Despite a tumultuous movie season due to COVID-19, we have finally made it to Hollywood's biggest night. The 93rd Oscars will be held on April 25 at Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. The star-studded gala will air live on ABC at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) as well as in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

The Academy Awards will be unlike any other we've seen before. How the Oscars will come together under such unusual circumstances is causing almost as much anxiety as who will win "Best Actor/Actress" and "Best Picture."

N2Entertainment.net was once again credentialed to attend the Oscars, albeit Virtually. I hope to bring you the quotes of note from the night's BIG winners. Still awaiting the final directives on how that will all play out.

In the meantime, here are the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards and who N2Entertainment.net believes should win and will win. There were just so many excellent movies to choose from. So, congratulations to all the nominees. Our picks are bolded.

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Riz Ahmed in “Sound of Metal” (Riz Ahmed was amazing and so is this movie. It would be huge if he pulls the upset here. Still a long shot...)
Chadwick Boseman in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”(Should win. Will win)
Anthony Hopkins in “The Father”
Gary Oldman in “Mank”
Steven Yeun in “Minari”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Sacha Baron Cohen in “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Daniel Kaluuya in “Judas and the Black Messiah” (Will win. Kaluuya delivers a revolutionary performance)
Leslie Odom, Jr. in “One Night in Miami...”
Paul Raci in “Sound of Metal”
Lakeith Stanfield in “Judas and the Black Messiah” (I hate that Stanfield and Kluuya are pitted against each other in this category. Stanfield is simply dynamic and deserving as well).

Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Viola Davis in “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom”
Andra Day in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (Should win. Day's performance as Billie Holiday is remarkable. I've seen this movie three times and it astounds on so many levels.
Vanessa Kirby in “Pieces of a Woman”
Frances McDormand in “Nomadland” (Will Win. McDormand has been tearing it up during awards season and I see another Oscar in her future.)
Carey Mulligan in “Promising Young Woman”.

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Maria Bakalova in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”
Glenn Close in “Hillbilly Elegy”
Olivia Colman in “The Father”
Amanda Seyfried in “Mank” (Should win).
Yuh-Jung Youn in “Minari” (Will win.)

Best animated feature film of the year:
“Onward” Dan Scanlon and Kori Rae
“Over the Moon” Glen Keane, Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou
“A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” Richard Phelan, Will Becher and Paul Kewley
“Soul” Pete Docter and Dana Murray (Should win. Will win.)
“Wolfwalkers” Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Paul Young and Stéphan Roelants

Achievement in cinematography:
“Judas and the Black Messiah” Sean Bobbitt
“Mank” Erik Messerschmidt (Should win.)
“News of the World” Dariusz Wolski
“Nomadland” Joshua James Richards (Will win).
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” Phedon Papamichael

Achievement in costume design:
“Emma” Alexandra Byrne
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Ann Roth (Should win. Will win).
“Mank” Trish Summerville
“Mulan” Bina Daigeler
“Pinocchio” Massimo Cantini Parrini

Achievement in directing:
“Another Round” Thomas Vinterberg
“Mank” David Fincher
“Minari” Lee Isaac Chung
“Nomadland” Chloé Zhao (Will win).
“Promising Young Woman” Emerald Fennell (Should win).

Best documentary feature:
“Collective” Alexander Nanau and Bianca Oana
“Crip Camp” Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder (Will win)
“The Mole Agent” Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibanez
“My Octopus Teacher” Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster
“Time” Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino and Kellen Quinn (Should win)

Best documentary short subject:
“Colette” Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard
“A Concerto Is a Conversation” Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
“Do Not Split” Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook
“Hunger Ward” Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman
“A Love Song for Latasha” Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan

Achievement in film editing:
“The Father” Yorgos Lamprinos
“Nomadland” Chloé Zhao
“Promising Young Woman” Frédéric Thoraval
“Sound of Metal” Mikkel E. G. Nielsen (Should win)
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” Alan Baumgarten (Will win)

Best international feature film of the year:
“Another Round” Denmark (Will win)
“Better Days” Hong Kong
“Collective” Romania
“The Man Who Sold His Skin” Tunisia
“Quo Vadis, Aida?” Bosnia and Herzegovina

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling:
“Emma” Marese Langan, Laura Allen and Claudia Stolze
“Hillbilly Elegy” Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle and Patricia Dehaney
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson (Should win. Will win)
“Mank” Gigi Williams, Kimberley Spiteri and Colleen LaBaff
“Pinocchio” Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli and Francesco Pegoretti

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):
“Da 5 Bloods” Terence Blanchard (Should win)
“Mank” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
“Minari” Emile Mosseri
“News of the World” James Newton Howard
“Soul” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste (Will win).

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):
“Fight For You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas (Should Win).
“Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Music by Daniel Pemberton; Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite
“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”
Music and Lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson
“Io Sì (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)”
Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini
“Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami...”
Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth (Should win too)
Editor's Note: In my world it would be a tie between "Fight For You" and "Speak Now," although I can't bet against the remarkable Diane Warren either!

Best motion picture of the year:
“The Father” David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi and Philippe Carcassonne, Producers
“Judas and the Black Messiah” Shaka King, Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler, Producers (Should win).
“Mank” Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski, Producers
“Minari” Christina Oh, Producer
“Nomadland” Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Producers
“Promising Young Woman” Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell and Josey McNamara, Producers
“Sound of Metal” Bert Hamelinck and Sacha Ben Harroche, Producers
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” Marc Platt and Stuart Besser, Producers (Will win.)
Editor's Note: I would also be delighted to see "Promising Young Woman" or "Sound of Metal" shake things up here.

Achievement in production design:
“The Father” Production Design: Peter Francis; Set Decoration: Cathy Featherstone
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Production Design: Mark Ricker; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara and Diana Stoughton (Should win).
“Mank” Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale (Will win).
“News of the World” Production Design: David Crank; Set Decoration: Elizabeth Keenan
“Tenet” Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas

Best animated short film:
“Burrow” Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat
“Genius Loci” Adrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise
“If Anything Happens I Love You” Will McCormack and Michael Govier (Will win).
“Opera” Erick Oh
“Yes-People” Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson

Best live action short film:
“Feeling Through” Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski
“The Letter Room” Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan
“The Present” Farah Nabulsi
“Two Distant Strangers” Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe (Should win. Will win)
“White Eye” Tomer Shushan and Shira Hochman

Achievement in sound:
“Greyhound” Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman
“Mank” Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin
“News of the World” Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett
“Soul” Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker
“Sound of Metal” Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh (Should win. Will win)

Achievement in visual effects:
“Love and Monsters” Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox
“The Midnight Sky” Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins (Should win).
“Mulan” Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram
“The One and Only Ivan” Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez
“Tenet” Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher (Will win).

Adapted screenplay:
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Peter Baynham & Erica Rivinoja & Dan Mazer & Jena Friedman & Lee Kern; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Nina Pedrad
“The Father” Screenplay by Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
“Nomadland” Written for the screen by Chloé Zhao (Will win)
“One Night in Miami...” Screenplay by Kemp Powers (Should win).
“The White Tigers” Written for the screen by Ramin Bahrani

Original screenplay:
“Judas and the Black Messiah” Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King; Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas (Should win)
“Minari” Written by Lee Isaac Chung
“Promising Young Woman” Written by Emerald Fennell
“Sound of Metal” Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder; Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” Written by Aaron Sorkin (Will win).

Don't miss the 93rd Academy Awards April 25 on ABC TV at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).

Editor's Note: Information used in this report obtained from the Oscars Publicity Department.