No one movie has taken the lead as the Oscars’ front-runner for best picture this awards season, but here’s the thing: Something’s…
No one movie has taken the lead as the Oscars’ front-runner for best picture this awards season, but here’s the thing: Something’s got to win on Sunday.
An unpredictable road to the 91st Annual Academy Awards (ABC, Sunday, 8 ET/5 ET) – from the unexpected re-emergence of Glenn Close to the surprising embrace of Queen biopic « Bohemian Rhapsody » – ends with Hollywood’s biggest night. Even the ceremony itself, for better or for worse, has some novelty again with the absence of a host for the first time in 30 years.
Ready or not, Oscars are being handed out, and these are our predictions for the major categories:
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“Black Panther »
“BlacKkKlansman »
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Roma”
« A Star Is Born”
“Vice”
Will win: « Roma »
Should win: « Black Panther »
While fate has seemingly pegged « A Star Is Born” as a high-profile also-ran and the crowd-pleasing « Green Book » leans problematic, Netflix’s foreign-language darling « Roma » is the safest bet and a beloved movie with a lot of support. Giving best picture to the actual best picture is a smart move, where applicable, and that would be « Black Panther. » The entertaining superhero blockbuster is a technically crafted, well-acted marvel and an effort that has gone beyond mere movie – this is a game-changing cultural movement that’s more than worthy of Oscar’s top prize.
