Recently the Oscars has suffered a considerable amount of fiascos. Whether that’s the lack of a host, and that whole nonsensical idea of not televising the Best Cinematography & Editing which they later backtracked on

Yet, this changes nothing in our yearly tradition of betting on the winners. So without further ado, shall we…?

 

Best Sound Editing

NOMINEES

Black Panther – Benjamin A. Burtt and Steve Boeddeker

First Man – Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan

Roma – Sergio Díaz and Skip Lievsay

Bohemian Rhapsody – John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone

A Quiet Place – Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl

WHO WILL WIN: A Quiet Place – Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl

WHO SHOULD WIN: A Quiet Place – Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl

 

 

Best Sound Mixing

NOMINEES

Black Panther – Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor and Peter Devlin

First Man – Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Ai-Ling Lee and Mary H. Ellis

A Star is Born – Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic, Jason Ruder and Steve Morrow

Bohemian Rhapsody – Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali

Roma – Skip Lievsay, Craig Henighan and José Antonio García

WHO WILL WIN: Bohemian Rhapsody – Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali

WHO SHOULD WIN: First Man – Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Ai-Ling Lee and Mary H. Ellis

 

 

Visual Effects

NOMINEES

Avengers: Infinity War – Dan DeLeeuw, Kelly Port, Russell Earl and Dan Sudick

First Man – Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles and J.D. Schwalm

Solo: A Star Wars Story – Rob Bredow, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Dominic Tuohy

Christopher Robin – Christopher Lawrence, Michael Eames, Theo Jones and Chris Corbould

Ready Player One – Roger Guyett, Grady Cofer, Matthew E. Butler and David Shirk

WHO WILL WIN: Ready Player One – Roger Guyett, Grady Cofer, Matthew E. Butler and David Shirk

WHO SHOULD WIN: First Man – Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles and J.D. Schwalm

 

 

Best Original Score

NOMINEES

Black Panther – Ludwig Goransson

If Beale Street Could Talk – Nicholas Britell

Mary Poppins Returns – Marc Shaiman

BlacKkKlansman – Terence Blanchard

Isle of Dogs – Alexandre Desplat

WHO WILL WIN: If Beale Street Could Talk – Nicholas Britell

WHO SHOULD WIN: Black Panther – Ludwig Goransson

 

 

Best Documentary

NOMINEES

Free Solo – Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Evan Hayes and Shannon Dill

Minding the Gap – Bing Liu and Diane Quon

RBG – Betsy West and Julie Cohen

Hale County, This Morning, This Evening – RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes and Su Kim

Of Fathers and Sons – Talal Derki, Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme and Tobias N. Siebert

WHO WILL WIN: RBG – Betsy West and Julie Cohen

WHO SHOULD WIN: None! The documentary branch is being run by absolute hacks! Won’t You Be My Neighbour & Three Identical Strangers should’ve been nominated.

 

 

Best Animated Feature

NOMINEES

Incredibles 2 – Brad Bird, John Walker and Nicole Paradis Grindle

Isle of Dogs – Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson

MIRAI – Mamoru Hosoda and Yuichiro Saito

Ralph Breaks the Internet – Rich Moore, Phil Johnston and Clark Spencer

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

WHO WILL WIN: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

WHO SHOULD WIN: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

 

 

Best Cinematography

NOMINEES

Cold War – Łukasz Żal

Never Look Away –  Caleb Deschanel

A Star is Born – Matthew Libatique

The Favourite – Robbie Ryan

Roma – Alfonso Cuarón

WHO WILL WIN: Roma – Alfonso Cuarón

WHO SHOULD WIN: Roma – Alfonso Cuarón

 

 

Best Editing

NOMINEES

BlacKkKlansman – Barry Alexander Brown

The Favourite – Yorgos Mavropsaridis

Vice – Hank Corwin  

Bohemian Rhapsody – John Ottman

Green Book – Patrick J. Don Vito

WHO WILL WIN: Vice – Hank Corwin  

WHO SHOULD WIN: BlacKkKlansman – Barry Alexander Brown

 

 

Best Supporting Actress

NOMINEES

Amy Adams – Vice

Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk

Rachel Weisz – The Favourite

Marina de Tavira – Roma

Emma Stone – The Favourite

WHO WILL WIN: Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk  

WHO SHOULD WIN: Rachel Weisz – The Favourite

 

 

Best Actress

NOMINEES

Yalitza Aparicio – Roma

Olivia Colman – The Favourite

Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Glenn Close – The Wife

Lady Gaga – A Star is Born

WHO WILL WIN: Olivia Colman – The Favourite 

WHO SHOULD WIN: Olivia Colman – The Favourite

 

 

Best Supporting Actor

NOMINEES

Mahershala Ali – Green Book

Sam Elliott – A Star is Born

Sam Rockwell – Vice

Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman

Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?

WHO WILL WIN: Mahershala Ali – Green Book

WHO SHOULD WIN: Adam Driver– BlacKkKlansman

 

 

Best Actor

NOMINEES

Christian Bale – Vice

Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate

Viggo Mortensen – Green Book

Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born

Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody

WHO WILL WIN: Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody

WHO SHOULD WIN: Christian Bale – Vice

 

 

Best Adapted Screenplay

NOMINEES

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Can You Ever Forgive Me? – Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty

A Star is Born – Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters

BlacKkKlansman – Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee

If Beale Street Could Talk – Barry Jenkins

WHO WILL WIN: If Beale Street Could Talk – Barry Jenkins

WHO SHOULD WIN: BlacKkKlansman – Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee

 

Best Screenplay

NOMINEES

The Favourite – Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara

Green Book – Written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly

Vice – Adam McKay

First Reformed – Paul Schrader

Roma – Alfonso Cuarón

WHO WILL WIN: The Favourite – Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara

WHO SHOULD WIN: The Favourite – Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara

 

 

Best Director

NOMINEES

Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman

Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite

Adam McKay – Vice

Pawel Pawlikowski – Cold War

Alfonso Cuarón – Roma

WHO WILL WIN: Alfonso Cuarón – Roma

WHO SHOULD WIN:Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman

 

 

Best Picture

NOMINEES

Black Panther – Kevin Feige

BlacKkKlansman – Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Raymond Mansfield, Jordan Peele and Spike Lee

Bohemian Rhapsody – Graham King

The Favourite – Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday and Yorgos Lanthimos 

A Star is Born – Bill Gerber, Bradley Cooper and Lynette Howell Taylor

Green Book – Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly and Nick Vallelonga

Roma – Gabriela Rodriguez and Alfonso Cuarón

WHO WILL WIN: Roma – Gabriela Rodriguez and Alfonso Cuarón

WHO SHOULD WIN: The Favourite – Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday and Yorgos Lanthimos