Predicting the winners with our head and heart.
BEST PICTURE
Will Win: 1917
Should Win: Parasite
Could Win: Once Upon a time…In Hollywood
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Will Win: Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Should Win: Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Could Win: This one won’t get away from Joaquin.
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Will Win: Renée Zellweger (Judy)
Should Win: Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Could Win: Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Will Win: Brad Pitt (Once Upon a time…In Hollywood)
Should Win: Brad Pitt (Once Upon a time…In Hollywood)
Could Win: Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Will Win: Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Should Win: Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Could Win: All signs point to an easy victory for Dern.
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Will Win: Toy Story 4
Should Win: Toy Story 4
Could Win: I Lost My Body
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will Win: Roger Deakins (1917)
Should Win: Jarin Blaschke (The Lighthouse)
Could Win: After winning his first Oscar with Blade Runner 2049 two years ago, Roger Deakins seems to have a second trophy all but in his hands at this point.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Lorenza Izzo star in ONCE UPON TIME IN HOLLYWOOD.
COSTUME DESIGN
Will Win: Arianne Phillips (Once Upon a time…In Hollywood)
Should Win: Arianne Phillips (Once Upon a time…In Hollywood)
Could Win: Jacqueline Durran (Little Women)
DIRECTING
Will Win: Sam Mendes (1917)
Should Win: Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)
Could Win: Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Will Win: For Sama
Should Win: For Sama
Could Win: The Cave
FILM EDITING
Will Win: Yang Jinmo (Parasite)
Should Win: Yang Jinmo (Parasite)
Could Win: Thelma Schoonmaker (The Irishman)
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Will Win: Parasite
Should Win: Parasite
Could Win: South Korea is sure to win its first foreign film Oscar tonight.
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Will Win: Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou (Joker)
Should Win: Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou (Joker)
Could Win: Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan, and Vivian Baker (Bombshell)
ORIGINAL SCORE
Will Win: Hildur Guonadóttir (Joker)
Should Win: Hildur Guonadóttir (Joker)
Could Win: thomas Newman (1917)
ORIGINAL SONG
Will Win: Elton John and Bernie Taupin (Rocketman)
Should Win: Elton John and Bernie Taupin (Rocketman)
Could Win: Sir Elton will take the stage for the first time since the 1994 ceremony to claim his Golden Man.
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Will Win: Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales (1917)
Should Win: Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh (Once Upon a time…In Hollywood)
Could Win: Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh (Once Upon a time…In Hollywood)
SOUND MIXING
Will Win: Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate (1917)
Should Win: Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate (1917)
Could Win: History points to a likely victory for Sam Mendes’ World War 1 Epic.
Sound Editing
Will Win: Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate (1917)
Should Win: Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate (1917)
Could Win: 1917 will go home with both of the Sound wins this evening.
VISUAL EFFECTS
Will Win: Dan Delleuw, Russell Earl, Matt Aitken and Dan Sudick (Avengers: Endgame)
Should Win: Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Elliot Newman (The Lion King)
Could Win: Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Elliot Newman (The Lion King)
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will Win: Greta Gerwig (Little Women)
Should Win: Greta Gerwig (Little Women)
Could Win: Steve Zaillian (The Irishman)
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will Win: Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a time…In Hollywood)
Should Win: Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a time…In Hollywood)
Could Win: Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Wan (Parasite)
BY: Quinten Sansosti
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