Cinema's greatest event, the Oscars, is merely a couple of days away, and as movie-buffs all over (American and otherwise) gear up for the biggest annual celebration of movies there is, BollywoodLife has decided to put its money where its mouth is and predict who will be taking home the Academy Award this year in all the categories. From the Best Picture and Best Director Oscar to the Best Actor and Actress, here's our complete list of predictions for Oscars 2021... Also Read - Scoob trailer: Shaggy and Scooby are kidnapped by Blue Falcon and Dynomutt, gear up for an epic adventure
Best Picture
“The Father” (David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi and Philippe Carcassonne, producers)
“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Shaka King, Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler, producers)
“Mank” (Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski, producers)
“Minari” (Christina Oh, producer)
“Nomadland” (Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, producers)
“Promising Young Woman” (Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell and Josey McNamara, producers)
“Sound of Metal” (Bert Hamelinck and Sacha Ben Harroche, producers)
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Marc Platt and Stuart Besser, producers)
Our Prediction: Nomadland Also Read - Sonam Kapoor and Anil Kapoor in Hollywood production?
Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”)
David Fincher (“Mank”)
Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”)
Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”)
Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”)
Our Prediction: Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”)
Chadwick Boseman (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”)
Anthony Hopkins (“The Father”)
Gary Oldman (“Mank”)
Steven Yeun (“Minari”)
Our Prediction: Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”)
Andra Day (“The United States v. Billie Holiday”)
Vanessa Kirby (“Pieces of a Woman”)
Frances McDormand (“Nomadland”)
Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”)
Our Prediction: Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Sacha Baron Cohen (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”)
Daniel Kaluuya (“Judas and the Black Messiah”)
Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night in Miami”)
Paul Raci (“Sound of Metal”)
Lakeith Stanfield (“Judas and the Black Messiah”)
Our Prediction: Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Bakalova (‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”)
Glenn Close (“Hillbilly Elegy”)
Olivia Colman (“The Father”)
Amanda Seyfried (“Mank”)
Yuh-jung Youn (“Minari”)
Our Prediction: Yuh-jung Youn (Minari)
Best Animated Feature Film
“Onward” (Pixar)
“Over the Moon” (Netflix)
“A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” (Netflix)
“Soul” (Pixar)
“Wolfwalkers” (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS)
Our Prediction: Soul (Pixar)
Best Adapted Screenplay
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Lee Kern; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Nina Pedrad
“The Father,” Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
“Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao
“One Night in Miami,” Kemp Powers
“The White Tiger,” Ramin Bahrani
Our Prediction: The Father, Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
Best Original Screenplay
“Judas and the Black Messiah.” Screenplay by Will Berson, Shaka King; Story by Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas
“Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung
“Promising Young Woman,” Emerald Fennell
“Sound of Metal.” Screenplay by Darius Marder, Abraham Marder; Story by Darius Marder, Derek Cianfrance
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Aaron Sorkin
Our Prediction: Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell
Best Original Song
“Fight for You” (“Judas and the Black Messiah”), Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas
“Hear My Voice” (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”), Music by Daniel Pemberton; Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite
“Húsavík” (“Eurovision Song Contest”), Music and Lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson
“Io Si (Seen)” (“The Life Ahead”), Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini
“Speak Now” (“One Night in Miami”), Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth
Our Prediction: Speak Now (“One Night in Miami”), Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth
Best Original Score
“Da 5 Bloods,” Terence Blanchard
“Mank,” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
“Minari,” Emile Mosseri
“News of the World,” James Newton Howard
“Soul,” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste
Our Prediction: Soul, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste
Best Sound
“Greyhound”, Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman
“Mank”, Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin
“News of the World”, Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett
“Soul”, Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker
“Sound of Metal”, Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh
Our Prediction: “Sound of Metal”, Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh
Best Costume Design
“Emma,” Alexandra Byrne
“Mank,” Trish Summerville
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Ann Roth
“Mulan,” Bina Daigeler
“Pinocchio,” Massimo Cantini Parrini
Our Prediction: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Ann Roth
Best Animated Short Film
“Burrow” (Disney Plus/Pixar)
“Genius Loci” (Kazak Productions)
“If Anything Happens I Love You” (Netflix)
“Opera” (Beasts and Natives Alike)
“Yes-People” (CAOZ hf. Hólamói)
Our Prediction: If Anything Happens I Love You (Netflix)
Best Live-Action Short Film
“Feeling Through”
“The Letter Room”
“The Present”
“Two Distant Strangers”
“White Eye”
Our Prediction: Two Distant Strangers (Netflix)
Best Cinematography
“Judas and the Black Messiah,” Sean Bobbitt
“Mank,” Erik Messerschmidt
“News of the World,” Dariusz Wolski
“Nomadland,” Joshua James Richards
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Phedon Papamichael
Our Prediction: Nomadland, Joshua James Richards
Best Documentary Feature
“Collective,” Alexander Nanau and Bianca Oana
“Crip Camp,” Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder
“The Mole Agent,” Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibáñez
“My Octopus Teacher,” Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster
“Time,” Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino and Kellen Quinn
Our Prediction: “My Octopus Teacher,” Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster
Best Film Editing
“The Father,” Yorgos Lamprinos
“Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao
“Promising Young Woman,” Frédéric Thoraval
“Sound of Metal,” Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Alan Baumgarten
Our Prediction: Sound of Metal, Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Best International Feature Film
“Another Round” (Denmark)
“Better Days” (Hong Kong)
“Collective” (Romania)
“The Man Who Sold His Skin” (Tunisia)
“Quo Vadis, Aida?”(Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Our Prediction: Another Round (Denmark)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“Emma,” Marese Langan, Laura Allen, Claudia Stolze
“Hillbilly Elegy,” Eryn Krueger Mekash, Patricia Dehaney, Matthew Mungle
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson
“Mank,” Kimberley Spiteri, Gigi Williams, Colleen LaBaff
“Pinocchio,” Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli, Francesco Pegoretti
Our Prediction: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson
Best Production Design
“The Father”, Peter Francis; Set Decoration: Cathy Featherstone
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”, Mark Ricker; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara and Diana Stoughton
“Mank”, Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
“News of the World”, David Crank; Set Decoration: Elizabeth Keenan
“Tenet”, Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas
Our Prediction: Mank, Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
Best Visual Effects
“Love and Monsters,” Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox
“The Midnight Sky,” Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins
“Mulan,” Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram
“The One and Only Ivan,” Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez
“Tenet,” Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher
Our Prediction: Tenet, Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher
The Oscars will be telecast live in India at 5:30 am.
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