Our Final Oscar Nominations Predictions

When the Oscar nominations are announced on Monday morning, there will be plenty of opportunity for people to nod sagely—“Ah, yes, I knew Laura Dern was getting in,” or “Good for them for acknowledging the masterful work by Roger Deakins.” But there will inevitably be gasps of surprise, and maybe particularly because it’s been such a short Oscar season, which could make the conventional wisdom especially off-base this year. There’s only one way to be prepared though: by reading our final Oscar nomination predictions, in every category except the shorts. (We are very smart but we cannot actually see the future.) Find out why we’re bullish on Uncut Gems,hopeful for Parasite in one craft category, and wondering, like everyone else, what’s going to fill that Cats-sized hole in the best-original-song race.
Elsewhere in HWD, Yohana Desta went to the National Board of Review awards and found Brad Pitt delivering yet another funny and emotional acceptance speech; Laura Bradley watched late-night hosts do their best to welcome Meghan Markle and Prince Harry as expats to North America; and over in Vanities, Claire Landsbaumtalks to astrologer Chani Nicholas, whose new book, You Were Born for This, is out this week.