 (PR: 1)
2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PR: 2)
3. Isle of Dogs (PR: 3)
4. Ralph Breaks the Internet (PR: 4)
5. Mirai (PR: 5)
Other Possibilities:
6. Smallfoot (PR: 6)
7. Early Man (PR: 8)
8. Ruben Brandt, Collector (PR: 7)
9. Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (PR: 10)
10. Lu Over the Wall (PR: 9)
Best Documentary Feature
1. Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (PR: 1)
2. Three Identical Strangers (PR: 2)
3. RBG (PR: 4)
4. Free Solo (PR: 3)
5. Minding the Gap (PR: 5)
Other Possibilities:
6. Crime + Punishment (PR: 6)
7. Dark Money (PR: 7)
8. Shirkers (PR: Not Ranked)
9. Hale County This Morning, This Evening (PR: 8)
10. Science Fair (PR: 9)
Dropped Out:
Quincy
Best Film Editing
1. Roma (PR: 2)
2. First Man (PR: 1)
3. A Star Is Born (PR: 3)
4. Vice (PR: 6)
5. The Favourite (PR: 4)
Other Possibilities:
6. Green Book (PR: 9)
7. Black Panther (PR: 5)
8. BlacKkKlansman (PR: 8)
9. If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 7)
10. A Quiet Place (PR: Not Ranked)
Dropped Out:
Widows
Best Cinematography
1. Roma (PR: 1)
2. First Man (PR: 3)
3. The Favourite (PR: 4)
4. If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 2)
5. A Star Is Born (PR: 5)
Other Possibilities:
6. Black Panther (PR: 6)
7. Cold War (PR: 7)
8. BlacKkKlansman (PR: Not Ranked)
9. Vice (PR: 10)
10. Green Book (PR: Not Ranked)
Dropped Out:
Widows
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Best Production Design
1. The Favourite (PR: 1)
2. Black Panther (PR: 2)
3. Mary Queen of Scots (PR: 6)
4. Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 4)
5. Crazy Rich Asians (PR: 8)
Other Possibilities:
6. First Man (PR: 3)
7. A Star Is Born (PR: 7)
8. Roma (PR: 5)
9. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (PR: 9)
10. If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 10)
Best Costume Design
1. The Favourite (PR: 1)
2. Black Panther (PR: 2)
3. Mary Queen of Scots (PR: 3)
4. Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 4)
5. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (PR: 8)
Other Possibilities:
6. Colette (PR: 7)
7. Crazy Rich Asians (PR: 5)
8. A Star Is Born (PR: 6)
9. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (PR: Not Ranked)
10. If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 9)
Dropped Out:
Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
1. Black Panther (PR: 1)
2. Mary Queen of Scots (PR: 2)
3. Vice (PR: 3)
Other Possibilities:
4. Stan & Ollie (PR: 4)
5. The Favourite (PR: 5)
6. Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 8)
7. Colette (PR: 6)
8. A Star Is Born (PR: 7)
9. Bohemian Rhapsody (PR: Not Ranked)
10. Solo: A Star Wars Story (PR: 10)
Dropped Out:
Deadpool 2
Best Sound Editing
1. First Man (PR: 1)
2. A Quiet Place (PR: 2)
3. Black Panther (PR: 4)
4. A Star Is Born (PR: 3)
5. Roma (PR: 5)
Other Possibilities:
6. Incredibles 2 (PR: 6)
7. Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 7)
8. Mission: Impossible – Fallout (PR: 8)
9. Solo: A Star Wars Story (PR: 9)
10. Ready Player One (PR: 10)
Best Sound Mixing
1. A Star Is Born (PR: 2)
2. First Man (PR: 1)
3. Black Panther (PR: 5)
4. A Quiet Place (PR: 3)
5. Bohemian Rhapsody (PR: 6)
Other Possibilities:
6. Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 4)
7. Roma (PR: 7)
8. Incredibles 2 (PR: 8)
9. Solo: A Star Wars Story (PR: 9)
10. Ready Player One (PR: 10)
Best Visual Effects
1. Avengers: Infinity War (PR: 2)
2. First Man (PR: 1)
3. Ready Player One (PR: 3)
4. Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 4)
5. Black Panther (PR: 5)
Other Possibilities:
6. Incredibles 2 (PR: 9)
7. Solo: A Star Wars Story (PR: 6)
8. Aquaman (PR: Not Ranked)
9. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (PR: 8)
10. A Quiet Place (PR: 7)
Dropped Out:
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Best Original Score
1. First Man (PR: 1)
2. If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 2)
3. Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 3)
4. BlacKkKlansman (PR: 5)
5. Mary Queen of Scots (PR: 4)
Other Possibilities:
6. Incredibles 2 (PR: 10)
7. Black Panther (PR: 9)
8. Isle of Dogs (PR: 6)
9. Colette (PR: 7)
10. Suspiria (PR: Not Ranked)
Dropped Out:
Widows
Best Original Song
1. “The Shallow” from A Star Is Born (PR: 1)
2. “All the Stars” from Black Panther (PR: 3)
3. “Trip a Little Light Fantastic” from Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 2)
4. “I’ll Fight” from RBG (PR: 4)
5. “Girl at the Movies” from Dumplin (PR: 5)
Other Possibilities:
6. “Revelation” from Boy Erased (PR: 6)
7. “Time for Change” from On the Basis of Sex (PR: 7)
8. “A Place Called Slaughter Race” from Ralph Breaks the Internet (PR: Not Ranked)
9. “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 8)
10. “We Won’t Move” from The Hate U Give (PR: 9)
Dropped Out:
“I’ll Never Love Again” from A Star Is Born
And that equates to the following films getting these numbers for nominations:
11 Nominations
A Star Is Born
10 Nominations
The Favourite
8 Nominations
Black Panther, First Man
7 Nominations
Mary Poppins Returns, Roma
6 Nominations
If Beale Street Could Talk, Vice
5 Nominations
BlacKkKlansman
4 Nominations
Green Book, Mary Queen of Scots
3 Nominations
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2 Nominations
Bohemian Rhapsody, Crazy Rich Asians, First Reformed, A Quiet Place, RBG
1 Nomination
The Wife, Beautiful Boy, Cold War, Shoplifters, Burning, Capernaum, Incredibles 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Isle of Dogs, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Mirai, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Three Identical Strangers, RBG, Free Solo, Minding the Gap, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Avengers: Infinity War, Ready Player One, Dumplin’