And the winner should be … Peter Bradshaw’s predictions for the 2021 Oscars
Best picture
Will win: Nomadland Should win: Nomadland Shoulda been a contender: Quo Vadis, Aida?
Best director
Will win: David Fincher for MankShould win: Chloé Zhao for Nomadland Shoulda been a contender: Christopher Nolan for Tenet
Best actor
Will win: Anthony Hopkins for The Father Should win: Anthony Hopkins for The FatherShoulda been a contender: Lance Henriksen for Falling
Best actress
Will win: Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a WomanShould win: Frances McDormand for NomadlandShoulda been a contender: Rosamund Pike for I Care A Lot
Best supporting actor
Will win: Daniel Kaluuya for Judas and the Black MessiahShould win: Daniel Kaluuya for Judas and the Black
MessiahShoulda been a contender: Michael Stuhlbarg for Shirley
Best supporting actress
Will win: Amanda Seyfried for
MankShould win: Youn Yuh-jung for MinariShoulda been a contender: Toni
Collette for I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Best animated feature
Will win: Soul Should win: Soul Shoulda been a contender: Kill It and Leave This Town
Best adapted screenplay
Will win: Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller for The FatherShould win: Chloé Zhao for NomadlandShoulda been a contender: Charlie Kaufman for I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Best original screenplay
Will win: Aaron Sorkin for The Trial of the Chicago 7Should win: Emerald Fennell for Promising Young WomanShoulda been a contender: Andy Siara for Palm Springs
Best documentary
Will win: Time Should win: Collective Shoulda been a contender: Mother Best international feature film Will win: Another RoundShould win: Quo Vadis, Aida?Shoulda been a contender: Dear Comrades!