With mere minutes before the 92nd Academy Awards begin, the writers at This Is Film thought we should throw out our last second predictions before it’s all said and done.
Categories | Shayne Grieve | Peter Gray | Carlo Peritore | Adam De Wilde | Mark Blackmore |
Best Actor | Will: Joaquin Phoenix Should: Adam Driver Snubbed: Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems) | Will: Joaquin Phoenix Should: Adam Driver Snubbed: Taron Egerton (Rocketman) | Will: Joaquin Phoenix | Will: Joaquin Phoenix Should: Antonio Banderas Snubbed: Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems) / Zack Gottsagen (The Peanut Butter Falcon) | Will: Joaquin Phoenix Should: Adam Driver Snubbed: Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems) |
Best Actress | Will: Saoirse Ronan Should: Saoirse Ronan Snubbed: Lupita Nyongo (Us) / Florence Pugh (MidSommar) | Will: Renée Zellweger Should: Scarlett Johansson Snubbed: Lupita Nyongo (Us) | Will: Scarlett Johansson | Will: Renée Zellweger Should: Charlize Theron Snubbed: Awkwafina (The Farewell) / Florence Pugh (MidSommar) | Will: Renée Zellweger Should: Saoirse Ronan Snubbed: Lupita Nyongo (Us) |
Best Supporting Actor | Will: Brad Pitt Should: Brad Pitt Snubbed: Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse) | Will: Brad Pitt Should: Brad Pitt Snubbed: Wesley Snipes (Dolemite Is My Name) | Will: Brad Pitt | Will: Brad Pitt Should: Brad Pitt Snubbed: Shia LeBeouf (The Peanut Butter Falcon) | Will: Joe Pesci Should: Joe Pesci Snubbed: Kang-ho Song (Parasite) |
Best Supporting Actress | Will: Laura Dern Should: Florence Pugh Snubbed: Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers) | Will: Laura Dern Should: Florence Pugh Snubbed: Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers) | Will: Laura Dern | Will: Laura Dern Should: Margot Robbie Snubbed: Billie Lourd (Booksmart) | Will: Florence Pugh Should: Florence Pugh Snubbed: Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart) |
Best Director | Will: Sam Mendes Should: Quentin Tarantino Snubbed: Greta Gerwig (Little Women) | Will: Sam Mendes Should: Bong Joon Ho Snubbed: Olivia Wilde (Booksmart) | Will: Bong Joon Ho | Will: Sam Mendes Should: Bong Joon Ho Snubbed: Greta Gerwig (Little Women) / Olivia Wilde (Booksmart) | Will: Sam Mendes Should: Bong Joon Ho Snubbed: Greta Gerwig (Little Women) |
International Film | Will: Parasite | Will: Parasite | Will: Parasite | Will: Parasite | Will: Parasite |
Adapted Screenplay | Will: Little Women Should: Little Women Snubbed: Hustlers | Will: JoJo Rabbit Should: JoJo Rabbit Snubbed: Hustlers | Will: JoJo Rabbit | Will: JoJo Rabbit Should: JoJo Rabbit Snubbed: N/A | Will: The Irishman Should: Little Women Snubbed: N/A |
Original Screenplay | Will: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Should: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Snubbed: Under the Silver Lake / Us / Ad Astra | Will: Parasite Should: Parasite Snubbed: Booksmart | Will: Knives Out | Will: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Should: Knives Out Snubbed: The Farewell / Booksmart / Honey Boy | Will: Marriage Story Should: Marriage Story Snubbed: N/A |
Best Animated | Will: Missing Link Should: I Lost My Body Snubbed: Frozen 2 | Will: Klaus Should: Missing Link Snubbed: Abominable | Will: I Lost My Body | Will: I Lost My Body / Klaus Should: Toy Story 4 Snubbed: Frozen 2 | Will: Toy Story 4 Should: Toy Story 4 Snubbed: N/A |
Best Cinematography | Will: Roger Deakins Should: Roger Deakins Snubbed: Hong Kyung-pyo (Parasite) | Will: Roger Deakins Should: Roger Deakins Snubbed: Hong Kyung-pyo (Parasite) | Will: Roger Deakins | Will: Roger Deakins Should: Roger Deakins Snubbed: Adam Newport-Berra (The Last Black Man in San Francisco) | Will: Roger Deakins Should: Roger Deakins Snubbed: N/A |
Best Picture | Will: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Should: Parasite Snubbed: Knives Out/Ad Astra | Will: 1917 Should: Parasite Snubbed: Booksmart | Will: 1917 | Will: 1917 Should: Parasite Snubbed: Uncut Gems / The Farewell / Booksmart | Will: 1917 Should: Parasite Snubbed: Knives Out |