Turns out Hollywood’s biggest rodeo does have a host — and he’s the strong silent type. The little gold man himself is in charge of Oscars 2019.
The gold rush hits full gallop Sunday, and we’re in for one of the most unpredictable awards season finales ever.
Sure, dark horse “Bohemian Rhapsody” rocked its way to a Best Picture nomination alongside critical darlings “Green Book” and “Roma.” Spike Lee finally lassoed his first Best Director nod for “BlacKkKlansman.” And yes, Lady Gaga and Glenn Close will indeed duel it out in the Best Actress race.
But who will corral the coveted statuettes? We won’t know until the lights go up in the Dolby Theatre this weekend. Until then, here’s everything you need to know about the 91st annual Academy Awards.
Pre-show runway: The red carpet unfurls fashionably at 4 p.m. on E! with a streaming simulcast on EOnline. The Academy’s official red carpet coverage starts at 6:30 p.m. on ABC with livestreams on Oscar.com and Twitter. (You also can take a walk down Oscar fashion memory lane before the broadcast, from most-Googled gowns and the most controversial looks of all time to the most expensive borrowed jewels in history.)
Ceremony: The live broadcast launches at 8 p.m. on ABC and streams at ABC.com and Oscar.com, as well as via the Academy’s official social media.
Best Song performers: Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson belts out her “RBG” anthem, “I’ll Fight.” Gillian Welch and David Rawlings supply some twang with “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Bradley Cooper join shis leading Lady Gaga on “Shallow,” and Bette Midler is covering for Emily Blunt on “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns.” Plus: Queen, featuring fill-in frontman, Adam Lambert, is the ultimate warmup act.
Presenters: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Tessa Thompson, Constance Wu, Javier Bardem, Angela Bassett, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Keaton, Paul Rudd and Michelle Yeoh, to name just a few.
The Post’s predictions in 6 top categories:
Lady Gaga, Yalitza Aparicio, Glenn Close, Olivia Colman and Melissa McCarthy.REUTERSBest Actress:
Yalitza Aparicio (“Roma”)
Glenn Close (“The Wife”)
The Post’s take:Glenn vs. Gaga: Who will win the 2019 Best Actress Oscar?
Christian Bale, Rami Malek, Bradley Cooper, Viggo Mortensen and Willem Dafoe.REUTERSBest Actor:
Christian Bale (“Vice”)
Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”)
Willem Dafoe (“At Eternity’s Gate”)
Viggo Mortensen (“Green Book”)
Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Regina King, Amy Adams and Marina de Tavira.REUTERSBest Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams (“Vice”)
Marina de Tavira (“Roma”)
Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”)
Emma Stone (“The Favourite”)
Rachel Weisz (“The Favourite”)
The Post’s take:Regina King leads the Best Supporting Actress race
Mahershala Ali, Adam Driver, Sam Elliott, Richard E. Grant and Sam Rockwell.REUTERSBest Supporting Actor:
Sam Elliott (“A Star Is Born”)
Adam Driver (“BlacKkKlansman”)
Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”)
Sam Rockwell (“Vice”)
The Post’s take: It’s a lock for Mahershala Ali
Yalitza Aparicio in “Roma,” Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in “A Star Is Born,” Rami Malek in “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in “Green Book.”Everett CollectionBest Picture:
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“Green Book”
“The Favourite”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”
The Post’s take:‘Green Book’ could be the one to beat
The Post’s take:Oscar overlooks ‘Green Book,’ ‘Bohemian’ backlash
Scenes from “Isle of Dogs” (from left), “Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse” and “Mirai.”Fox Searchlight; Sony Pictures; Studio ChizuBest Animated Feature:
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle Of Dogs”
“Mirai”
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
The Post’s take: ‘Spider-Man’ leads the animated pack
The full list of 2019 Oscar nominees:
Alfonso Cuaron, Pawel Pawlikowski, Adam McKay, Spike Lee and Yorgos Lanthimos.REUTERSBest Director:
Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”
Alfonso Curarón, “Roma”
Adam McKay, “Vice”
The Post’s take:Bradley Cooper is ’embarrassed’ by Best Director snub
Best Adapted Screenplay:
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen)
“BlacKkKlansman” (Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee)
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty)
“If Beale Street Could Talk” (Barry Jenkins)
“A Star Is Born” (Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper and Will Fetters)
Best Original Screenplay:
“The Favourite” (Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara)
“First Reformed” (Paul Schrader)
“Green Book” (Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly)
“Roma” (Alfonso Cuarón)
“Vice” (Adam McKay)
Adam Lambert will join Queen drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May at the Oscars Sunday.Getty ImagesBest Original Song:
“All the Stars” (“Black Panther”)
“I’ll Fight” (“RBG”)
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” (“Mary Poppins Returns”)
“When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” (“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”)
The Post’s take:Kendrick Lamar’s out at Oscars 2019 but Queen can save the night
Best Original Score:
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“Isle of Dogs”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
Best Documentary Feature:
“Free Solo”
“Hale County This Morning, This Evening”
“Minding the Gap”
“Of Fathers and Sons”
“RBG”
Best Foreign Language Film:
“Capernaum” (Lebanon)
“Cold War” (Poland)
“Never Look Away” (Germany)
“Roma” (Mexico)
“Shoplifters” (Japan)
Best Costume Design:
“Ballad of Buster Scruggs”
“Black Panther”
“The Favourite”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Mary Queen of Scots”
Best Film Editing:
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Vice”
Best Animated Short Film:
“Animal Behavior”
“Bao”
“Late Afternoon”
“One Small Step”
“Weekends”
Best Live Action Short Film:
“Fauve”
“Marguerite”
“Mother”
“Skin”
Best Sound Editing:
“Black Panther”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“First Man”
“A Quiet Place”
“Roma”
Best Sound Mixing:
“Black Panther”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“First Man”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
Best Cinematography:
“Cold War”
“The Favourite”
“Roma”
“Never Look Away”
“A Star Is Born”
Best Documentary Short Subject:
“Black Sheep”
“End Game”
“Lifeboat”
“A Night at the Garden”
“Period. End of Sentence.”
Best Makeup & Hairstyling:
“Border”
“Mary Queen of Scots”
“Vice”
Best Visual Effects:
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Christopher Robin”
“First Man”
“Ready Player One”
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”
Best Production Design:
“Black Panther”
“The Favourite”
“First Man”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Roma”
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