Updated Oscar Predictions For April

As the month of April comes to an end, it’s time to check in with the still very early awards race. In fact, it largely has not even come close to beginning. Still, we speculate. For this take on the Academy Awards, very little has changed, besides some small consideration being paid to where Avengers: Endgame might factor in. We’re still fully engaged in nothing more than guesswork right now, so keep that in mind. Give these a look and likely at some point in May I’ll begin to expand on them a bit more. For now, it’s still just baby steps…

Here’s the latest update to my Oscar predictions:

BEST PICTURE

1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. The Irishman
3. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
4. Knives Out
5. The Goldfinch
6. Untitled Roger Ailes Project
7. Rocketman
8. Lucy In The Sky
9. Harriet
10. The Report

Next in line: 11. Ad Astra 12. Ford v. Ferrari 13. The King 14. Little Women 15. The Last Thing He Wanted 16. Cats 17. Star Wars Episode IX 18. Toy Story 4 19. Us 20. Avengers: Endgame

BEST DIRECTOR

1. Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
3. Rian Johnson – Knives Out
4. Marielle Heller – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
5. Jay Roach – Untitled Roger Ailes Project

Next in line: 6. John Crowley – The Goldfinch 7. Scott Z. Burns – The Report 8. Noah Hawley – Lucy in the Sky 9. James Gray – Ad Astra 10. Greta Gerwig – Little Women

BEST ACTOR

1. Timothée Chalamet – The King
2. Adam Driver – The Report
3. Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
4. Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
5. Taron Egerton – Rocketman

Next in line: 6. Mark Ruffalo – Untitled Todd Haynes Project 7. Robert De Niro – The Irishman 8. Daniel Craig – Knives Out 9. Ian McKellen – The Good Liar 10. Eddie Murphy – Dolemite is My Name

BEST ACTRESS

1. Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
2. Amy Adams – The Woman in the Window
3. Natalie Portman – Lucy In The Sky
4. Alfre Woodard – Clemency
5. Cate Blanchett – Where’d You Go Bernadette?

Next in line: 6. Saoirse Ronan – Little Women 7. Helen Mirren – The Good Liar 8. Kristen Stewart – Against All Enemies 9. Lupita Nyong’o – Us 10. Meryl Streep – The Laundromat

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. Al Pacino – The Irishman
3. John Lithgow – Untitled Roger Ailes Project
4. Matthew Rhys – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
5. Joe Pesci – The Irishman

Next in line: 6. John Hamm – Lucy In The Sky 7. Ben Mendelsohn – The King 8. Leslie Odom, Jr. – Harriet 9. Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit 10. Wesley Snipes – Dolemite is My Name

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. Annette Bening – The Report
2. Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
3. Nicole Kidman – The Goldfinch
4. Charlize Theron – Untitled Roger Ailes Project
5. Laura Dern – Untitled Noah Baumbach Project

Next in line: 6. Zazie Beetz – Lucy In The Sky 7. Emma Watson – Little Women 8. Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey 9. Janelle Monae – Harriet 10. Dakota Fanning – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1. Knives Out
2. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
3. The Report
4. Untitled Roger Ailes Project
5. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Next in line: 6. Lucy in the Sky 7. Ad Astra 8. The Farewell 9. The Laundromat 10. Us

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1. The Goldfinch
2. The Irishman
3. Little Women
4. The Woman in the Window
5. Toy Story 4

Next in line: 6. Jojo Rabbit 7. Where’d You Go, Bernadette? 8. The King 9. The Last Thing He Wanted 10. Avengers: Endgame

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

1. Toy Story 4
2. Frozen 2
3. Missing Link
4. Sonic the Hedgehog
5. Wonder Park

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. The Irishman
3. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
4. Ad Astra
5. The Goldfinch

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. The Goldfinch
3. Ad Astra
4. The Irishman
5. Knives Out

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. Rocketman
3. Downton Abbey
4. The Irishman
5. Harriet

BEST FILM EDITING

1. The Irishman
2. Knives Out
3. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
4. The Goldfinch
5. Star Wars Episode IX

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

1. Rocketman
2. Avengers: Endgame
3. Cats

BEST SOUND MIXING

1. Rocketman
2. Avengers: Endgame
3. Cats
4. Ad Astra
5. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

BEST SOUND EDITING

1. Avengers: Endgame
2. Star Wars Episode IX
3. Ad Astra
4. Ford v Ferrari
5. Rocketman

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

1. The Irishman
2. Avengers: Endgame
3. Star Wars Episode IX
4. The Lion King
5. Ad Astra

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

1. Ad Astra
2. Star Wars Episode IX
3. The Irishman
4. Harriet
5. The Goldfinch

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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

1. Knock Down the House
2. Apollo 11
3. Wrestle
4. Ask Dr. Ruth
5. Love, Antosha

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Stay tuned for an update to these early predictions at some point next month!