Super’s fearless Oscar forecast

The Oscars are on their way! The 91st Academy Awards will be announced on Feb. 24 (Sunday evening in Los Angeles; Feb. 25, Monday morning in Manila) and Super is making its predictions! We are predicting the winner for selected categories as well as announcing our own favorite, completely biased, Super choices. Let the predictions begin.

 

 

Best Picture:

 

  • “Black Panther”
  • “BlacKkKlansman”
  • “Bohemian Rhapsody”
  • “The Favourite”
  • “Green Book”
  • “Roma”
  • “A Star Is Born”
  • “Vice”
  • Oscar winner-to-be: “Roma”

 

Super choice: “The Favourite”

 

 

Lead Actor:

 

Christian Bale, “Vice”

Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”

Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”

Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”

Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”

Oscar winner-to-be: Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”

 

Super choice: Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”

 

 

Lead Actress:

 

Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma”

Glenn Close, “The Wife”

Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”

Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”

Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”

Oscar winner-to-be: Glenn Close, “The Wife”

 

Super choice: Lady Gaga, “A Star is Born”

 

“A Star Is Born”

Supporting Actor:

 

Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”

Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”

Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”

Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”

Sam Rockwell, “Vice”

Oscar winner-to-be: Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”

 

Super choice: Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”

 

 

Supporting Actress:

 

Amy Adams, “Vice”

Marina de Tavira, “Roma”

Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”

Emma Stone, “The Favourite”

Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”

Oscar winner-to-be: Amy Adams, “Vice”

 

Super choice: Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”

 

“The Favourite”

Director:

 

Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”

Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”

Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”

Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”

Adam McKay, “Vice”

Oscar winner-to-be: Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”

 

Super choice: Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”

 

 

Animated Feature:

 

“Incredibles 2”

“Isle of Dogs”

“Mirai”

“Ralph Breaks the Internet”

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

Oscar winner-to-be: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

 

Super choice: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

 

Adapted Screenplay:

 

“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Joel Coen  and Ethan Coen

“BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and 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 and Will Fetters

Oscar winner-to-be: “BlacKkKlansman”

 

Super choice: “BlacKkKlansman”

 

 

Original Screenplay:

 

“The Favourite,” Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara

“First Reformed,” Paul Schrader

“Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly

“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón

“Vice,” Adam McKay

Oscar winner-to-be: “Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón

 

Super choice: “Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly

 

 

Cinematography:

 

“Cold War,” Lukasz Zal

“The Favourite,” Robbie Ryan

“Never Look Away,” Caleb Deschanel

“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón

“A Star Is Born,” Matthew Libatique

Oscar winner-to-be: “Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón

 

Super choice: “A Star is Born,” Matthew Libatique

 

 

Best Foreign Language Film:

 

“Capernaum” (Lebanon)

“Cold War” (Poland)

“Never Look Away” (Germany)

“Roma” (Mexico)

“Shoplifters” (Japan)

Oscar winner-to-be: “Roma” (Mexico)

 

Super choice: “Shoplifters” (Japan)

 

 

Original Song:

 

“All The Stars” from “Black Panther” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA

“I’ll Fight” from “RBG” by Diane Warren and Jennifer Hudson

“The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns” by Marc Shaiman and 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

Oscar winner-to-be: “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born” by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt and Benjamin Rice

 

Super choice: “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born” by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt and Benjamin Rice

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