2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY (November)
Parasite moves into the top 5 for Film Editing this month as its Best Picture prospects grow. That pushes 1917 back down into the Next Up section but it’s still a broad contender for multiple nominations and wins.
In Cinematography, the flashy lensing of Ford v Ferrari makes way for the ethereal look of A Hidden Life. For now.
Here are my 2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions in Film Editing and Cinematography for November 26, 2019.
FILM EDITING
Green – moves up Red – moves down Blue – new/re-entry
1. Ford v. Ferrari (Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker, Dirk Westervelt) – 20th Century Fox
2. The Irishman (Thelma Schoonmaker) – Netflix
3. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Fred Raskin) – Sony/Columbia
4. Marriage Story (Jennifer Lame) – Netflix
5. Parasite (Jinmo Yang) – Neon
NEXT UP (alphabetical by film)
1917 (Lee Smith) – Universal
Jojo Rabbit (Tom Eagles) – Fox Searchlight
Little Women (Nick Houy) – Sony/Columbia
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Maryann Brandon, Stefan Grube) – Disney
The Two Popes (Fernando Stutz) – Netflix
OTHER CONTENDERS (alphabetical by film)
Ad Astra (John Axelrad, Lee Haugen) – 20th Century Fox
The Aeronauts (Mark Eckersley) – Amazon
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Anne McCabe) – Sony/TriStar
Bombshell (John Poll) – Lionsgate
The Farewell (Matthew Friedman, Michael Taylor) – A24
Knives Out (Bob Ducsay) – Lionsgate
Rocketman (Chris Dickens) – Paramount
Us (Nicholas Monsour) – Universal
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Green – moves up Red – moves down Blue – new/re-entry
1. 1917 (Roger Deakins) – Universal
2. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Robert Richardson) – Sony/Columbia
3. The Irishman (Rodrigo Prieto) – Netflix
4. A Hidden Life (Jörg Widmer) – Fox Searchlight
5. The Lighthouse (Jarin Blaschke) – A24
NEXT UP (alphabetical by film)
Ad Astra (Hoyte van Hoytema) – 20th Century Fox
Ford v. Ferrari (Phedon Papamichael) – 20th Century Fox
Jojo Rabbit (Mihai Mălaimare Jr.) – Fox Searchlight
Marriage Story (Robbie Ryan) – Netflix
The Two Popes (César Charlone) – Netflix
OTHER CONTENDERS (alphabetical by film)
The Aeronauts (George Steel) – Amazon
The Farewell (Anna Francesa Solano) – A24
Joker (Lawrence Sher) – Warner Bros
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (Adam Newport-Berra) – A24
Little Women (Yorick Le Saux) – Sony/Columbia
The Lion King (Caleb Deschanel) – Disney
Parasite (Hong Kyung-pyo) – Neon
Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker (Dan Mindel) – Disney
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