SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali ( Green Book) Adam Driver ( BlacKkKlansman) Sam Elliott ( A Star Is Born) Richard E. Grant ( Can You Ever Forgive Me?) Sam Rockwell ( Vice)
Mahershala Ali is the front-runner to win his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar in three years, having swept the Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice, Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA awards for Green Book. His biggest challenge comes from Richard E. Grant who deserves a special award for Best Response to an Oscar Nomination, such has been his unalloyed glee (all recorded on social media) at joining the Oscar party. The fact that Grant couldn’t turn home BAFTA advantage into a win, however, suggests that Ali really does have this one in the bag.
Who should win: Richard E. Grant Who will win: Mahershala Ali Snubs? Hugh Grant ( Paddington 2)