2021 Oscar Predictions
Obviously this was a year unlike any other, and movies were no exception. Countless films were pulled from the release calendar, saved until they can be promised an engrossed theater audience, rather than premiere on a laptop or -heaven forbid- a phone. The films that were released were quiet, without much attention. Even the Oscars, pushed back nearly three months later than they would normally occur, seem like they're going to pass without much notice. However, we all have to keep face in these trying times, and so I will present my traditional Oscar predictions so that everyone may see how smart I am when I am right. Best Picture Who Will Win: Nomadland Who Should Win: Judas and the Black Messiah Nomadland is a beautiful critique of capitalism without the blood pumping promise of revolution that those movies usually entail. It is empathetic and lovely, with direction that asks so much vulnerability of its actors that the viewer would feel uncomfortable if they didn't offer
