2020 OSCAR BALLOT
Winning your Oscar pool is not as good as winning an Oscar, or even a Golden Globe. But it does beat the heck out of losing, and through the long evening the hunt gives you a reason to stay emotionally invested when the trophy for, say, Sound Mixing is handed out. Also, you can dress comfortably and there’s no band to drown you out if your speech starts to run long. Here is the full list of the nominees for Sunday’s awards. Peter Howell’s predicted winners are indicated with a star.
Best Picture
❑ Ford v Ferrari
❑ The Irishman
❑ Jojo Rabbit
❑ Joker
❑ Little Women
❑ Marriage Story
❑ 1917 ★
❑ Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood ❑ Parasite
Lead Actor
❑ Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory ❑ Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
❑ Adam Driver, Marriage Story ❑ Joaquin Phoenix, Joker ★ ❑ Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Lead Actress
❑ Cynthia Erivo, Harriet ❑ Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story ❑ Saoirse Ronan, Little Women ❑ Charlize Theron, Bombshell ❑ Renée Zellweger, Judy ★
Supporting Actor
❑ Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
❑ Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes ❑ Al Pacino, The Irishman
❑ Joe Pesci, The Irishman
❑ Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood ★
Supporting Actress
❑ Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell ❑ Laura Dern, Marriage Story ★ ❑ Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit ❑ Florence Pugh, Little Women ❑ Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Director
❑ Martin Scorsese, The Irishman ❑ Todd Phillips, Joker
❑ Sam Mendes, 1917 ❑ Quentin Tarantino,
Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood ❑ Bong Joon-ho, Parasite ★
Animated Feature
❑ How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
❑ I Lost My Body
❑ Klaus
❑ Missing Link
❑ Toy Story 4 ★
Animated Short
❑ Dcera ❑ Hair Love ★ ❑ Kitbull ❑ Memorable ❑ Sister
Adapted Screenplay
❑ The Irishman, Steven Zaillian ❑ Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi
❑ Joker, Todd Phillips, Scott Silver ❑ Little Women, Greta Gerwig ★ ❑ The Two Popes, Anthony McCarten
Original Screenplay
❑ Knives Out, Rian Johnson ❑ Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach ❑ 1917, Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns
❑ Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino
❑ Parasite, Bong Joon-ho,
Jin Won Han ★
Cinematography
❑ The Irishman, Rodrigo Prieto ❑ Joker, Lawrence Sher
❑ The Lighthouse, Jarin Blaschke ❑ 1917, Roger Deakins ★
❑ Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, Robert Richardson
Best Documentary Feature
❑ American Factory ★ ❑ The Cave
❑ The Edge of Democracy ❑ For Sama ❑ Honeyland ★ = Toronto Star predictions by movie critic Peter Howell
Best Documentary Short Subject
❑ In the Absence ❑ Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone ★
❑ Life Overtakes Me ❑ St. Louis Superman ❑ Walk Run Cha-Cha
Best Live Action Short Film
❑ Brotherhood
❑ Nefta Football Club ❑ The Neighbors’ Window ★ ❑ Saria
❑ Sister
Best International Feature Film
❑ Corpus Christi ❑ Honeyland ❑ Les Miserables ❑ Pain and Glory ❑ Parasite ★
Film Editing
❑ Ford v Ferrari ★ ❑ The Irishman ❑ Jojo Rabbit ❑ Joker ❑ Parasite
Sound Editing
❑ Ford v Ferrari
❑ Joker
❑ 1917 ★
❑ Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood ❑ Star Wars: The Rise of SkyWalker
Sound Mixing
❑ Ad Astra
❑ Ford v Ferrari
❑ Joker
❑ 1917 ★
❑ Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Production Design
❑ The Irishman
❑ Jojo Rabbit
❑ 1917
❑ Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood ★ ❑ Parasite
Original Score
❑ Joker ★
❑ Little Women
❑ Marriage Story
❑ 1917
❑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Original Song
❑ I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away, Toy Story 4
❑ I’m Gonna Love Me Again, Rocketman ★
❑ I’m Standing With You, Breakthrough ❑ Into the Unknown, Frozen 2 ❑ Stand Up, Harriet
Makeup and Hair
❑ Bombshell ★ ❑ Joker ❑ Judy ❑ Maleficent: Mistress of Ev ❑ 1917
Costume Design
❑ The Irishman ❑ Jojo Rabbit ❑ Joker ❑ Little Women ★ ❑ Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Visual Effects
❑ Avengers Endgame ❑ The Irishman ❑ 1917 ★
❑ The Lion King ❑ Star Wars: Th Rise of Skywa