This year the leading winner of Oscars will be ‘1917’ and ‘Parasite’ will become the first Korean film to win an Oscar. Here are my predictions for the winners of 2020.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Who Will Win: ‘1917’
Who Should Win: Parasite. ‘Parasite’ is a better movie than ‘1917’
Honourable Mention: ‘The Irishman’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Who Will Win: Joaquin Phoenix for ‘Joker’. Who else?
Who Should Win: Joaquin Phoenix
Honourable Mention: Adam Driver in ‘Marriage Story’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Who Will Win: Renee Zellweger for playing Judy Garland
Who Should Win: Renee Zellweger
Honourable Mention: Saoirse Ronan in ‘Little Women’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Who Will Win: Brad Pitt
Who Should Win: Tom Hanks
Honourable Mention: Joe Pesci
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Who Will Win: Laura Dern
Who Should Win: Laura Dern
Honourable Mention: Florence Pugh
Best Achievement in Directing
Who Will Win: Sam Mendes for ‘1917’
Who Should Win: Bong Joon Ho for ‘Parasite’. I won’t put my money on this but I won’t be surprised if Bong Joon Ho nicks it.
Honourable Mention: Todd Philips for ‘Joker’
Best Original Screenplay
Who Will Win: ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’
Who Should Win: It is because there are too many Tarantino fans that he may win but ‘Parasite’ and ‘Knives Out’ would be more deserving winners.
Honourable Mention: In hindsight, ‘Marriage Story’ is overrated.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Who Will Win: My vote is for ‘Little Women’ but the awful ‘Jojo Rabbit’ seems to have many fans.
Who Should Win: ‘Little Women’
Honourable Mention: ‘The Irishman’
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Who Will Win: Roger Deakins for ‘1917’. More than anything, ‘1917’ was about cinematography.
Who Should Win: Roger Deakins for ‘1917’.
Honourable Mention: Jarin Blaschke for ‘The Lighthouse’.
Best Achievement in Film Editing
Who Will Win: ‘Ford vs Ferrari’
Who Should Win: ‘Parasite’
Honourable Mention: ‘Joker’
Best Achievement in Production Design
Who Will Win: ‘1917’
Who Should Win: ‘Parasite’
Honourable Mention: ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Who Will Win: ‘Little Women’
Who Should Win: ‘Little Women’
Honourable Mention: ‘Jojo Rabbit’
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Who Will Win: ‘Bombshell’
Who Should Win: ‘Bombshell’
Honourable Mention: ‘Joker’
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Who Will Win: The first solo female winner in this category Hilder Guonadottir for ‘Joker’
Who Should Win: Hilder Guonadottir for ‘Joker’
Honourable Mention: Thomas Newman for ‘1917’
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Who Will Win: Elton John and Bernie Taupin for ‘The Rocketman’
Who Should Win: Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Honourable Mention: Cynthia Erivo and Joshuah Brian Campbell for ‘Harriet’
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Who Will Win: ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Who Should Win: ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Honourable Mention: ‘1917’
Best Documentary Feature
Who Will Win: All the nominees are good but my vote is for ‘Honeyland’ which is better.
Who Should Win: ‘Honeyland’
Honourable Mention: ‘For Sama’
Best Animated Feature Film
Who Will Win: No clear favourites here. My vote is for ‘Missing Link’ but a win for ‘Toy Story 4’ or ‘Klaus’ would not be surprise.
Who Should Win: ‘Missing Link’
Honourable Mention: ‘Klaus’
Best International Feature Film
Who Will Win: ‘Parasite’
Who Should Win: ‘Parasite’
Honourable Mention: ‘Honeyland’
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