As you know, the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards were announced yesterday. Despite the lack of a host, the show must go on, so here are my predictions for the winners of this 2019 edition.
Best Picture
The nominees are: Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, A Star Is Born e Vice.
My pick: Roma.
Actor in a Leading Role
Christian Bale (Vice), Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born), Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate), Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) e Viggo Mortensen (Green Book).
My pick : Rami Malek.
Actress in a Leading Role
Yalitza Aparicio (Roma), Glenn Close (The Wife), Olivia Colman (The Favourite), Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born) e Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?).
My pick : Glenn Close.
Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali (Green BookAdam), Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman), Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) e Sam Rockwell (Vice).
My pick : Adam Driver.
Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams (Vice), Marina de Tavira (Roma), Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk), Emma Stone (The Favourite) e Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)
My pick : Regina King.
Directing
Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman), Paweł Pawlikowski (Cold War), Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite), Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) e Adam McKay (Vice).
My pick: Spike Lee.
Adapted Screenplay
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, BlacKkKlansman, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, If Beale Street Could Talk, A Star Is Born.
My pick: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
Original Screenplay
The Favourite, First Reformed, Green Book, Roma, Vice.
My pick: The Favourite.
Foreign Language Film
Capernaum, Cold War, Never Look Away, Roma, Shoplifters.
My pick: Cold War.
Animated Feature
Incredibles 2, Isle of Dogs, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
My pick: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Original Score
Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, If Beale Street Could Talk, Isle of Dogs, Mary Poppins Returns.
My pick: Black Panther.
Original Song
All the Stars (Black Panther), I’ll Fight (RBG), The Place Where Lost Things Go (Mary Poppins Returns), Shallow (A Star Is Born), When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs).
My pick: Shallow (A Star Is Born).
Documentary Short
Black Sheep, End Game, Lifeboat, A Night at the Garden, Period. End of Sentence.
My pick: Lifeboat.
Cinematography
Lukasz Zal (Cold War), Robbie Ryan (The Favourite),Caleb Deschanel (Never Look Away),Alfonso Cuarón (Roma), Matthew Libatique (A Star Is Born).
My pick: Alfonso Cuaròn (Roma).
Best Documentary Feature
Free Solo, Hale County, This Morning, This Evening, Minding the Gap, Of Fathers and Sons, RBG.
My pick: Free Solo.
Production Design
Black Panther, The Favourite, First Man, Mary Poppins Returns, Roma.
My pick: Black Panther.
Sound Mixing
Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Roma, A Star Is Born.
My pick: Roma.
Costume Design
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Black Panther, The Favourite, Mary Poppins Returns, Mary Queen of Scots.
My pick: Black Panther.
Film Editing
BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Vice.
My pick: The Favourite.
Sound Editing
Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, A Quiet Place, Roma.
My pick: A Quiet Place.
Animated Short Film
Animal Behavior, Bao, Late Afternoon, One Small Step, Weekends.
My pick: Bao.
Live Action Short
Detainment, Fauve, Marguerite, Mother, Skin.
My pick: Skin.
Makeup and Hairstyle
Border, Mary Queen of Scots, Vice.
My pick: Vice.
Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War, Christopher Robin, First Man, Ready Player One, Solo: A Star Wars Story.
My pick: Avengers: Infinity War.