Lucien Predicts The 2020 Oscar Nominations

Tomorrow morning the Academy will announce the nominations for the 92nd Oscars, in a year with no obvious Best Picture frontrunner and a weird but solid assortment of films competing for the top prizes. Here are my predictions for those shortlists in the major categories…

Best Picture

• 1917
• Jojo Rabbit
• Marriage Story
• The Irishman
• Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
• Parasite
• Joker
• Little Women

Unlikely, but would be nice: Uncut Gems

Best Director

• Bong Joon-Ho
• Quentin Tarantino
• Sam Mendes
• Martin Scorsese
• Greta Gerwig

Unlikely, but would be nice: Josh and Benny Safdie

Best Actor

• Joaquin Phoenix
• Adam Driver
• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Antonio Banderas
• Taron Egerton

Unlikely, but would be nice: Adam Sandler

Best Actress

• Scarlett Johansson
• Renee Zellweger
• Charlize Theron
• Saoirse Ronan
• Awkwafina

Unlikely, but would be nice: Ana de Armas

Best Supporting Actor

• Al Pacino
• Brad Pitt
• Anthony Hopkins
• Tom Hanks
• Joe Pesci

Unlikely, but would be nice: Willem Dafoe

Best Supporting Actress

• Florence Pugh
• Margot Robbie
• Annette Bening
• Laura Dern
• Jennifer Lopez

Unlikely, but would be nice: Thomasin McKenzie

Best Original Screenplay

• Parasite
• 1917
• Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
• Marriage Story
• Knives Out

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Irishman
• Little Women
• Joker
• The Two Popes
• Jojo Rabbit