I know this ballot means nothing, because, before September, no one’s really campaigning hard for Academy Awards. But a base needs to start somewhere, and this is the benchmark any Oscar hopefuls must jump over to go for their awards.
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OSCAR WINNERS AS OF END OF AUGUST 2019 ARE IN BOLD:
Best Picture
| The Farewell |
| The Art of Self-Defense |
| Toy Story 4 |
| Shadow |
| See You Yesterday |
| The Great Hack |
| Booksmart |
| Us |
| The Last Black Man in San Francisco |
| Luce |
Best Actor
| Jesse Eisenberg | The Art of Self Defense |
| Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Luce |
| Deng Chao | Shadow |
| Leonardo DiCaprio | Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood |
| Andrew Garfield | Under the Silver Lake |
Best Actress
| Awkwafina | The Farewell |
| Eden Duncan-Smith | See You Yesterday |
| Lupita Nyong’o | Us |
| Jessie Buckley | Wild Rose |
| Kaitlyn Dever | Booksmart |
Best Supporting Actor
| Alessandro Nivola | The Art of Self-Defense |
| Tony Hale | Toy Story 4 |
| Jonathan Majors | The Last Black Man in San Francisco |
| Brad Pitt | Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood |
| Jake Gyllenhaal | Spider-Man: Far From Home |
Best Supporting Actress
| Diana Lin | The Farewell |
| Naomi Watts | Luce |
| Octavia Spencer | Luce |
| Brittany Snow | Someone Great |
| Julie Walters | Wild Rose |
Best Director
| Zhang Yimou | Shadow |
| Jordan Peele | Us |
| Quentin Tarantino | Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood |
| Joe Talbot | The Last Black Man in San Francisco |
| Steven Soderbergh | High Flying Bird |
Best Adapted Screenplay
| JC Lee | Luce |
| Dean DeBlois | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World |
| Chris McKenna/Erik Sommers | Spider-Man: Far From Home |
| Henry Gayden | Shazam! |
| Chiwetel Ejiofor | The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind |
Best Original Screenplay
| Lulu Wang | The Farewell |
| Riley Stearns | The Art of Self-Defense |
| Stefon Bristol | See You Yesterday |
| David Robert Mitchell | Under the Silver Lake |
| Asghar Farhadi | Everybody Knows |