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2020 Oscars Final Predictions

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Karl Delossantos
Feb 05, 2020
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The 2020 Oscars are this Sunday, February 9th at 8pm on ABC. Here are predictions in every category.

This year, the Oscars have a chance to make history by awarding Best Picture to a foreign language film. Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite goes into the night with six nominations. However, Joker leads the night with eleven nominations while The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and 1917 all have ten.

Here’s who we think will win in each category.

Best Picture

Parasite Oscars
Parasite could make history as the first film not in English to win Best Picture. However, it faces strong competition from 1917.

Like that past few years, Best Picture is easily the most competitive category thanks to the preferential ballot and the lack of a clear frontrunner. Every nominee has something for and against it, but I think we’ve really coalesced around three potential winners: 1917, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Parasite. 

1917 had the early momentum with wins at the Golden Globes, PGA, and DGA. Then momentum swung tow…

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