91st Academy Awards – My predictions on who will take the Oscars home
It’s that time of the year again. The 91st Academy Awards will be given away in less than 24 hours. 2018 was a great year at the cinemas. As a viewer, I got entertained as well as my hunger for cinematic beauty was also met. And the films that have made it to the nominations richly deserved their respective spots.
There is a diverse mix of films nominated this year at the Oscars. On one hand, you have ‘Roma’ which is a masterpiece portraying conflicting relationships in the backdrop of political turmoil in Mexico, and on the other hand you have ‘Black Panther’ a superhero blockbuster. While ‘Blackkklansman’ takes you back in time and deals with xenophobia, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ makes you fall in love with Freddie Mercury all over again. Then, there are period pieces like ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Vice’ which stand out for stellar acting. How can one not spare a line for ‘A Star Is Born’ which reminds us once again why the little moments of joy and togetherness make a relationship work.
So, without much ado, let me share with you, which films I’d give the Oscars to (I have not included a few categories – like Docu feature and Short Animation – which I do not watch).
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams – Vice
Marina De Tavira – Roma
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
Costume Design
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – Mary Zophres
Black Panther – Ruth Carter
The Favourite – Sandy Powell
Mary Poppins Returns – Sandy Powell
Mary Queen Of Scots – Alexandra Byrne
Sound Mixing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Star Is Born
Roma
Sound Editing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Quiet Place
Roma
Original Score
Black Panther – Ludwig Goransson
BlackKKlansman – Terence Blanchard
If Beale Street Could Talk – Nicholas Britell
Isle Of Dogs – Alexandre Desplat
Mary Poppins- Marc Shaiman
Film Editing
BlackKKlansman – Barry Alexander Brown
Bohemian Rhapsody – John Ottman
The Favourite – Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Green Book – Patrick J.Don Vito
Vice – Hank Corwin
Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Adam Driver – Black Lansman
Sam Elliot – A Star Is Born
Richard E Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell – Vice
Foreign Language Film
Capernaum – Lebanon
Cold War – Poland
Never Look Away – Germany
Roma – Mexico
Shoplifters – Japan
Production Design
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
Cinematography
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
(Although I want this movie to win, I feel First Man could clinch the Oscar)
Makeup and Hairstyling
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
Animated Feature
Incredibles 2
Isle Of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks The Internet
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-verse
Original Song
“All The Stars” – Black Panther
“I’ll Fight” – RBG
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” Mary Poppins Return
“Shallow” – A Star Is Born
“When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Adapted Screenplay
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
BlackKKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
Original Screenplay
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
Vice
Leading Actor
Cristian Bale – Vice
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s GAte
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Moertensem – Green Book
Leading Actress
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Glenn Close – The Wife
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
Melissa Mc Carthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
(Although I feel the award will go to Glenn Close)
Directing
BlackKKclansman – Spike Lee
Cold War – Pawel Pawlikowski
The Favourite – Yorgos Lanthimos
Roma – Alfonso Cuaron
Vice – Adam McKay
Best Picture
BlackPanther
BlackKkclansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
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