2020 Oscar Nominations Predictions!

What’s up, my people! We are very close to hearing the nominations for the 92th Academy Awards. Before the announcement Monday morning, January 13, which means I have to set my alarm to watch them live, it would be the best plan to give my predictions on what will get nominated in every category (the shorts were just guesses based on who was on the shortlists). This was a yearly process to get through, and I made a lot of changes based on the buzz surrounding certain potential nominees.

It seems likely that Once Upon a Time in Hollywood will get the most nominations.  I will also name some that could sneak in there without going in-depth with my reasonings for my picks. When the nominations come out, I will run down my opinions and will most likely do a top five snubs, because we all know not everything we like gets in. Was it difficult leaving out great performances? Yes. Check out my predictions for the upcoming Oscar nominations.

Best Picture:

• 1917
• The Irishman 
• Ford V Ferrari 
• Jojo Rabbit
• Joker
• Little Women
• Marriage Story
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Parasite

Dark Horse Nominations: The Farewell, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Knives Out

Best Director:

• Greta Gerwig- Little Women
• Bong Joon-ho- Parasite 
• Sam Mendes- 1917
• Martin Scorsese- The Irishman
• Quentin Tarantino- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Dark Horse Nominations: Noah Baumbach- Marriage Story, Todd Phillips- Joker, Taika Waititi- Jojo Rabbit

Best Actor:

• Robert De Niro- The Irishman 
• Leonardo DiCaprio- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Adam Driver- Marriage Story
• Taron Egerton- Rocketman 
• Joaquin Phoenix- Joker

Dark Horse Nominations: Antonio Banderas- Pain and Glory, Eddie Murphy- Dolemite is My Name

Best Actress:

• Awkwafina- The Farewell 
• Scarlett Johansson- Marriage Story
• Saoirse Ronan- Little Women
• Charlize Theron- Bombshell
• Renee Zellweger- Judy 

Dark Horse Nominations: Lupita Nyong’o- Us, Cynthia Erivo- Harriet 

Best Supporting Actor:

• Tom Hanks- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
• Anthony Hopkins- The Two Popes
• Al Pacino- The Irishman
• Joe Pesci- The Irishman
• Brad Pitt- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Dark Horse Nominations: Willem Dafoe- The Lighthouse, Song Kang-ho- Parasite

Best Supporting Actress:

• Kathy Bates- Richard Jewell 
• Laura Dern- Marriage Story
• Jennifer Lopez- Hustlers
• Florence Pugh- Little Women
• Zhao Shuzhen- The Farewell

Dark Horse Nominations: Margot Robbie- Bombshell or Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Original Screenplay:

• The Farewell
• Knives Out
• Marriage Story
• Parasite
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Dark Horse Nominations: Ford V Ferrari, Booksmart

Best Adapted Screenplay:

• The Irishman
• Joker
• Jojo Rabbit
• Little Women
• The Two Popes

Dark Horse Nominations: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 

Best Animated Feature:

• Frozen 2
• How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
• I Lost My Body
• Missing Link
• Toy Story 4

Best Foreign Language Film:

• Atlantics 
• Honeyland 
• Les Miserables
• Pain and Glory
• Parasite

Best Editing:

• 1917
• Ford V Ferrari 
• The Irishman 
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Parasite

Best Cinematography:

• 1917
• The Irishman
• Joker
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Parasite

Best Production Design:

• 1917
• The Irishman
• Little Women
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Parasite

Best Costume Design:

• Dolemite is My Name
• Downton Abbey
• Little Women
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Rocketman 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

• Bombshell
• Dolemite is My Name
• Joker
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Rocketman

Dark Horse Nominations: Judy, Downton Abbey

Best Visual Effects:

• Alita: Battle Angel 
• Avengers: Endgame
• The Irishman 
• The Lion King
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Dark Horse Nominations: 1917, Captain Marvel

Best Sound Mixing:

• 1917
• Ford V Ferrari 
• Joker
• Rocketman
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Sound Editing:

• 1917
• Avengers: Endgame
• Ford V Ferrari
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Original Score:

• Thomas Newman- 1917
• Hildur Guðnadóttir- Joker
• Alexandre Desplat- Little Women 
• Randy Newman- Marriage Story
• John Williams- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Dark Horse Nominations: Avengers: Endgame, Us

Best Original Song:

• “Into the Unknown”- Frozen 2
• “Stand Up”- Harriet
• “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”- Rocketman
• “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away”- Toy Story 4
• “Glasgow”- Wild Rose

Best Documentary Feature: 

• American Factory
• Apollo 11
• The Cave
• Maiden
• One Child Nation 

Best Documentary Short Subject:

• After Maria
• Fire in Paradise
• Ghosts of Sugar Land
• The Nightcrawlers 
• Stay Close

Best Animated Short Film:

• Hair Love
• Kitbull
• Memorable
• Mind My Mind
• Sister

Best Live-Action Short Film:

• Little Hands
• Miller & Son
• The Neighbors’ Window
• Refugee 
• Sometimes, I Think About Dying