The Oscar Narrative: First Winner Predictions

Best Picture

Nomadland

Best Director

Chloe Zhao "Nomadland" 

Best Actor

Chadwick Boseman "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" 

Best Actress

Carey Mulligan "Promising Young Woman" 

Best Supporting Actor

Daniel Kaluuya "Judas and the Black Messiah" 

Best Supporting Actress

Maria Bakalova "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"

Best Adapted Screenplay

Chloe Zhao "Nomadland"

Best Animated Feature

Soul

Best Documentary Feature

Time

Best International Feature Film

Another Round (Denmark) 

Best Cinematography

Joshua James Richards "Nomadland" 

Best Costume Design

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Best Film Editing

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Best Original Score

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste "Soul"

Best Original Song

Judas and the Black Messiah - Fight For You

Best Production Design

Mank

Best Sound

Sound of Metal

Best Visual Effects

Tenet

Best Animated Short

If Anything Happens I Love You

Best Documentary Short

A Love Song for Latsha

Best Live Action Short

The Letter Room