Last-Minute Predictions for This Year's Oscar Nominations

Scene from Joker (2019)

The big moment is here! After a year of prognosticating, this year's Oscar nominations will be upon us and put to rest a lot of complicated questions. Which actors will make the cut? Will this be one of the best years for Best Picture ever? How big does Parasite or Joker show up? So many questions will finally be resolved, leaving only the biggest one (who wins?) to be resolved. With time ticking away until this moment comes, it feels like a good time to announce my predictions for what will get nominated this year. Like every time, it's difficult to narrow it down, but if half of these end up on the list, then we should be happy.

*Listed alphabetically

Best Picture

1917

The Farewell

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Little Women

Marriage Story

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Parasite

Best Director

Sam Mendes (1917)

Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)

Todd Phillips (Joker)

Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)

Bong Joon-ho (Parasite)

Best Actor

Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

Adam Driver (Marriage Story)

Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)

Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory)

Taron Egerton (Rocketman)

Best Actress

Charlize Theron (Bombshell)

Awkwafina (The Farewell)

Renee Zellwegger (Judy)

Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)

Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)

Best Supporting Actor

Al Pacino (The Irishman)

Joe Pesci (The Irishman)

Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)

Song Khang-ho (Parasite)

Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes)

Best Supporting Actress

Zhao Shuzhen (The Farewell)

Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)

Margot Robbie (Bombshell)

Florence Pugh (Little Women)

Laura Dern (Marriage Story)