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Oscars' Best Director
Chloe Zhao ("Nomadland") has been out front since early December. As her early chief rival David Fincher ('Mank') now drops, there's rising support for Lee Isaac Chung ('Minari'), Aaron Sorkin ('Chicago 7') and Regina King ('One Night in Miami'). Use drop-down menus above to change categories.
Oscar Predictions by our Experts: Best Actress
Updated
Jan 22, 2021 1:47 pm
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1
Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman)
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2
Viola Davis (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)
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3
Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
Updated
Jan 22, 2021 1:39 pm
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1
Viola Davis (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)
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2
Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
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3
Zendaya (Malcolm and Marie)
Updated
Jan 22, 2021 12:26 pm
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1
Viola Davis (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)
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2
Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman)
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3
Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
Updated
Jan 21, 2021 8:19 pm
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1
Zendaya (Malcolm and Marie)
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2
Viola Davis (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)
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3
Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
Our Editors' Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actress
Updated
Jan 22, 2021 10:19 pm
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1
Amanda Seyfried (Mank)
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2
Olivia Colman (The Father)
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3
Ellen Burstyn (Pieces of a Woman)
Updated
Jan 21, 2021 2:59 pm
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1
Amanda Seyfried (Mank)
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2
Yuh-Jung Youn (Minari)
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3
Olivia Colman (The Father)
Updated
Jan 19, 2021 2:54 pm
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1
Olivia Colman (The Father)
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2
Ellen Burstyn (Pieces of a Woman)
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3
Amanda Seyfried (Mank)
Updated
Jan 19, 2021 11:42 am
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1
Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy)
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2
Amanda Seyfried (Mank)
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3
Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
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