Parasite<\/em>\u2019s Best Picture win in 2019 the Academy feels obligated to nominate at least one foreign language film.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAvatar: The Way of Water<\/em> – Yes, it\u2019s gorgeous, and yes, a lot of people saw it, but that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s a good film. I saw the film in 3D, but after witnessing the character\u2019s lack of depth I could\u2019ve sworn it was 2D. <\/p>\n\n\n\nElvis <\/em>– Absolutely not. Shame on the Academy. <\/p>\n\n\n\nT\u00e1r <\/em>– The music drama has received critical acclaim, and it\u2019s undoubtedly one of the frontrunners this year. I haven\u2019t seen this one, but legendary director Martin Scorsese seemed to like it, saying, \u201cThe clouds lifted when I experienced Todd\u2019s film, \u2018T\u00e1r.”<\/p>\n\n\n\nWho Will Win: Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nWho Should Win: The Banshees of Inisherin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBiggest Snub: Aftersun<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Actor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBrendan Fraser, The Whale <\/em>– Despite the controversy of the film, Fraser is a popular choice to take home Oscar gold this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAustin Butler, Elvis<\/em> – Eww. No. Uh-uh. Stop it. Gross. Yucky. Disgusting. The Academy has to stop thinking that just because someone is in a biopic that their performance is good. Hard pass for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\nColin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin<\/em> – The favorite this year. He gives a very un-Farrell-esque performance as the pitiful Padraic, and lends an excellent source of humanity and woe to the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBill Nighy, Living<\/em> – Despite being in perhaps the most Oscar bait-y movie of all time, Nighy is a doubt to win it, but it\u2019s nice for him to get a nomination.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPaul Mescal, Aftersun<\/em> – Although I\u2019m extremely biased towards Charlotte Wells\u2019 drama film, I think it\u2019s safe to say that Mescal gives the best performance of the year in any category as the depressed young father Calum, desperately trying to mature and raise his daughter Sophie. That being said, they\u2019ll never give it to him. The world is a cruel place.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWho Will Win: Colin Farrell<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who Should Win: Paul Mescal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biggest Snub: Felix Kammerer, All Quiet on the Western Front<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Actress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMichelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once <\/em>– Probably the frontrunner here. Personally, I don\u2019t know if EEAAO <\/em>deserves acting awards, as it shines more in its screenplay and editing, but everybody everywhere wants all the awards to go to the film, so Yeoh has more than a decent shot at it. <\/p>\n\n\n\nMichelle Williams, The Fabelmans<\/em> – She gives a solid performance, but nothing too special. Unlikely to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCate Blanchett, T\u00e1r <\/em>– It\u2019s really a two-horse race between her and Yeoh. Two powerhouses, juggernauts, titans of acting going head to head. It\u2019s anyone\u2019s guess who\u2019ll win.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAna De Armas, Blonde<\/em> – I\u2019m sorry, what? The most controversial film of the year, a film that was critically panned, gets the nod for Best Actress instead of Frankie Corio in Aftersun<\/em>. What is the Academy thinking?<\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Riseborough, To Leslie<\/em> – A film that no one has heard of. Two weeks before the Oscars celebrities start going crazy about Riseborough in this film. A massive push. A shock nomination. An investigation into the campaigning? It\u2019s been a crazy ride for Riseborough\u2026just crazy enough to win?<\/p>\n\n\n\nWho Will Win: Michelle Yeoh<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who Should Win: Andrea Riseborough, because I think it would be funny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biggest Snub: Frankie Corio, Aftersun<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Supporting Actor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBrendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin <\/em>– It\u2019s shocking that an actor of Gleeson\u2019s talent has never won an Academy Award, and he has arguably never deserved it more than this role. However, he\u2019ll face some tough opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKe Quy Han, Everything Everywhere All At Once<\/em> – He\u2019s going to win it. No doubt. He gives a good enough performance, but the main factor in his success is that he\u2019s just a likable, nice guy. Does he definitely deserve it? I don\u2019t think so. Would it put a smile on my face if he won? Absolutely. The frontrunner.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBrian Tyree Henry, Causeway<\/em> – A weird choice, seeing as no one knows what this movie is. I think it has something to do with army veterans, but don\u2019t quote me on that. If Henry won, it would quite possibly be the biggest Oscar controversy since\u2026the last Oscars.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBarry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin<\/em> – Although he does nice work to round out the ensemble, Gleeson has a much better case for the award than Keoghan. <\/p>\n\n\n\nJudd Hirsch, The Fabelmans<\/em> – He comes in for one scene, is incredible, and then leaves. He probably won\u2019t win it, but it\u2019s nice to give him the nomination.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWho Will Win: Ke Quy Han<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who Should Win: Brendan Gleeson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biggest Snub: Zlatko Buri\u0107, Triangle of Sadness<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Supporting Actress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever <\/em>– This category isn\u2019t the strongest so if Bassett were to win, it wouldn\u2019t be too far fetched. That being said, I hope that Marvel movies don\u2019t become a benchmark for good acting.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHong Chau, The Whale<\/em> – Very unlikely. <\/p>\n\n\n\nStephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once <\/em>– She does a good job, but they may award it to someone else due to sheer experience and seniority. If she continues to act this well she\u2019ll likely have more nominations down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once <\/em>– It would be nice, but the Academy likely won\u2019t give it to her if they give plenty of others to the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin<\/em> – She does an excellent job, but the film is really Farrell and Gleeson\u2019s show.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWho Will Win: Angela Bassett<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who Should Win: Stephanie Hsu<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biggest Snub: Keke Palmer, Nope<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Best of the Rest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest International Feature Film: Close<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Original Song: Naatu Naatu, RRR<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Pinocchio<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Documentary Feature: Fire of Love<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Visual Effects: Avatar: The Way of Water<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Original Score: Babylon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Director: Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Original Screenplay: The Banshees of Inisherin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Adapted Screenplay: Women Talking<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Makeup and Hairstyling: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Cinematography: Elvis<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Film Editing: Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Costume Design: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Production Design: Babylon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBest Sound: Top Gun: Maverick<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Strap in, folks: it\u2019s Oscar season. The 95th Academy Awards will air on ABC on March 12. The show, beginning at 8:00 p.m., will honor the best films, performers, and technical work of the year. With so many films nominated, it can be hard to keep up, but the RamPage has you covered with our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":19908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,3,56],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19871"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19871"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19911,"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19871\/revisions\/19911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}