As of today, ballots are officially being cast for the Academy Awards. Simply put, decisions are being made by voters. Some might cast their votes today and be done with it. Others might wait until the deadline next week. Either way, members of the Academy are deciding on who and what will win Oscars a week from Sunday. Exciting, right? A shortened and unique awards season is down to its final ten days. To that end, there’s only one or two updates left to my predictions, so if ever there was a time to figure this all out, it’s now. Next, you’ll get a sense of where my mind is out, before veering towards my predictions. It’s crunch time, folks. Right now, we’re waiting on BAFTA to chime in and try to clear up a few things. Until then, we largely exist in a situation where not a ton of surprises seem to be awaiting us. The acting categories are locked in. WGA will help to solidify the screenplay categories, while below the line is sorting itself out. The big question is…can Parasite upset 1917 in Best Picture, now that it looks like Sam Mendes is going to hold off Bong Joon-Ho in Best Director? I won’t be deciding that one until next week, but at the current moment, statistics favor 1917, while gut feelings might lean one towards Parasite. I’ll settle on things a few days before the show, but below, you can see where I am right now… Here are my latest Oscar predictions: BEST PICTURE 1. 1917 2. Parasite 3. Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood 4. Jojo Rabbit 5. The Irishman 6. Joker 7. Marriage Story 8. Little Women 9. Ford v Ferrari BEST DIRECTOR 1. Bong Joon-Ho – Parasite 2. Sam Mendes – 1917 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. Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood 4. Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory 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 Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 4. Al Pacino – The Irishman 5. Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 1. Laura Dern – Marriage Story 2. Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit 3. [...]