Academy Awards - a few days late....

I did s pretty good job on my AA predictions but due to shitty traffic in Cincinnati, I didn't get to post them before the announcements. Here you go...

Alfonso Cuaron - Roma

Peter Farelly - Green Book

Spike Lee - BlackkKlansman

Adam McKay - Vice

Bradley Cooper - A Star is Born

I missed a couple on this one - Cooper and Farelly were not nominated and replaced by the directors of The Favorite and Cold War, a polish film set around the beginning of the Cold War - haven't seen and doubt I ever will.

Alfonso Cuaron is definitely the favorite here - in fact, it may be a very big night for Alfonso who also directed Gravity a few years ago.

Amy Adams - Vice

Rachel Waitz - The Favourite

Emma Stone - The Favourite

Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk

Claire Foy - First Man

I got 4 out of 5, Claire Foy was not nominated, a supporting actress from Roma got the 5th spot. Regina King appears to be the one to beat - would love to see Emma Stone or Amy Adams get it.

Mahershala Ali - Green Book

Sam Rockwell - Vice

Adam Driver - BlackkKlansman

Timothee Chalamet - Beautiful Boy

Michael Jordan - Black Panther

Missed on 2 as Chalamet and Jordan were not nominated. They were replaced by Richard E. Grant of Will you Ever Forgive Me and Sam Elliott of A Star is Born. I'd be surprised in Ali doesn't win even though he won 2 years ago.

Olivia Colman - The Favourite

Glenn Close - The Wife

Yalitza Aparicio - Roma

Melissa McCarthy - Will You Ever Forgive Me

Stefani Germanotto - A Star is Born

Nailed all 5 (figuratively!) - I had a suspicion the Roma actress would get a nomination. It appears it's Glenn Closes' year to win but I wouldn't rule out Colman or Germanotto (AKA Lady Gaga).

Ethan Hawke - First Reformed

Christian Bale - Vice

Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody

Bradley Cooper - A Star is Born

Viggo Mortensen - Green Card

I missed on Ethan Hawke - he was replaced by Willem Defoe. I think Christian Bale is the favorite but would love to see Rami Malek or Viggo Mortensn win - I thought both their performances were awesome. Bale has won before but he seems to be winning all the awards leading up to the Oscars. 

Black Panther

BlackkKlansman

Green Book

A Star is Born

If Beale Street Could Talk

Vice

Roma

The Favourite

Mary Poppins Returns

I missed 2 here - Beale Street and Poppins were not nominated. Bohemian Rhapsody takes the final sport - I projected 9 and only 8 were actually nominated. As much as I enjoyed Bohemian Rhapsody, I can't get over the time line issues they had with some songs as well as Freddie's AIDS diagnosis. I think there will be Oscar history as Roma could become the first foreign language film to win Best Picture. We'll see in a bout a month.