Oh, yeah! One of my favourite film related times of the year is almost upon us once again. In a couple of days the Academy Awards will finally be announced, which is basically the Super Bowl for film fans. That being said, it would definitely be understatement to say that this has one very interesting for the Oscars. In fact I would sat that this has been the most heated and criticised lead-up to the Oscars that I have ever seen. Between all the controversies between surrounding actor/comedian Kevin Hart as the host and then him walking away from the gig (leaving the Oscars without a host for the first in decades), the possibility of introducing in a Best Popular Film Oscar and scraping some major technical categories from being featured on the broadcast (thank God neither of those didn’t happen), a couple of critically mixed or maligned film nominated for major awards, critically acclaimed films being snubbed, no female directors were nominated and many others as well. As you can see, it’s been a full on Oscar season this year. For me personally, it’s definitely one of the most exciting and surprising ones in quite a while since I honestly don’t who exactly is going to win. Especially in the Best Picture category , which I feel could be in any of the nominees’ courts. No wondered it has been a little big of struggle to pick who I think will win this year. Having guessed wrong on who I thought was going to win Best Picture of the pass three years, I really do hope that my pick for this year’s event puts me back on track. If I get it wrong again for a fourth time in a row, I may have to stop predicting it all together haha. So without further ado, here’s my write-up are who I predict will win an Oscar at the 2019 Academy Awards. Enjoy!
Here are my predictions (the winners are in bold):
BEST MOTION PICTURE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay – Vice
Pawel Pawlikowski – Cold War
BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale – Vice
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen – Green Book
BEST ACTRESS
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Glenn Close – The Wife
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell – Vice
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – Vice
Marina de Tavira – Roma
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
Vice
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Incredibles 2
Isle Of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen Of Scots
BEST FILM EDITING
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Vice
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Border
Mary Queen Of Scots
Vice
BEST SOUND MIXING
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
BEST SOUND EDITING
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Quiet place
Roma
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle Of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“All the Stars” – Black Panther
“I’ll Fight” – RBG
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” – Marry Poppins Returns
“Shallow” – A Star Is Born
“When Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” – The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding The Gap
Of Fathers And Sons
RBG
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Capernaum (Lebanon)
Cold War (Poland)
Never Look Away (Germany)
Roma (Mexico)
Shoplifters (Japan)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Black Sheep
End Game
Life Boat
A Night At The Garden
Period. End Of Sentence
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Animal Behavior
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
Written by Bede Jermyn
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