BEST ACTOR
Most Likely nominees:
Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Could sneak in:
Matt Damon, Ford v Ferrari
Robert De Niro, The Irishman
Taron Egerton, Rocketman
Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name
Robert Pattinson, The Lighthouse
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems
Will bag an award (or a few):
Phoenix not winning would be nothing short of a travesty. However, it is Driver’s understated yet gut-wrenching turn as a struggling divorcee that could be one of those unexpected wins that somehow makes most sense in the end.