Awards Season 2020: Critics’ Choice Predictions

We are now in the thick of awards season and tonight is the night of the Critics’ Choice awards. We still have so many questions about this year’s potential Oscar winners and perhaps tonight can give us some clarity as to where certain nominees stand. Here are my predictions for who will win tonight at the Critics’ Choice, and let’s hope I do better predicting this than my Golden Globes run.

Best Picture
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Actor
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Best Actress
Lupita Nyong’o, Us

Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern, Marriage Story

Best Young Actor/Actress
Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit

Best Acting Ensemble
Knives Out

Best Director
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Original Screenplay
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story

Best Adapted Screenplay
Steven Zaillian, The Irishman

Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins, 1917

Best Production Design
Barbara Ling & Nancy Haigh, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Editing
Andrew Buckland & Michael McCusker, Ford v Ferrari

Best Costume Design
Jacqueline Durran, Little Women

Best Hair and Makeup
Bombshell

Best Visual Effects
The Irishman

Best Animated Feature
Toy Story 4

Best Action Movie
1917

Best Comedy
Jojo Rabbit

Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie
Us

Best Foreign-Language Film
Parasite

Best Song
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”, Rocketman

Best Score
Thomas Newman, 1917

What do you make of my predictions? Will Once Upon a Time in Hollywood walk out with the most wins again? Let me know your thoughts in the comments section and let’s have a discussion.