2020 Academy Awards: Final Predictions
Today is the big day. The 92nd Academy Awards. We have discussed the ceremony, ranked the nominees, and made our predictions to death. Today, we’re virtually just underlining our predictions.
You may notice that some of the predictions now are a little different than what we may have said earlier. That’s because the awards season can change the ebbs and flows of a film’s chances of a win. For instance, Jojo Rabbit seems to have more of a shot at Adapted Screenplay than it did before, and the Academy (like we always say) spreads out wins; this screenplay win means Jojo Rabbit gets at least one win, potentially. Still, nothing is guaranteed. Upsets can always happen. Let’s see how this goes!
Enjoy the Academy Awards tonight!
BEST PICTURE
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
DIRECTING
The Irishman: Martin Scorsese
Joker: Todd Phillips
1917: Sam Mendes
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Quentin Tarantino
Parasite: Bong Joon-ho
LEADING ACTRESS
Harriet: Cynthia Erivo
Marriage Story: Scarlett Johansson
Little Women: Saorise Ronan
Bombshell: Charlize Theron
Judy: Renée Zellweger
LEADING ACTOR
Pain and Glory: Antonio Banderas
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Leonardo DiCaprio
Marriage Story: Adam Driver
Joker: Joaquin Phoenix
The Two Popes: Jonathan Pryce
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Richard Jewell: Kathy Bates
Marriage Story: Laura Dern
Jojo Rabbit: Scarlett Johansson
Little Women: Florence Pugh
Bombshell: Margot Robbie
SUPPORTING ACTOR
A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood: Tom Hanks
The Two Popes: Anthony Hopkins
The Irishman: Al Pacino
The Irishman: Joe Pesci
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Brad Pitt
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Knives Out: Rian Johnson
Marriage Story: Noah Baumbach
1917: Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Quentin Tarantino
Parasite: Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Irishman: Steven Zaillian
Jojo Rabbit: Taika Waititi
Joker: Todd Phillips & Scott Silver
Little Women: Greta Gerwig
The Two Popes: Anthony McCarten
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Corpus Christi: Poland
Honeyland: North Macedonia
Les Misérables: France
Pain and Glory: Spain
Parasite: South Korea
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
American Factory
The Cave
The Edge of Democracy
For Sama
Honeyland
ANIMATED FEATURE
How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost my Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
LIVE ACTION SHORT
Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbor’s Window
Saria
A Sister
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
In the Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
Life Overtakes Me
St. Louis Superman
Walk Run Cha-Cha
ANIMATED SHORT
Dcera (Daughter)
Hair Love
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister
ORIGINAL SCORE
Joker: Hildur Gudnadóttir
Little Women: Alexandre Desplat
Marriage Story: Randy Newman
1917: Thomas Newman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: John Williams
ORIGINAL SONG
Toy Story 4: “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away”, Randy Newman
Rocketman: “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”, Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Breakthrough: “I’m Standing With You”, Diane Warren
Frozen II: “Into the Unknown”, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
Harriet: “Stand Up”, Joshuah Brian Campbell, Cynthia Erivo
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Irishman: Rodrigo Prieto
Joker: Lawrence Sher
The Lighthouse: Jarin Blaschke
1917: Roger Deakins
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Robert Richardson
FILM EDITING
Ford v Ferrari: Michael McCusker, Andrew Buckland
The Irishman: Thelma Schoonmaker
Jojo Rabbit: Tom Eagles
Joker: Jeff Groth
Parasite: Yang Jinmo
PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Irishman: Production: Bob Shaw, Set: Regina Graves
Jojo Rabbit: Production: Ra Vincent, Set: Nora Sopková
1917: Production: Dennis Gassner, Set: Lee Sandales
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Production: Barbara Ling, Set: Nancy Haigh
Parasite: Production: Lee Ha-jun, Set: Cho Won Woo
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Endgame: Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Matt Aitken, Dan Sudick
The Irishman: Pablo Helman, Leandro Estebecorena, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Stephane Grabli
The Lion King: Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, Elliot Newman
1917: Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler, Dominic Tuohy
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach, Dominic Tuohy
COSTUME DESIGN
The Irishman: Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson
Jojo Rabbit: Mayes C. Rubeo
Joker: Mark Bridges
Little Women: Jacqueline Durran
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Arianne Phillips
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Bombshell: Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan, Vivian Baker
Joker: Nicki Ledermann, Kay Georgiou
Judy: Jeremy Woodhead
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil: Paul Gooch, Arjen Tuiten, David White
1917: Naomi Donne, Tristan Versluis, Rebecca Cole
SOUND EDITING
Ford v Ferrari: Donald Sylvester
Joker: Alan Robert Murray
1917: Oliver Tarney, Rachel Tate
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Wylie Stateman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Matthew Wood, David Acord
SOUND MIXING
Ad Astra: Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Mark Ulano
Ford v Ferrari: Paul Massey, David Giammarco, Steven A. Morrow
Joker: Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic, Tod Maitland
1917: Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler, Mark Ulano
Andreas Babiolakis has a Masters degree in Film and Photography Preservation and Collections Management from Ryerson University, as well as a Bachelors degree in Cinema Studies from York University. His favourite times of year are the Criterion Collection flash sales and the annual Toronto International Film Festival.