You know how it goes by now… Who’s in line to win an Oscar this year, and who should be? We give our take on this year’s nominations.
BEST MOTION PICTURE
The Nominees are:
Black Panther
Kevin Feige
BlacKkKlansman
Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Raymond Mansfield, Jordan Peele and Spike Lee
Bohemian Rhapsody
Graham King
The Favourite
Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday and Yargos Lanthimos
Green Book
Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly and Nick Vallelonga
Roma
Gabriela Rodriguez and Alfonso Cuaron
A Star Is Born
Bill Gerber, Bradley Cooper and Lynette Howell Taylor
Vice
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Adam McKay and Kevin J. Messick
Who Should Win: A Star Is Born (Bill Gerber, Bradley Cooper and Lynette Howell Taylor)
Who Will Win: Bohemian Rhapsody (Graham King)
BEST DIRECTOR
The Nominees are:
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War
Yargos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Adam McKay, Vice
Who Should Win: Yargos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Who Will Win: Adam McKay, Vice
BEST ACTOR
The Nominees are:
Christian Bale, Vice as “Dick Cheney”
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born as Jackson “Jack” Maine
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate as Vincent van Gogh
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody as Freddie Mercury
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book as Frank “Tony Lip” Vallelonga
Who Should Win: Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Who Will Win: Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
BEST ACTRESS
The Nominees are:
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma as Cleodegaria “Cleo” Gutierrez
Glenn Close, The Wife as Joan Castleman
Olivia Colman, The Favourite as Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born as Ally Maine
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Lee Israel
Who Should Win: Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Who Will Win: Glenn Close, The Wife
Best Supporting Actor
The Nominees are:
Mahershala Ali, Green Book as Don Shirley
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman as Phillip “Flip” Zimmerman
Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born as Bobby Maine
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Jack Hock
Sam Rockwell, Vice as George W. Bush
Who Should Win: Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born
Who Will Win: Mahershala Ali, Green Book
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, Vice as Lynne Cheney
Marina de Tavira, Roma as Sra. Sofia
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk as Sharon Rivers
Emma Stone, The Favourite as Abigail Masham
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite as Sarah Churchill
Who Should Win: Amy Adams, Vice
Who Will Win: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Favourite
Written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara
First Reformed
Written by Paul Schrader
Green Book
Written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly
Roma
Written by Alfonso Cuaron
Vice
Written by Adam McKay
Who Should Win: Paul Schrader, First Reformed
Who Will Win: Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly, Green Book
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Based on short stories All Gold Canyon by Jack London
The Gal Who Got Rattled by Stewart Edward White
and Short Stories by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
BlacKkKlansman
Screenplay by Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee
Based on the memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
Based on the memoir by Lee Israel
If Beale Street Could Talk
Screenplay by Barry Jenkins
Based on the novel by James Baldwin
A Star Is Born
Screenplay by Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters
Based on the 1954 screenplay by Moss Hart
The 1976 screenplay by Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunn & Frank Pierson
And a story by Robert Carson & William A. Wellman
Who Should Win: Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters, A Star Is Born
Who Will Win: Charlie Wachtel & Favid Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Capernaum (Lebanon) in Arabic
Directed by Nadine Labaki
Cold War (Poland) in Polish
Directed by Pawel Pawliowski
Never Look Away (Germany) in German
Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Roma (Mexico) in Spanish and Mixtec
Directed by Alfonso Cuaron
Shoplifters (Japan) in Japanese
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Who Should Win: Poland, Cold War
Who Will Win: Mexico, Roma
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Incredibles 2
Brad Bird, John Walker and Nicole Paradis Grindle
Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson
Mirai
Mamoru Hosoda and Yuichiro Saito
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Rich Moore, Phil Johnston and Clark Spencer
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
Who Should Win: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothmans, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Who Will Win: Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steve Rales and Jeremy Dawson, Isle of Dogs
