Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

I counted our ballots according to the preferential ballot system and our winner is Nomadland with The Father as the runner-up.

1. The Father
2. Nomadland
3. Sound of Metal
4. The Trial of Chicago
5. Promising Young Women
6. Judas and the Black Mesiah
7. Mank

I still have to see Minari...

1. Nomadland
2. Minari
3. Judas and the Black Messiah
4. Sound of Metal
5. The Father
6. The Trial of the Chicago 7
7. Mank
8. Promising Young Woman

I'm not too excited about any of these films, but on the other hand, I didn't really dislike anything either. Considering how much the Coronavirus has messed up things, I feared it could be worse.

1. Minari
2. Nomadland
3. The Father
4. Promising Young Woman
5. Judas and the Black Messiah
6. The Trial of the Chicago 7
7. Mank
8. Sound of Metal

1. Minari
2. Sound of Metal
3. Promising Young Woman
4. Nomadland
5. The Father
6. Judas and the Black Messiah
7. The Trial of the Chicago 7
8. Mank

An odd year where I absolutely love 5 of these films, really like another 2, and only have little patience for one nominee (Mank).

1. Nomadland
2. Sound of Metal
3. The Father
4. Judas and the Black Messiah
5. The Trial of the Chicago 7
6. Mank
7. Promising Young Woman
8. Minari

The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Minari
Sound of Metal
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank

1. Nomadland
2. Minari
3. Mank
4. Sound of Metal
5. Judas and the Black Messiah
6. The Trial of the Chicago 7
7. The Father
8. Promising Young Woman

For the record,my top five from last year -- The Irishman, Little Women, Parasite, Marriage Story, Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood -- would all have topped this entire list.

1. Promising Young Woman
2. Judas and the Black Messiah
3. The Father
4. Nomadland
5. Mank
6. Sound of Metal
7. The Trial of the Chicago 7
8. Minari

1. The Father
2. Minari
3. Judas and the Black Messiah
4. The Trial of the Chicago 7
5. Sound of Metal
6. Nomadland
7. Promising Young Woman
8. Mank

Well, I didn't get around to rewatching Nomadland like I had hoped. I'm sure it'll lift up. I did revisit Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank, Promising Young Woman, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 and my preferential ballot at this point is what I'd prefer not to win. I'd prefer The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Mank go bust.

1. Judas and the Black Messiah
2. Promising Young Woman
3. Minari
4. The Father
5. Nomadland
6. Sound of Metal
7. Mank
8. The Trial of the Chicago 7

1. Nomadland
2. The Father
3. Minari
4. Sound of Metal
5. Judas and the Black Messiah
6. Mank
7. The Trial of the Chicago 7
8. Promising Young Woman

Here’s what my Best Picture ballot would look like now that I’ve seen all 8 nominees:

1. Judas and the Black Messiah
2. The Father
3. Promising Young Woman
4. Minari
5. Nomadland
6. Sound of Metal
7. The Trial of the Chicago 7
8. Mank


Some of these choices were pretty close, though. The only really clear ones for me were first and last.

Here is my ranking as well as my IMDB score for each movie in brackets:

1. Nomadland [9]
2. The Father [9]
3. Promising Young Woman [8]
4. Minari [8]
5. Sound of Metal [8]
6. Judas and the Black Messiah [8]
7. Mank [8]
8. The Trial of the Chicago 7 [7]

Have to catch The Father, and then I can vote. I've never been this far ahead of the game on the Oscar nominees.