My Predictions for Oscar Awards 2021

It is that time of the year again! Well, two months late, but nevertheless. Amid the raging pandemic, there is still hope. 2020 was an exceptional year with theatres around the world shut down, and streaming services coming to the rescue of cinephilles. Now, it is time to celebrate the best of the year!

Here are my predictions for Oscar Awards 2021:

Best picture

The Father

Judas and the Black Messiah

Mank

Minari

Nomadland

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best director

Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round

David Fincher, Mank

Lee Isaac Chung, Minari

Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

Best actor

(I have multiple favourites in this category, including Anthony Hopkins and Riz Ahmed. But probably Boseman will win this).

Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal

Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Anthony Hopkins, The Father

Gary Oldman, Mank

Steven Yeun, Minari

Best actress

(My favourite in this category is Frances McDormand. Although, Kirby is poised to win this time).

Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Andra Day, The United States v. Billie Holiday

Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman

Frances McDormand, Nomadland

Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

Best supporting actress

(My favourite in this category is Olivia Colman. However, Minari is the favourite in award circuits)

Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Movie film

Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy

Olivia Colman, The Father

Amanda Seyfried, Mank

Youn Yuh-jung, Minari

Best supporting actor

Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah

Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami

Paul Raci, Sound of Metal

LaKeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah

Best film editing

The Father

Nomadland

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best costume design

Emma

Mank

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Mulan

Pinocchio

Best production design

The Father

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Mank

News of the World

Tenet

Best sound

Greyhound

Mank

News of the World

Soul

Sound of Metal

Best original screenplay

Judas and the Black Messiah

Minari

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best adapted screenplay

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

The Father

Nomadland

One Night in Miami

The White Tiger

Best cinematography

Judas and the Black Messiah

Mank

News of the World

Nomadland

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Makeup and hairstyling

Emma

Hillbilly Elegy

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Mank

Pinocchio

Best Visual effects

Love and Monsters

The Midnight Sky

Mulan

The One and Only Ivan

Tenet

Best Music (original score)

Da 5 Bloods

Mank

Minari

News of the World

Soul

Best Music (original song)

Fight for You, Judas and the Black Messiah

Hear My Voice. The Trial of the Chicago 7

Húsavík, Eurovision Song Contest

Io Si (Seen), The Life Ahead

Speak Now, One Night in Miami

Best Animated feature film

Onward

Over the Moon

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon 

Soul  

Wolfwalkers

Best International feature film

Another Round (Denmark)

Better Days (Hong Kong)

Collective (Romania)

The Man Who Sold His Skin (Tunisia)

Quo Vadis, Aida? (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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92nd Academy Awards – Who will take the Oscars home?

It’s that time of the year again. The 92nd Academy Awards will be given away in less than 24 hours. 2019 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 ‘1917’ which is one of the finest war movies ever made. The ‘single-shot’ technic and the breathtaking cinematography puts it in the league of ‘Saving Private Ryan’ or ‘Schindler’s List’. Then there is ‘Parasite’ – the most talked about international film of the year, which throws in a fresh perspective on class struggle and social order. Netflix too produced some beautiful movies this year – The Two Popes, Marriage Story and The Irishman – which are bound to take home some of the trophies. Then there is Quentin Tarantino’s classic ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ and Taika Waititi’s satire ‘Jojo Rabbit’. The list would be incomplete if the murder mystery with the Agatha Christie touch ‘Knives Out’ wasn’t mentioned.

 

 

All in all – 2019 was a great year as a film viewer and I cannot wait to see the best in business take home the Oscar tomorrow. So, here goes my predictions:

Best Picture

Must Win: Parasite

Will Win: 1917

 

Best Actor

Must Win: Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

Will Win: Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

 

Best Actress

Must Win: Renée Zellweger (Judy)

Will Win: Renée Zellweger (Judy)

 

Best Director

Must Win: Sam Mendes (1917) & Bong Joon ho (Parasite)

Will Win: Sam Mendes (1917)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Must Win: Al Pacino (The Irishman) or Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood)

Will Win: Bradd Pitt (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Must Win: Laura Dern (Marriage Story)

Will Win: Laura Dern (Marriage Story)

 

Best Animated Feature Film

Must Win: Toy Story 4

Will Win:Toy Story 4

 

Best International Film

Must Win: Parasite

Will Win: Parasite

 

Best Cinematography

Must Win: 1917

Will Win: 1917

 

Best Costume Design

Must Win: Little Women

Will Win: Little Women

 

Best Editing

Must Win: Parasite

Will Win: Joker

 

Best Makeup

Must Win: Joker

Will Win: Bombshell or Joker

 

Best Original Score

Must Win: Joker or 1917

Will Win: Joker

 

Best Original Song

Must Win:“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from Rocketman

Will Win:“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from Rocketman

 

Best Production Design

Must Win: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood or 1917

Will Win: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood or 1917

 

Best Adapted Screenplay

Must Win: Jojo Rabbit or Little Women

Will Win:Jojo Rabbit

 

Best Original Screenplay

Must Win: 1917 or Parasite

Will Win:1917 or Parasite

 

Best Visual Effects

Must Win: Avengers Endgame

Will Win:The Irishman or 1917

 

Best Sound Mixing

Must Win:Ford v Ferrari or 1917

Will Win:Ford v Ferrari or 1917

 

Best Sound Editing

Must Win: Ford v Ferrari or 1917

Will Win: Ford v Ferrari or 1917

 

Let’s see how many predictions come true tomorrow. I will keep count. Will you?

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