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Ridiculously Early Oscar Predictions 2021
BY JOE ROBBERSON
UPDATED MARCH 4 2020
It’s tradition around here to predict the Academy Awards a year out. We’ve been doing it a while and the results are always very interesting. Some years, we somehow nail it. And others we don’t. But the fun is in the job itself.
Best Actress
MGM
Potential nominees:
Amy Adams – Hillbilly Elegy
Carrie Coon – The Nest
Jennifer Hudson – Respect
Frances McDormand – Macbeth
Evan Rachel Wood – Kajillionaire
Other contenders: Cate Blanchett – Nightmare Alley, Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander – The Glorias, Rachel Zegler – West Side Story, Kate Winslet – Ammonite
Best Actor
February 1, 2020 – Getty Images Europe
Potential nominees:
Adam Driver – The Last Duel
Tom Hanks – News of the World
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Gary Oldman – Mank
Denzel Washington – Macbeth
Other contenders: Matt Damon – The Last Duel, Ansel Elgort – West Side Story, Michael Fassbender – Next Goal Wins, Tom Hanks – Greyhound, Ethan Hawke – Tesla, Jude Law – The Nest, Ben Whishaw – Surge, Steven Yeun – Minari
Best Supporting Actress
January 24, 2020 – Getty Images North America
Potential nominees:
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Jodie Comer – The Last Duel
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Saoirse Ronan – Ammonite
Other contenders: Bette Midler, Janelle Monae, Lorraine Toussaint – The Glorias, Elisabeth Moss – Next Goal Wins, Helena Zengel – News of the World
Best Supporting Actor
20 / 21
Searchlight Pictures
Potential nominees:
Javier Bardem – Dune
Ben Affleck – The Last Duel
Adrien Brody – The French Dispatch
Brendan Gleeson – Macbeth
Bill Murray – On the Rocks
Other contenders: David Alvarez – West Side Story, Josh Brolin – Dune, Kyle MacLachlan – Tesla, Robert Pattinson – Tenet, Eddie Redmayne – Trial of the Chicago 7, Marlon Wayans – Respect
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