It's that time of year again where the biggest ceremony in Hollywood will reward their talent from the last year. While there may have been many snubs this year, David and Craig give their predictions for who will win and who they want to win.
Antonio Banderas in PAIN AND GLORY
Leonardo DiCaprio in ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Adam Driver in MARRIAGE STORY
Joaquin Phoenix in JOKER- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- DID WIN
Jonathan Pryce in THE TWO POPES
Here Joaquin Phoenix as Joker is Dave and Craig's joint pick for the performance that will win and should win. An important and chilling performance that stays with you and be a great reward for Phoenix who has provided many great performances in the past.
Tom Hanks in A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD- WANT TO WIN
Anthony Hopkins in THE TWO POPES
Al Pacino in THE IRISHMAN
Joe Pesci in THE IRISHMAN
Brad Pitt in ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD- WILL WIN- DID WIN
Dave and Craig both loved and were captivated by Hanks' performance in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, so it would be a great way to reward a film that has been somewhat overlooked in the rest of the categories.
Cynthia Erivo in HARRIET
Scarlett Johansson in MARRIAGE STORY
Saoirse Ronan in LITTLE WOMEN- WANT TO WIN- David
Charlize Theron in BOMBSHELL- WANT TO WIN- Craig
Renée Zellweger in JUDY- WILL WIN- DID WIN
Both are agreed that Zellweger will win after her string of wins so far, but are split on who they want to win. Craig- "Theron for me does the best job of transforming into the character and takes a somewhat controversial woman and makes you sympathize with her." David- "there may not be many chances for Little Women tonight, so this would be a great chance for what I thought was the strongest part of the film, with this also being a follow up to a slew of great performances from Ronan the past few years".
Kathy Bates in RICHARD JEWELL
Laura Dern in MARRIAGE STORY- WILL WIN- DID WIN
Scarlett Johansson in JOJO RABBIT- WANT TO WIN
Florence Pugh in LITTLE WOMEN
Margot Robbie in BOMBSHELL
Craig and David are agreed that Dern does a great performance in Marriage Story and is the most in line for the academy to award her. But both believe Johansson's double nomination is worthy of recognition, as a momentous year for her, with this being her most impactful performance.
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Dean DeBlois, Bradford Lewis and Bonnie Arnold
I LOST MY BODY
Jérémy Clapin and Marc du Pontavice
KLAUS
Sergio Pablos, Jinko Gotoh and Marisa Román
MISSING LINK
Chris Butler, Arianne Sutner and Travis Knight- WANT TO WIN- Craig
TOY STORY 4
Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera- WILL WIN/WANT TO WIN- David- DID WIN
Craig believes Pixar has a long-running success with the academy with Toy Story 4 ticking a lot of the boxes they look for. David agrees but also wants it to win for its beautiful animation and great characters. Craig has opted for Missing Link, which still has a good chance, as its a great addition to Laika's catalog and would be a great reward for their hard work.
THE IRISHMAN
Rodrigo Prieto
JOKER
Lawrence Sher
THE LIGHTHOUSE
Jarin Blaschke
1917
Roger Deakins- WILL WIN/WANT TO WIN- DID WIN
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Robert Richardson
Both agree that 1917 does a spectacular job of giving the film a great look especially considering the limitations of the one-shot, which needs to be celebrated. As well as being another great return win for Roger Deakins.
THE IRISHMAN
Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson
JOJO RABBIT
Mayes C. Rubeo- WANT TO WIN
JOKER
Mark Bridges
LITTLE WOMEN
Jacqueline Durran- WILL WIN- DID WIN
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Arianne Phillips
Both agree the academy has a bad habit of awarding the period film, purely because it features beautiful period dresses. At this stage it has become a cliche, while JoJo Rabbit is anything but cliche, successfully showing off the fashionable look of a prosperous side of Germany during the war.
THE IRISHMAN
Martin Scorsese
JOKER
Todd Phillips
1917
Sam Mendes- WILL WIN
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Quentin Tarantino- WANT TO WIN
PARASITE
Bong Joon Ho- DID WIN
1917 seems a likely favourite for may of the big awards, with the academy feeling Mendes would be instrumental for the one-shot. Craig and David agree, however, that a great category for Once Upon a Time to win would be in directing, as a celebration of such a famous director, with his style making the film work so much.
JOKER
Hildur Guðnadóttir- Will Win- DID WIN
LITTLE WOMEN
Alexandre Desplat
MARRIAGE STORY
Randy Newman
1917
Thomas Newman- WANT TO WIN- Craig
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
John Williams- WANT TO WIN- David
Both agree Joker's soundtrack had a big impact and had a lot of momentum in other ceremonies. David- "personally I wasn't a fan of many of the soundtracks here, so I'm going for the legacy of John Williams and Star Wars." Craig- "While it's not the strongest part of the movie the soundtrack compliments the awe-inspiring elements of the story and adds tension to the more mundane moments."
"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" from TOY STORY 4
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from ROCKETMAN
Music by Elton John
Lyric by Bernie Taupin- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- DID WIN
"I'm Standing With You" from BREAKTHROUGH
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
"Into The Unknown" from FROZEN II
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
"Stand Up" from HARRIET
Music and Lyric by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo
Both agree Elton John wrote a fun and great song that reflects the story of the film, while also giving Rocketman the chance to get an academy award after being left out of other categories.
FORD V FERRARI
Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and James Mangold, Producers
THE IRISHMAN
Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Producers
JOJO RABBIT
Carthew Neal, Taika Waititi and Chelsea Winstanley, Producers
JOKER
Todd Phillips, Bradley Cooper and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Producers
LITTLE WOMEN
Amy Pascal, Producer
MARRIAGE STORY
Noah Baumbach and David Heyman, Producers
1917
Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougall- WILL WIN
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh and Quentin Tarantino, Producers
PARASITE
Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, Producers- WANT TO WIN- DID WIN
Both agree that 1917 seems the most in line with what the academy likes to rewards especially considering the high praise to 1917 from actors, directors, and the industry. The single-shot effect along with it being World War One is the perfect combination for an Oscar. Though personally both David and Craig would want to see Parasite win. It's the most creative of all the nominees, with a fantastic cast, succeeding in all the categories listed in the ceremony. It would be a great win for foreign cinema, especially considering the accusations thrown at the ceremony in the last few years.
Those are our thoughts on the biggest categories of the night and what we would like to see. Here are our picks for smaller categories, along with our lucky dip for categories we have not much experience with.
THE IRISHMAN
Screenplay by Steven Zaillian
JOJO RABBIT
Screenplay by Taika Waititi- WILL WIN/ WANT WIN- DID WIN
JOKER
Written by Todd Phillips & Scott Silver
LITTLE WOMEN
Written for the screen by Greta Gerwig
THE TWO POPES
Written by Anthony McCarten
KNIVES OUT
Written by Rian Johnson- WANT TO WIN- David
MARRIAGE STORY
Written by Noah Baumbach
1917
Written by Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Written by Quentin Tarantino- WILL WIN
PARASITE
Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won
Story by Bong Joon Ho- WANT TO WIN- CRAIG- DID WIN
THE IRISHMAN
Production Design: Bob Shaw
Set Decoration: Regina Graves
JOJO RABBIT
Production Design: Ra Vincent
Set Decoration: Nora Sopková- WANT TO WIN
1917
Production Design: Dennis Gassner
Set Decoration: Lee Sandales- WILL WIN
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Production Design: Barbara Ling
Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh- DID WIN
PARASITE
Production Design: Lee Ha Jun
Set Decoration: Cho Won Woo
AMERICAN FACTORY
Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert and Jeff Reichert- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- Craig- DID WIN
THE CAVE
Feras Fayyad, Kirstine Barfod and Sigrid Dyekjær
THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY
Petra Costa, Joanna Natasegara, Shane Boris and Tiago Pavan
FOR SAMA
Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts
HONEYLAND
Ljubo Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska and Atanas Georgiev- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- David
IN THE ABSENCE
Yi Seung-Jun and Gary Byung-Seok Kam
LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU’RE A GIRL)
Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- DID WIN
LIFE OVERTAKES ME
John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson
ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN
Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan
WALK RUN CHA-CHA
Laura Nix and Colette Sandstedt
FORD V FERRARI
Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- DID WIN
THE IRISHMAN
Thelma Schoonmaker
JOJO RABBIT
Tom Eagles
JOKER
Jeff Groth
PARASITE
Yang Jinmo
CORPUS CHRISTI
Poland
Directed by Jan Komasa
HONEYLAND
North Macedonia
Directed by Ljubo Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska
LES MISÉRABLES
France
Directed by Ladj Ly
PAIN AND GLORY
Spain
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
PARASITE
South Korea
Directed by Bong Joon Ho- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- DID WIN
DCERA (DAUGHTER)
Daria Kashcheeva
HAIR LOVE
Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- David- DID WIN
KITBULL
Rosana Sullivan and Kathryn Hendrickson
MEMORABLE
Bruno Collet and Jean-François Le Corre
SISTER
Siqi Song- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- Craig
BROTHERHOOD
Meryam Joobeur and Maria Gracia Turgeon- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- David
NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB
Yves Piat and Damien Megherbi
THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW
Marshall Curry- DID WIN
SARIA
Bryan Buckley and Matt Lefebvre
A SISTER
Delphine Girard- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- Craig
FORD V FERRARI
Donald Sylvester- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- DID WIN
JOKER
Alan Robert Murray
1917
Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Wylie Stateman
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Matthew Wood and David Acord
AD ASTRA
Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Mark Ulano
FORD V FERRARI
Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Steven A. Morrow- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- Craig
JOKER
Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Tod Maitland
1917
Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- David- DID WIN
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler and Mark Ulano
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Matt Aitken and Dan Sudick- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- David
WANT TO WIN- Craig
THE IRISHMAN
Pablo Helman, Leandro Estebecorena, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser and Stephane Grabli
THE LION KING
Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Elliot Newman
1917
Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy- WILL WIN- Craig- DID WIN
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach and Dominic Tuohy
BOMBSHELL
Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker- WILL WIN/ WANT TO WIN- DID WIN
JOKER
Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou
JUDY
Jeremy Woodhead
MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL
Paul Gooch, Arjen Tuiten and David White
1917
Naomi Donne, Tristan Versluis and Rebecca Cole
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