Well, what a stellar award ceremony we just witnessed. There were guaranteed wins, surprise performances, shocks and surprises all throughout the night. Parasite walked away with four Oscars, including Best Picture, 1917 came out with three Oscars and the rest were shared fairly evenly amongst all of the other nominees. Parasite sent shockwaves through the night as it did better than expected, getting recognised in more than just the International Feature Film category.
My prediction will be highlighted in GREEN
The winner will be highlighted in RED
If you don’t see an option highlighted in GREEN that’s because it’s the same as the winner.
Best Picture
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
WOW! It had a chance, albeit an outside chance, but still a chance… and it has capitalised on that chance to take home the gold. The first non-english film to win Best Picture is a major achievement and big moment in the history of film. Parasite took out the incredible competition to walk away with this award and more than deserves this win. What a way to close out the show.
Actor in a Leading Role
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Absolutely no surprises here. Joaquin Phoenix delivered the performance of a lifetime in Joker and completely disappeared into his role. Every single line of dialogue, facial expression and scene he appears in is executed to perfection. He’s one of the greatest character actors and the fact that it’s taken this long for him to win an Oscar is a crime.
Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renée Zellweger, Judy
Here we have five powerful performances, but no one was going to come out on top of Renée Zellweger for her performance in Judy. Her name was basically etched on the Oscar before the ceremony even started due to the strength of her performance.
Actor in a Supporting Role
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood
Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Brad Pitt takes home the first award of the night and wins his first acting Oscar. I missed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but all the buzz surrounding his performance can only mean he deserved this win.
Actress in a Supporting Role
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh, Little Women
Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Another stacked category and a very well-deserved win for Laura Dern. She delivered a powerful performance across every single scene in Marriage Story so it’s great to see her receive her first Oscar win.
Directing
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Todd Phillips, Joker
Sam Mendes, 1917
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bong Joon Ho, Parasite
This is the precursor in my eyes to who will take home the Oscar for Best Picture. And the fact that it has gone to Bong Joon Ho for Parasite is MASSIVE! This puts major pressure on the upcoming announcement of Best Picture as I feel like now Parasite could be the favourite to steal it from 1917, Joker and the other nominees.
Cinematography
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Well that makes 2 from the last 2 nominations for Roger Deakins. He is undoubtedly one of, if not, the best cinematographers to ever grace us with their presence, so it’s fantastic to see him being recognised with Academy Awards now after so many years of being nominated. His work in 1917 is the best of the year, so well deserved.
Animated Feature Film
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost my Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Well, I was banking on Laika being recognised for their work on Missing Link, but, seeing as though they didn’t win with Kubo and the Two Strings in 2016, it almost makes sense they missed out here. Toy Story 4 wholly deserves the win though. It’s an emotional journey with great storytelling and strong voice performances that effectively captures the heart of the previous films.
Film Editing
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Parasite
Well, would you look at this. Along with Sound Editing, Ford v Ferrari has secured two awards from tonight, and two that I wasn’t necessarily rooting for. I’m sure it deserves the award as it did have a considerable amount of buzz going into tonight, but it’s interesting to see Parasite miss out… maybe it’s not heading for that Best Picture win.
Music (Original Score)
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Hildur Guðnadóttir’s Joker score was truly mesmerising from beginning to end. It completely sucked you into the story of this man going insane, elevating each and every scene. Every score on this list was well deserving of the win, but I’m glad it went to Joker.
Music (Original Song)
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away”, Toy Story 4
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”, Rocketman
“I’m Standing With You”, Breakthrough
“Into The Unknown”, Frozen II
“Stand Up”, Harriett
Without a single song that stood out as the obvious winner, it made it hard to make a prediction. However, “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” is deserving of the win as it’s one of the more memorable songs in Rocketman, especially due to being a new original song.
Sound Editing
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
It wasn’t out of the realm of possibility that Ford v Ferrari could steal this one. I believe 1917 deserved it more but I could see Ford v Ferrari coming out on top. It’s harder to beat out a war film in this category so well done to the winner here.
Sound Mixing
Ad Astra
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Well, after missing out on Sound Editing, 1917 gets recognised for Sound Mixing for its absolutely incredible recreation of the atmosphere of WWI through sound. It’s a fantastic display of how sound can elevate an entire film, so it’s great to see it get the win.
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
The Two Popes
In a category that could have gone absolutely anywhere, we see Taika Waititi being recognised for his incredible writing on Jojo Rabbit. He’s an immensely talented dramatic and comedic writer so it’s great to see him win an award here.
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Knives Out
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Parasite winning this award is a major achievement. The foreign film has had a major Oscars push in the lead-up to the ceremony and had a major chance at winning this. This is a major win and means one of two things, either it’s winning this award because it won’t be getting the win for best picture, or this is an indication of getting the big win later in the night… we shall soon see.
Visual Effects
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Well there’s a major shock. The visual effects in 1917 were good but I never thought it would trump the visual effects of the nominated blockbusters. I thought Avengers: Endgame had the best shot but turns out the more “Oscar-calibre” film gets the win.
Predictions in Additional Categories
Production Design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Costume Design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Documentary (Feature)
American Factory
The Cave
The Edge of Democracy
For Sama
Honeyland
Documentary (Short Subject)
In The Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
Life Overtakes Me
St. Louis Superman
Walk Run Cha-Cha
International Feature Film
Corpus Christi
Honeyland
Les Misérables
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Makeup and Hairstyling
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
1917
Short Film (Animated)
Dcera (Daughter)
Hair Love
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister
Short Film (Live Action)
Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbours’ Window
Saria
A Sister
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