It’s the biggest night of the year in Hollywood as the 91st annual Academy Awards airs tonight on ABC & CTV kicking off at 8PM EST.
To say it’s been a unique year for cinema would be an understatement as we sift through a year of firsts and of controversies as the show sees itself without a host for the first time in recent memory and as you are all gearing up for Oscar parties all across the globe looking for a way to fill in those last minute picks, we reached out to staff and friends of the sight to give their picks for the evening’s affair.
There will be some that you expect some we all agree on and some controversial ones as well as our experts weigh in on what at least should and probably will win at the end of the night.
Victor Stiff
BEST PICTURE: ROMA
BEST DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuarón.
BEST ACTRESS: Glenn Close (The Wife)
BEST ACTOR: Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Mahershala Ali, Green Book
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Minding the Gap, Bing Liu
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Roma (Mexico)
Paolo Kagaoan
Best Picture – Roma
Best Actor – Rami Malek-Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Actress – Yalitza Aparicio-Roma
Best Supporting Actor – Richard E. Grant-Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Supporting Actress – Marina de Tavira-Roma
Best Animated Feature – Isle of Dogs
Best Foreign Language Film – Roma
Best Documentary Feature – Minding the Gap
Michael Ingram / Head of Theatrical distribution and Physical media at Ammo Content
Best Picture:
Should Win: A Star is Born / BlacKkKlansman
Who Will Win: Green Book
Best Director:
Should Win: Spike Lee (I mean come on)-BlacKkKlansman
Who Will Win: Alfonso Cuaron-Roma
Best Actress
Should Win: Lady Gaga-A Star Is Born
Will Win: Glenn Close-The Wife
Best Actor
Should Win: Christian Bale-Vice
Will Win: Rami Malek (I hated this performance, might as well have been Vincent Chase playing Pablo Escobar)-Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Original Screenplay
Should Win: Green Book
Will Win: The Favourite
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Should Win: BlacKkKlansman
Will Win: BlackkKlansman
Best Supporting Actor
Should Win: Richard E. Grant-Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Will Win: Mahershala Ali-Green Book
Best Supporting Actress
Should Win: Regina King-If Beale Street Could Talk
Will Win: Regina King-If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Foreign Film
Should Win: Roma
Will Win: Roma
Best Animated Film
Should Win: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Will Win: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Courtney Small
Best Picture
Should Win: Roma
Will Win: Black Panther
Best Actor
Should Win: Bradley Cooper-A Star Is Born
Will Win: Rami Malek-Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Actress
Should Win: Olivia Coleman (have not seen The Wife yet, so picking based on the other four nominees)-The Favourite
Will Win: Glenn Close-The Wife
Best Supporting Actor
Should Win: Richard E. Grant-Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Will Win: Mahershala Ali-Green Book
Best Supporting Actress
Should Win: Regina King-If Beale Street Could Talk
Will Win: Regina King-If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Animated Feature
Should Win: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Will Win: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Foreign Film
Should Win: Roma
Will Win: Roma
Best Documentary Feature
Should Win: Minding the Gap
Will Win: Free Solo
Thomas Wishloff
Best Picture: Roma
Best Director: Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman
Best Actor: Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Actress: Glenn Close in The Wife
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali in Green Book
Best Supporting Actress: Regina King in If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
Best Foreign Language Feature: Roma
Best Documentary Feature: Free Solo
Dave Voigt
Best Picture: Should Win: Roma or The Favourite /Will Win: Green Book (Just not sure if the Academy is ready to give a foreign language, black and white Netflix movie the top prize)
Best Director: Should Win: BlacKkKlansman-Spike Lee/Will Win: Roma-Alfonso Cuaron
Best Actor: Should Win: Willem Dafoe-At Eternity’s Gate/Will Win: Rami Malek-Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Actress: Should Win: Olivia Colman-The Favourite/Will Win: Olivia Colman-The Favourite (I suspect this will be the upset of the night with Glenn Close and Lady Gaga splitting the vote in Colman’s favor)
Best Supporting Actor: Should Win: Richard E. Grant-Can You Ever Forgive Me?/Will Win: Richard E. Grant-Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Both Sam Elliott and Mahershala Ali could swoop in and take this one)
Best Supporting Actress: Should Win: Regina King-If Beale Street Could Talk/Will Win: Regina King-If Beale Street Could Talk (This is the one is a lock)
Best Animated Feature Film: Should Win: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse/Will Win: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (The OTHER lock of the night as the Disney/Pixar streak is broken)
Best Cinematography: Should Win: Roma/Will Win: Roma (Consider Matthew Libatque’s work in A Star Is Born as a legit dark horse candidate)
Best Costume Design: Should Win/Will Win: The Favourite
Best Documentary Feature: Should Win: Minding The Gap/Will Win: Free Solo
Best Documentary (Short Subject): Should Win-Black Sheep/Will Win: Period. End Of Sentence
Best Editing: Should Win/Will Win: BlacKkKlansman
Best Foreign Language Feature: Should Win/Will Win: Roma (But to be honest it’s been such a damn strong year for foreign cinema; you couldn’t go wrong with any of them)
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Should Win/Will Win: Vice
Best Original Score: Should Win: BlacKkKlansman/Will Win: Mary Poppins Returns
Best Original Song: Should Win/Will Win: ‘Shallow” from A Star Is Born (If you at least want to get one right, this is the one you pick)
Best Production Design: Should Win: The Favourite/Will Win: Black Panther
Best Animated Short Film: Should Win/Will Win: Bao (Toronto native Domee Shi brings home the gold)
Best Short Film (Live Action): Should Win: Fauve/Will Win: Detainment
Best Sound Editing: Should Win/Will Win: A Quiet Place
Best Sound Mixing: Should Win/Will Win: A Star Is Born
Best Visual Effects: Should Win: First Man/Will Win: Avengers-Infinity War
Best Original Screenplay: Should Win: First Reformed/Will Win: Green Book
Best Adapted Screenplay: Should Win/Will Win: If Beale Street Could Talk
Enjoy the show!
