It's Oscars time! There's no host this year and the Academy keeps announcing changes to the lineup without thinking it through. Will the show be interminable? Probably. Are we there for it? You better believe it!
Herewith The PLaylist's Oscars tips for 2019...
Best Picture
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”
Fiona's pick
What will win: Green Book
What should win: Anything else, or specifically The Favourite or A Star Is Born
Nick's pick
What will win: Bohemian Rhapsody
What should win: The Favourite
Lead Actor, Male
Christian Bale, “Vice”
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”
Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”
Fiona's pick and Nick's pick (agreement)
Who will win: Rami Malek
Who should win: Friend of the show, Willem Dafoe
Lead Actor, Female
Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma”
Glenn Close, “The Wife”
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”
Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Fiona's picks
Who will win: Glenn Close
Who should win: Olivia Colman
Nick's picks
Who will win: Yalitza Aparicio
Who should win: Melissa McCarthy
Supporting Actor, Male
Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”
Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”
Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Sam Rockwell, “Vice”
Fiona's picks
Who will win: Mahershala Ali
Who should win: Anyone else, but specifically Richard E. Grant
Nick's picks
Who will win: Mahershala Ali
Who should win: Richard E. Grant
Supporting Actor, Female
Amy Adams, “Vice”
Marina de Tavira, “Roma”
Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”
Fiona and Nick's picks (agreement)
Who will win: Regina King
Who should win: Rachel Weisz
Director
Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”
Adam McKay, “Vice”
Fiona's picks
Who will win: Alfonso Cuarón
Who should win: Spike Lee
Nick's picks
Who will win: Alfonso Cuaron
Who should win: Yorgos Lanthimos
Animated Feature
“Incredibles 2,” Brad Bird
“Isle of Dogs,” Wes Anderson
“Mirai,” Mamoru Hosoda
“Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Rich Moore, Phil Johnston
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
Fiona and Nick's picks (agreement)
What should/will win: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Animated Short
“Animal Behaviour,” Alison Snowden, David Fine
“Bao,” Domee Shi
“Late Afternoon,” Louise Bagnall
“One Small Step,” Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas
“Weekends,” Trevor Jimenez
Nick and Fiona's picks (agreement)
What should/will win: Bao
Adapted Screenplay
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Joel Coen , Ethan Coen
“BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
“If Beale Street Could Talk,” Barry Jenkins
“A Star Is Born,” Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters
Fiona's picks
What should/will win: BlacKkKlansman
Nick's picks
What will win: BlacKkKlansman
What should win: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Original Screenplay
“The Favourite,” Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
“First Reformed,” Paul Schrader
“Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
“Vice,” Adam McKay
Fiona's picks
What should/will win: The Favourite
Nick's picks
Who will win: Green Book
Who should win: The Favourite
Cinematography
“Cold War,” Lukasz Zal
“The Favourite,” Robbie Ryan
“Never Look Away,” Caleb Deschanel
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
“A Star Is Born,” Matthew Libatique
Fiona's picks
What should win: Cold War
What will win: Roma
Nick's picks
What will win: Roma
What should win: Roma
Best Documentary Feature
“Free Solo,” Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
“Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” RaMell Ross
“Minding the Gap,” Bing Liu
“Of Fathers and Sons,” Talal Derki
“RBG,” Betsy West, Julie Cohen
Fiona and NIck's picks (agree)
Who will win: RBG
Who should win: Free Solo
Best Documentary Short Subject
“Black Sheep,” Ed Perkins
“End Game,” Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
“Lifeboat,” Skye Fitzgerald
“A Night at the Garden,” Marshall Curry
“Period. End of Sentence.,” Rayka Zehtabchi
Fiona's picks
What should/will win: Period. End of Sentence
Nick's picks
What will win: Lifeboat
What should win: Black Sheep
Best Live Action Short Film
“Detainment,” Vincent Lambe
“Fauve,” Jeremy Comte
“Marguerite,” Marianne Farley
“Mother,” Rodrigo Sorogoyen
“Skin,” Guy Nattiv
Fiona's picks
What should win: Fauve
What will win: Detainment
Nick's picks
What will win: Detainment
What should win: Mother
Best Foreign Language Film
“Capernaum” (Lebanon)
“Cold War” (Poland)
“Never Look Away” (Germany)
“Roma” (Mexico)
“Shoplifters” (Japan)
Fiona's picks
What will win: Roma
What should win: Cold War
Nick's picks
What will win: Roma
What should win: Capernaum
Film Editing
“BlacKkKlansman,” Barry Alexander Brown
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Ottman
“Green Book,” Patrick J. Don Vito
“The Favourite,” Yorgos Mavropsaridis
“Vice,” Hank Corwin
Fiona's picks
What should win: BlacKKKlansman
What will win: Bohemian Rhapsody (and she'll be cranky if it does)
Nick's picks
What will win: Vice
What should win: The Favourite
Sound Editing
“Black Panther,” Benjamin A. Burtt, Steve Boeddeker
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Warhurst
“First Man,” Ai-Ling Lee, Mildred Iatrou Morgan
“A Quiet Place,” Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl
“Roma,” Sergio Diaz, Skip Lievsay
Nick and Fiona's picks (agreement)
What should/will win: A Quiet Place
Sound Mixing
“Black Panther”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“First Man”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
Fiona's picks
What will win: Bohemian Rhapsody
What should win: A Star Is Born
Nick's picks
What will win: Bohemian Rhapsody
What should win: Black Panther
Production Design
“Black Panther,” Hannah Beachler
“First Man,” Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas
“The Favourite,” Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
“Mary Poppins Returns,” John Myhre, Gordon Sim
“Roma,” Eugenio Caballero, Bárbara Enrı́quez
Fiona's picks
What shouls/will win: The Favourite
Nick's picks
What will win: Black Panther
What should win: The Favourite
Original Score
“BlacKkKlansman,” Terence Blanchard
“Black Panther,” Ludwig Goransson
“If Beale Street Could Talk,” Nicholas Britell
“Isle of Dogs,” Alexandre Desplat
“Mary Poppins Returns,” Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
Nick's picks
What should/will win: If Beale Street Could Talk
Fiona's picks
What should win: BlacKKKlansman
What will win: Mary Poppins Returns
Original Song
“All The Stars” from “Black Panther” by Kendrick Lamar, SZA
“I’ll Fight” from “RBG” by Diane Warren, Jennifer Hudson
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns” by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
“Shallow” from “A Star Is Born” by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt and Benjamin Rice
“When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch
Fiona's picks
What should/will win: Shallow
Nick's picks
What will win: Shallow
What should win: All the Stars
Makeup and Hair:
“Border”
“Mary Queen of Scots”
“Vice”
Who will win: Mary Queen of Scots
Who should win: Vice
Costume Design
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Mary Zophres
“Black Panther,” Ruth E. Carter
“The Favourite,” Sandy Powell
“Mary Poppins Returns,” Sandy Powell
“Mary Queen of Scots,” Alexandra Byrne
Fiona's picks
What should/will win: The Favourite
Nick's picks
What will win: Mary Queen of Scots
What should win: Black Panther
Visual Effects
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Christopher Robin”
“First Man”
“Ready Player One”
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”
Fiona's picks
What should/will win: First Man
Nick's picks
Who will win: First Man
Who should win: Avengers: Infinity War
