Oscars 2019 Predictions: Who *should* win and who actually will
It’s that time again. Time to see which young starlets will leave indy dramas behind to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A night full of struggle faces as inferior talent takes the stage to accept nonsense awards. At least we won’t have to suffer a host.
Keeping in the spirit of disappointment, we’re here to give our best guesses as to who will win and who should win. Away we go.
Best Picture:
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite” SHOULD WIN
“Green Book”
“Roma” WILL WIN
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”
Lead Actor:
Christian Bale, “Vice” SHOULD WIN
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”
Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” WILL WIN
Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”
Lead Actress:
Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma”
Glenn Close, “The Wife” WILL WIN
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite” SHOULD WIN
Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”
Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Supporting Actor:
Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” SHOULD WIN. WILL WIN.
Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”
Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Sam Rockwell, “Vice”
Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams, “Vice”
Marina de Tavira, “Roma” WILL WIN
Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk” SHOULD WIN
Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”
Director:
Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite” SHOULD WIN
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma” WILL WIN
Adam McKay, “Vice”
Animated Feature:
“Incredibles 2,” Brad Bird WILL WIN
“Isle of Dogs,” Wes Anderson
“Mirai,” Mamoru Hosoda
“Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Rich Moore, Phil Johnston
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman SHOULD WIN
Animated Short:
“Animal Behaviour,” Alison Snowden, David Fine
“Bao,” Domee Shi SHOULD WIN. WILL WIN
“Late Afternoon,” Louise Bagnall
“One Small Step,” Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas
“Weekends,” Trevor Jimenez
Adapted Screenplay:
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Joel Coen , Ethan Coen
“BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee WILL WIN
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty SHOULD WIN
“If Beale Street Could Talk,” Barry Jenkins
“A Star Is Born,” Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters
Original Screenplay:
“The Favourite,” Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara WILL WIN
“First Reformed,” Paul Schrader SHOULD WIN
“Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
“Vice,” Adam McKay
Cinematography:
“Cold War,” Lukasz Zal
“The Favourite,” Robbie Ryan
“Never Look Away,” Caleb Deschanel
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón SHOULD WIN. WILL WIN.
“A Star Is Born,” Matthew Libatique
Best Documentary Feature:
“Free Solo,” Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
“Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” RaMell Ross WILL WIN
“Minding the Gap,” Bing Liu SHOULD WIN
“Of Fathers and Sons,” Talal Derki
“RBG,” Betsy West, Julie Cohen
Best Foreign Language Film:
“Capernaum” (Lebanon)
“Cold War” (Poland)
“Never Look Away” (Germany)
“Roma” (Mexico) WILL WIN
“Shoplifters” (Japan) SHOULD WIN
Film Editing:
“BlacKkKlansman,” Barry Alexander Brown SHOULD WIN
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Ottman WILL WIN
“Green Book,” Patrick J. Don Vito
“The Favourite,” Yorgos Mavropsaridis
“Vice,” Hank Corwin
