Pop Altar’s Totally Shaky 91st Academy Award Predictions

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BEST DIRECTOR

Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”

Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”

Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”

Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”

Adam McKay, “Vice”

Yeesh, okay, here’s another category that could get interesting. Any sensible person would place their bet on whoever directed the Best Picture winner (you’ve already seen that I selected Roma). Easy, right? WRONG. There’s some buzz saying that it’s Spike Lee’s turn to take home a competitive Oscar after a career filled with snubs for masterpieces such as Do the Right Thing and Malcom X. Also, the Academy hasn’t strictly adhered to the 1:1 relationship between Best Director and Best Picture in recent years (see: Argo, 12 Years a Slave), AND Alfonso Cuarón has already won a Best Director Oscar… So could it be time for Spike Lee to take home the prize? If it is, I’ll be one of the strongest voices cheering him on, but I still think this is Cuarón’s to lose.