Oscars: Who Will Win and Who Should Win?

Posted by chriskuhn on Feb 24, 2019 in Blog, Movie Views, Oscar Run, Pop Culture | 0 comments

Well, not that anyone asked me but since I have been a bit busy on an #OscarRun, I figured I’d weigh in with my thoughts on who will win and who should win at this year’s Oscar awards. Heck, they’re already on the red carpet. I’d better type quickly, right?

 

I have my complete 2019 ballot copy already filled out but for the 10 categories for which I focused on seeing nominees in the #OscarRun, here are my predictions and personal picks!

 

Here is my key:
My prediction for winner is in bold with a plus sign at the end (Winner +).
My choice is in italics with two asterisks after it (My Pick  **).
And if they happen to be one and the same, it will be in bold AND italics with BOTH symbols behind it like this (Winner and My Pick  +  **).

 

Got it? Let’s go!

 

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

BlacKkKlansman  +  **

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

If Beale Street Could Talk

A Star Is Born

 

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Favourite

First Reformed

Green Book  **

Roma   +

Vice

 

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Free Solo

Hale County, This Morning, This Evening

Minding the Gap

Of Fathers and Sons

RBG   +   **

 

ANIMATED FEATURE

Incredibles 2

Isle of Dogs

Mirai

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse  +   **

 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Mahershala Ali, GREEN BOOK  +   **

Adam Driver, BLACKKKLANSMAN

Sam Elliott, A STAR IS BORN

Richard E. Grant, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

Sam Rockwell, VICE

 

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Amy Adams, VICE

Marina de Tavira, ROMA

Regina King, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK   +

Emma Stone, THE FAVOURITE

Rachel Weisz, THE FAVOURITE   **

 

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Christian Bale, VICE

Bradley Cooper, A STAR IS BORN

Willem Dafoe, AT ETERNITY’S GATE

Rami Malek, BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY  +

Viggo Mortensen, GREEN BOOK  **

 

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Yalitza Aparicio, ROMA

Glenn Close, THE WIFE   **

Olivia Colman, THE FAVOURITE  +

Lady Gaga, A STAR IS BORN

Melissa McCarthy, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

 

DIRECTING

BlacKkKlansman  **

Cold War

The Favourite

Roma  +

Vice

 

BEST PICTURE

Black Panther

BlacKkKlansman

Bohemian Rhapsody

The Favourite

Green Book  **

Roma  +

A Star Is Born

Vice

 

I’m seriously hoping that GREEN BOOK wins book. Fingers crossed. What are you rooting?  Have you got your predictions jotted down yet? Hurry, hurry, it’s about to start. As always, thanks for reading! Oh, and enjoy the show…  ~ Chris K.