Oh, yeah! It’s that time of the year again. The Academy Awards are about to be announced. Usually every year the Oscar are held in February but due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year which pushed back a lot of films, the Academy decided to hold their awards this year in April instead. Which ended up being a great thing because both the extra timeframe and some film studio’s holding off on releases their films until later in 2021/2022, it gave more films that probably wouldn’t have been a part of the conversation a chance to nominated as well. Which turned out to be a great thing in the end because this year’s nominations are probably the most diverse and interesting set we’ve had a quite a number of years (it helps that last year’s historical Best Picture winner PARASITE definitely changed the game in the industry and make the Academy go more outside of the box than usual). In fact in some of the categories, I don’t even know who’s going to win because there is really no firm frontrunner in some of them. Especially Best Actress, which still has me stumped. One I want most of all is guessing the Best Picture winner correctly. After getting the pass five winners in the category wrong, I hope that losing streak is finally broken this year. Believe me at this moment, it’s getting quite ridiculous and shameful on my part. So without further ado, here’s my write-up are who I predict will win an Oscar at the 2021 Academy Awards. Enjoy!
Here are my predictions (the winners are in bold):
BEST MOTION PICTURE
The Father
Judas And The Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound Of Metal
The Trial Of The Chicago 7
BEST DIRECTOR
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
David Fincher – Mank
Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
BEST ACTOR
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Gary Oldman – Mank
Steven Yeun – Minari
BEST ACTRESS
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Andra Day – The United States Vs. Billie Holiday
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces Of A Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial Of the Chicago 7
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas And The Black Messiah
Leslie Odom, Jr – One Night In Miami…
Paul Raci – Sound Of Metal
Lakeith Stanfield – Judas And The Black Messiah
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: : Delivery Of Prodigious Bribe To American Regime For Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Youn Yuh-Jung – Minari
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Judas And The Black Messiah
Minari
Promising Young Woman
Sound Of Metal
The Trial Of the Chicago 7
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery Of Prodigious Bribe To American Regime For Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan
The Father
Nomadland
One Night In Miami…
The White Tiger
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Onward
Over The Moon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Father
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
News Of The World
Tenet
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Judas And The Black Messiah
Mank
News Of The World
Nomadland
The Trial Of The Chicago 7
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Emma.
Mank
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mulan
Pinocchio
BEST FILM EDITING
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound Of Metal
The Trial Of The Chicago 7
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Emma.
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Pinocchio
BEST SOUND
Greyhound
Mank
News Of The World
Sound Of Metal
Soul
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Love And Monsters
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One And Only Ivan
Tenet
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
News Of The World
Soul
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Husavik” – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
“Fight For You” – Judas And The Black Messiah
“Io Sì (Seen)” – The Life Ahead
“Speak Now” – One Night In Miami…
“Hear My Voice – The Trial Of The Chicago 7
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher
Time
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Another Round (Denmark)
Better Days (Hong Kong)
Collective (Romania)
The Man Who Sold His Skin (Tunisia)
Quo Vadis, Aida? (Bosnia And Herzegovina)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Colette
A Concerto Is A Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song For Latasha
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Burrow
Genius Loci
If Anything Happens I Love You
Opera
Yes-People
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Feeling Through
The Letter Room
The Present
Two Distant Strangers
White Eye
Well, that’s it. Those are my predictions. Who do you think is going to win? Leave your predictions in the comment!
Article written by Bede Jermyn
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