OSCAR PICKS 2025

It’s been a… weird year in movies.

In an interview, Quentin Tarantino asked, “What the f#k is a movie now?” Yeah. Good question.

From THE BRUTALIST, an ambitious (and pretentious) period piece — clocking in at 3 hours and 35 minutes! — and shot in VistaVision for under $10m!… to EMILIA PÉREZ, a musical about the trans leader of a Mexican drug cartel (made by a French director!)… to SING SING, with a cast consisting almost entirely of former inmates… to FLOW, an animated tone poem(?) about a cat and friends in a boat, with NO dialogue (ya know, because cats can’t talk. Duh.)… to BETTER MAN and KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, both with CGI apes in lead roles! Oh, and let’s not forget about whatever the hell is happening in the last thirty minutes of THE SUBSTANCE.

All of this makes for tricky Oscar predictions. This year, more than most, feels like picking between apples and oranges. How do you even compare DUNE to I’M STILL HERE? Or WICKED to NICKEL BOYS?

But that, my friends, is exactly what we must do. So, here we go — my picks for the 2025 Academy Awards…

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win: ADRIAN BRODY, The Brutalist

Should Win: TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET, A Complete Unknown

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win: KIERAN CULKIN, A Real Pain

Should Win: KIERAN CULKIN, A Real Pain (*although, ca we talk about the acting range of Edward Norton?)

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win: DEMI MOORE, The Substance

Should Win: DEMI MOORE, The Substance

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win: ZOE SALDAÑA, Emilia Pérez

Should Win: ZOE SALDAÑA, Emilia Pérez

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Will Win: THE WILD ROBOT

Should Win: THE WILD ROBOT

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Will Win: THE BRUTALIST, Lol Crawley

Should Win: MARIA, Ed Lachman

COSTUME DESIGN

Will Win: WICKED, Paul Tazewell

Should Win: WICKED, Paul Tazewell

DIRECTING

Will Win: ANORA, Sean Baker

Should Win: ANORA, Sean Baker (*Edward Berger should have been nominated for CONCLAVE.)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

FILM EDITING

Will Win: ANORA, Sean Baker

Should Win: CONCLAVE, Nick Emerson

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Will Win: I’M STILL HERE, Brazil

Should Win: I’M STILL HERE, Brazil

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Will Win: WICKED, Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth

Should Win: WICKED, Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth

ORIGINAL SCORE

Will Win: THE BRUTALIST, Daniel Blumberg

Should Win: CONCLAVE, Volker Bertelmann

ORIGINAL SONG

Will Win: “EL MAL” from Emilia Perez

Should Win: “EL MAL” from Emilia Perez

BEST PICTURE

Will Win: ANORA

Should Win: A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Will Win: THE BRUTALIST

Should Win: WICKED

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

SOUND

Will Win: DUNE, PART II

Should Win: A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

VISUAL EFFECTS

Will Win: DUNE: PART TWO

Should Win: KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Will Win: CONCLAVE, Peter Straughan

Should Win: CONCLAVE, Peter Straughan

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Will Win: ANORA, Sean Baker

Should Win: ANORA, Sean Baker

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BEST PICTURE

Will Win: OPPENHEIMER

Should Win: OPPENHEIMER

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win: CILLIAN MURPHY, Oppenheimer

Should Win: CILLIAN MURPHY, Oppenheimer

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win: ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Oppenheimer

Should Win: MARK RUFFALO Poor Things

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win: LILY GLADSTONE Killers of the Flower Moon

Should Win: EMMA STONE Poor Things

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win: DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH The Holdovers

Should Win: DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH The Holdovers

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Will Win: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

Should Win: THE BOY AND THE HERON

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Will Win: OPPENHEIMER Hoyte van Hoytema

Should Win: OPPENHEIMER Hoyte van Hoytema (*But I’m a sucker for Edward Lachman’s black and white in EL CONDE too!)

COSTUME DESIGN

Will Win: POOR THINGS Holly Waddington

Should Win: POOR THINGS Holly Waddington

DIRECTING

Will Win: OPPENHEIMER Christopher Nolan

Should Win: OPPENHEIMER Christopher Nolan

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

FILM EDITING

Will Win: OPPENHEIMER Jennifer Lame

Should Win: OPPENHEIMER Jennifer Lame

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Will Win: THE ZONE OF INTEREST United Kingdom

Should Win: THE ZONE OF INTEREST United Kingdom

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Will Win: MAESTRO Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell

Should Win: MAESTRO Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell

ORIGINAL SCORE

Will Win: OPPENHEIMER Ludwig Göransson

Should Win: OPPENHEIMER Ludwig Göransson

ORIGINAL SONG

Will Win: WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? from Barbie; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell

Should Win: I'M JUST KEN from Barbie; Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Will Win: BARBIE

Should Win: POOR THINGS

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

SOUND

Will Win: OPPENHEIMER

Should Win: OPPENHEIMER

VISUAL EFFECTS

Will Win: GODZILLA MINUS ONE

Should Win: GODZILLA MINUS ONE

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Will Win: AMERICAN FICTION by Cord Jefferson

Should Win: AMERICAN FICTION by Cord Jefferson

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Will Win: ANATOMY OF A FALL by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

Should Win: MAESTRO by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer (*although, this category was fairly weak this year.)

MY 2023 Oscar Picks

For some reason, this year, I felt the need to comment on some of my “should win" picks. (*Take it for what you think it’s worth.)

BEST PICTURE

Will Win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Should Win: ??

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win: Brendan Fraser, THE WHALE

Should Win: Austin Butler, ELVIS (*this might be the most difficult category for me. Colin Farrell’s performance in THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN is also remarkable. Geez. This one’s tough.)

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win: Ke Huy Quan, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Should Win: Ke Huy Quan, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win: Michelle Yeoh, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Should Win: Michelle Yeoh, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win: Jamie Lee Curtis, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Should Win: Kerry Condon, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (*This might be the single best performance of an actor in any category, in any movie, all year.)

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Will Win: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

Should Win: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO (*even though the story is a complete MESS. But damn, the stop-motion is just too pretty. I also really liked SEA BEAST. Pirates! And sea monsters!! ;))

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Will Win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Should Win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

COSTUME DESIGN

Will Win: BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

Should Win: ELVIS (*just for those “Las Vegas Kung Fu” Elvis costumes alone.)

DIRECTING

Will Win: The Daniels, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Should Win: Steven Spielberg, THE FABELMANS (*Is FABELMANS a perfect movie? No. Is it even Spielberg at his best? Not really. But there is no better cinematic storyteller working today. Period. If you don’t believe me, go re-watch the sequence in the middle of the movie in which Sammy is editing the “family camping trip,” and tell me it’s not cinematic perfection (chef’s kiss).)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

FILM EDITING

Will Win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Should Win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Will Win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Should Win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Will Win: THE WHALE

Should Win: ELVIS

ORIGINAL SCORE

Will Win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Should Win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (*the score for this movie annoyed/confused me at first, but over the two-and-a-half hour running time, it grew on me. Now, I can’t stop listening to it.)

ORIGINAL SONG

Will Win: “Naatu Naatu,” RRR

Should Win: “Naatu Naatu,” RRR (*This! This! THIS!)

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Will Win: BABYLON

Should Win: BABYLON (*the production design is the best thing about this movie.)

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Will Win: THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE

Should Win: THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE (*although I want to deduct points for the lack of an Oxford comma in the title. Grrrr.)

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

SOUND

Will Win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Should Win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK

VISUAL EFFECTS

Will Win: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

Should Win: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Will Win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Should Win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Will Win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Should Win: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (*This movie is not perfect by any means, but the dialogue is some of the best I’ve heard in a long time. I mean, come on… “I am not putting me donkey outside when I'm sad.” — is enough to get my vote.

MY 2022 Oscar Picks

For me, this year’s Oscar categories were either a case of “obvious winners” (Actor in a Leading Role, Documentary Feature, etc) or completely “up for grabs” (Actress in a Leading Role, Production Design, etc). I also felt like there were some clear snubs this year: eg. DUNE gets 10 nominations including Best Picture and no director nomination for Denis Villeneuve?? (So I wrote it in below.)

BEST PICTURE

Will Win: CODA

Should Win: CODA

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win: Will Smith, KING RICHARD

Should Win: Will Smith, KING RICHARD

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win: Kodi Smit-McPhee, THE POWER OF THE DOG

Should Win: Troy Kotsur, CODA

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win: Jessica Chastain, THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

Should Win: Jessica Chastain, THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win: Ariana DeBose, WEST SIDE STORY

Should Win: Ariana DeBose, WEST SIDE STORY

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Will Win: ENCANTO

Should Win: THE MITCHELLS vs. THE MACHINES

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Will Win: THE POWER OF THE DOG

Should Win: DUNE

COSTUME DESIGN

Will Win: CRUELLA

Should Win: CRUELLA

DIRECTING

Will Win: Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)

Should Win: ??? Denis Villeneuve (DUNE) ???

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Will Win: SUMMER OF SOUL

Should Win: SUMMER OF SOUL

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

FILM EDITING

Will Win: KING RICHARD

Should Win: DUNE

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Will Win: DRIVE MY CAR

Should Win: DRIVE MY CAR

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Will Win: THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

Should Win: THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

ORIGINAL SCORE

Will Win: THE POWER OF THE DOG

Should Win: DUNE

ORIGINAL SONG

Will Win: "No Time To Die", NO TIME TO DIE

Should Win: "Dos Oruguitas", ENCANTO

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Will Win: NIGHTMARE ALLEY

Should Win: DUNE

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Will Win: ROBIN, ROBIN

Should Win: ROBIN, ROBIN

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

SOUND

Will Win: DUNE

Should Win: DUNE

VISUAL EFFECTS

Will Win: DUNE

Should Win: DUNE

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Will Win: CODA

Should Win: CODA

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Will Win: BELFAST

Should Win: DON'T LOOK UP

MY 2021 Oscar Picks

*It’s been a strange year for movies… but the show must go on. So, here it is…

BEST PICTURE

Will Win: NOMADLAND

Should Win: JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

BEST DIRECTOR

Will Win: Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND

Should Win: David Fincher, MANK

BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE

Will Win: Chadwick Boseman, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM

Should Win: Anthony Hopkins, THE FATHER

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE

Will Win: Carey Mulligan, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

Should Win: Viola Davis, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Will Win: Daniel Kaluuya, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH 

Should Win: Daniel Kaluuya, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH 

(*although Paul Raci, SOUND OF METAL, is a very close second)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Will Win: Youn Yuh-Jung, MINARI

Should Win: Youn Yuh-Jung, MINARI

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Will Win: PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

Should Win: TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Will Win: THE FATHER

Should Win: THE FATHER

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

Will Win: ANOTHER ROUND

Should Win: ANOTHER ROUND

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Will Win: SOUL

Should Win: WOLFWALKERS

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Will Win: MY OCTOPUS TEACHER

Should Win: CRIP CAMP

BEST FILM EDITING

Will Win: TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

Should Win: TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Will Win: SOUL

Should Win: SOUL

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Will Win: “Speak Now” (ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI)

Should Win: “Speak Now” (ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI)

BEST SOUND

Will Win: SOUND OF METAL

Should Win: SOUND OF METAL

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Will Win: MANK

Should Win: MANK

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Will Win: NOMADLAND

Should Win: MANK

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Will Win: TENET

Should Win: TENET

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Will Win: MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM

Should Win: MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Will Win: MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM

Should Win: MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM

Best Live-Action Short Film - NA

Best Animated Short Film - NA

Best Documentary Short Film - NA

MY 2020 Oscar Picks

BEST PICTURE

Will Win: 1917

Should Win: JOKER

*As many of you noticed, I stopped posting movie reviews this year (it complicated some important work relationships), but I do want to comment on BEST PICTURE: I have a lot of mixed feelings about JOKER, but I feel it is the movie that best captured the zeitgeist of 2020. Despite my opinion that Todd Philip’s movie is somewhat socially irresponsibly, it is impossible to not be affected by this well-crafted film and stellar performance from Phoenix. It’s also a very strange movie: it’s a “comic book” movie that got mediocre reviews (68% on RT), but did over a billion dollars at the box office, then 11 Academy Award nominations (including BEST PICTURE). It is not my favorite movie of the year (that would be JOJO RABBIT), and I can’t say I ever want to see JOKER again (it’s disturbing), but it does feel like the stand-out film of the year, love it or hate it.

DIRECTOR

Will Win: Sam Mendes, 1917

Should Win: Sam Mendes, 1917

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win: Joaquin Phoenix, JOKER

Should Win: Joaquin Phoenix, JOKER

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win: Renée Zellweger, JUDY

Should Win: Renée Zellweger, JUDY

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win: Brad Pitt, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

Should Win: Brad Pitt, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win: Laura Dern, MARRIAGE STORY

Should Win: Laura Dern, MARRIAGE STORY

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Will Win: PARASITE

Should Win: KNIVES OUT

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Will Win: JOJO RABBIT

Should Win: JOJO RABBIT

ANIMATED FEATURE

Will Win: TOY STORY 4

Should Win: KLAUS

DOCUMENTARY, FEATURE

Will Win: AMERICAN FACTORY

Should Win: AMERICAN FACTORY

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Will Win: PARASITE

Should Win: PARASITE

ORIGINAL SCORE

Will Win: JOKER

Should Win: 1917

ORIGINAL SONG

Will Win: "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again", ROCKETMAN

Should Win: "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again", ROCKETMAN

SOUND EDITING

Will Win: 1917

Should Win: FORD vs FERRARI

SOUND MIXING

Will Win: 1917

Should Win: FORD vs FERRARI

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Will Win: BOMBSHELL

Should Win: BOMBSHELL

COSTUME DESIGN

Will Win: LITTLE WOMEN

Should Win: LITTLE WOMEN

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Will Win: Roger Deakins, 1917

Should Win: Roger Deakins, 1917

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Will Win: ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

Should Win: 1917

FILM EDITING

Will Win: FORD vs FERRARI

Should Win: FORD vs FERRARI

VISUAL EFFECTS

Will Win: 1917

Should Win: 1917

DOCUMENTARY, SHORT SUBJECT

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

SHORT FILM, LIVE ACTION

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

SHORT FILM, ANIMATED

Will Win: HAIR LOVE

Should Win: HAIR LOVE

Danny

A fun little surprise. Artist and character designer @tad_lambert (who did the original 2D designs for our little short film DANNY AND THE WILD BUNCH) sent me a new drawing of Danny, inspired by the film’s upcoming trip to Europe in September. I think I’ll call it, “Danny auf dem Weg nach Zürich” (“Danny on his way to Zurich”) I think I got that right. ??

DANNY UND DER WILDE BÜNDEL!!

So, this is unexpected... Our little-short-film-that-could, DANNY AND THE WILD BUNCH (link in bio), has been selected by the Zurich Film Festival to be featured in their FILM MUSIC COMPETITION, in which they challenge up-and-coming film composers to create and submit a new score for the chosen short. The entries will then be judged by several members of the festival, myself, and @brooksball (the composer of the original score). The winner will then be performed LIVE by Zurich’s renowned Tonhalle Orchestra to the projection of the film during the festival in September! Excited to be taking part! DANNY UND DER WILDE BÜNDEL!! (*image is a composite from last year’s event :)) #dannyandthewildbunch

My 2019 Oscar Picks

BEST PICTURE

Will Win: ROMA

Should Win: GREEN BOOK

Missing: FIRST MAN

DIRECTOR

Will Win: Alfonso Cuarón, ROMA

Should Win: Spike Lee, BLACKKKLANSMAN

Missing: Bradley Cooper, A STAR IS BORN

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win: Rami Malek, BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

Should Win: Rami Malek, BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

Missing: Ethan Hawke, FIRST REFORMED

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Will Win: Glenn Close, THE WIFE

Should Win: Lady Gaga, A STAR IS BORN

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win: Mahershala Ali, GREEN BOOK

Should Win: Mahershala Ali, GREEN BOOK

Missing: Michael B. Jordan, BLACK PANTHER

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Will Win: Regina King, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

Should Win: Rachel Weisz, THE FAVOURITE

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Will Win: GREEN BOOK

Should Win: GREEN BOOK

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Will Win: BLACKKKLANSMAN

Should Win: BLACKKKLANSMAN

ANIMATED FEATURE

Will Win: SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE

Should Win: SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE

DOCUMENTARY, FEATURE

Will Win: RBG

Should Win: FREE SOLO

Missing: WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Will Win: ROMA (Mexico)

Should Win: COLD WAR (Poland)

ORIGINAL SCORE

Will Win: IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

Should Win: IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

Missing: FIRST MAN

ORIGINAL SONG

Will Win: “Shallow”, A STAR IS BORN

Should Win: “Shallow”, A STAR IS BORN

SOUND EDITING

Will Win: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

Should Win: A QUIET PLACE

SOUND MIXING

Will Win: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

Should Win: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Will Win: VICE

Should Win: VICE

COSTUME DESIGN

Will Win: THE FAVOURITE

Should Win: THE FAVOURITE

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Will Win: ROMA

Should Win: ROMA

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Will Win: THE FAVOURITE

Should Win: FIRST MAN

FILM EDITING

Will Win: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

Should Win: GREEN BOOK

VISUAL EFFECTS

Will Win: AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

Should Win: FIRST MAN

DOCUMENTARY, SHORT SUBJECT

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

SHORT FILM, LIVE ACTION

Will Win: NA

Should Win: NA

SHORT FILM, ANIMATED

Will Win: BAO

Should Win: ONE SMALL STEP