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I, too, have looked into the Pensieve
and read the tea leaves (or rather fol-
lowed all of the other awards races and
watched the films nominated) and here
are my best guesses as to who will walk
away with the statuettes as well as who
I think should win and what people at
home are guessing so far in the contest.
Note: Some categories have been left
out for space.
Best Picture
What will win: “Nomadland”
It’s been picking up awards right and
left this season, so it would definitely
be an upset to see the big award of the
night go somewhere else.
What should win: “Nomadland,”
“Minari” or “Sound of Metal”
Unlike many years in the past, the
majority of films up for Best Picture are
ones that I wouldn’t hate to see walk
away with the award (really the only
one I don’t think should have been in-
cluded is “Trial of the Chicago 7”).
“Nomadland,” “Minari” and “Sound of
Metal” all stood out among the pack for
their subtle and emotional storytelling
with strong performances in each.
GO! contest picks: “Nomadland”
leads the race with over half of all en-
trants voting for it.
Best Actor
Who will win: Chadwick Boseman
Boseman’s career was sadly cut short
last year, and his final performance
in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” shone
above the rest and deserves the award.
Who should win: Delroy Lindo
Yes, I know he wasn’t even nomi-
nated, but his performance was the best
thing I saw in 2020, and for a career full
of great performances from the charac-
ter actor, his work in “Da 5 Bloods” was
impeccable.
GO! contest picks: Chadwick Bose-
man with over half the vote and An-
thony Hopkins coming up far behind
for his heartbreaking performance in
“The Father.”
Best Actress
Who will win: Frances McDormand
She’s been adding to her vast awards
collection this year, and so the Oscar
seems like the logical next addition to
her cabinet.
Who should win: Frances McDor-
mand or Viola Davis (“Ma Rainey’s
Black Bottom”)
Both powerhouse performers deliv-
ered incredibly different performances
with equal amounts of commitment,
gusto and emotion that deserve recog-
nition.
GO! contest picks: Frances McDor-
mand with Viola Davis keeping it neck-
and-neck. In fact, up until a few days
Warner Bros.
Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton in a scene from “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
ago this race was tied.
Best Supporting Actor
Who will win: Daniel Kaluuya
He captures so much depth in his
performance as Chairman Fred Hamp-
ton in “Judas and the Black Messiah,”
and he is another one who has been
raking up statues this year and deserv-
edly so.
Who should win: Daniel Kaluuya
GO! contest picks: Daniel Kaluuya
Best Supporting Actress
Who will win: Yuh-Jung Youn
The surprise performance from the
Korean actress in the stunning “Mi-
nari” stole the scenes from everyone
else. At the same time, she gave her fel-
low actors so much to work with. Re-
ally a brilliant performance in a film
full of strong actors.
Who should win: Yuh-Jung Youn
GO! contest picks: Glenn Close in
her also Razzie Award-nominated per-
formance in “Hillbilly Elegy,” and the
contest isn’t even close with Olivia Col-
man far behind for her performance
in “The Father.” You all obviously saw
something I missed in that movie.
Best Director
Who will win: Chloe Zhao
Who should win: Chloe Zhao
I really don’t think this needs much
more explanation than has already
been said about her work on “Nomad-
land.” Truly stunning.
GO! Contest picks: Chloe Zhao with
the strong lead. David Fincher for
“Mank” and Lee Isaac Chung for “Mi-
nari” are far behind.
Best Animated Feature Film
What will win: “Soul”
It’s hard to beat a good Pixar film,
and even though “Soul” has some is-
sues, it still is a solid pick.
What should win: “Wolfwalkers”
It would be great if this original fan-
tasy film with stunning animation
pulled the upset on the favorite much
like “Into the Spiderverse” did in 2019,
but I don’t think it has the same kind of
momentum.
GO! contest picks: “Soul”
Best Cinematography
What will win: “Nomadland”
Joshua James Richards knows how to
capture sweeping landscapes that can
make your heart ache for the great wide
open.
What should win: “Nomadland”
GO! contest picks: “Nomadland”
Best Original Score
What will win: “Soul”
What should win: “Soul”
Really, I just want Jon Batiste to win
an Oscar. His jazz licks and influence
work so well with Trent Reznor and
Atticus Ross’ style and make the film
shine.
GO! contest picks: “Soul”
Best Original Song
What will win: “Speak Now”
It feels very much like a song the
Academy goes for: simple beginnings
swelling to the finale all sung beauti-
fully by the songwriter and actor him-
self, Leslie Odom Jr., for “One Night in
Miami” where he played Sam Cooke.
What should win: “Husavik” from
“Eurovision Song Contest”
This is honestly the only one of the
songs this year that gave me chills when
I heard it. It balances on the line of
tongue-and-cheek commentary on typ-
ical Eurovision songs while still oddly
being able to make your heart swell and
be a good song underneath it all.
GO! contest picks: “Fight for You”
from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
A sweeping and powerful song to go
with the powerful film.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Who will win: Chloe Zhao for
“Nomadland”
It’s a very good script to come out of
a nonfiction book on the nomads who
choose to live in vans wandering across
the U.S. doing gig work and forming
passing yet strong friendships along
the way.
Who should win: Kemp Powers for
“One Night in Miami”
Powers adapted his own play and
brought the same qualities that made
the play such a success to the screen.
GO! contest picks: Chloe Zhao for
“Nomadland”
Best Original Screenplay
Who will win: Emerald Fennell for
“Promising Young Woman”
Fennell’s script is biting and beauti-
ful.
Who should win: Emerald Fennell
GO! Contest picks: Emerald Fennell
leads narrowly ahead of Aaron Sorkin’s
Sorkin-est script for “The Trial of the
Chicago 7.”
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