Here are my predictions for Oscars 2019…
My Prediction Score: 15/24 (+ 6 dark horses)
BEST PICTURE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book WINNER!
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice
Will Win (WW): Roma
Dark Horse (DH): Green Book
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE
Capernaum (Lebanon)
Cold War (Poland)
Never Look Away (Germany)
Roma (Mexico) WINNER!
Shoplifters (Japan)
WW: Roma
DH: Cold War
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse WINNER!
WW: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
DH: Incredibles 2
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo WINNER!
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG
WW: Free Solo
DH: RBG
BEST DIRECTOR
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma WINNER!
Adam McKay, Vice
WW: Alfonso Cuaron
DH: Spike Lee
BEST LEADING ACTOR
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody WINNER!
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
WW: Rami Malek
DH: Christian Bale
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Glenn Close, The Wife
Olivia Colman, The Favourite WINNER!
Lady Gaga, A Star is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
WW: Glenn Close
DH: Lady Gaga
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali, Green Book WINNER!
Adam Driver, BlackkKlansman
Sam Elliot, A Star is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
WW: Mahershala Ali
DH: Richard E. Grant
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, Vice
Marina De Tavira, Roma
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk WINNER!
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
WW: Regina King
DH: Rachel Weisz
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book WINNER!
Roma
Vice
WW: The Favourite
DH: First Reformed
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman WINNER!
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star is Born
WW: BlacKkKlansman
DH: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma WINNER!
A Star is Born
WW: Roma
DH: Cold War
BEST FILM EDITING
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody WINNER!
The Favourite
Green Book
Vice
WW: Vice
DH: Bohemian Rhapsody
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther WINNER!
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
WW: The Favourite
DH: Black Panther
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther WINNER!
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
WW: The Favourite
DH: Black Panther
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice WINNER!
WW: Vice
DH: Mary Queen of Scots
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Panther WINNER!
BlackkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
WW: If Beale Street Could Talk
DH: Black Panther
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“All the Stars”, Black Panther
“I’ll Fight”, RBG
“The Place Where Lost Things Go”, Mary Poppins Returns
“Shallow”, A Star is Born WINNER!
“When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings”, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
WW: “Shallow”
DH: “All the Stars”
BEST SOUND MIXING
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody WINNER!
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
WW: Bohemian Rhapsody
DH: First Man
BEST SOUND EDITING
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody WINNER!
First Man
A Quiet Place
Roma
WW: First Man
DH: Bohemian Rhapsody
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man WINNER!
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
WW: First Man
DH: Avengers: Infinity War
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin WINNER!
WW: Marguerite
DH: Fauve
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Animal Behaviour
Bao WINNER!
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
WW: Bao
DH: Weekends
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence. WINNER!
WW: Period. End of Sentence.
DH: Black Sheep