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Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release | January 13, 2020

Andrew McKeough's OSCAR Predictions

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA - After today’s release of the 92nd Academy Award nominations, actor and AKSM CEO, Andrew McKeough, put out his predictions of who he thinks will win this year’s awards. During a statement to the press, McKeough said that, “[he is] disappointed in the lack of diversity in this years selection of nominees.”

When asked about Sankofa being left off this year’s list he added that, “Sankofa is a truly special film that tells a very important story. The film in itself holds all the esteem, praise and respect that it needs. In October it won a Student Academy Award, and the Academy has been very generous with its respect towards the Riptide team and Sankofa. It has also gone on to win numerous other awards and film festivals that I believe are a testament to it’s impact on the worldwide community. Sankofa doesn’t need a Academy Award because it’s impact is much greater than any award can be.”

McKeough chose two nominees from each category. One as the winner and a second as a runner up citing that there is a “wide range of talent from this year’s pool of nominees.” McKeough also stated that, “[he is] disappointed in the lack of diversity in this years selection of nominees.”

See McKeough’s predictions below:

BEST PICTURE

Winner: "1917"

Runner Up: "Joker"

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Winner: Florence Pugh, "Little Women"

Runner Up: Scarlett Johansson, "Jojo Rabbit"

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Winner: Tom Hanks, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"

Runner Up: Anthony Hopkins, "The Two Popes"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Winner: France, "Les Misérables"

Runner Up: Poland, "Corpus Christi"

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)

Winner: "Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)"

Runner Up: "St. Louis Superman"

Write In: “Sankofa”

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Winner: "The Edge of Democracy"

Runner Up: "American Factory"

ORIGINAL SONG

Winner: "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again," "Rocketman"

Runner Up: "Into the Unknown," "Frozen II"

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Winner: "Toy Story 4"

Runner Up: "I Lost My Body"

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Winner: "The Two Popes"

Runner Up: "The Irishman"

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Winner: "1917"

Runner Up: "Marriage Story"

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Winner: Joaquin Phoenix, "Joker"

Runner Up: Jonathan Pryce, "The Two Popes"

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Winner: Renée Zellweger, "Judy"

Runner Up: Saoirse Ronan, "Little Women"

DIRECTOR

Winner: Martin Scorsese, "The Irishman"

Runner Up: Todd Phillips, "Joker"

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Winner: "Jojo Rabbit"

Runner Up: "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Winner: "The Lighthouse"

Runner Up: "The Irishman"

COSTUME DESIGN

Winner: "Jojo Rabbit"

Runner Up: "Joker"

SOUND EDITING

Winner: "Ford v Ferrari"

Runner Up: "Joker"

SOUND MIXING

Winner: "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"

Runner Up: "Ford v Ferrari"

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Winner: "Sister"

Runner Up: "Dcera (Daughter)"

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

Winner: "Nefta Football Club"

Runner Up: "Brotherhood"

ORIGINAL SCORE

Winner: "Little Women," Alexandre Desplat

Runner Up: "1917," Thomas Newman

VISUAL EFFECTS

Winner: "Avengers: Endgame"

Runner Up: "The Lion King"

FILM EDITING

Winner: "Ford v Ferrari"

Runner Up: "Joker"

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Winner: "Joker"

Runner Up: "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"