Here in June, there’s actually a bit of Oscar chatter to be had. For one thing, an Academy Award worthy contender in Da 5 Bloods has opened (as has The King of Staten Island, though that’s likely to be more of a fringe player, give or take in the Best Original Screenplay category). Plus, we now know that the Oscars are being delayed into April, giving films until the end of February to open and contend. That signals that the movies in the running this time around will be larger than was assumed, even just a few weeks ago. More on that in a piece still to come, but today this means one more thing…a new crop of predictions. Give them a look and sit tight for another update next month. Here’s a new set of predictions, just for you (yes, you). Enjoy: BEST PICTURE 1. Da 5 Bloods 2. West Side Story 3. The Trial of the Chicago 7 4. Mank 5. News of the World 6. Nomadland 7. C’mon C’mon 8. Ammonite 9. Stillwater 10. Tenet Next in Line: 11. The Last Duel 12. The French Dispatch 13. 14. I’m Thinking of Ending Things 15. Dune 16. Promising Young Woman 17. The Eyes of Tammy Faye 18. Minari 19. On the Rocks 20. Hillbilly Elegy 21. Next Goal Wins 22. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom 23. Those Who Wish Me Dead 24. Never Rarely Sometimes Always 25. The Invisible Man 26. Respect 27. The White Tiger 28. Soul 29. The Way Back 30. The King of Staten Island BEST DIRECTOR 1. David Fincher – Mank 2. Steven Spielberg – West Side Story 3. Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods 4. Chloe Zhao – Nomadland 5. Paul Greengrass – News of the World Next in Line: 6. Mike Mills – C’mon C’mon 7. Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7 8. Christopher Nolan – Tenet 9. Tom McCarthy – Stillwater 10. Ridley Scott – The Last Duel BEST ACTOR 1. Tom Hanks – News of the World 2. Matt Damon – Stillwater (or The Last Duel) 3. Gary Oldman – Mank 4. Joaquin Phoenix – C’mon C’mon 5. Ben Affleck – The Way Back Next in Line: 6. Bill Murray – On the Rocks 7. Adam Driver – The Last Duel 8. Andrew Garfield – The Eyes of Tammy Faye 9. Michael Fassbender – Next Goal Wins 10. […]