Cinema and Popcorn

I would call Best Actor the most competitive category in this year’s above the line Oscar races. So many worthy contenders that I must mention the ones I left out my top 10 simply because there aren’t enough spots for all of them: George McKay for 1917 ; Roman Griffin Davis for Jojo Rabbit ; Paul Thomas Hauser for Richard Jewell ; or Robert Pattinson for The Lighthouse . All worthy of a nomination or more widespread award recognition, but Best Actor is a bloodbath indeed.   Just like in my previous round of predictions, Adam Driver ( Marriage Story ) and Joaquin Phoenix ( Joker ) still are the clear frontrunners. The later delivers the showiest performance of the pack of Best Actor contenders – a man with psychiatric issues who turns into a criminal. It’s a descent to madness tale and Phoenix excels in a transformative performance! It might well be his first Oscar nod since his Oscar nomination for Best Actor for 2012's The Master - with amazing (snubed) performances i...

BEST PICTURE: Parasite ; Runner-up : The Irishman BEST DIRECTOR: Bong Joon-ho , Parasite ; Runner-up : Martin Scorsese , The Irishman BEST SCREENPLAY: Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story ; Runner-up: Bong Joon-ho & Han Jun-won, Parasite BEST ACTRESS: Mary Kay Place , Diane ; Runner-up : Lupita Nyong'o , Us BEST ACTOR: Antonio Banderas , Pain and Glory ; Runner-up : Adam Driver , Marriage Story BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jennifer Lopez , Hustlers ; Runner-up : Zhao Shuzhen , The Farewell BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Song Kang-ho , Parasite ; Runner-up : Joe Pesci , The Irishman BEST EDITING: Todd Douglas Miller,  Apollo 11 ; Runner-up : Ronald Bronstein & Bennie Safdie, Uncut Gems BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:  Barbara Ling,  Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ; Runner-up : Ha Jun Lee,  Parasite BEST DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM: American Factory ; Runner-up : Apollo 11 BEST ANIMATION: I Lost My Body ; Runner-up : Toy Story 4 BEST SCORE: I Lost My Body , Dan Levy; R...