Oscars 2020 Predictions

BEST PICTURE*

Will Win

1) 1917

Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougall, Producers

2) Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood

David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh and Quentin Tarantino, Producers

3) Parasite

Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, Producers

Should Win

1) Parasite

Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, Producers

2) Marriage Story

Noah Baumbach and David Heyman, Producers

3) Joker

Todd Phillips, Bradley Cooper and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Producers

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win

Joaquin Phoenix

Joker

Should Win

Joaquin Phoenix

Joker

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win

Renée Zellweger

Judy

Should Win

Scarlett Johansson

Marriage Story

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win

Brad Pitt

Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood

Should Win

Tom Hanks

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

OR

Brad Pitt

Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win

Laura Dern

Marriage Story

Should Win

Laura Dern

Marriage Story

OR

Scarlett Johansson

Jojo Rabbit

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Will Win

Toy Story 4

Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera

Should Win

Toy Story 4

Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Will Win

1917

Roger Deakins

Should Win

1917

Roger Deakins

COSTUME DESIGN

Will Win

Little Women

Jacqueline Durran

Should Win

Little Women

Jacqueline Durran

DIRECTING*

Will Win

1917

Sam Mendes

OR

Parasite

Bong Joon Ho

Should Win

1917

Sam Mendes

OR

Parasite

Bong Joon Ho

FILM EDITING

Will Win

Ford v Ferrari

Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland

Should Win

Parasite

Yang Jinmo

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Will Win

Parasite

South Korea

Should Win

Parasite

South Korea

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Will Win

Bombshell

Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker

Should Win

Bombshell

Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

Will Win

Joker

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Should Win

Joker

Hildur Guðnadóttir

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

Will Win

"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from "Rocketman"

Music by Elton John; Lyric by Bernie Taupin

Should Win

"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from "Rocketman"

Music by Elton John; Lyric by Bernie Taupin

OR

"Stand Up" from "Harriet"

Music and Lyric by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Will Win

Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood

Production Design: Barbara Ling; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

Should Win

1917

Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

OR

Parasite

Production Design: Lee Ha Jun; Set Decoration: Cho Won Woo

SOUND EDITING^

Will Win

1917

Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate

Should Win

1917

Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate

SOUND MIXING

Will Win

1917

Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson

Should Win

1917

Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson

VISUAL EFFECTS

Will Win

1917

Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy

Should Win

The Lion King

Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Elliot Newman

OR

Avengers: Endgame

Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Matt Aitken and Dan Sudick

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

Will Win

Jojo Rabbit

Screenplay by Taika Waititi

Should Win

Jojo Rabbit

Screenplay by Taika Waititi

OR

Little Women

Written for the screen by Greta Gerwig

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)*

Will Win

Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood

Written by Quentin Tarantino

OR

Parasite

Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won; Story by Bong Joon Ho

Should Win

Knives Out

Written by Rian Johnson

OR

Marriage Story

Written by Noah Baumbach

OR

Parasite

Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won; Story by Bong Joon Ho