91st Annual Academy Awards

[Kane52630]

Once again, you can post your predictions below as we wait.

Here's some noteworthy movies coming this year...


First Man
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Director: Damien Chazelle
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jon Bernthal, Shea Whigham, Corey Stoll


A Star Is Born
A movie star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Director: Bradley Cooper
Stars: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott, Dave Chappelle


Widows
Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common accept a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities, take fate into their own hands, and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.
Director: Steve McQueen
Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Elizabeth Debicki, Jon Bernthal, Liam Neeson, Viola Davis, Carrie Coon


Backseat
The story of Dick Cheney, the most powerful Vice President in history, and how his policies changed the world as we know it.
Director: Adam McKay
Stars: Christian Bale, Sam Rockwell, Amy Adams, Steve Carell


Beautiful Boy
Chronicles meth addiction and recovery through the eyes of a father who watches his son as he struggles with the disease.
Director: Felix van Groeningen
Stars: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Christian Convery


Where'd You Go, Bernadette
After her anxiety-ridden mother disappears, 15-year-old Bee does everything she can to track her down, discovering her troubled past in the process.
Director: Richard Linklater
Stars: Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer


The Women of Marwen
A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Falk Hentschel, Janelle Monáe, Eiza Gonzalez, Gwendoline Christie

Boy Erased
The son of a baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program.
Director: Joel Edgerton
Stars: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton, Russell Crowe


Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Stuart's attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
Director: Josie Rourke
Stars: Margot Robbie, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Chan, David Tennant


Bohemian Rhapsody
A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen's legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985) concert in 1985.
Directors: Dexter Fletcher, Bryan Singer
Stars: Rami Malek, Aidan Gillen, Lucy Boynton,


On the Basis of Sex
The story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights and what she had to overcome in order to become a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Director: Mimi Leder
Stars: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Kathy Bates

91st Academy Awards Nominees:

Best Picture:

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

Lead Actor:

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

Lead Actress:

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

Supporting Actor:

Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”
Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”
Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Sam Rockwell, “Vice”

Supporting Actress:

Amy Adams, “Vice”
Marina de Tavira, “Roma”
Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”

Director:

Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”
Adam McKay, “Vice”

Animated Feature:

“Incredibles 2,” Brad Bird
“Isle of Dogs,” Wes Anderson
“Mirai,” Mamoru Hosoda
“Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Rich Moore, Phil Johnston
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman

Animated Short:

“Animal Behaviour,” Alison Snowden, David Fine
“Bao,” Domee Shi
“Late Afternoon,” Louise Bagnall
“One Small Step,” Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas
“Weekends,” Trevor Jimenez

Adapted Screenplay:

“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Joel Coen , Ethan Coen
“BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
“If Beale Street Could Talk,” Barry Jenkins
“A Star Is Born,” Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters

Original Screenplay:

“The Favourite,” Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
“First Reformed,” Paul Schrader
“Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
“Vice,” Adam McKay

Cinematography:

“Cold War,” Lukasz Zal
“The Favourite,” Robbie Ryan
“Never Look Away”
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
“A Star Is Born,” Matthew Libatique

Best Documentary Feature:

“Free Solo,” Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
“Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” RaMell Ross
“Minding the Gap,” Bing Liu
“Of Fathers and Sons,” Talal Derki
“RBG,” Betsy West, Julie Cohen

Best Documentary Short Subject:

“Black Sheep,” Ed Perkins
“End Game,” Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
“Lifeboat,” Skye Fitzgerald
“A Night at the Garden,” Marshall Curry
“Period. End of Sentence.,” Rayka Zehtabchi

Best Live Action Short Film:

“Detainment,” Vincent Lambe
“Fauve,” Jeremy Comte
“Marguerite,” Marianne Farley
“Mother,” Rodrigo Sorogoyen
“Skin,” Guy Nattiv

Best Foreign Language Film:

“Capernaum” (Lebanon)
“Cold War” (Poland)
“Never Look Away” (Germany)
“Roma” (Mexico)
“Shoplifters” (Japan)

Film Editing:

“BlacKkKlansman,” Barry Alexander Brown
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Ottman
“Green Book,” Patrick J. Don Vito
“The Favourite,” Yorgos Mavropsaridis
“Vice,” Hank Corwin

Sound Editing:

“Black Panther,” Benjamin A. Burtt, Steve Boeddeker
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Warhurst
“First Man,” Ai-Ling Lee, Mildred Iatrou Morgan
“A Quiet Place,” Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl
“Roma,” Sergio Diaz, Skip Lievsay

Sound Mixing:

“Black Panther”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“First Man”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”

Production Design:

“Black Panther,” Hannah Beachler
“First Man,” Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas
“The Favourite,” Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
“Mary Poppins Returns,” John Myhre, Gordon Sim
“Roma,” Eugenio Caballero, Bárbara Enrı́quez

Original Score:

“BlacKkKlansman,” Terence Blanchard
“Black Panther,” Ludwig Goransson
“If Beale Street Could Talk,” Nicholas Britell
“Isle of Dogs,” Alexandre Desplat
“Mary Poppins Returns,” Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman

Original Song:

“All The Stars” from “Black Panther” by Kendrick Lamar, SZA
“I’ll Fight” from “RBG” by Diane Warren, Jennifer Hudson
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns” by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
“Shallow” from “A Star Is Born” by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt and Benjamin Rice
“When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” by Willie Watson, Tim Blake Nelson

Makeup and Hair:

“Border”
“Mary Queen of Scots”
“Vice”

Costume Design:

“Ballad of Buster Scruggs”
“Black Panther,” Ruth E. Carter
“The Favourite,” Sandy Powell
“Mary Poppins Returns,” Sandy Powell
“Mary Queen of Scots,” Alexandra Byrne

Visual Effects:

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

 

[Kane52630]

If you have any that I missed, leave them here..

 

[Boom]

Might as well put Black Panther on here.

 

[Kane52630]

From last years thread that never got released...

Roma
A story that chronicles a year in the life of a middle-class family in Mexico City in the early 1970s.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Stars: Marina de Tavira, Marco Graf, Yalitza Aparicio

The Current War
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult

 

[Spider-Fan]

I think if there was ever a BP shot for a superhero film, it's Black Panther. I think it being a Feb film may cost it a lot of momentum, but I think it has a good chance of making the nominees list given the significance of it socially right now. It's the right environment to be possible.

 

[Boom]

Some other contenders:

Ad Astra
Everybody Knows
Hereditary (pipe dream on my part)
If Beale Street Could Talk
The Black Klansman

Right now, Best Actor looks like Ryan Gosling (First Man) versus Christian Bale (Cheney).

 

[Finarfiniel]

The Current War
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult

It's looking unlikely that this will be released this year either. From what I understand it's caught up in the whole Weinstein Company bankruptcy mess and could potentially never see a proper release.

A couple of posters on the AwardsWatch forum were invited to an early screener of 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' (which has been moved back from May to October for maximum awards potential I presume) and say that it's a good film but nothing remarkable and likely won't be in the running for BP or Director noms. Cate Blanchett however is apparently on top form and they believe she has a strong shot for a Best Actress nom, depending on the competition. Nomination #8, here we come hopefully. t:

 

[Fallen Angel]

Come through Amy Adams on Nomination 6 and Oscar win 1.

The Cheney movie got a pretty damn good release date of 14th December limited release and wide a week later. Amy Adams and Christian Bale are awesome together too.

 

[Fallen Angel]

Also, Mary Queen of Scot's i'm really looking forward too that as well.

 

[Kev4000]

Come through Amy Adams on Nomination 6 and Oscar win 1.

The Cheney movie got a pretty damn good release date of 14th December limited release and wide a week later. Amy Adams and Christian Bale are awesome together too.

I wish Amy that Oscar so much...

 

[kvz5]

Gosling right now looks really good for a Best Actor win. And I'm hoping this is finally Amy's year... I wouldn't mind a Sunshine Cleaning reunion too with Adams and Blunt at the Best Actress lineup!

And really, I just hope Amy and Bale are seat mates again because I need more GIFS of Bale asking her WTF is going on during awards shows.

 

[Evil Twin]

It's looking unlikely that this will be released this year either. From what I understand it's caught up in the whole Weinstein Company bankruptcy mess and could potentially never see a proper release.

In addition, early word was The Current War just wasn't very good.

 

[Fallen Angel]

The problem isn't Disney movies it's their Oscar marketing. They're just not good at it. Mary Poppins will make money but Emily Blunt is not only up against an iconic role but also a beloved one. So many voters will not giver her one inch. Also she isn't going to be better than Julie Andrews.

 

[lime]

This year will be very intersting in the Visual Effects category.

It's very open field without stand out front runner.

This is how I see it right now:

NEAR LOCK
Mowgli
Avengers: Infinity War
Ready Player One

STRONG CONTENDERS
Black Panther (not that it deserves to be nominated but because it's so popular)
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom (nomination ala Kong: Skull Island)
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Mary Poppins Returns

I believe the first 3 are sure. The rest will fight for the spots 4 and 5.

 

[Kev4000]

Panthers hype will die through next year. That is sad because movies with much black actors have more to offer besides drugs and racism. But Black-Community will push The BlackKlansman for sure. We have out next Moonlight, Get Out movie...
Seriously, I get tired of that racism Topic.

 

[scarlet-witch]

Black Panther deserves at the very least a Best Costume nomination. That will be a massive snub if they don't nab that.

 

[Stringer]

Get Out made it to awards season, Black Panther will as well.

 

[redhawk23]

I'm sure It's possible that there will be at least 5 better directed films than Lyn Ramsey's "You Were Never Really Here" but I gotta say, I doubt it.

 

[lime]

Can someone tell me why Black Panther is such player for Best Picture? I mean the movie was good, but absolutely nothing special.

What is it that makes it so special?

 

[Evil Twin]

Can someone tell me why Black Panther is such player for Best Picture? I mean the movie was good, but absolutely nothing special.

What is it that makes it so special?

It struck a huge chord with the audience. And it's a notable example of Afrofuturism depicting a vibrant African culture in a futuristic setting. That's not something blockbuster films show regularly.

I'd add BlacKKKlansman to the contenders list.

 

[harlequinade]

Panther is getting Best Song nomination no matter what. And hopefully Deadpool 2 because they really do deserve it.

 

[redhawk23]

It struck a huge chord with the audience. And it's a notable example of Afrofuturism depicting a vibrant African culture in a futuristic setting. That's not something blockbuster films show regularly.

I'd add BlacKKKlansman to the contenders list.

None of which are things the academy has ever really cared about.

 

[Boom]

I hope A24 pushes for Toni Collette hard. People are absolutely raving about her in Hereditary, and it would be cool to see back-to-back years with acting nominees from horror films. It sounds like the film may not be as accessible as Get Out was, so it has that going against it.

 

[Evil Twin]

None of which are things the academy has ever really cared about.

Not generally, although the Academy has been known to nominate zeitgeist films, but there's evidence that the Academy's efforts to get younger and more diverse is having an effect, witness Moonlight and Get Out.

Plus, I'd argue that the first Afrofuturist blockbuster is a significant, potentially game changing moment. Something you can make a legitimate case for as special.

 

[harlequinade]

I hope A24 pushes for Toni Collette hard. People are absolutely raving about her in Hereditary, and it would be cool to see back-to-back years with acting nominees from horror films. It sounds like the film may not be as accessible as Get Out was, so it has that going against it.

I'm having nightmares about that movie and I haven't even seen it yet