my 2020 Oscar picks

Alright, ladies and gents. Here’s my picks for tonight’s Oscars! If you’re trying to win your Oscar pool, I gotchu. (The shorts categories are just blind guesses, so don’t blame me for those!)

Who Will (Probably) Win [aka whom you should bet on and whom I will be predicting on my ballot]

Who Should/I Want to Win (from the pool) [aka what my heart wants to bet on]

Best Picture

"Ford v Ferrari"
"The Irishman"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Joker"
"Little Women"
"Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood"
"Marriage Story"
"Parasite"
"1917"

Best Director

Martin Scorsese, "The Irishman"
Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
Bong Joon-ho, "Parasite"
Sam Mendes, "1917"
Todd Phillips, "Joker"

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo, "Harriet"
Scarlett Johansson, "Marriage Story"
Saoirse Ronan, "Little Women"
Renée Zellweger, "Judy"
Charlize Theron, "Bombshell"

Best Actor

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"

Best Supporting Actress

Kathy Bates, "Richard Jewell"
Laura Dern, "Marriage Story"
Scarlett Johansson, "Jojo Rabbit"
Florence Pugh, "Little Women"
Margot Robbie, "Bombshell"

Best Supporting Actor

Tom Hanks, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"
Anthony Hopkins, "The Two Popes"
Al Pacino, "The Irishman"
Joe Pesci, "The Irishman"
Brad Pitt, "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood"

Best Foreign Language Film

South Korea, "Parasite"
Spain, "Pain and Glory"
France, "Les Misérables"
North Macedonia, "Honeyland"
Poland, "Corpus Christi"

Best Animated Feature Film

"How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World"
"I Lost My Body"
"Klaus"
"Missing Link"
"Toy Story 4"

Best Adapted Screenplay

"The Irishman"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Little Women"
"The Two Popes"
"Joker"

Best Original Screenplay

"Marriage Story"
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
"Parasite"
"Knives Out"
"1917”

Best Cinematography

"1917"
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
"The Irishman" 
"Joker" 
"The Lighthouse"

Best Costume Design

"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"
"Little Women"
"The Irishman"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Joker"

Best Film Editing

"The Irishman"
"Ford v Ferrari"
"Parasite"
"Joker"
"Jojo Rabbit"

Best Production Design

"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
"The Irishman"
"1917"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Parasite"

Best Original Song

"I'm Standing With You," "Breakthrough"
"Into the Unknown," "Frozen II"
"Stand Up," "Harriet"
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again," "Rocketman"
"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away," "Toy Story 4"

Best Original Score

"1917," Thomas Newman
"Joker," Hildur Guðnadóttir
"Little Women," Alexandre Desplat
"Marriage Story," Randy Newman
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," John Williams

Best Sound Mixing

"1917"
"Ford v Ferrari"
"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"
"Ad Astra"
"Joker"

Best Sound Editing

"1917"
"Ford v Ferrari"
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"
"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"
"Joker"

Best Visual Effects

"Avengers: Endgame"
"The Lion King"
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"
"The Irishman"
"1917"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

"Bombshell"
"Joker"
"Judy"
"Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"
"1917"

Best Documentary - Feature

"American Factory"
"The Edge of Democracy"
"Honeyland"
"For Sama"
"The Cave"

Best 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"

Best Animated Short Film

"Dcera (Daughter)"
"Hair Love"
"Kitbull"
"Memorable"
"Sister"

Best Live Action Short Film

"Brotherhood"
"Nefta Football Club"
"The Neighbors' Window"
"Saria"
"A Sister"