My 2021 Academy Award Predictions

Nominations: “The Father”: David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi and Philippe Carcassonne “Judas and the Black Messiah”: Shaka King, Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler “Mank”: Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski “Minari”: Christina Oh “Nomadland”: Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao “Promising Young Woman”: Ben Browning, Ashley...

Nominations: “Sound of Metal”: Riz Ahmed “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”: Chadwick Boseman “The Father”: Anthony Hopkins “Mank”: Gary Oldman “Minari”: Steven Yeun Winner:  “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”: Chadwick Boseman I strongly believe Chadwick Boseman will be posthumously awarded the Oscar for his stellar performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”, the last and one...

Nominations: “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”: Viola Davis “The United States v. Billie Holiday”: Andra Day “Pieces of a Woman”: Vanessa Kirby “Nomadland”: Frances McDormand “Promising Young Woman”: Carrie Mulligan Winner: “Nomadland”: Frances McDormand Frances McDormand’s performance in “Nomadland” is one of pure simplicity, she manages to bring her character, o...

Nominations “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”: Maria Bakalova “Hillbilly Elegy”: Glenn Close “The Father”: Olivia Colman “Mank”: Amanda Seyfried “Minari”: Yuh-jung Youn Winner: “Minari”: Yuh-jung Youn I know that the likelihood of Yuh-jung Youn winning is a little smaller than some of the other big-name, A-List, actresses she’s nominated against, but I’m sticking to my...

Nominations: “The Trial of the Chicago 7”: Sacha Baron Cohen “Judas and the Black Messiah”: Daniel Kaluuya “One Night in Miami”: Leslie Odom Jr. “Sound of Metal”: Paul Raci “Judas and the Black Messiah”: LaKeith Stanfield Winner: “Judas and the Black Messiah”: Daniel Kaluuya I’ve been debating whether the winner is going to be Daniel Kaluuya or LaKeith Stanfield, bec...

Nominations: “Another Round”: Thomas Vinterberg “Mank”: David Fincher “Minari”: Lee Isaac Chung “Nomadland”: Chloé Zhao “Promising Young Woman”: Emerald Fennell Winner: “Nomadland”: Chloé Zhao I will say that this was a tough choice for me as well, choosing between Lee Isaac Chung and Chloé Zhao was not a fun choice. But, at the end of the day, I think the movie...