AwardsWatch - 2020 Oscar Predictions

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (October)

Erik Anderson October 16, 2019

Now this is a juicy category. Unlike Adapted Screenplay, Original is jam-packed with so many contenders it’s going to be a bit of a bloodbath... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (October)

Erik Anderson October 16, 2019

Jojo Rabbit bounces back this month, while A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood just hangs on, precariously, to the top 5. Adapted Screenplay is rather... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SOUND EDITING & SOUND MIXING (October)

Erik Anderson October 16, 2019

War movies and space travel. Those two genres so often dominate the sound categories and this year is no different. Universal’s WWI epic 1917 and... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (October)

Erik Anderson October 15, 2019

Bombshell screened this week for critics and it’s coming in roaring hot, moving up to the #1 spot this month. With an incredible amount of... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and ORIGINAL SONG (October)

Erik Anderson October 15, 2019

Not a move this month in Original Score, which is feeling very solid at the moment. Obviously though, we’ll have a clear picture on December... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN & COSTUME DESIGN (October)

Erik Anderson October 14, 2019

Ahead of its release, Ad Astra was feeling very much like it was taking an identical trajectory to 2018’s First Man and indeed, it has... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: FILM EDITING & CINEMATOGRAPHY (October)

Erik Anderson October 14, 2019

Some movement in Film Editing this month with James Mangold’s race car drama Ford v Ferrari moving into the pole position. It’s a tough call... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED & DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (October)

Erik Anderson October 14, 2019

The surprisingly robust box office start for The Addams Family this weekend is enough to vault the macabre comedy into the top 5 month as... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: It’s peach season as ‘Parasite’ ripens this weekend

Erik Anderson October 11, 2019

The big news this week was the official list from the Academy of the record-breaking 93 countries that will compete for the (newly named) International... Read More