2021 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING (January)

The Trial of the Chicago 7, Da 5 Bloods and Tenet keep rising. All feature a style of editing the branch loves (more vs less, this is the group that nominated Bohemian Rhapsody and ultimately handed it a win, after all), which could hurt Nomadland.

Keeping my eye out on Palm Springs and Promising Young Woman. It’s hard for a comedy of any kind to crack the Oscar top 5 but both are probably assured ACE editing nominations that would boost their profiles a bit.

Here are my ranked 2021 Oscar predictions in Film Editing.

Green – moves up; Red – moves down; Blue – new entry this month

1. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)
Alan Baumgarten

2. Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
Chloé Zhao

3. Mank (Netflix)
Kirk Baxter

4. News of the World (Universal Pictures)
William Goldenberg

5. Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)
Adam Gough

6. Tenet (Warner Bros)
Jennifer Lame

7. The Father (Sony Pictures Classics)
Yorgos Lamprinos

8. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
Andrew Mondshein

9. Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros)
Kristan Sprague

10. The Midnight Sky (Netflix)
Stephen Mirrione

Other Contenders (alphabetical by film)

Minari (A24)
Harry Yoon

One Night in Miami… (Amazon Studios)
Tariq Anwar

Palm Springs (Hulu/Neon)
Andrew Dickler and Matt Friedman

Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)
Frédéric Thoraval

Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios)
Mikkel E.G. Nielsen

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Paramount Pictures)
Jay Rabinowitz

Palm Springs photo: Jessica Perez/Hulu