Our predictions, in order of likelihood, in all two dozen Oscar categories.
BEST PICTURE
Predicted nominees, in order of likelihood:
• “Roma”
• “A Star Is Born”
• “Green Book”
• “BlacKkKlansman”
• “The Favourite”
• “Black Panther”
• “Vice”
• “If Beale Street Could Talk”
• “Bohemian Rhapsody”
If there are 10 nominees: “First Man”
BEST DIRECTOR
Predicted nominees:
• Alfonso Cuaron, “Roma”
• Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
• Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
• Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”
• Adam McKay, “Vice”
BEST ACTOR
Predicted nominees:
• Christian Bale, “Vice”
• Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
• Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
• Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”
• Ethan Hawke, “First Reformed”
BEST ACTRESS
Predicted nominees:
• Glenn Close, “The Wife”
• Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
• Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”
• Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
• Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Predicted nominees:
• Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”
• Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
• Timothée Chalamet, “Beautiful Boy”
• Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”
• Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Predicted nominees:
• Amy Adams, “Vice”
• Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
• Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”
• Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
• Claire Foy, “First Man”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Predicted nominees:
• “If Beale Street Could Talk”
• “BlacKkKlansman”
• “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
• “A Star Is Born”
• “Black Panther”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Predicted nominees:
• “The Favourite”
• “Green Book”
• “Roma”
• “Vice”
• “First Reformed”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Predicted nominees:
• “Incredibles 2”
• “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
• “Isle of Dogs”
• “Ralph Breaks the Internet”
• “Mirai”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Predicted nominees:
• “Roma”
• “First Man”
• “Cold War”
• “The Favourite”
• “If Beale Street Could Talk”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Predicted nominees:
• “The Favourite”
• “Mary Queen of Scots”
• “Mary Poppins Returns”
• “Black Panther”
• “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Predicted nominees:
• “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
• “Free Solo”
• “RBG”
• “Minding the Gap”
• “Of Fathers and Sons”
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Predicted nominees:
• “End Game”
• “Zion”
• “My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes”
• “Period. End of Sentence”
• “Women of the Gulag”
BEST FILM EDITING
Predicted nominees:
• “First Man”
• “A Star Is Born”
• “Roma”
• “Vice”
• “Black Panther”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Predicted nominees:
• “Roma”
• “Cold War”
• “Capernaum”
• “Burning”
• “Shoplifters”
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Predicted nominees:
• “Vice”
• “Stan & Ollie”
• “Border”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Predicted nominees:
• “First Man”
• “If Beale Street Could Talk”
• “Mary Poppins Returns”
• “Isle of Dogs”
• “A Quiet Place”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Predicted nominees:
• “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born”
• “All the Stars” from “Black Panther”
• “I’ll Fight” from “RBG”
• “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns”
• “Girl in the Movies” from “Dumplin’”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Predicted nominees:
• “The Favourite”
• “Mary Poppins Returns”
• “Roma”
• “Black Panther”
• “First Man”
BEST SOUND EDITING
Predicted nominees:
• “First Man”
• “Black Panther”
• “A Quiet Place”
• “A Star Is Born”
•”Ready Player One”
BEST SOUND MIXING
Predicted nominees:
• “A Star Is Born”
• “First Man”
• “A Quiet Place”
• “Roma”
• “Bohemian Rhapsody”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Predicted nominees:
• “Avengers: Infinity War”
• “First Man”
• “Black Panther”
• “Ready Player One”
• “Welcome to Marwen”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Predicted nominees:
• “Bao”
• “Bird Karma”
• “Age of Sail”
• “Weekends”
• “Late Afternoon”
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
Predicted nominees:
• “Fauve”
• “Marguerite”
• “Skin”
• “Icare”
• “May Day”
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