For anyone who鈥檚 read my column over the past few months, you probably know by know about my love for cinema. So, now that March has rolled around and the OSCARS are a few weeks away, I wanted to make my picks a little early to give readers a chance to maybe check out some of the movies before Hollywood鈥檚 biggest night of the year.

I鈥檒l only do the big time categories, no one cares about best cinematography.

Best Picture

All signs point to The Power of the Dog taking home best picture as well as best director for Jane Campion, it should probably also win best way to knock yourself out if you鈥檙e having trouble sleeping.

Everyone鈥檚 going to have to pretend that this snooze fest was an artistic achievement for the night, and it will probably go into the same category as The Shape of Water or The Artist as one of the worst best picture winners ever. Seriously, this is not a good movie.

The plot is dreadfully slow and quite honestly pointless, the performances are underwhelming save for Benedict Cumberbatch, who we鈥檒l get to in a second. You鈥檙e probably asking why I picked this to win if I hated it so much. Well, just because I have an idea of what the Academy will do doesn鈥檛 mean I agree with it.

Best Actor

Cumberbatch has a lot of buzz for The Power of the Dog, as does Spider-man alum Andrew Garfield for his portrayal of Broadway composer Jonathan Larson in Tik Tik Boom. This one鈥檚 going to Will Smith though, for King Richard, the movie about the father of tennis icons Venus and Serena Williams during their childhood.

I鈥檇 highly recommend this film, and Smith has been around for so long that I have a feeling he鈥檒l get this OSCAR nod as a lifetime achievement sort of thing.

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain for The Eyes of Tammy May and Olivia Colman for The Lost Daughter are neck and neck right now, and this category is by far the closest in my opinion. A dark horse is Penelope Cruz in Parallel Mothers, which is gaining steam every day even though it had a very late release date.

I鈥檓 going with Colman because of her extensive body of work. It pains me to say that because Chastain is a personal favourite actress of mine, and she鈥檒l be back, but it isn鈥檛 her year yet.

Best Supporting Actress and Actor

For the women, this one鈥檚 going to West Side Story鈥檚 Ariana DeBose for her portrayal of Anita. If you haven鈥檛 yet seen the remake of the iconic musical, it鈥檚 definitely worth a watch. The singing and choreography are fantastic, and it鈥檚 a much more modern take on the story then I expected, even though it鈥檚 still set in 1960s.

For the men, it鈥檚 a terrible category this year. Somehow, The Power of the Dog has two nominations in Kodi Smit-McPhee and former Breaking Bad Star Jesse Plemons, both of which I don鈥檛 understand at all.

Smit-McPhee will probably get it because no one else in the category jumps out and the movie itself is popular within Hollywood circles. Don鈥檛 watch it though, trust me.