Personal Oscars
OSCIES!!! Weird that it's so late this year huh I wonder why, seems odd.
First up personal picks, ignoring the academy entirely, and also of note I don't go by Oscar eligibility rules, necessarily. My eligibility criteria is generally if it had its wide theatrical or (if no theatrical) wide streaming/buying/rental debut in 2k20, it counts. Which is my way of saying Portrait Of A Lady On Fire is a 2k20 movie.
Conversely, movies that didn't have their release until 2021 may be Real-Oscar eligible (cough, Minari, One Night In Miami, Promising Young Woman, Judas And The Black Messiah, etc) but nope! We're saving those for 2k21 Oscies! Them's the rules!
My personal winner is bolded and italicized.
Supporting Actor
- Chadwick Boseman (Da 5 Bloods)
- Ewan McGregor (Birds Of Prey)
- Ben Mendelsohn (Babyteeth)
- Robert Pattinson (Tenet)
- Paul Raci (Sound of Metal)
Supporting Actress
- Mia Goth (Emma)
- Adèle Haenel (Portrait Of A Lady On Fire)
- Anna Lore (My Valentine)
- Amanda Seyfried (Mank)
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Birds Of Prey)
Actor
- Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal)
- Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)
- Hugh Jackman (Bad Education)
- Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods)
- Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round)
Actress
- Jessie Buckley (I'm Thinking Of Ending Things)
- Mariana Di Girolamo (Ema)
- Julia Garner (The Assistant)
- Eliza Scanlen (Babyteeth)
- Anya Taylor-Joy (Emma)
Director
- Steve McQueen (Lover's Rock)
- Andrew Patterson (The Vast Of Night)
- Rob Savage (Host)
- Celine Sciamma (Portrait Of A Lady On Fire)
- Cathy Yan (Birds Of Prey)
Picture
- Babyteeth
- Bad Education
- Birds Of Prey
- Lover's Rock
- Mank
- Palm Springs
- Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
- Unpregnant
- The Vast Of Night
- Wolfwalkers
(I decided to not include documentaries and filmed live shows on the Best Picture list, otherwise Hamilton, Dick Johnson Is Dead, and Blackpink: Light Up The Sky would be included.)
Real Oscars
Okay but fine I guess we gotta acknowledge the Real Oscars are also happening, so here's my picks.
Original Screenplay
Should Win: Judas And The Black Messiah
Will Win: The Trial Of The Chicago 7
Adapted Screenplay
Should Win: One Night In Miami
Will Win: The Father
Visual Effects
Should Win: Tenet
Will Win: Tenet
Sound
Should Win: Sound Of Metal
Will Win: Sound Of Metal
Live Action Short
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: Two Distant Strangers
Animated Short
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: If Anything Happens, I Love You
Production Design:
Should Win: Mank
Will Win: Mank
Original Song
Should Win: Husavik (Eurovision Song Contest)
Will Win: Speak Now (One Night In Miami)
Score
Should Win: Minari
Will Win: Minari
Makeup And Hairstyling
Should Win: Emma
Will Win: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
International Feature
Should Win: Another Round
Will Win: Another Round
Editing
Should Win: The Trial Of The Chicago 7
Will Win: Sound Of Metal
Documentary Short
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: A Concerto Is A Conversation
Documentary Feature
Should Win: ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯ ¯\(ツ)/¯
Will Win: My Octopus Teacher
Director
Should Win: Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round)
Will Win: Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)
Costume Design
Should Win: Emma
Will Win: Emma
Cinematography
Should Win: Nomadland
Will Win: Nomadland
Animated Feature
Should Win: Wolfwalkers
Will Win: Soul
Supporting Actress
Should Win: Amanda Seyfried (Mank)
Will Win: Yuh-jung Youn (Minari)
Supporting Actor
Should Win: Daniel Kaluuya (Judas And The Black Messiah)
Will Win: Daniel Kaluuya (Judas And The Black Messiah)
Actress
Should Win: Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman)
Will Win: Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman)
Actor
Should Win: Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)
Will Win: Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)
Best Picture
Should Win: Minari
Will Win: Minari
(When Nomadland ends up winning instead I'll be very mildly sad.)