With cinema’s festive night of nights edging ever closer, yours truly is continuing his long-held tradition of prophesising which films or personalities will be walking home with a coveted statuette come Monday morning (Australian time).
Listed below are his predictions of what/who will win in each category of the 94th Academy Awards:
Best Picture: Power of the Dog
Best Director: Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)
Best Lead Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog)
Best Lead Actress: Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)
Best Original Screenplay: Belfast
Best Adapted Screenplay: CODA
Best Animated Feature: Encanto
Best International Feature: Drive My Car
Best Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul
Best Documentary Short: The Queen of Basketball
Best Live-Action Short: The Long Goodbye
Best Animated Short: Bestia
Best Original Score: Hans Zimmer (Dune)
Best Original Song: No Time to Die
Best Sound: Dune
Best Production Design: Dune
Best Cinematography: Greig Fraser (Dune)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Costume Design: Jenny Beavan (Cruella)
Best Film Editing: Dune
Best Visual Effects: Dune
