Berardinelli's Ballot: The 2019 Oscars
February 17, 2019
Every year I present my guesses as to what will win at the Oscars. This is all done in fun, of course and (even though I run a contest), I do not consider myself an expert. I have only once run the table with a perfect ballot and, most years, I miss between three and five categories. This year, I fully expect to miss a bunch. Whatever the 2019 roster’s faults (and they are numerous), predictability isn’t among them. That’s the byproduct of a weak field. When it comes to most of the technical categories, I play the odds. Sometimes, for the majors, if something isn’t a “lock”, I play a hunch.
For those who are curious or want to
laugh at me when I miss something obvious, here are my fearless predictions.
(Because of the contest, I can’t wait until the day before to post them.)
Picture
Roma
Lead Actress
Glenn Close (The Wife)
Lead Actor
Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)
Supporting Actress
Regina King (Beale Street)
Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
Director
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Animated Feature Film
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Foreign Language Film
Roma
Adapted Screenplay
BlacKkKlansman
Original Screenplay
The Favourite
Cinematography
Roma
Film Editing
Vice
Costume Design
The Favourite
Production Design
The Favourite
Makeup and Hair
Vice
Sound Editing
A Quiet Place
Sound Mixing
Bohemian Rhapsody
Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War
Original Song
A Star is Born (“Shallow”)
Original Score
Black Panther
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