With Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman making waves following its film festival debut and the new trailer for Clint Eastwood’s last minute entry Richard Jewell, it’s time to officially start making predictions for the Oscars. Who is in the Hollywood elites’ good graces? Who is hanging on by their fingernails? Not only will Justin predict contenders in over nineteen categories (Song, Documentary, and Short categories are too hard to call this early), but fellow contributor Bradly Martin will offer his picks for the Big Eight categories.
See anything we missed? Disagree with our picks? Offer your thoughts in the comments and be a part of the game!
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Best Picture
—BRAD’S PICKS—
The Aeronauts
Dolemite Is My Name
Ford v. Ferrari
Honey Boy
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
Marriage Story
Rocketman
Waves
—JUSTIN’S PICKS—
My Current Picks (If there’s ten)
1917
The Farewell
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time In….Hollywood
Parasite
The Two Popes
Runners-Up
Dolemite Is My Name
Little Women
Richard Jewell
Rocketman
Waves
Dark Horses
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Honey Boy
Knives Out
Pain and Glory
The Report
Best Director
—BRAD’S PICKS—
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)
Greta Gerwig (Little Women)
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Trey Edward Shults (Waves)
Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit)
—JUSTIN’S PICKS—
My Current Picks
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)
Bong Joon-ho (Parasite)
Sam Mendes (1917)
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in….Hollywood)
Runners-Up
Pedro Almodovar (Pain & Glory)
Greta Gerwig (Little Women)
Fernando Meirelles (The Two Popes)
Trey Edward Shults (Waves)
Lulu Wang (The Farewell)
Dark Horses
Clint Eastwood (Richard Jewell)
Alma Har’el (Honey Boy)
Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
James Mangold (Ford v Ferrari)
Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit)
Best Actor
—BRAD’S PICKS—
Antonia Banderas (Pain & Glory)
Robert De Niro (The Irishman)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Taron Egerton (Rocketman)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
—JUSTIN’S PICKS—
My Current Picks
Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory)
Robert De Niro (The Irishman)
Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Runners-Up
Taron Egerton (Rocketman)
Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name)
Brad Pitt (Ad Astra)
Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)
Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems)
Dark Horses
Matt Damon (Ford v Ferrari)
Adam Driver (The Report)
Michael B. Jordan (Just Mercy)
Daniel Kaluuya (Queen & Slim)
Mark Ruffalo (Dark Water)
Best Actress
—BRAD’S PICKS—
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Lupita N’yongo (Us)
Florence Pugh (Midsommar)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
—JUSTIN’S PICKS—
My Current Picks
Awkwafina (The Farewell)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Lupita Nyong’o (Us)
Alfre Woodard (Clemency)
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
Runners-Up
Mary Kay Place (Diane)
Felicity Jones (The Aeronauts)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim)
Dark Horses
Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart)
Cynthia Erivo (Harriet)
Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart)
Helen Mirren (The Good Liar)
Florence Pugh (Fighting With My Family)
Best Supporting Actor
—BRAD’S PICKS—
Sterling K. Brown (Waves)
Willem DaFoe (The Lighthouse)
Jaime Foxx (Just Mercy)
Shia LaBeouf (Honey Boy)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
—JUSTIN’S PICKS—
My Current Picks
Willem DaFoe (The Lighthouse)
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood)
Runners-Up
Sterling K. Brown (Waves)
Jaime Foxx (Just Mercy)
Shia LaBeouf (Honey Boy)
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit)
Dark Horses
Alan Alda (Marriage Story)
Christian Bale (Ford v Ferrari)
Chris Evans (Knives Out)
Kelvin Harrison, Jr. (Waves)
Song Kang-Ho (Parasite)
Best Supporting Actress
—BRAD’S PICKS—
Annette Bening (The Report)
Penelope Cruz (Pain & Glory)
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Meryl Streep (Little Women)
—JUSTIN’S PICKS—
My Current Picks
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Da’vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite Is My Name)
Meryl Streep (The Laundromat)
Shuzhen Zhao (The Farewell)
Runners-Up
Annette Bening (The Report)
Penelope Cruz (Pain and Glory)
Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit)
Margot Robbie (Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood)
Taylor Russell (Waves)
Dark Horses
Nicole Kidman (Bombshell)
Thomasin McKezie (Jojo Rabbit)
Anna Paquin (The Irishman)
Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)
Meryl Street (Little Women)
Best Original Screenplay
—BRAD’S PICKS—
The Farewell
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood
Parasite
Waves
—JUSTIN’S PICKS—
My Current Picks
Booksmart
The Farewell
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood
Parasite
Runners-Up
Ford v Ferrari
Knives Out
Pain and Glory
The Report
Waves
Dark Horses
Bombshell
Dolemite Is My Name
Honey Boy
The Lighthouse
Queen and Slim
Best Adapted Screenplay
—BRAD’S PICKS—
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Judy
—JUSTIN’S PICKS—
My Current Picks
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
The Two Popes
Runners-Up
Dark Waters
Downton Abbey
Hustlers
Little Women
Toy Story 4
Dark Horses
Judy
Just Mercy
The Laundromat
Motherless Brooklyn
Richard Jewell
Best Animated Feature
My Current Picks
Frozen II
I Lost My Body
Okko’s Inn
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Toy Story 4
Runners-Up
Abominable
The Addams Family
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Missing Link
Spies in Disguise
Dark Horses
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Klaus
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Playmobil: The Missing Piece
Wonder Park
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Best International Feature
My Current Picks
Atlantics (Senegal)
Monos (Columbia)
Pain & Glory (Spain)
Parasite (South Korea)
Vida Invisivel (Brazil)
Runners-Up
Benedetta (Netherlands)
The Delegation (Albania)
Joy (Austria)
Les Miserables (France)
The Painted Bird (Czech Republic)
Dark Horses
Alpha (Bangladesh)
Debut (Belarus)
Our Mothers (Belgium)
Papicha (Algeria)
The Son (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
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Best Cinematography
My Current Picks
1917
Ad Astra
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse
Runners-Up
Ford v Ferrari
A Hidden Life
Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood
Rocketman
Waves
Dark Horses
The Aeronauts
Dark Waters
Dolemite Is My Name
Marriage Story
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Production Design
My Current Picks
Aladdin
Cats
The Irishman
Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood
Rocketman
Runners-Up
1917
Ad Astra
Ford v Ferrari
Harriet
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Dark Horses
Downton Abbey
Judy
The Lighthouse
Little Women
The Two Popes
Best Costume Design
My Current Picks
Aladdin
Dolemite is My Name
The Irishman
Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood
Rocketman
Runners-Up
1917
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Cats
Judy
Little Women
Dark Horses
The Aeronauts
Downton Abbey
Jojo Rabbit
The Lighthouse
The Two Popes
Best Film Editing
My Current Picks
1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Marriage Story
Waves
Runners-Up
Avengers: Endgame
The Farewell
Knives Out
Queen & Slim
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Dark Horses
Jojo Rabbit
Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood
The Report
The Two Popes
Us
Best Sound Mixing
My Current Picks
1917
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Runners-Up
Ad Astra
Cats
Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood
Rocketman
Waves
Dark Horses
Aladdin
Judy
The Lion King
Us
Yesterday
Best Sound Editing
My Current Picks
1917
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Runners-Up
Ad Astra
Cats
Dolemite Is My Name
Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood
Rocketman
Dark Horses
Aladdin
Captain Marvel
The Lion King
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Us
Best Visual Effects
My Current Picks
Ad Astra
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Runners-Up
The Aeronauts
Alita: Battle Angel
Gemini Man
Missing Link
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Dark Horses
1917
Captain Marvel
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Pokemon Detective Pikachu
Terminator: Dark Fate
Best Make-up and Hairstyling
My Current Picks
Joker
Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood
Rocketman
Runners-Up
Dolemite is My Name
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Two Popes
Dark Horses
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Judy
Little Women
Best Original Score
My Current Picks
1917
Ad Astra
Marriage Story
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Waves
Runners-Up
Avengers: Endgame
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Dolemite Is My Name
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
Dark Horses
Harriet
Knives Out
The Report
Toy Story 4
Us
Best Original Song, Documentary Feature, And All Short Categories
TBD
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