Awards Season 2020 Predictions: September 2019

Now that we have seen the reactions from the major films at Venice and Toronto, these are my current predictions for the above-the-line categories at the Oscars 2020. Subject to change.

BEST PICTURE

1. Marriage Story
2. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
3. The Irishman
4. Little Women
5. Jojo Rabbit
6. Parasite
7. Joker
8. Ford V Ferrari
9. A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
10. 1917

Potential Upset: Jojo Rabbit, The Report, Parasite

BEST DIRECTOR

1. Quentin Tarantino | Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
2. Martin Scorsese | The Irishman
3. Noah Baumbach | Marriage Story
4. Greta Gerwig | Little Women
5. Sam Mendes | 1917

Potential Upset: Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse), Bong Joon-Ho (Parasite)

BEST LEADING ACTRESS

1. Scarlett Johansson | Marriage Story
2. Saoirse Ronan | Little Women
3. Renee Zellweger | Judy
4. Cynthia Erivo | Harriet
5. Awkafina | The Farewell

Potential Upset: Alfre Woodard (Clemency), Charlize Theron (Bombshell)

BEST LEADING ACTOR

1. Adam Driver | Marriage Story
2. Leonardo DiCaprio | Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
3. Joaquin Phoenix | Joker
4. Robert DeNiro | The Irishman
5. Antonio Banderas | Dolor Y Gloria

Potential Upset: Robert Downey Jr. (Avengers: Endgame), Michael B. Jordan (Just Mercy), Christian Bale (Ford V Ferrari), Taron Egerton (Rocketman)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. Laura Dern | Marriage Story
2. Florence Pugh | Little Women
3. Margot Robbie | Once Upon A Time In Hollywood/Bombshell
4. Shuzhen Zhou | The Farewell
5. Meryl Streep | The Laundromat OR Nicole Kidman | Bombshell

Potential Upset: Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit), Janelle Monae (Harriet), Annette Bening (The Report)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Brad Pitt | Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
2. Tom Hanks | A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
3. Al Pacino | The Irishman
4. Joe Pesci | The Irishman
5. Jamie Foxx | Just Mercy

Potential Upset: Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
• The Irishman
• Jojo Rabbit
• Joker
• Little Women

Potential Upset: Just Mercy

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• The Farewell
• Marriage Story
• Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
• Knives Out
• Parasite

Potential Upset: Booksmart, Motherless Brooklyn