The Oscar nominations will be announced Tuesday and it is time to nail down our final nomination predictions. As usual, this is a combination of what has been making the cut with previous award shows, what people have been talking about lately and my own personal preference. I will also include two runner-ups, but I will only count the movies in ‘My Current Picks’ when counting which ones I get correct by tomorrow.
Best Picture
My Current Picks
- Black Panther
- BlacKkKlansman
- Cold War
- The Favourite
- First Man
- Green Book
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Roma
- A Star Is Born
- Vice
Runners-Up
- First Reformed
- Leave No Trace
Best Director
My Current Picks
- Bradly Cooper for A Star Is Born
- Alfonso Cuaron for Roma
- Barry Jenkins for If Beale Street Could Talk
- Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman
- Yorgos Lanthimos for The Favourite
Runners-Up
- Debra Granik for Leave No Trace
- Adam McKay for Vice
Best Actor
My Current Picks
- Christian Bale for Vice
- Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born
- Ethan Hawke for First Reformed
- Rami Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody
- Viggo Mortensen for Green Book
Runners-Up
- Joaquin Phoenix for You Were Never Really Here
- John David Washington for BlacKkKlansman
Best Actress
My Current Picks
- Glenn Close for The Wife
- Toni Colette for Hereditary
- Olivia Colman for The Favourite
- Lady Gaga for A Star Is Born
- Melissa McCarthy for Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Runners-Up
- Yalitza Aparicio for Roma
- Emily Blunt for Mary Poppins Returns
Best Supporting Actor
My Current Picks
- Mahershala Ali for Green Book
- Timothee Chalamet for Beautiful Boy
- Adam Driver for BlacKkKlansman
- Sam Elliott for A Star Is Born
- Richard E. Grant for Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Runners-Up
- Brian Tyree Henry for If Beale Street Could Talk
- Michael B. Jordan for Black Panther
Best Supporting Actress
My Current Picks
- Amy Adams for Vice
- Claire Foy for First Man
- Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk
- Emma Stone for The Favourite
- Rachel Weisz for The Favourite
Runners-Up
- Thomasin McKenzie for Leave No Trace
- Michelle Yeoh for Crazy Rich Asians
Best Original Screenplay
My Current Picks
- Eighth Grade
- The Favourite
- First Reformed
- Green Book
- Roma
Runners-Up
- Cold War
- Vice
Best Adapted Screenplay
My Current Picks
- BlacKkKlansman
- Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- The Death of Stalin
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- A Star Is Born
Runners-Up
- Leave No Trace
- The Hate U Give
Best Cinematography
My Current Picks
- Cold War
- The Favourite
- First Man
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Roma
Runners-Up
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- A Star Is Born
Best Production Design
My Current Picks
- Black Panther
- Crazy Rich Asians
- The Favourite
- First Man
- Mary Poppins Returns
Runners-Up
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- Roma
Best Costume Design
My Current Picks
- Black Panther
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- The Favourite
- Mary Poppins Returns
- Mary Queen of Scots
Runners-Up
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- Crazy Rich Asians
Best Film Editing
My Current Picks
- The Favourite
- First Man
- Roma
- A Star Is Born
- Vice
Runners-Up
- Green Book
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Best Sound Mixing
My Current Picks
- Black Panther
- First Man
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout
- A Quiet Place
- A Star Is Born
Runners-Up
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Sound Editing
My Current Picks
- Black Panther
- First Man
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout
- A Quiet Place
- Roma
Runners-Up
- Avengers: Infinity War
- A Star is Born
Best Visual Effects
My Current Picks
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Black Panther
- First Man
- Ready Player One
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
Runners-Up
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Mary Poppins Returns
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling
My Current Picks
- Black Panther
- Stan and Ollie
- Vice
Runners-Up
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Border
Best Original Score
My Current Picks
- BlacKkKlansman
- First Man
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Isle of Dogs
- Mary Poppins Returns
Runners-Up
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- Black Panther
Best Original Song
My Current Picks
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (“When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings”)
- Black Panther (“All the Stars”)
- Dumplin’ (“Girl in the Movies”)
- Mary Poppins Returns (“Trip a Little Light Fantastic”)
- A Star Is Born (“Shallow”)
Runners-Up
- The Hate U Give (“We Won’t Move”)
- RBG (“I’ll Fight”)
Best Animated Feature
My Current Picks
- Incredibles 2
- Isle of Dogs
- Mirai
- Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Runners-Up
- Early Man
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Best Documentary Feature
My Current Picks
- Free Solo
- Minding the Gap
- RBG
- Three Identical Strangers
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Runners-Up
- Hale County This Morning, This Evening
- Shirkers
Best Foreign Language Feature
My Current Picks
- Cold War
- The Guilty
- Never Look Away
- Roma
- Shoplifters
Runners-Up
- Burning
- Capernaum
Best Animated Short
My Current Picks
- Animal Behavior
- Bao
- Bilby
- Bird Karma
- Weekends
Runners-Up
- Age of Sail
- Lost & Found
Best Documentary Short
My Current Picks
- Black Sheep
- End Games
- My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes
- Period. End of Sentence
- Zion
Runners-Up
- Lifeboat
- Women of the Gulag
Best Live-Action Short
My Current Picks
- Caroline
- Detainment
- Fauve
- Icare
- Marguerite
Runners-Up
- Chuchotage
- Skin