Oscar predictions 2021: Which nominees will win vs. which should win - New York Post

The 2021 Oscars air Sunday, April 25, at 8 p.m. on ABC. After a weird year of strong movies that barely played in theaters, here’s who will — and who should — bring home the trophies at the 93rd Academy Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Best Picture

Frances McDormand in a scene from the film “Nomadland.”

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Will win: “Nomadland”

Should win: “Mank”
Hollywood is obsessed with making movies about itself, but few are as stirring and personal as David Fincher’s black-and-white “Mank,” which was scripted by his late father Jack.

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Best Actor

Michael Potts, Chadwick Boseman and Colman Domingo in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”

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Will win: Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

Should win: Chadwick Boseman
The actor, who died last year at 43, made his last performance one of his most memorable. An Oscar will be a touching, deserved tribute.

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Best Actress

Viola Davis in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”

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Will win: Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

Should win: Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman”
Like the film or not, Kirby’s portrayal of a woman whose baby dies during childbirth was shattering. Nonetheless, Davis has the momentum.

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Best Supporting Actor 

Daniel Kaluuya in a scene from “Judas and the Black Messiah.”

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Will win: Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah”

Should win: Daniel Kaluuya
Kaluuya is a second-time nominee, after his leading role in 2017’s “Get Out,” and he grows enormously with every role. He’s phenomenal as Black Panther Chicago chairman Fred Hampton.

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Best Supporting Actress

Yuh-jung Youn in a scene from “Minari.”

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Will win: Yuh-Jung Youn, “Minari”

Should win: Yuh-Jung Youn
Winning the SAG Award should seal the deal for Youn, who’s poised to become the first Korean actor to land an Oscar. 

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Best Director

Director Chloe Zhao

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Will win: Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland”

Should win: David Fincher
Zhao did fine work in her examination of a forgotten American caste, but Fincher’s dazzling vision of old Hollywood was a true feat. Too bad Sunday won’t be his moment. 

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Best Animated Film

A scene from the animated film “Soul.”

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Will win: “Soul”

Should win: “Soul”
Admittedly, I’m a fan of the also-nominated “Onward,” but jazz-inflected stunner “Soul” mastered the Pixar formula of touching story, intelligence and lush animation. 

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