2021 Oscar Predictions

Best Picture

Will Win: Minari

Could Win:
Nomadland
Should Win:
Minari
Should Have Been Nominated:
One Night in Miami

Best Director

Will Win: Chloe Zhao (Nomadland)

Could Win:
Lee Isaac Chung (Minari)
Should Win:
Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman)
Should Have Been Nominated:
Regina King (One Night in Miami)

Best Lead Actor

Will Win: Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)

Could Win:
Anthony Hopkins (The Father)
Should Win:
Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal)
Should Have Been Nominated:
Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round)

Best Lead Actress

Will Win: Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman)

Could Win:
Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
Should Win:
Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman)
Should Have Been Nominated:
Kate Winslet (Ammonite)

Best Supporting Actor

Will Win: Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)

Could Win:
Sacha Baron Cohen (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
Should Win:
Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)
Should Have Been Nominated:
Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods)

Best Supporting Actress

Will Win: Yuh-jung Youn (Minari)

Could Win:
Olivia Coleman (The Father)
Should Win:
Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
Should Have Been Nominated:
Cristin Millioti (Palm Springs)

Best Original Screenplay

Will Win: Promising Young Woman

Could Win:
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Should Win:
Promising Young Woman

Best Adapted Screenplay

Will Win: Nomadland

Could Win:
The Father
Should Win:
One Night in Miami

Best Animated Feature

Will Win: Soul

Could Win:
Wolfwalkers
Should Win:
Soul

Best International Feature

Will Win: Another Round

Could Win:
Quo Vadis Aida
Should Win:
Another Round

Best Documentary

Will Win: My Octopus Teacher

Could Win:
Time
Should Win:
Collective

Best Editing

Will Win: The Father

Could Win:
The Trial of the Chicago Seven
Should Win:
The Father

Best Cinematography

Will Win: Nomadland

Could Win:
Mank
Should Win:
Mank

Best Sound

Will Win: Sound of Metal

Could Win:
Mank
Should Win:
Sound of Metal

Best Original Score

Will Win: Soul

Could Win:
Mank
Should Win:
Soul

Best Original Song

Will Win: Io Si (The Life Ahead)

Could Win:
Speak Now (One Night in Miami)
Should Win:
Speak Now (One Night in Miami)

Best Visual Effects

Will Win: The Midnight Sky

Could Win:
Tenet
Should Win:
The One and Only Ivan

Best Production Design

Will Win: Mank

Could Win:
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Should Win:
The Father

Best Costume Design

Will Win: Mank

Could Win:
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Should Win:
Emma

Best Make-Up and Hairstyling

Will Win: Pinocchio

Could Win:
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Should Win:
Pinocchio

Best Documentary Short

Will Win: Colette

Could Win:
A Concerto is a Conversation
Should Win:
Do Not Split

Best Animated Short

Will Win: If Anything Happens I Love You

Could Win:
Opera
Should Win:
If Anything Happens I Love You

Best Live Action Short

Will Win: Two Distant Strangers

Could Win:
The Present
Should Win:
The Present