If you follow Adnerb, you probably noticed I haven’t posted for a few weeks. It is not because I haven’t seen any movies lately. I have. It isn’t because there have been no good movies released. There have. I guess you could say I have taken a break due to lack of interest. Since people can’t go out to theatres (well actually you can), it’s not like it was pre-pandemic; and interest in how good or bad a movie might be has dissipated. Movies I have seen but didn’t review include Godzilla vs. Kong, Mortal Kombat, Nobody (better than I thought it would be – Bob Odenkirk!) and The Courier (extremely well done) starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Be that as it may, Adnerb will carry on – a global pandemic will NOT stop me from predicting this year’s Oscar winners.
BEST PICTURE: This will be a close race between Nomadland and Minari. I think the academy will go with NOMADLAND though.
BEST DIRECTOR: I am pretty confident that CHLOE ZHAO, the director of Nomadland, will win this one.
BEST ACTRESS: This is a really hard one. Ordinarily I would say Viola Davis would get it for Ma Rainy’s Black Bottom or Francis McDormand might get it for Nomadland. However, since they both have won in the past, I think the Oscar might go to CAREY MULLIGAN.
BEST ACTOR: CHADWICK BOSEMAN. Enough said!
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: I am pretty confident that this award will go to DANIEL KALUUYA for Judas and the Black Messiah.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: This is the one I am least sure about. It could be Maria Bakalova for the Borat movie or it might be Yuh-Jung Youn for Minari. Let me flip a coin……the Oscar goes to YUH-JUNG.
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: NOMADLAND
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
BEST ANIMATED MOVIE: SOUL
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: SOUL
These are my picks. What do you think? What are yours?
There is still a great deal of interest in streaming movies and shows. You should continue to review those. We need Adnerb!
I will! I think I was in a little rut — but I’m back!