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Will The Academy redeem themselves?

The Oscars are this Sunday. For film fans, it’s the climax of a tumultuous period of whinging, moaning and celebrating; an eclectic season that brings out the very best and worst of modern movie culture – and I wouldn’t change it for the world. Like everyone, I have a who’s who wish list of winners, but the creeping whisperings of reality mean my former naivety isn’t as pure as it once was. Here are the nominees, who will win, a possible alternative and who should win, in my humble opinion.

BEST PICTURE:

• A Star Is Born
• Roma
• BlacKkKlansman
• Green Book 
• The Favourite
• Black Panther
• Bohemian Rhapsody 
• Vice

WILL WIN: Roma

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: BlacKkKlansman 

SHOULD WIN: BlacKkKlansman 

BEST ACTRESS: 

• Glenn Close – The Wife
• Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
• Olivia Colman – The Favourite
• Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
• Yalitza Aparicio – Roma

WILL WIN: Olivia Colman

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: Glenn Close

SHOULD WIN: Olivia Colman

BEST ACTOR:

• Christian Bale – Vice
• Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
• Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody 
• Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate
• Viggo Mortensen – Green Book

WILL WIN: Christian Bale

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: Rami Malek

SHOULD WIN: Bradley Cooper

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: 

• Marina De Tavira – Roma
• Amy Adams – Vice
• Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
• Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
• Emma Stone – The Favourite

WILL WIN: Regina King

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: Rachel Weisz

SHOULD WIN: Regina King

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

• Mahershala Ali – Green Book
• Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me? 
• Sam Elliot – A Star Is Born
• Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
• Sam Rockwell – Vice

WILL WIN: Mahershala Ali

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: Richard E. Grant

SHOULD WIN: Richard E. Grant

BEST DIRECTOR:

• Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
• Pawel Pawlikowski – Cold War
• Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
• Adam McKay – Vice
• Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite

WILL WIN: Alfonso Cuarón

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: Spike Lee

SHOULD WIN: Alfonso Cuarón

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

• Roma
• The Favourite
• Vice
• First Reformed
• Green Book

WILL WIN: The Favourite

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: Green Book

SHOULD WIN: The Favourite

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

• The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
• BlacKkKlansman 
• If Beale Street Could Talk
• A Star Is Born
• Can You Ever Forgive Me?

WILL WIN: BlacKkKlansman

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: If Beale Street Could Talk

SHOULD WIN: BlacKkKlansman

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

• Matthew Libatique – A Star Is Born
• Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
• Robbie Ryan – The Favourite
• Caled Deschanel – Never Look Away
• Lukasz Zal – Cold War

WILL WIN: Roma

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: The Favourite 

SHOULD WIN: Roma

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: 

• Terence Blanchard – BlacKkKlansman
• Ludwig Göransson – Black Panther
• Nicholas Britell – If Beale Street Could Talk
• Marc Shaiman – Mary Poppins Returns
• Alexandre Desplat – Isle Of Dogs

WILL WIN: Black Panther

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: If Beale Street Could Talk

SHOULD WIN: If Beale Street Could Talk

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: 

• ‘Shallow’ – A Star Is Born
• ‘The Place Where Lost Things Go’ – Mary Poppins Returns
• ‘All The Stars’ – Black Panther
• ‘When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings’ – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
• ‘I’ll Fight’ – RBG

WILL WIN: ‘Shallow’ – A Star Is Born

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: N/A

SHOULD WIN: ‘Shallow’ – A Star Is Born

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: 

• The Incredibles 2
• Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
• Isle of Dogs
• Ralph Breaks The Internet
• Mirai 

WILL WIN: Spider-Man: Into The Spider Verse

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: N/A

SHOULD WIN: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: 

• Solo: A Star Wars Story
• Avengers: Infinity War
• First Man
• Ready Player One
• Christopher Robin

WILL WIN: Avengers: Infinity War

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: First Man

SHOULD WIN: Avengers: Infinity War

BEST FILM EDITING: 

• Green Book
• The Favourite
• Vice
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• BlacKkKlansman

WILL WIN: Vice

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: BlacKkKlansman

SHOULD WIN: BlacKkKlansman

BEST SOUND EDITING:

• First Man
• Roma
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• Black Panther
• A Quiet Place

WILL WIN: First Man

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: A Quiet Place

SHOULD WIN: First Man

BEST SOUND MIXING: 

• First Man
• Roma
• Black Panther
• A Star Is Born
• Bohemian Rhapsody

WILL WIN: A Star Is Born

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: First Man

SHOULD WIN: A Star Is Born

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

• The Favourite
• Mary Poppins Returns
• Black Panther
• The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
• Mary Queen Of Scots

WILL WIN: The Favourite

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: Black Panther

SHOULD WIN: The Favourite

BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING:

• Vice
• Mary Queen of Scots
• Border

WILL WIN: Vice

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: Mary Queen of Scots

SHOULD WIN: Vice

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: 

• The Favourite
• First Man
• Black Panther
• Roma
• Mary Poppins Returns

WILL WIN: The Favourite

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: Roma

SHOULD WIN: The Favourite

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: 

• Roma
• Cold War
• Shoplifters
• Capernaum
• Never Look Away

WILL WIN: Roma

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: Cold War

SHOULD WIN: Roma

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:

• Free Solo
• RBG
• Hail County this morning, This Evening
• Of Fathers and Sons
• Minding The Gap

WILL WIN: Free Solo

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: RBG

SHOULD WIN: Free Solo

What are your thoughts? Who do you want to see win on the big night? Let me know in the comments or send me a tweet.

Cameron Frew – @FrewFilm