Thursday, January 21, 2021

Oscar Updates: Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay / Online Film Critics Announce Nominations

OSCAR UPDATES: SUPPORTING ACTRESS, SUPPORTING ACTOR, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY




 I'm continuing what I began last Monday with an acceleration of updating Oscar nomination predictions as we move closer to the announcement on Feb. 28th.


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS



Here are my latest Oscar nomination predictions for Best Supporting Actress updated since I last posted this category on  Dec. 31st.  A performer's past position is indicated to the right in parentheses.  TFF #47 performers are indicated in Bold.


1) Amanda Seyfried/Mank (1)
2) Youn Yuh-jung/Minari (3)
3) Olivia Colman/The Father (2)
4) Maria Bakalova/Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (6)
5) Ellen Burstyn/Pieces of a Woman (4)
6) Glenn Close/Hillbilly Elegy (5)
7) Jodie Foster/The Mauritanian (9)
8) Helena Zengel/News of the World (7)
9) Saoirse Ronan/Ammonite (8)
10) Candace Bergen/Let Them Talk (10)

Other Possibles: Dominique Fischback/Judas and the Black Messiah, Julianne Moore/The Glorias
Hot: Youn Yuh-jung/Minari, Maria Bakalova/Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Jodie Foster/The Mauritanian
Hey think about: Valerie Mahaffrey/French Exit, Swankie/Nomadland



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR



Here are my latest Oscar nomination predictions for Best Supporting Actor updated since I last posted this category on  Jan. 4th.  A performer's past position is indicated to the right in parentheses.  TFF #47 performers are indicated in Bold.



1) Daniel Kaluuya/Judas and the Black Messiah (3)
2) Leslie Odom, Jr./One Night in Miami (2)
3) Sacha Baron Cohen/The Trial of the Chicago 7 (1)
4) Chadwick Boseman/Da 5 Bloods (4)
5) Paul Raci/Sound of Metal (6)
6) Bill Murray/On the Rocks (5)
7) Stanley Tucci/Supernova (7)
8) Mark Rylance/The Trial of the Chicago 7 (8)
9) David Stratharin/Nomadland (9)
10) Charles Turman/Mank (10)

Other Possibles: Glynn Turman/Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Frank Langella/The Trial of the Chicago 7, Eddie Redmayne/The Trial of the Chicago 7, Yayha Abdul-Mateen II/The Trial of the Chicago 7
Hot: Daniel Kaluuya/Judas and the Black Messiah
Not: Sacha Baron Cohen/The Trial of the Chicago 7
Hey think about: Arliss Howard/Mank, Will Patton/Minari


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY



Here are my latest Oscar nomination predictions for Best Adapted Screenplay updated since I last posted this category on  Jan. 7th.  A screenplay's past position is indicated to the right in parentheses.  TFF #47 films are indicated in Bold.



1) Nomadland (1)
2) One Night in Miami (3)
3) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (4)
4) The Father (2)
5) News of the World (5)
6) First Cow (6) (TFF #46)
7) I'm Thinking of Ending Things (7)
8) Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (8)
9) Pieces of a Woman (10)
10) The White Tiger (-)

Other Possibles: The Mauritanian, The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Hot: The White Tiger
Not: The Mauritanian


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Here are my latest Oscar nomination predictions for Best Original Screenplay updated since I last posted this category on  Jan. 11th.  A screenplay's past position is indicated to the right in parentheses.  TFF #47 films are indicated in Bold.


1) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (1)
2) Promising Young Woman (2)
3) Mank (3)
4) Minari (4)
5) Soul (5)
6) Never Rarely Sometimes Always (7)
7) Judas and the Black Messiah (6)
8) Da 5 Bloods (8)
9) Sound of Metal (9)
10) Palm Springs (10)

Other Possibles: Malcolm and Marie, On the Rocks, The 40 Year Old Version, Ammonite
Hot: Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Not: Judas and the Black Messiah



ONLINE FILM CRITICS ANNOUNCE NOMINATIONS




Earlier this week the Online Film Critics Society announced its nominees for film excellence in 2020.  Here's how TFF  films fared:

Nomadland: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (McDormand), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography

First Cow (TFF #46): Best Picture, Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography

The Father: Best Actor (Hopkins), Supporting Actress (Colman)







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