Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Eimer's 2020 Academy Award Picks

 

Well. Well. Well. Here we are again. And, after all of the awards shows and accolades have been announced, it's now my turn to make my Academy Award picks.

Just a note, I'm not that very good at this, as past year's picks have been very, very cruel to me. So take all of these choices with a grain of salt. If you give a shit, I'll update my official score on Monday. So check back in. Ta. Ta.

BEST PICTURE
"Ford v Ferrari"
"The Irishman"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Joker"
"Little Women"
"Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood"
"Marriage Story"
"Parasite"
"1917"

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kathy Bates, "Richard Jewell"
Laura Dern, "Marriage Story"
Scarlett Johansson, "Jojo Rabbit"
Florence Pugh, "Little Women"
Margot Robbie, "Bombshell"


ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

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..."


FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

South Korea, "Parasite"
Spain, "Pain and Glory"
France, "Les Misérables"
North Macedonia, "Honeyland"
Poland, "Corpus Christi"


DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)

"In the Absence"
"Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)"
"Life Overtakes Me"
"St. Louis Superman"
"Walk Run Cha-Cha"


DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"American Factory"
"The Edge of Democracy"
"Honeyland"
"For Sama"
"The Cave"


ORIGINAL SONG

"I'm Standing With You," "Breakthrough"
"Into the Unknown," "Frozen II"
"Stand Up," "Harriet"
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again," "Rocketman"
"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away," "Toy Story 4"


ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

"How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World"
"I Lost My Body"
"Klaus"
"Missing Link"
"Toy Story 4"


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

"The Irishman"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Little Women"
"The Two Popes"
"Joker"


ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

"Marriage Story"
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
"Parasite"
"Knives Out"
"1917"


ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

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"


ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Cynthia Erivo, "Harriet"
Scarlett Johansson, "Marriage Story"
Saoirse Ronan, "Little Women"
Renée Zellweger, "Judy"
Charlize Theron, "Bombshell"


DIRECTOR

Martin Scorsese, "The Irishman"
Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
Bong Joon-ho, "Parasite"
Sam Mendes, "1917"
Todd Phillips, "Joker"


PRODUCTION DESIGN

"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
"The Irishman"
"1917"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Parasite"


CINEMATOGRAPHY

"1917"
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
"The Irishman"
"Joker"
"The Lighthouse"


COSTUME DESIGN

"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"
"Little Women"
"The Irishman"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Joker"


SOUND EDITING

"1917"
"Ford v Ferrari"
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"
"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"
"Joker"


SOUND MIXING

"1917"
"Ford v Ferrari"
"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"
"Ad Astra"
"Joker"


ANIMATED SHORT FILM

"Dcera (Daughter)"
"Hair Love"
"Kitbull"
"Memorable"
"Sister"


LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

"Brotherhood"
"Nefta Football Club"
"The Neighbors' Window"
"Saria"
"A Sister"


ORIGINAL SCORE

"1917," Thomas Newman
"Joker," Hildur Guðnadóttir
"Little Women," Alexandre Desplat
"Marriage Story," Randy Newman
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," John Williams


VISUAL EFFECTS

"Avengers: Endgame"
"The Lion King"
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"
"The Irishman"
"1917"


FILM EDITING

"The Irishman"
"Ford v Ferrari"
"Parasite"
"Joker"
"Jojo Rabbit"


MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

"Bombshell"
"Joker"
"Judy"
    "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"
    "1917"