The 93rd Academy Awards: Who Should Win (Part I)
We are just two days away from this year’s Oscar ceremony, following what has been perhaps the longest, strangest, and most unpredictable awards season in history. In this article, I rank the contenders in each of the four acting races while delving into my take on the relative merit of the contenders.
To find out who I think should win in the other major categories — including Best Picture — check out Part II of this article.
To find out who I think will win, check out my preview of the show and predictions in all 23 categories.
Although I unabashedly adore the glitzy ceremony, the behind-the-scenes drama, the near-century of statistics and milestones, and the fun of predicting the eventual winners, I pay so much attention to the Oscars each year primarily because I love movies. I love watching movies, reflecting on movies, and debating movies. I believe that the art of filmmaking has shaped my life — and our culture — in profound ways. Thus, each year I make sure to see each film nominated in the “top eight” categories (Best Picture, Best Director, the four acting categories, and the two screenplay categories), along with as many of the others as I can squeeze in. Below, I rank the five nominees in each acting category from worst to best based on my evaluation of the quality of the respective performances.
