Updated Oscar Predictions

This is my updated predictions for this year’s Oscars, nearly a month on from my last predictions. For the first time in these posts, I will order my predictions by what I believe to be the favourites. These are likely to continue to wildly change over the coming months, but this how I believe things may currently play out.

Best Picture

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Sony)

Marriage Story (Netflix)

The Irishman (Netflix)

Joker (Warner Bros)

Parasite (Neon)

Jojo Rabbit (Fox)

1917 (Universal)

Little Women (Sony)

The Two Popes (Netflix)

The Farewell (A24)

Wildcard = Ford v. Ferrari (Fox)

Best Director

Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Bong Joon Ho – Parasite

Martin Scorsese – The Irishman

Greta Gerwig – Little Women

Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story

Wildcard = Todd Phillips – Joker

Best Actor

Adam Driver – Marriage Story

Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Robert De Niro – The Irishman

Eddie Murphy – Dolemite is my Name

Wildcard = Taron Egerton – Rocketman

Best Actress

Charlize Theron – Bombshell

Renee Zellwegger – Judy

Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story

Saoirse Ronan – Little Women

Awkwafina – The Farewell

Wildcard = Lupita Nyong’o – Us

Best Supporting Actor

Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Al Pacino – The Irishman

Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes

Joe Pesci – The Irishman

Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood

Wildcard = Shia LaBeouf – Honey Boy

Best Supporting Actress

Margot Robbie – Bombshell

Florence Pugh – Little Women

Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers

Laura Dern – Marriage Story

Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit

Wildcard = Nicole Kidman – Bombshell

Best Adapted Screenplay

Anthony McCarten – The Two Popes

Todd Phillips and Scott Silver – Joker

Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit

Greta Gerwig – Little Women

Steven Zailian – The Irishman  

Wildcard = Billy Ray – Richard Jewell

Best Original Screenplay

Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story

Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Charles Randolph – Bombshell

Bong Joon-Ho – Parasite

Lulu Wang – The Farewell

Wildcard = Shia LaBeouf – Honey Boy