Oscars 2020 - First Predictions

I originally made these predictions on March 18th, 2019. These were salvaged from my Twitter account and are listed from most likely to least likely to win. Any films that have had their titles changed since I made these are still listed as what they were originally titled with their current title next to them in parentheses. Enjoy!

Best Picture:

1. The Irishman
2. Cats
3. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
4. Knives Out
5. Ford v. Ferrari
6. Fair and Balanced
7. The Report
8. Harriet

Best Director

1. Martin Scorsese for The Irishman
2. Tom Hopper for Cats
3. Rian Johnson for Knives Out
4. James Mangold for Ford v. Ferrari
5. Scott Z. Burns for The Report

Best Lead Actor

1. Robert De Niro for The Irishman
2. John Lithgow for Fair and Balanced
3. Zac Efron for Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile
4. Adam Driver for The Report
5. Tom Hardy for Fonzo

Best Lead Actress

1. Cynthia Erivo for Harriet
2. Charlize Theron for Fair and Balanced
3. Jennifer Hudson for Cats
4. Meryl Streep for The Laundromat
5. Amy Adams for The Woman in the Window

Best Supporting Actor

1. Lakeith Stanfield for Knives Out
2. Joe Pesci for The Irishman
3. Brad Pitt for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
4. Al Pacino for The Irishman
5. Idris Elba for Cats

Best Supporting Actress

1. Margot Robbie for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. Annette Bening for The Report
3. Octavia Spencer for Luce
4. Jamie Lee Curtis for Knives Out
5. Judi Dench for Cats

Best Original Screenplay

1. Knives Out
2. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
3. The Report
4. Fair and Balanced
5. The Farewell

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. The Irishman
2. Little Women
3. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
4. Ford v. Ferrari
5. The Laundromat

Best Film Editing

1. Ford v. Ferrari
2. The Irishman
3. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
4. Knives Out
5. The Report

Best Cinematography

1. The Irishman
2. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
3. 1917
4. Harriet
5. Radegund (A Hidden Life)

Best Original Score

1. Little Women
2. Harriet
3. Star Wars: Episode IX (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)
4. The Irishman
5. Tolkien

Best Original Song:

1. Toy Story 4
2. Frozen 2
3. Harriet
4. Cats
5. Queen & Slim

Best Production Design

1. Cats
2. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
3. Little Women
4. The Irishman
5. Gemini Man

Best Costume Design

1. Cats
2. Little Women
3. Harriet
4. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
5. The Irishman

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

1. Fonzo
2. Cats
3. Joker

Best Visual Effects

1. The Lion King
2. Star Wars: Episode IX (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)
3. Captain Marvel
4. Alita: Battle Angel
5. Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Best Sound Mixing

1. Ford v. Ferrari
2. Cats
3. Star Wars: Episode IX (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)
4. Judy
5. Gemini Man

Best Sound Editing

1. Ford v. Ferrari
2. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
3. Star Wars: Episode IX (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)
4. 1917
5. Gemini Man

Best Animated Film

1. Toy Story 4
2. Frozen 2
3. Missing Link
4. The Addams Family
5. Some Anime Film I Don't Know Exists Yet