92nd Academy Awards Predictions
A continually updated list of my 2020 Oscar predictions. Predicted winners are listed first in their category and marked with an *
Films are presented by first category (Picture - Director - Actor - Actress - etc) they have a predicted nomination in.
Films are presented by first category (Picture - Director - Actor - Actress - etc) they have a predicted nomination in.
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- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroAl PacinoJoe PesciAn illustration of Frank Sheeran's life, from W.W.II veteran to hit-man for the Bufalino crime family and his alleged assassination of his close friend Jimmy Hoffa.Nominations:
Best Picture *
Best Director (Martin Scorsese) *
Best Actor (Robert De Niro)
Best Supporting Actor (Al Pacino) *
Best Adapted Screenplay *
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Visual Effects * - DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansMark RuffaloAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Actor (Robert Downey Jr)
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing *
Best Visual Effects - DirectorMarielle HellerStarsMatthew RhysTom HanksChris CooperBased on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor (Tom Hanks)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Production Design - DirectorLulu WangStarsShuzhen ZhaoAwkwafinaX MayoA Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Director (Lulu Wang)
Best Actress (Awkwafina) *
Best Supporting Actress (Shuzhen Zhao)
Best Original Screenplay - DirectorTaika WaititiStarsRoman Griffin DavisThomasin McKenzieScarlett JohanssonA young German boy in the Hitler Youth whose hero and imaginary friend is the country's dictator is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Director (Taika Waititi)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Production Design
Best Film Editing - DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanEmma WatsonFlorence PughJo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Director (Greta Gerwig)
Best Actress (Saoirse Ronan)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Best Costume Design * - DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsAdam DriverScarlett JohanssonJulia GreerNoah Baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Actor (Adam Driver)
Best Actress (Scarlett Johansson)
Best Supporting Actress (Laura Dern)
Best Original Screenplay * - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsLeonardo DiCaprioBrad PittMargot RobbieA faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actress (Margot Robbie)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Production Design
Best Cinematography
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Best Costume Design
Best Film Editing - DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoLee Sun-kyunCho Yeo-jeongGreed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Director (Bong Joon-Ho)
Best Original Screenplay
Best International Film * - DirectorTrey Edward ShultsStarsTaylor RussellKelvin Harrison Jr.Alexa DemieTraces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor (Sterling K. Brown)
Best Original Screenplay - DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsAntonio BanderasAsier EtxeandiaLeonardo SbaragliaA film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.Nominations:
Best Actor (Antonio Banderas) *
Best International Film - DirectorCraig BrewerStarsEddie MurphyKeegan-Michael KeyMike EppsEddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.Nominations:
Best Actor (Eddie Murphy) - DirectorKasi LemmonsStarsCynthia ErivoJanelle MonáeLeslie Odom Jr.The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.Nominations:
Best Actress (Cynthia Erivo)
Best Original Score
Best Production Design
Best Makeup & Hairstyling * - DirectorChinonye ChukwuStarsAlfre WoodardRichard SchiffAldis HodgeAs she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.Nominations:
Best Actress (Alfre Woodard) - DirectorJay RoachStarsCharlize TheronNicole KidmanMargot RobbieA group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.Nominations:
Best Supporting Actor (John Lithgow) - DirectorRobert EggersStarsRobert PattinsonWillem DafoeValeriia KaramanTwo lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.Nominations:
Best Supporting Actor (Willem Dafoe) - DirectorLorene ScafariaStarsConstance WuJennifer LopezJulia StilesInspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.Nominations:
Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Lopez) - DirectorScott Z. BurnsStarsAdam DriverAnnette BeningJon HammIdealistic Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, tasked by his boss to lead an investigation into the CIA's post 9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program, uncovers shocking secrets.Nominations:
Best Supporting Actress (Annette Bening) * - DirectorJosh CooleyStarsTom HanksTim AllenAnnie PottsWhen a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.Nominations:
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Animated Film *
Best Original Song (I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away) - DirectorChris BuckJennifer LeeStarsKristen BellIdina MenzelJosh GadAnna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land. They set out to find the origin of Elsa's powers in order to save their kingdom.Nominations:
Best Animated Film - DirectorDean DeBloisStarsJay BaruchelAmerica FerreraF. Murray AbrahamWhen Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek the Hidden World, a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.Nominations:
Best Animated Film - DirectorWill BecherRichard PhelanStarsJustin FletcherJohn SparkesAmalia VitaleWhen an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.Nominations:
Best Animated Film - DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsKotaro DaigoNana MoriTsubasa HondaSet during a period of exceptionally rainy weather, high-school boy Hodaka Morishima runs away from his troubled rural home to Tokyo and befriends an orphan girl who can manipulate the weather.Nominations:
Best Animated Film - DirectorAlejandro LandesStarsSofia BuenaventuraJulián GiraldoKaren QuinteroOn a remote mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.Nominations:
Best International Film - DirectorHaifaa Al-MansourStarsMila Al ZahraniDae Al HilaliNora Al AwadA determined young Saudi doctor's surprise run for office in the local city elections sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town's first female candidate.Nominations:
Best International Film