Best Picture
Parasite
Honorable Mention: Jojo Rabbit
Best Actor
Will win: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Should win: Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Should have been nominated: Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems Continue reading
Category Archives: Oscar Predictions
91st Academy Awards: Big B’s Predictions
Lots of “Should Have Been Nominated” notes this year.
Best Picture
Roma
Should Have Been Nominated: If Beale Street Could Talk
Should Have Been Nominated: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Should Have Been Nominated: Private Life
Should Have Been Nominated: First Man
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90th Academy Awards: Big B’s Predictions
Best Picture
Honorable Mention: All Best Picture nominees, especially Call Me By Your Name and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. This is an impressive list of films. (To see my ranking of all nine Best Picture nominees, click here.)
Should have been nominated: Logan
89th Academy Awards: Big B’s Predictions
Best Picture
Moonlight
Honorable Mention: La La Land
Should Have Been Nominated: Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Should Have Been Nominated: The Neon Demon
88th Academy Awards: Big B’s Predictions
Best Picture
The Revenant
Should Win: The Big Short
Disappointment: Bridge of Spies
Should Have Been Nominated: Straight Outta Compton
Should Have Been Nominated: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Director
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant
Honorable Mention: Adam McKay, The Big Short
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Actress
Brie Larson, Room
Honorable Mention: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Should Have Been Nominated: Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Honorable Mention: Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Honorable Mention: Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Should Not Have Been Nominated: Christian Bale, The Big Short
Should Have Been Nominated: Oscar Isaac, Ex Machina
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
The 87th Academy Awards: Big B’s Oscar Predictions
Best Actress
Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Honorable Mention: Emma Stone, “Birdman”
Should not have been nominated: Keira Knightly, “The Imitation Game”
Should have been nominated: Tilda Swinton, “Snowpiercer”
Best Actor
Michael Keaton, “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Should have been nominated: Ralph Fiennes, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best Supporting Actor
J. K. Simmons, “Whiplash” Continue reading
The 86th Academy Awards: Big B’s Oscar Predictions
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
Best Supporting Actress
Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”
Honorable Mention: Julia Roberts, “August: Osage County”
Best Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave”
Honorable Mention: Bruce Dern, “Nebraska”
Honorable Mention: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Should have been nominated: Tom Hanks, “Captain Phillips”
Best Supporting Actor Continue reading
The 85th Academy Awards: Big B’s Oscar Predictions
Best Actress
Should win: Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour”
Will win: Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”
Honorable Mention: Robert Di Niro, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Best Picture
Should win: “Zero Dark Thirty”
Will win: “Argo”
Honorable Mention: “Les Misérables”
Best Director
Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”
Best Animated Feature Film
Should win: “Wreck-It Ralph”
Will win: “Brave”
Best Production Design Continue reading
The 84th Academy Awards: Big B’s Oscar Predictions
Best Actress
Viola Davis, “The Help”
Honorable Mention: Rooney Mara, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
Best Supporting Actress
Should win: Bérénice Bejo, “The Artist”
Will win: Octavia Spencer, “The Help”
Best Actor
Jean Dujardin, “The Artist
Honorable Mention: George Clooney, “The Descendants”
Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Honorable Mention: Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”
Best Picture
“The Artist”
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Honorable Mention: Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Best Animated Film
Should win: “Kung Fu Panda 2”
Will win: “Rango”
Honorable Mention: “A Cat in Paris”
Best Art Direction Continue reading
Big B’s Oscar Picks and Predictions (with some offal artwork)
Best Actress
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
Best Supporting Actress
Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”
Honorable Mention: Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”
Best Actor
Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
Honorable Mention: James Franco, “127 Hours”
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, “The Fighter”
Honorable Mention: John Hawkes, “Winter’s Bone”
Best Picture
“The King’s Speech”
Best Director
Should win: Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan”
Will win: David Fincher, “The Social Network”
Best Animated Film
“Toy Story 3”
Best Art Direction
Should win: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”
Will win: “Alice in Wonderland”
Best Cinematography
Should win: “Black Swan”
Will win: “True Grit” Continue reading
