Here's My Pre-Season Oscars Predictions

Scene from Roma

With the start of September, it only feels right to enjoy the final naive days of Oscar season by playing the game every prognosticator loves to do: predict. Speaking as many films haven't so much as appeared on the radar yet, these columns are always ridiculous and antiquated, mostly going based off of what's popular in September. With that said, why not take chances and try to make bold predictions, of which might come true? The following is my attempt to predict the six top categories, including all four of the acting fields. What will make the final cut? Come back in a few months when I'll compare these to whatever makes the cut. I assure you that it may end up being a worthwhile laugh after a busy, hard fought season of more unpredictable achievements. 

Before diving too deep, I thought that I would admit that this list is a bit of a cheat. I have been following the Venice Film Festival coverage, and there's a lot of great buzz coming out of it. It's why Roma seems like it could end up being a favorite to win Best Picture and get Netflix into the prestige circles. Then again, A Star is Born is marking the start of a promising directorial career for three-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper. It's hard to tell what films will come out of the blue and make a big impact, but for now I believe that these will stand out in each category. I would love for some bigger surprises, but this is what my uneducated guess predicts.

Best Picture

-Roma

-First Man

-The Front-Runner

-A Star is Born

-Black Panther

-If Beale Street Could Talk

-Widows

-Backseat

-Boy Erased

Best Director

-Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)

-Damien Chazelle (First Man)

-Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk)

-Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born)

-Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)

Best Actor

-Ryan Gosling (First Man)

-Hugh Jackman (The Front Runner)

-Christian Bale (Backseat)

-Robert Redford (The Old Man and the Gun)

-Lucas Hedges (Boy Erased)

Best Actress

-Lady GaGa (A Star is Born)

-Toni Collette (Hereditary)

-Saoirse Ronan (Mary Queen of Scots)

-Viola Davis (Widows)

-Felicity Jones (On the Basis of Sex)

Best Supporting Actor

-Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther)

-Timothee Chalamet (Beautiful Boy)

-Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman)

-Bryan Tyree Henry (If Beale Street Could Talk)

-Sam Rockwell (Backseat)

Best Supporting Actress

-Claire Foy (First Man)

-Nicole Kidman (Boy Erased)

-Emma Stone (The Favourite)

-Margot Robbie (Mary Queen of Scots)

-Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)

There's my predictions for the season. What do you think will make the cut? Whatever the case will be, make sure to come back for coverage of the highs and lows of awards season.