2021 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING (October)
With word that Coming 2 America is planning a somewhat surprising 2020 bow (after Paramount sold it off to Amazon) and is apparently chock full of enough makeup and bodysuits to fill out multiple Norbit sequels, the Eddie Murphy starrer makes a huge debut on this month’s chart.
Hillbilly Elegy moves up the #1 spot after the first trailer dropped this week and new entries include The Witches (if HBO Max can squeeze eligibility) and the new Cinderella starring Camila Cabello and Billy Porter set for February.
Here are my ranked 2021 Oscar predictions in Makeup and Hairstyling for October.
Green – moves up; Red – moves down; Blue – new entry this month
1. Hillbilly Elegy (Netflix)
Nominees TBD
2. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros)
Nominees TBD
3. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
Nominees TBD
4. Coming 2 America (Amazon Studios)
Nominees TBD
5. Mulan (Walt Disney Pictures)
Nominees TBD
Other Contenders (alphabetical)
Ammonite (Neon)
Nominees TBD
Cinderella (Sony Pictures)
Nominees TBD
Death on the Nile (20th Century Studios)
Nominees TBD
Mank (Netflix)
Nominees TBD
News of the World (Universal Pictures)
Nominees TBD
The Personal History of David Copperfield (Searchlight Pictures)
Nominees TBD
The Prom (Netflix)
Nominees TBD
Respect (MGM/UA)
Nominees TBD
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Paramount Pictures)
Nominees TBD
The Witches (HBO Max)
Nominees TBD
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