Still stunned “Mary Queen of Scots” made it with that terrible white makeup on Queen Elizabeth, but it’s got a punchers chance of taking the Oscar. More likely to win is “Vice” for the epic transformation of Christian Bale into Dick Cheney. [Updated Feb. 12]
Predictions
1. “Vice” – Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia Dehaney
2. “Border” – Göran Lundström and Pamela Goldammer
3. “Mary Queen of Scots” – Jenny Shircore, Marc Pilcher and Jessica Brooks
More predictions:
Best Picture
Best Director
Actress
Actor
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actor
Original Screenplay
Adapted Screenplay
Foreign Language Film
Editor-at-Large Gregory Ellwood is one of the entertainment industry's most respected journalists and critics. Based in Los Angeles, he's the only current awards expert who previously worked on Oscar campaigns at a major movie studio. Over the years, he has written for the LA Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Vox, among others. He also co-founded the entertainment news site HitFix, which spawned a legion of influential Emmy and WGA Award-winning alumni.
