Academy Award Predictions


 The Academy Awards are tonight, and in honor of the event I'm making my bold predictions! Tune in tonight to see how I do.

Best Picture

BELFAST

CODA

DON'T LOOK UP

DRIVE MY CAR

DUNE

KING RICHARD

LICORICE PIZZA

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

THE POWER OF THE DOG

WEST SIDE STORY

My Pick: This could be my heart overcoming my head, but I'm going with CODA.


Actor in a Leading Role

Javier Bardem in BEING THE RICARDOS

Benedict Cumberbatch in THE POWER OF THE DOG

Andrew Garfield in TICK, TICK...BOOM!

Will Smith in KING RICHARD

Denzel Washington in THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

My Pick: It should be Washington, but I'm going with Will Smith.


Actor in a Supporting Role

Ciarán Hinds in BELFAST

Troy Kotsur in CODA

Jesse Plemons in THE POWER OF THE DOG

J.K. Simmons in BEING THE RICARDOS

Kodi Smit-McPhee in THE POWER OF THE DOG

My Pick: I'm going with Kotsur.


Actress in a Leading Role

Jessica Chastain in THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

Olivia Colman in THE LOST DAUGHTER

Penélope Cruz in PARALLEL MOTHERS

Nicole Kidman in BEING THE RICARDOS

Kristen Stewart in SPENCER

My Pick: I'm going with Jessica Chastain, the only right choice.


Actress in a Supporting Role

Jessie Buckley in THE LOST DAUGHTER

Ariana DeBose in WEST SIDE STORY

Judi Dench in BELFAST

Kirsten Dunst in THE POWER OF THE DOG

Aunjanue Ellis in KING RICHARD

My Pick: I'm going with DeBose here.


Animated Feature Film

ENCANTO

FLEE

LUCA

THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES

RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON

My Pick: This could be Mitchells, but I'm going with Encanto.


Cinematography

DUNE

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

THE POWER OF THE DOG

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

WEST SIDE STORY

My Pick: Maybe this is going with my heart, but I'm going with The Tragedy of Macbeth.


Costume Design

CRUELLA

CYRANO

DUNE

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

WEST SIDE STORY

My Pick: I am going with Cruella here.


Directing

BELFAST--Kenneth Branagh

DRIVE MY CAR--Ryusuke Hamaguchi

LICORICE PIZZA--Paul Thomas Anderson

THE POWER OF THE DOG--Jane Campion

WEST SIDE STORY--Steven Spielberg

My Pick: It's easily Campion's year.


Documentary (Feature)

ASCENSION

ATTICA

FLEE

SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)

WRITING WITH FIRE

My Pick: I'm going with Summer of Soul. 


Documentary (Short Subject)

AUDIBLE

LEAD ME HOME

THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL

THREE SONGS FOR BENAZIR

WHEN WE WERE BULLIES

My Pick: Some powerful stories here, but I'm going with Audible.


Film Editing

DON'T LOOK UP

DUNE

KING RICHARD

THE POWER OF THE DOG

TICK, TICK...BOOM!

My Pick: This is a tougher category to handicap, but I'm going with The Power of the Dog.


International Feature Film

DRIVE MY CAR

FLEE

THE HAND OF GOD

LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

My Pick: The easy pick here is Drive My Car.


Makeup and Hairstyling

COMING 2 AMERICA

CRUELLA

DUNE

THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

HOUSE OF GUCCI

My Pick: I'm going with Cruella here. The production was amazing.


Music (Original Score)

DON'T LOOK UP

DUNE

ENCANTO

PARALLEL MOTHERS

THE POWER OF THE DOG

My Pick: My pick is The Power of the Dog. 


Music (Original Song)

"Be Alive" from KING RICHARD

"Dos Oruguitas" from ENCANTO

"Down To Joy" from BELFAST

"No Time To Die" from NO TIME TO DIE

"Somehow You Do" from FOUR GOOD DAYS

My Pick: Some good songs here, but I'm going with "No Time To Die."


Production Design

DUNE

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

THE POWER OF THE DOG

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

WEST SIDE STORY

My Pick: There are a number of worthy options here. I feel like Nightmare Alley should win, but I'm picking Dune.


Short Film (Animated)

AFFAIRS OF THE ART

BESTIA

BOXBALLET

ROBIN ROBIN

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER

My Pick: This feels like a wide open category. I'm going with Bestia.


Short Film (Live Action)

ALA KACHUU - TAKE AND RUN

THE DRESS

THE LONG GOODBYE

ON MY MIND

PLEASE HOLD

My Pick: This is a tough category, but I'm going with Please Hold. I loved its story.


Sound

BELFAST

DUNE

NO TIME TO DIE

THE POWER OF THE DOG

WEST SIDE STORY

My Pick: Going with Dune.


Visual Effects

DUNE

FREE GUY

NO TIME TO DIE

SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME

My Pick: Going with Dune, which I think does well in the technical awards


Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

CODA--Screenplay by Siân Heder

DRIVE MY CAR--Screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe

DUNE--Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth

THE LOST DAUGHTER--Written by Maggie Gyllenhaal

THE POWER OF THE DOG--Written by Jane Campion

My Pick: CODA is my pick here.


Writing (Original Screenplay)

BELFAST--Written by Kenneth Branagh

DON'T LOOK UP--Screenplay by Adam McKay; Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota

KING RICHARD--Written by Zach Baylin

LICORICE PIZZA--Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD--Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

My Pick: This is an interesting category with some good scripts, I'm going with Belfast.

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