This coming Sunday will be the 91^st Academy Awards and there’s no host this year, I’m sure it’ll be a show. There are some nice choices in all the categories, but the Academy rarely gets it right, as there are some snubs that would probably change the outcome of some of these awards.

• Best Picture:
  • “Black Panther”
    “BlacKkKlansman”
    “Bohemian Rhapsody”
    “The Favourite”
    “Green Book”
    “Roma”
    “A Star Is Born”
    “Vice”

• Who should win: This isn’t the best year for the Best Picture category as the perceived favorite in my opinion, If Beale Street Could Talk, wasn’t nominated. I also think that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseshould’ve been nominated, too. It astounds me that the Best Picture category can have up to ten nominations and rarely are ten selected. Black Panther should win. It’s both critically acclaimed and just an overall good movie.
• Who will win: Probably A Star is Bornor The Favourite. Tha Academy loves tragedy and the British.
• Snub:Besides the two I mentioned above, A Quiet Place should’ve been given a shot. It’s wonderfully directed. The acting is top notch. The suspense will get you. There’s no reason for it not to be included.

• Lead Actor:
  • Christian Bale, “Vice”
    Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
    Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”
    Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
    Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”
• Who should win: This also isn’t a good year for the Lead Actor category. Everyone nominated has done a good job but no one really stands out. I’d give this to Rami Malek for this performance as Freddy Mercury.
• Who will in: Willem Dafoe will take it as the most out of left field winner we’ve had in a long while.
• Snub: John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman. Somehow, Adam Driver was nominated and John David Washington wasn’t. Playing the real-life police Officer, Ron Stallworth, should’ve garnered him a nod.

• Lead Actress:
  • Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma”
    Glenn Close, “The Wife”
    Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
    Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”
    Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
• Who should win: Melissa McCarthy all day. She’s already a superstar, but Can You Ever Forgive Me? just elevated her beyond. She was phenomenal. There’s nothing more that can be said.
• Who will in: Olivia Colman. She’s an unknown to American audiences. She’s also British. The Academy loves doing wild things. I would not be shocked when Olivia wins.
• Snub: I’ve two for you, Toni Collette for Hereditary, and Nicole Kidman for Destroyer. I want you to watch both of those films and ask yourself how these two leading ladies weren’t nominated. It is a crowded field this year, so that can be the Academy’s excuse.

• Supporting Actor:
  • Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”
    Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
    Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”
    Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
    Sam Rockwell, “Vice”
• Who should win: Now this is a solid field. All of these men are very talented and deserving. Sam Elliot should take this home. He really did some amazing work in A Star is Born.
• Who will win: Sam Elliot. This is his to lose.

• Supporting Actress:
  • Amy Adams, “Vice”
    Marina de Tavira, “Roma”
    Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
    Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
    Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”
• Who should win: It seems like Amy Adams is nominated every other year and this year isn’t any different. I’d take her but Regina King absolutely destroyed it in If Beale Street Could Talk. She SHOULD win this.
• Who will in: Roma is a really good film, and this is one of those times where it may get shut out in a lot of major categories and still wins at least one. I think this will be the one and Marina de Tavira will take it home.

• Director:
  • Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
    Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”
    Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”
    Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”
    Adam McKay, “Vice”
• Who should win: Do the right thing and just give it Spike.
• Who will in: SPIKE LEE!!!!!!!! (Yes, I’m biased.)
• Snub: Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born. The Academy does not like actors stepping into the director’s chair. It happened to Angelina Jolie (“Unbroken”). It happened to Ben Affleck (“Argo”). It now has happened to Bradley. I would’ve nominated him over Adam McKay. Bradley was a sure-fire lock this year.

• Animated Feature:
  • “Incredibles 2,” Brad Bird
    “Isle of Dogs,” Wes Anderson
    “Mirai,” Mamoru Hosoda
    “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Rich Moore, Phil Johnston
    “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
• Who should win: This is a really good field, but there’s only one film that should win and it’s not The Incredibles 2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is an amazing movie. You can make the argument for it being the best movie of the year. The story was great. The animation was beyond belief. The soundtrack is off the charts. It’s a near flawless movie.
• Who will in: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse for every reason I stated above.

• Animated Short:
  • “Animal Behaviour,” Alison Snowden, David Fine
    “Bao,” Domee Shi
    “Late Afternoon,” Louise Bagnall
    “One Small Step,” Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas
    “Weekends,” Trevor Jimenez
• Who should win: Bao is the only one that comes to mind. It stands out so much. It’s vivid portrayal of a mother dealing her son growing up and moving on, caught everyone’s attention and not just because it was premiered alongside The Incredibles 2.
• Who will in: Bao will take this one.

• Adapted Screenplay:
  • “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Joel Coen , Ethan Coen
    “BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
    “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
    “If Beale Street Could Talk,” Barry Jenkins
    “A Star Is Born,” Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters
• Who should win: The Coen brothers are Academy darlings but once again, I’m going to let my bias show, Spike should take this home. He has not gotten enough love from the Academy, but I could see Barry Jenkins win this as a consolation for Beale Street not being nominated for Best Picture.
• Who will in: SPIKE!!!

• Original Screenplay:
  • “The Favourite,” Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
    “First Reformed,” Paul Schrader
    “Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly
    “Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
    “Vice,” Adam McKay
• Who should win: I’ve actually not heard of First Reformed and I don’t think a lot of people have either. Adam McKay is the popular choice here, but I think The Favourite is taking this one home. It’s the closest thing we have to “Oscar Film” in this category.
• Who will win: Roma. Netflix needs to get win on the big stage and this might be their best bet.

• Cinematography:
  • “Cold War,” Lukasz Zal
    “The Favourite,” Robbie Ryan
    “Never Look Away,” Caleb Deschanel
    “Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
    “A Star Is Born,” Matthew Libatique
• Who should win: This is a very good field and all are more than capable of taking home the award, but I think Roma has this one in the bag. It’s just beautifully shot. Everything from the aesthetic to the costumes look amazing and that comes down to the Cinematographer.
• Who will win: Roma, for every reason I stated above.

• Best Documentary Feature:
  • “Free Solo,” Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
    “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” RaMell Ross
    “Minding the Gap,” Bing Liu
    “Of Fathers and Sons,” Talal Derki
    “RBG,” Betsy West, Julie Cohen
• Who should win: This is Minding the Gap’s race to lose. The sleeper in this one is RBG. The power of Ruth is quite strong.
• Who will win: Minding the Gap. There’s little to no chance of it losing.
• Snub: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? The Academy snubbed Mr. Rogers and that’s a big no-no in my book. I truly believe if it was nominated, it would’ve won.

• Original Song:
  • “All The Stars” from “Black Panther” by Kendrick Lamar, SZA
    “I’ll Fight” from “RBG” by Diane Warren, Jennifer Hudson
    “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns” by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
    “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born” by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt and Benjamin Rice
    “When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch
• Who should win: All the Stars. It’s the biggest song from the biggest, culturally popular, much-loved movie of 2018. It’s also a great song.
• Who will win: All the Stars. Kendrick Lamar helped produce a movie soundtrack unlike any other. He’s got a Grammy and the Oscar would just be the icing on top.