By Matt Neglia
The 92nd Academy Awards are this Sunday and they came much quicker than usual. How will the shortened season impact the winners? What impact will the precursors have? It’s time for you to tell all of us who you think will prevail this Sunday. You’ve listened to our podcast, read our analysis, now you can enter below into our contest to predict the 2020 Oscars. All categories must be guessed on with the submission deadline being the day of the awards right before the ceremony starts.
Click below to enter in your picks for the contest. Best of luck and enjoy the show!
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Here are some of our predictions for the Oscars which you can use as a guide if you’re having trouble deciding on a winner.
Predictions are provided by: Amanda Spears, Casey Lee Clark, Cody Dericks, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna, Matt Neglia, Michael Schwartz, Nicole Ackman, Ryan C. Showers, Tom O’Brien & Will Mavity
BEST PICTURE
1917 (Cody, Dan B, Daniel H, Lauren, Michael, Nicole, Ryan & Will)
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite (Amanda, Casey, Josh P, Matt & Tom)
BEST DIRECTOR
Bong Joon Ho – Parasite (Lauren)
Sam Mendes – 1917 (Amanda, Casey, Cody, Dan B, Daniel H, Josh P, Matt, Michael, Nicole, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Todd Phillips – Joker
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renee Zellweger – Judy (ALL)
BEST ACTOR
Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker (ALL)
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kathy Bates – Richard Jewell
Laura Dern – Marriage Story (ALL)
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 (ALL)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit (Amanda, Cody, Dan B, Daniel H, Josh P, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Joker
Little Women (Casey, Lauren & Nicole)
The Two Popes
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1917
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Lauren)
Parasite (Amanda, Casey, Cody, Dan B, Daniel H, Josh P, Matt, Michael, Nicole, Ryan, Tom & Will)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus (Dan B, Josh P, Lauren, Matt & Tom)
Missing Link (Daniel H)
Toy Story 4 (Amanda, Casey, Cody, Michael, Nicole, Ryan & Will)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
American Factory (Amanda, Cody, Daniel H, Josh P, Lauren, Michael, Nicole, Ryan, Tom & Will)
The Cave
The Edge Of Democracy (Dan B)
For Sama (Casey & Matt)
Honeyland
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Corpus Cristi
Honeyland
Les Miserables
Pain and Glory
Parasite (ALL)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women (Casey, Cody, Dan B, Daniel H, Josh P, Matt, Michael, Nicole, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Amanda & Lauren)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917 (ALL)
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
BEST FILM EDITING
Ford v Ferrari (Cody, Dan B, Nicole, Ryan & Will)
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Parasite (Amanda, Casey, Daniel H, Josh P, Lauren, Matt, Michael & Tom)
BEST MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLING
1917
Bombshell (Amanda, Casey, Cody, Dan B, Daniel H, Josh P, Matt, Michael, Nicole, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Judy
Joker (Lauren)
Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
1917 (Nicole)
Joker (Amanda, Casey, Cody, Dan B, Daniel H, Josh P, Lauren, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Little Women
Marriage Story
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Into the Unknown – Frozen II
I’m Gonna Love Me Again – Rocketman (ALL)
Stand Up – Harriet
I’m Standing With You – Breakthrough
I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away – Toy Story 4
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1917 (Daniel H & Nicole)
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Amanda, Casey, Cody, Josh P, Lauren, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom
Parasite (Dan B & Will)
BEST SOUND EDITING
1917 (ALL)
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
BEST SOUND MIXING
1917 (Amanda, Cody, Dan B, Daniel H, Josh P, Lauren, Matt, Michael, Nicole, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Ad Astra
Ford v Ferrari (Casey)
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1917 (ALL)
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Dcera
Hair Love (ALL)
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
In The Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re A Girl) (Amanda, Casey, Cody, Dan B, Daniel H, Josh P, Lauren, Matt, Michael, Nicole, Ryan & Will)
Life Overtakes Me
St. Louis Superman (Tom)
Walk Run Cha-Cha
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Brotherhood (Michael)
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbors’ Window (Amanda, Casey, Cody, Dan B, Daniel H, Josh P, Lauren, Matt, Nicole, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Saria
A Sister
Also be sure to listen to our verbal reasoning behind some of our Oscar Predictions in our latest podcast episode below!
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You can follow Matt and hear more of his thoughts on the Oscars and Film on Twitter at @NextBestPicture