It’s that time of year again for my
fearless Oscar predictions. Some tough choices this year but I’m feeling pretty
good about them. Just as a reminder, I’m not predicting who I want to win but who I think the Academy
will vote for. From smaller to
bigger, here we go:
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
TIMECODE
(A funny tale
involving parking attendants)
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
PIPER
(It’s Pixar and
it’s adorable.)
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
JOE’S
VIOLIN
(A touching
story. White Helmets might take it
though.)
SOUND EDITING
HACKSAW
RIDGE
(More sound
effects work than La La Land.)
SOUND MIXING
LA
LA LAND
(Lots of sound
layers in this one.)
ORIGINAL SCORE
LA
LA LAND
(It’s a
musical.)
ORIGINAL SONG
CITY
OF STARS [LA LA LAND]
(For me, one of
the only catchy songs from the film)
VISUAL EFFECTS
THE
JUNGLE BOOK
(Those animals
and that scenery looked awesome.)
MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING
STAR
TREK BEYOND
(Lots of alien
races in this one)
COSTUME DESIGN
LA
LA LAND
(Would pick Jackie but La La Land has more buzz)
PRODUCTION DESIGN
LA
LA LAND
(This element
is why it’s up for best picture in the first place)
FILM EDITING
LA
LA LAND
(Editing win
usually leads to best picture win)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
LA
LA LAND
(Beautifully
shot film. Great sweeps of the camera.)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
O.J.:
MADE IN AMERICA
(People were
obsessed with this guy last year.)
ANIMATED FEATURE
ZOOTOPIA
(It has a nice
inclusive message attached. And sloths!)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE
SALESMAN
(This one is
more of an anti-Trump vote.)
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
MOONLIGHT
(This will be
consolation prize for not winning best picture.)
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
MANCHESTER
BY THE SEA
(This will be
consolation prize for not winning best picture.)
BEST DIRECTOR
DAMIEN CHAZELLE [LA LA LAND]
(Making a
modern day original musical is hard. He deserves it.)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
VIOLA
DAVIS [FENCES]
(Her
snot-filled crying scene should be enough.)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
MAHERSHALA
ALI [MOONLIGHT]
(His role is
small but his presence is felt throughout.)
BEST ACTRESS
EMMA STONE [LA LA LAND]
(Her struggling
actress is someone the Academy can relate to.)
BEST ACTOR
DENZEL
WASHINGTON [FENCES]
(Casey Affleck
is better but marred by past incidents.)
BEST PICTURE
LA LA LAND
(Hollywood
likes to see films about themselves. Figures.)
I’ve only got 17 right for the last two
years. 21 right the year before that. Let’s
see how I do on Oscar night this Sunday.
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