It all comes down to this. On Sunday night, the 92nd Academy Awards will be held. This long road (though shorter than ever) ends with Oscar. For weeks now, the question every pundit, myself included, has been trying to figure out is this one: which film will take home Best Picture? 1917 or Parasite? Is there room for a Jojo Rabbit shocking upset? What about Joker or Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood? Well, I think it’s a two horse race now, barring Jojo Rabbit’s passion vote somehow surprising the world. I’ve contemplated Parasite for a few weeks, always keeping 1917 in the pole position, once it overtook Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood. Well, after a couple of days thinking about it, I pulled the trigger and am picking an upset special. In the end, I went with gut feeling over statistics and chose Parasite for Best Picture. Now, Bong Joon-Ho’s movie, if it wins, will likely do so by an eyelash over Sam Mendes’ 1917. The same could be said for the latter film. This is an all-time close race in Picture. The other close categories? Both Screenplays seem safe, but are hardly locked up (Best Original Screenplay is one to watch out for too if you’re looking to see if Parasite is pulling this upset), while Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, and of course, the Shorts, are almost pick ems. My picks are locked in and I’m as sure I’ll be mostly right as I am that I’ll be mostly wrong. It’s just been that kind of a year. Why stop now, right? Here are my final predictions for the Academy Awards: BEST PICTURE 1. Parasite 2. 1917 3. Jojo Rabbit 4. Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood 5. Joker 6. The Irishman 7. Little Women 8. Marriage Story 9. Ford v Ferrari BEST DIRECTOR 1. Sam Mendes – 1917 2. Bong Joon-Ho – Parasite 3. Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood 4. Martin Scorsese – The Irishman 5. Todd Phillips – Joker BEST ACTOR 1. Joaquin Phoenix – Joker 2. Adam Driver – Marriage Story 3. Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory 4. Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood 5. Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes BEST ACTRESS 1. Renée Zellweger – Judy 2. Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story 3. Charlize Theron – Bombshell 4. Saoirse Ronan – Little Women 5. Cynthia Erivo – Harriet BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 1. Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood 2. Joe Pesci – The Irishman 3. Tom [...]