The Gurus A Week Before Voting Closes 012720

Gurus O'Gold

By Ray Pride

Rank	Last Chart	Best Picture	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	1917	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	29
2	2	Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood	2	3	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	10	17
3	3	Parasite	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	10	14
	5	Joker											0	0
	9	Ford v Ferrari											0	0
	4	The Irishman											0	0
	6	Jojo Rabbit											0	0
	8	Little Women											0	0
	7	Marriage Story											0	0

Rank	Last Chart	Best Director	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Sam Mendes 1917	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	29
2	2	Bong Joon-ho Parasite	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	10	21
3	3	Quentin Tarantino Once Upon A Time ...	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	10	10
	5	Todd Phillips Joker											0	0
	4	Martin Scorsese The Irishman											0	0

Rank	Last Chart	Best Actress	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Renee Zellweger Judy	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	30
2	2	Scarlett Johansson Marriage Story	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	3			8	13
3	4	Charlize Theron Bombshell				3	2	3	3	2	2	2	7	11
4	3	Saoirse Ronan Little Women	3	2	3							3	4	5
One Vote Wonders
5	5	Cynthia Erivo Harriet									3		1	1

Rank	Last Chart	Best Actor	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Joaquin Phoenix Joker	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	30
2	2	Adam Driver Marriage Story	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	9	18
3	3	Antonio Banderas Pain and Glory	3					3	3	3	3	3	6	6
4	4	Leonardo DiCaprio Once Upon A Time...		3	3	3	3						4	4
One Vote Wonders
5	5	Jonathan Pryce Two Popes								2			1	2

Rank	Last Chart	Best Supporting Actress	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Laura Dern Marriage Story	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	30
2	2	Scarlett Johansson JoJo Rabbit	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	3		8	15
3	3	Florence Pugh Little Women	3	3	2	3		3				3	6	7
4	4	Margot Robbie Bombshell			3		3				2	2	4	6
5	5	Kathy Bates Richard Jewell							3	3			2	2

Rank	Last Chart	Best Supporting Actor	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Brad Pitt Once Upon a Time...	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	30
2	2	Joe Pesci The Irishman	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	10	19
3	3	Al Pacino The Irishman			3	3	3	3	3		3		6	6
4	5	Anthony Hopkins The Two Popes	3							2		3	3	4
One Vote Wonders
5	4	Tom Hanks A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood		3									1	1

Rank	Last Chart	Original Screenplay	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Once Upon A Time ...	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	10	28
2	2	Parasite	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	10	21
3	3	Marriage Story			3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	8	8
4	4	1917	3	2									2	3
	5	Knives Out											0	0

Rank	Last Chart	Adapted Screenplay	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Little Women	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	10	29
2	2	The Irishman	3		2	2	1	2	2		2	3	8	15
3	3	Jojo Rabbit	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	10	12
One Vote Wonders
t-4	4	The Two Popes								2			1	2
t-4	5	Joker		2									1	2

Rank	Last Chart	Documentary Feature	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	American Factory	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	10	28
3	t-2	For Sama	2	3	3	3	1	2	3	2	2	3	10	16
2	t-2	Honeyland	3	1	2	2		3	2		3	2	8	14
One Vote Wonders
t-4	4	The Cave					3						1	1
t-4	5	The Edge Of Democracy								3			1	1

Rank	Last Chart	Foreign Language	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Parasite	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	30
2	2	Pain & Glory	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	10	20
3	t-3	Les Misérables	3						3	3	3	3	5	5
4	t-3	Honeyland		3	3	5	3	3					5	3
	5	Corpus Christi											0	0

Rank	Last Chart	Best Animated	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Toy Story 4	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	10	26
2	5	Klaus	1	1		2		1	2		3		6	14
3	2	Missing Link		3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	9	12
4	3	I Lost My Body	3		2		3			1		3	5	8
	4	How To Train Your Dragon											0	0

Rank	Last Chart	Best Editing	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	3	Parasite	2	2	1	1	3	1	2	2	3	1	10	22
2	2	Ford v Ferrari	1	3	3		1	3	1		2	2	8	16
3	1	The Irishman		1	2	3	2	2	3		1	3	8	15
4	5	Jojo Rabbit	3			2				3			3	4
One Vote Wonders
5	5	Joker								1			1	3

Rank	Last Chart	Best Production Design	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Once Upon a Time …	1	3	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	10	26
2	2	1917	3	1	2	1	2	2	1	3	2	2	10	21
3	3	Parasite	2	2	3	3		3	3		3	3	8	10
One Vote Wonders
4	5	Jojo Rabbit								2			1	2
5	4	The Irishman					3						1	1

Rank	Last Chart	Best Cinematography	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	1917	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	30
2	2	Once Upon a Time ...	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	10	16
3	3	Joker		2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	9	13
One Vote Wonders
4	5	The Lighthouse		1									1	3
5	4	The Irishman	3										1	1

Rank	Last Chart	Best Costume	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	t-1	Little Women	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	10	26
2	t-1	Once Upon a Time ...	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	10	20
3	d	Jojo Rabbit	3	1	3	3		3	3	1	3		8	12
One Vote Wonders
t-4	4	The Irishman					3						1	1
t-4	5	Joker										3	1	1

Rank	Last Chart	Best Hair	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Bombshell	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	28
2	2	Joker	3		2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	9	15
3	3	Judy		2	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	9	12
One Vote Wonders
4	t-4	1917		1									1	3
5	t-4	Maleficent	2										1	2

Rank	Last Chart	Best Visual FX	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Avengers: Endgame	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	10	23
2	3	1917	1	1	2	1	1	3	3	2	3	1	10	22
3	2	The Lion King	3			3	3	2	2		1	2	7	12
4	5	The Irishman		3						3			2	2
One Vote Wonders
5	5	Star Wars			3								1	1

Rank	Last Chart	Best Song	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Rocketman	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	29
2	t-2	Frozen 2	3	1	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	2	10	16
t3	t-2	Harriet	2		2	3	2	2	3		2	3	8	13
One Vote Wonders
t-4	5	Breakthrough								3			1	1
t-4	4	Toy Story 4		3									1	1

Rank	Last Chart	Best Score	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
1	1	Joker	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	3	2	1	10	24
2	2	1917	2	1		1	2	2	2	1	1	2	9	22
3	3	Little Women	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2			8	11
4	4	Marriage Story			3							3	2	2
One Vote Wonders
5	5	Star Wars									3		1	1

Rank	Last Chart	Best Sound Editing	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
t-1	2	Ford v Ferrari	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	10	25
t-1	1	1917	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	10	25
3	3	Once Upon a Time …	3	3	3		3	3		3		3	7	7
4	5	Star Wars				3			3		3		3	3
	4	Joker											0	0

Rank	Last Chart	Best Sound Mixing	Adams	Bahr	Howell	Johnson	Karger	Morales	Patterson	Poland	Pond	Rogers	Votes	Total
t-1	2	Ford v Ferrari	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	10	25
t-1	1	1917	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	10	25
3	3	Once Upon a Time …	3	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	8	8
4	4	Joker							3	3			2	2
	5	Ad Astra											0	0

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4 Responses to “The Gurus A Week Before Voting Closes 012720”

Sideshow Bill says:

January 29, 2020 at 10:00 am

The fact there is an Oscar for best hair but still nothing for stunts speaks volumes
Vince says:

January 29, 2020 at 8:21 pm

Agree with Bill. Would love to see the academy introduce a best stunts category, doubt it will ever happen though.
Confused says:

January 31, 2020 at 3:18 pm

What?!? Are you joking? You are telling me that a stunts category is more important than the category for “Make up and hairstyling” (that is the actual name of the category)? Make up and hairstyling are required for every single movie. Stunts are required only for a select few movies.
JERMS says:

February 3, 2020 at 1:28 pm

Can someone explain why American Factory is the favorite? Is it just because the Obamas attached their name to it? It’s pretty slow in parts. Honeyland was much more compelling.

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