Rough Cut Staff
Nov 3, 2019
By Carson Cook, Jonny Diaz, and Zach D'Amico
The 92nd Academy Awards will be held nearly a month early next year, on February 9, 2020, so we at Rough Cut have decided our predictions might as well start on the early side as well -- on Day 1.
We'll be doing a series of deep-dives on who should, could, and will be nominated and ultimately take home the little gold men in three months, but for now check out our latest predictions across the top eight categories.
Projected winners in bold.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman
Marriage Story
Parasite
Jojo Rabbit
1917
Little Women
The Two Popes
Bombshell
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman
Marriage Story
Parasite
Jojo Rabbit
1917
Little Women
The Two Popes
The Farewell
Ford v Ferrari
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman
Marriage Story
Parasite
Jojo Rabbit
1917
Little Women
The Two Popes
Bombshell
Ford v Ferrari
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Bong Joon-ho (Parasite)
Sam Mendes (1917)
Fernando Meirelles (The Two Popes)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Bong Joon-ho (Parasite)
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)
Greta Gerwig (Little Women)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Bong Joon-ho (Parasite)
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)
Pedro Almodóvar (Pain and Glory)
Renée Zellweger (Judy)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Awkwafina (The Farewell)
Renée Zellweger (Judy)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Awkwafina (The Farewell)
Renée Zellweger (Judy)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Cynthia Erivo (Harriet)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Robert De Niro (The Irishman)
Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)
Eddie Murphy (Dolemite is My Name)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Robert De Niro (The Irishman)
Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)
Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Robert De Niro (The Irishman)
Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)
Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Annette Bening (The Report)
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Margot Robbie (Bombshell)
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Annette Bening (The Report)
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Margot Robbie (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Annette Bening (The Report)
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Margot Robbie (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
Jamie Foxx (Just Mercy)
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
Jamie Foxx (Just Mercy)
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse)
Sterling K. Brown (Waves)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Marriage Story
Parasite
The Farewell
Bombshell
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Marriage Story
Parasite
The Farewell
Pain and Glory
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Marriage Story
Parasite
The Farewell
Knives Out
The Irishman
The Two Popes
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The Irishman
The Two Popes
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
Joker
The Irishman
The Two Popes
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
Ford v Ferrari