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BEST MOTION PICTURE

WILL WIN: Nomadland
MIGHT WIN: Minari
MY VOTE: Nomadland
SHOULD BE HERE: Another Round

BEST DIRECTOR

WILL WIN: Chloe Zhao – Nomadland
MIGHT WIN: David Fincher – Mank
MY VOTE: Chloe Zhao – Nomadland
SHOULD BE HERE: Shaka King – Judas and the Black Messiah

BEST LEADING ACTOR

WILL WIN: Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
MIGHT WIN: Anthony Hopkins – The Father
MY VOTE: Anthony Hopkins – The Father
SHOULD BE HERE: Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods AND Mads Mikkelsen – Another Round

BEST LEADING ACTRESS

WILL WIN: Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
MIGHT WIN: Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
MY VOTE: Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
SHOULD BE HERE: Julia Garner – The Assistant

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

WILL WIN: Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
MIGHT WIN: Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
MY VOTE: Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
SHOULD BE HERE: Yahya Abdul-Mateen – The Trial of the Chicago 7

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

WILL WIN: Youn Yuh-jung – Minari
MIGHT WIN: Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
MY VOTE: Olivia Colman – The Father
SHOULD BE HERE: Ellen Burstyn – Pieces of a Woman

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

WILL WIN: Promising Young Woman
MIGHT WIN: The Trial of the Chicago 7
MY VOTE: Promising Young Woman
SHOULD BE HERE: Another Round

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

WILL WIN: Nomadland
MIGHT WIN: The Father
MY VOTE: The Father
SHOULD BE HERE: I’m Thinking of Ending Things

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

WILL WIN: Another Round
MIGHT WIN: Quo Vadis, Aida?
MY VOTE: Another Round
SHOULD BE HERE: La Llorona

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

WILL WIN: Soul
MIGHT WIN: Wolfwalkers
MY VOTE: Soul
SHOULD BE HERE: N/A

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

WILL WIN: My Octopus Teacher
MIGHT WIN: Time
MY VOTE: Collective
SHOULD BE HERE: Welcome to Chechnya

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

WILL WIN: Nomadland
MIGHT WIN: Mank
MY VOTE: Nomadland
SHOULD BE HERE: Tenet

BEST EDITING

WILL WIN: The Trial of the Chicago 7
MIGHT WIN: Sound of Metal
MY VOTE: The Father
SHOULD BE HERE: I’m Thinking of Ending Things

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

WILL WIN: Mank
MIGHT WIN: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
MY VOTE: The Father
SHOULD BE HERE: I’m Thinking of Ending Things

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

WILL WIN: Emma.
MIGHT WIN: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
MY VOTE: Emma.
SHOULD BE HERE: Rebecca

BEST SOUND EFFECTS

WILL WIN: Sound of Metal
MIGHT WIN: Soul
MY VOTE: Sound of Metal
SHOULD BE HERE: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

WILL WIN: Tenet
MIGHT WIN: The Midnight Sky
MY VOTE: Tenet
SHOULD BE HERE: The Invisible Man

BEST MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING

WILL WIN: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
MIGHT WIN: Hillbilly Elegy
MY VOTE: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
SHOULD BE HERE: I’m Thinking of Ending Things

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

WILL WIN: Soul
MIGHT WIN: Mank
MY VOTE: Soul
SHOULD BE HERE: Tenet

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

WILL WIN: “Speak Now” – One Night in Miami
MIGHT WIN: “Husavik” – Eurovision Song Contest
MY VOTE: “Seen” – The Life Ahead
SHOULD BE HERE: “Poverty Porn” – The Forty Year Old Version

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

WILL WIN: If Anything Happens, I Love You
MIGHT WIN: Burrow
MY VOTE: N/A
SHOULD BE HERE: N/A

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

WILL WIN: Two Distant Strangers
MIGHT WIN: The Letter Room
MY VOTE: N/A
SHOULD BE HERE: N/A

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

WILL WIN: A Concerto is a Conversation
MIGHT WIN: A Love Song for Latasha
MY VOTE: N/A
SHOULD BE HERE: N/A