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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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