Predicting the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture is difficult as many factors are considered, including critical reception, box office numbers, and pedigree of those involved. Several contenders for Best Picture in 2020 emerged at film festivals in January and May, but most top contenders won't debut until fall festivals or limited December releases. Three films discussed as potential Best Picture nominees are "The Farewell" about a family keeping a grandmother's terminal illness secret, "The Irishman" about a mob hitman and Jimmy Hoffa directed by Martin Scorsese, and "Jojo Rabbit" about a boy in Hitler's army who discovers his mother is hiding a Jewish girl.

1. Predicting the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture is never easy.
https://oscars2020live.net/ We were sure the top prize at the 2019 Oscars would go to
“Roma” but it was “Green Book” that won. In coming up with our 2020 predictions, we
considered a slew of factors, starting with the used to determine the winner. Add in the
pedigree of the filmmakers, the critical reception to the films, the box office tally and the track
record of the studios.
We take all of these into consideration again as we look ahead to the 2020 Contenders began
to emerge at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Others will be seen for the first time at the
Cannes Film Festival in May. However, most of the top tier of Best Picture hopefuls won’t
screen until September at four film festivals: Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York. And a
few will be held back till the last weeks of eligibility, getting limited releases in December.
“The Farewell” (A24 – July 12)
Writer/Director: Lulu Wang
Cast: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin
Plot: A Chinese family discover their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide
to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.

2. “The Irishman” (Netflix – November 1; streams Nov. 27)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Steven Zaillian (who adapted “I Heard You Paint Houses” by Charles Brandt)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin.
Plot: A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa.
“Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight – October 18)
Writer/Director: Taika Waititi (who adapted the novel “Caging Skies” by Christine Leunens)
Cast: Roman Griffin Davis, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/92nd_Academy_Awards Thomasin
McKenzie, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson,
Waititi
Plot: A young boy in Hitler’s army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
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