A Review Of My Earliest Oscar Predictions

Following some research back in March of 2019, I put together a very early list of Oscar predictions for the following year. I am going to look back and compare my predictions to what actually happened. I will give myself half a point if I mentioned them in the brackets, half a point if I predicted the same person for a different film, two points if I predicted the winners accurately, and one point if I predicted the correct nominee in the official five. Enjoy!

Bold - prediction of nomination

Underline - prediction of a win

BEST PICTURE

- The Goldfinch

- Little Women

- Us

- Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

- The Irishman

- Queen & Slim
- Ford Vs. Ferrari

- The Laundromat

- A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood

(Avengers: Endgame [I HOPE], Midsommar, Judy, Ad Astra, Downton Abbey, Cats, Toy Story 4, The Woman In The Window, The Last Thing He Wanted)

4/9

BEST DIRECTOR

Martin Scorsese - The Irishman

Quentin Tarantino - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Melina Matsoukas - Queen & Slim

Greta Gerwig - Little Women

Marielle Heller - A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood

(Ari Aster, Midsommar; James Mangold, Ford Vs. Ferrari; Steven Soderbergh, The Laundromat; Melina Matsoukas, Queen & Slim; Tom Hooper, Cats; Joe Wright, The Woman In The Window; Dee Rees, The Last Thing He Wanted; John Crowley, The Goldfinch)

2/6

BEST ACTOR

Ansel Elgort - The Goldfinch

Leonardo DiCaprio - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Robert DeNiro - The Irishman

Daniel Kaluuya - Queen & Slim

Christian Bale - Ford Vs. Ferrari

(Robert Downey Jr, Avengers: Endgame [I HOPE]; Joaquin Phoenix, Joker; Brad Pitt, Ad Astra; Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood; Timothee Chalamet, The King))

1.5/6

BEST ACTRESS

Amy Adams - The Woman In The Window

Lupita Nyong'o - Us

Saoirse Ronan - Little Women

Cynthia Erivo - Harriet
Renee Zellweger - Judy

(Florence Pugh, Midsommar; Scarlett Johansson, Untitled Noah Baumbach Project; Natalie Portman, Lucy In The Sky; Meryl Streep, The Laundromat; Anne Hathaway, The Last Thing He Wanted)

3.5/6

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Al Pacino - The Irishman

Brad Pitt - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Jeffrey Wright - The Goldfinch

Timothee Chalamet - Little Women

Matt Damon - Ford Vs. Ferrari

(Joe Pesci, The Irishman; Willem Dafoe, The Last Thing He Wanted; Robert Pattinson, The King; Kurt Russell, Al Pacino, Bruce Dern, James Marsden, Damian Lewis, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood)

3.5/6

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Nicole Kidman - The Goldfinch

Florence Pugh - Little Women

Margot Robbie - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Julianne Moore - The Woman In The Window

Elisabeth Moss - Us

(Catriona Balfe, Ford Vs. Ferrari; Laura Dern, Emma Watson, Little Women; Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit)

2.25/6

16.75/39

better luck next time.