While my head tells me that Sam Mendes’ technically audacious World War I epic 1917 will follow its success at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and PGAs, and win Best Picture, my heart can’t let go of Bong Joon-ho’s masterful class satire, Parasite. And I’d rather be wrong for the right reasons, than right for the wrong ones.
Behold my final predictions for Sunday night’s 92nd Academy Awards:
Best Picture: Parasite – WINNER
Best Director: Sam Mendes, 1917
WINNER: Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker – WINNER
Best Actress: Renée Zellweger, Judy – WINNER
Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood – WINNER
Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern, Marriage Story – WINNER
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood
WINNER: Bong Joon-ho + Han Jin-won, Parasite
Best Adapted Screenplay: Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit – WINNER
Best International Feature: Parasite – WINNER
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 4 – WINNER
Best Documentary Feature: American Factory – WINNER
Best Editing: Parasite
WINNER: Ford v Ferrari
Best Cinematography: 1917 – WINNER
Best Production Design: Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood – WINNER
Best Costume Design: Joker
WINNER: Little Women
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Bombshell – WINNER
Best Original Score: Joker – WINNER
Best Original Song: “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”, Rocketman – WINNER
Best Sound Mixing: 1917 – WINNER
Best Sound Editing: 1917
WINNER: Ford v Ferrari
Best Visual Effects: 1917 – WINNER
Best Live Action Short: The Neighbors’ Window – WINNER
Best Animated Short: Hair Love – WINNER
Best Documentary Short: Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) – WINNER
Final Tally (winners):
Parasite – 4
1917 – 3
Ford v Ferrari – 2
Joker – 2
Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood – 2