BuzzMeter
(Our panel of Oscar experts share their picks)
OLIVIA COLMAN { SUPPORTING ACTRESS }
» This week our BuzzMeter panelists scout the supporting-actress race, where recent winner Olivia Colman holds the slimmest of leads over “Minari” heart-stealer Youn Yuh-Jung and Amanda Seyfried’s layered take on Marion Davies in “Mank.” You can see all the panel’s picks in 10 categories at latimes.com/buzzmeter, where you can also vote for your own slate in our weekly polls.
JUSTIN CHANG LOS ANGELES TIMES
Talia Ryder, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Mia Goth, “Emma”
Miranda Hart, “Emma”
Sonia Braga, “Bacurau”
Fiona Shaw, “Ammonite”
» There’s a tendency to forget the wonderful work released in the year’s first half. Here’s hoping the “Emma” stars are remembered.
DAVE KARGER IMDb and TCM
Olivia Colman, “The Father”
Amanda Seyfried, “Mank”
Ellen Burstyn, “Pieces of a Woman”
Youn Yuh-Jung, “Minari”
Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”
» A diverse mix of domestic and international actresses all have a shot here, if they can catch potential two-time winner Olivia Colman.
TOM O’NEIL GOLD DERBY
Olivia Colman, “The Father”
Amanda Seyfried, “Mank”
Helena Zengel, “News of the World”
Youn Yuh-Jung, “Minari”
Nicole Kidman, “The Prom”
» Sure, Olivia Colman just won two years ago, but voters often bestow a second Oscar if they, as Sally Field once said, really, really like you.
CLAUDIA PUIG KPCC’S FILMWEEK
Olivia Colman, “The Father”
Youn Yuh-Jung, “Minari”
Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Ellen Burstyn, “Pieces of a Woman”
Toni Collette, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
» The irascible grandmother from “Minari,” Youn Yuh-Jung, is my favorite for this award.
ANNE THOMPSON INDIEWIRE
Amanda Seyfried, “Mank”
Olivia Colman, “The Father”
Youn Yuh-Jung, “Minari”
Maria Bakalova, “Borat
Subsequent Moviefilm”
(tie) Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”
(tie) Helena Zengel, “News of the World”
» The ingénue who surprises often takes this one, and Amanda Seyfried shines in “Mank.”
GLENN WHIPP LOS ANGELES TIMES
Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Youn Yuh-Jung, “Minari”
Ellen Burstyn, “Pieces of a Woman”
Charin Alvarez, “Saint Frances”
Sonia Braga, Bacurau
» Maria Bakalova had to endure an encounter with Rudy Giuliani. She deserves a nod.