I am publishing this edition to continue with the tradition of doing so. Otherwise, this is not a time for awards or predictions.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Who Will Win: ‘Nomadland’
Who Should Win: ‘Nomadland’
Honourable Mention: ‘Minari’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Who Will Win: Chadwick Boseman
Who Should Win: Anthony Hopkins
Honourable Mention: Riz Ahmed
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Who Will Win: Frances McDormand
Who Should Win: Frances McDormand
Honourable Mention: Vanessa Kirby
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Who Will Win: Daniel Kaluuya
Who Should Win: LaKeith Stanfield
Honourable Mention: Paul Raci
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Who Will Win: Yuh-Jung Youn
Who Should Win: Yuh-Jung Youn
Honourable Mention: Olivia Colman and Maria Bakalova
Best Achievement in Directing
Who Will Win: Chloe Zhao for Nomadland
Who Should Win: Chloe Zhao
Honourable Mention: Lee Isaac Chung for ‘Minari’
Best Original Screenplay
Who Will Win: In a weak field ‘Promising Young Woman’
Who Should Win: ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’
Honourable Mention: ‘Minari’
Best Adapted Screenplay
Who Will Win: ‘Nomadland’
Who Should Win: ‘The Father’
Honourable Mention: ‘The White Tiger’
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Who Will Win: Joshua James Richards (Nomadland)
Who Should Win: Joshua James Richards (Nomadland)
Honourable Mention: Erik Messerschmidt (Mank)
Best Achievement in Film Editing
Who Will Win: Alan Baumgarten (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
Who Should Win: Mikkel E.G. Nielsen (Sound of Metal)
Honourable Mention: Yorgos Lamprinos (The Father)
Best Achievement in Production Design
Who Will Win: Mank (Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale)
Who Should Win: Mank (Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale)
Honourable Mention: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Mark Ricker, Karen O’Hara, Diana Stoughton)
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Who Will Win: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Ann Roth)
Who Should Win: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Ann Roth)
Honourable Mention: Emma (Alexandra Byrne)
Best Sound
Who Will Win: Sound of Metal (Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés Navarrete, Phillip Bladh)
Who Should Win: Sound of Metal (Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés Navarrete, Phillip Bladh)
Honourable Mention: News of the World (Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller, John Pritchett)
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Who Will Win: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson)
Who Should Win: Hillbilly Elegy (Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew W. Mungle, Patricia Dehaney)
Honourable Mention: Pinocchio (Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli, Francesco Pegoretti)
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Who Will Win: Soul (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste)
Who Should Win: Soul (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste)
Honourable Mention: News of the World (James Newton Howard)
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Who Will Win: The Life Ahead
Who Should Win: One Night in Miami…
Honourable Mention: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Who Will Win: Tenet (Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley, Scott R. Fisher)
Who Should Win: Tenet (Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley, Scott R. Fisher)
Honourable Mention: The Midnight Sky (Matt Kasmir, Chris Lawrence, Max Solomon, David Watkins)
Best Documentary Feature
Who Will Win: A shootout between ‘Collective’ and ‘Crip Camp’
Who Should Win: Collective
Honourable Mention: My Octopus Teacher
Best Animated Feature Film
Who Will Win: Soul
Who Should Win: Soul
Honourable Mention: WolfWalkers
Best International Feature Film
Who Will Win: Another Round
Who Should Win: Quo vadis, Aida?
Honourable Mention: The Man Who Sold His Skin
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