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Predicting The Nominees, 2021 Edition

Nominations for the 94th Academy Awards are tomorrow. According to Academy CEO Dawn Hudson, this was the biggest turnout of voters in the history of the awards. For many, this is a sign of a spreading of wealth, surprises, chances given to outside-the-box fare. I'm not so sure about that, but of course, we shall see.

My predicted nominees in all 23 categories after the jump...

THE SHORTS

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
"Águilas"
"Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis"
"Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker"
"Lynching Postcards"
"The Queen of Basketball"

ANIMATED SHORT
"Affairs of the Art"
"Bestia"
"Namoo"
"Robin Robin"
"Us Again"

LIVE-ACTION SHORT
"Censor of Dreams"
"The Criminals"
"The Long Goodbye"
"When the Sun Sets"
"You're Dead Helen"


THE SPECIALTIES

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Attica
Faya Dayi
Flee
The Rescue
Summer of Soul (or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

ANIMATED FEATURE
Belle
Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Sing 2

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Compartment No. 6 - Finland
Drive My Car - Japan
The Hand of God - Italy
A Hero - Iceland
The Worst Person in the World - Norway


THE GOOD STUFF

SOUND
Dune
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
A Quiet Place Part II
West Side Story

VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune
The Matrix Resurrections
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Coming 2 America
Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci

COSTUME DESIGN
Cruella
Cyrano
Dune
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dune
The French Dispatch
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Belfast
Dune
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth

ORIGINAL SONG
Belfast - "Down to Joy"
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road - "Right Where I Belong"
Encanto - "Dos Oruguitas"
The Harder They Fall - "Guns Go Bang"
No Time to Die - "No Time to Die"

SCORE
Don't Look Up
Dune
The French Dispatch
The Green Knight
The Power of the Dog

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
CODA
Drive My Car
Dune
The Lost Daughter
The Power of the Dog

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Being the Ricardos
Belfast
Don't Look Up
King Richard
Licorice Pizza

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Caitriona Balfe, Belfast
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Ruth Negga, Passing

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, Licorice Pizza
Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
Troy Kotsur, CODA
J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

ACTOR
Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Leonardo DiCaprio, Don't Look Up
Andrew Garfield, tick, tick...BOOM!
Will Smith, King Richard

ACTRESS
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Jennifer Hudson, Respect
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
Lady Gaga, House of Gucci

DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve, Dune

EDITING
Belfast
Don't Look Up
Dune
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog

PICTURE

Being the Ricardos
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story


We will hear the Oscar nominations announced tomorrow, February 8th, 8:18am EST/5:18am PST. 

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