The Oscar nominations have been announced! So as usual, it’s time to see how well or badly I did in predicting these nominations. Rest assured, I’m sure people will be quite surprised (or maybe they won’t. I don’t know) by the picks. Tune in for our live-watch podcast soon too.
Best Picture
- Black Panther
- BlacKkKlansman
- Bohemaian Rhapsody
- The Favourite
- Green Book
- Roma
- A Star Is Born
- Vice
Predicted Correctly: 7/8
Best Director
- Alfonso Cuaron for Roma
- Yorgos Lanthimos for The Favourite
- Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman
- Adam McKay for Vice
- Pawel Palikowski for Cold War
Predicted Correctly: 3/5
Best Actor
- Christian Bale for Vice
- Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born
- Willem Dafoe for At Eternity’s Gate
- Rami Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody
- Viggo Mortensen for Green Book
Predicted Correctly: 4/5
Best Actress
- Yalitza Aparicio for Roma
- Glenn Close for The Wife
- Olivia Colman for The Favourite
- Lady Gaga for A Star Is Born
- Melissa McCarthy for Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Predicted Correctly: 4/5
Best Supporting Actor
- Mahershala Ali for Green Book
- Adam Driver for BlacKkKlansman
- Sam Elliott for A Star Is Born
- Richard E. Grant for Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- Sam Rockwell for Vice
Predicted Correctly: 4/5
Best Supporting Actress
- Amy Adams for Vice
- Marina de Tavira for Roma
- Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk
- Emma Stone for The Favourite
- Rachel Weisz for The Favourite
Predicted Correctly: 4/5
Best Original Screenplay
- The Favourite
- First Reformed
- Green Book
- Roma
- Vice
Predicted Correctly: 4/5
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- BlacKkKlansman
- Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- A Star Is Born
Predicted Correctly: 4/5
Best Cinematography
- Cold War
- The Favourite
- Never Look Away
- Roma
- A Star Is Born
Predicted Correctly: 3/5
Best Production Design
- Black Panther
- The Favourite
- First Man
- Mary Poppins Returns
- Roma
Predicted Correctly: 4/5
Best Costume Design
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- Black Panther
- The Favourite
- Mary Poppins Returns
- Mary Queen of Scots
Predicted Correctly: 4/5
Best Film Editing
- BlacKkKlansman
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- The Favourite
- Green Book
- Vice
Predicted Correctly: 2/5
Best Sound Mixing
- Black Panther
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- First Man
- A Star Is Born
- Roma
Predicted Correctly: 3/5
Best Sound Editing
- Black Panther
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- First Man
- A Quiet Place
- Roma
Predicted Correctly: 4/5
Best Visual Effects
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Christopher Robin
- First Man
- Ready Player One
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
Predicted Correctly: 4/5
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling
- Border
- Mary Queen of Scot
- Vice
Predicted Correctly: 1/3
Best Original Score
- Black Panther
- BlacKkKlansman
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Isle of Dogs
- Mary Poppins Returns
Predicted Correctly:
Best Original Song
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (“When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings”)
- Black Panther (“All the Stars”)
- Mary Poppins Returns (“The Place Where Lost Tings Go”)
- A Star Is Born (“Shallow”)
- RBG (“I’ll Fight”)
Predicted Correctly: 3/5
Best Animated Feature
- Incredibles 2
- Isle of Dogs
- Mirai
- Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Predicted Correctly: 5/5
Best Documentary Feature
- Free Solo
- Hale County This Morning, This Evening
- Minding the Gap
- Of Fathers and Sons
- RBG
Predicted Correctly: 3/5
Best Foreign Language Feature
- Capernaum
- Cold War
- Never Look Away
- Roma
- Shoplifters
Predicted Correctly: 4/5
Best Animated Short
- Animal Behavior
- Bao
- Late Afternoon
- One Small Step
- Weekends
Predicted Correctly: 3/5
Best Documentary Short
- Black Sheep
- End Game
- Lifeboat
- A Night at the Garden
- Period. End of Sentence
Predicted Correctly: 3/5
Best Live-Action Short
- Detainment
- Fauve
- Marguerite
- Mother
- Skin
Predicted Correctly: 3/5
