In a year where the general quality of movies left much to be desired, the Oscars may not have any movie which wins more than 4 of the coveted gongs. Here are my predictions for the winners of 2019.
You can also have a look at my predictions in the years from 2014 to 2018 here: https://couldhavebeenacontender.wordpress.com/2018/03/
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Who Will Win: ‘Roma’ but I would not be surprised if ‘Green Book’ steals it.
Who Should Win:’Roma’
Honourable Mention: ‘Green Book’. Why some movies like ‘Black Panther’, ‘BlacKkKlansman’ and ‘Vice’ have been nominated is beyond me.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Who Will Win: Rami Malek
Who Should Win: Rami Malek
Honourable Mention: Viggo Mortensen deserves some acclaim for his acting in ‘Green Book’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Who Will Win: Glenn Close. Give that lady an Oscar please.
Who Should Win: Glenn Close
Honourable Mention: Olivia Coleman and Melissa McCarthy
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Who Will Win: Mahershala Ali for ‘Green Book’. You can bet your money on this.
Who Should Win: Mahershala Ali
Honourable Mention: Richard Grant for ‘Can you ever forgive me?’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Who Will Win: Regina King for ‘If Beale Street could Talk’
Who Should Win: Regina King for ‘If Beale Street could Talk’
Honourable Mention: Dames Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone for ‘The Favourite’. I have much sympathy for Amy Adams who is on course to be the next Glenn Close: lots of nominations but no wins.
Best Achievement in Directing
Who Will Win: Who else? Alfonso Cuaron for ‘Roma’
Who Should Win: Alfonso Cuaron
Honourable Mention: Pawel Pawlikowski for ‘Cold War’.
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Who Will Win: ‘Green Book’
Who Should Win: ‘First Reformed’
Honourable Mention: Why was ‘Eighth Grade’ not nominated?
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Who Will Win: ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’
Who Should Win: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
Honourable Mention: ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Who Will Win: ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’
Who Should Win: ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’
Honourable Mention: ‘Mirai’
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Who Will Win: ‘Roma’
Who Should Win: ‘Cold War’
Honourable Mention: ‘Shoplifters’
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Who Will Win: Alfonso Cuaron for ‘Roma’
Who Should Win: Alfonso Cuaron for ‘Roma’
Honourable Mention: Lukasz Sal for ‘Cold War’
Best Achievement in Editing
Who Will Win: ‘Vice’ in a very open category
Who Should Win: No clear favourites in this category. ‘First Man’ was not even nominated.
Honourable Mention: ‘Green Book’
Best Achievement in Production Design
Who Will Win: ‘Black Panther’
Who Should Win: ‘The Favourite’
Honourable Mention: ‘First Man’
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Who Will Win: ‘Black Panther’
Who Should Win: ‘The Favourite’
Honourable Mention: Mary Poppins Returns
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Who Will Win: ‘Vice’
Who Should Win: ‘The Favourite’
Honourable Mention: ‘Black Panther’
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Who Will Win: I really have no clue here because ‘First Man’ and ‘A Star is Born’ are not nominated. If having a lot of music is the criteria, then ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ should win but the award may go to ‘Black Panther’
Who Should Win: None of the nominated movie have an Oscar worthy score.
Honourable Mention: ‘Black Panther’
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Who Will Win: ‘First Man’
Who Should Win: ‘First Man’
Honourable Mention: ‘Black Panther’
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Who Will Win: ‘A Quiet Place’
Who Should Win: ‘First Man’
Honourable Mention: ‘Black Panther’
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Who Will Win: Lady Gaga for ‘A Star is Born’
Who Should Win: Lady Gaga for ‘A Star is Born’
Honourable Mention: Diane Warren for ‘RBG’
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Who Will Win: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
Who Should Win: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Honourable Mention: ‘First Man’
Best Documentary, Feature
Who Will Win: ‘Free Solo’
Who Should Win: ‘RBG’
Honourable Mention: ‘Hale County This Morning, This Evening’
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Really good predictions, Rohit! Fairly accurate..
Thank you Karan 🙂