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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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