Our Predictions For The 2018 Oscars

The 90th edition of the Academy Award ceremony is right around the corner, so I decided to share my very own Oscars predictions for this year.

The competition is extremely heated, but I managed to make my selections based on watching every movie (some even a couple of times), and projecting the winners based on story and pure talent. I hope I get at least 50% of them!

Best Picture Nominees:
– Call Me by Your Name
– Darkest Hour
– Dunkirk
– Get Out
– Lady Bird
– Phantom Thread
– The Post
– The Shape of Water
– Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

My prediction: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Lead Actor Nominees:
– Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
– Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
– Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
– Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
– Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”

My prediction: Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”

Best Lead Actress Nominees:
– Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
– Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
– Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
– Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
– Meryl Streep, “The Post”

My prediction: Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”

Best Supporting Actor Nominees:
– Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
– Woody Harrelson, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
– Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
– Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
– Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

My prediction: Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Best Supporting Actress Nominees:
– Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
– Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
– Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”
– Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
– Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”

My prediction: Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”

Best Director Nominees:
– Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”
– Jordan Peele, “Get Out”
– Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird”
– Paul Thomas Anderson, “Phantom Thread”
– Guillermo del Toro , “The Shape of Water”

My prediction: Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”

Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees:
– “Call Me by Your Name,” James Ivory
– “The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
– “Logan,” Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green
– “Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin
– “Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees

My prediction: “The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber

Best Original Screenplay Nominees:
– “The Big Sick,” Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
– “Get Out,” Jordan Peele
– “Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
– “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
– “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh

My prediction: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh

Best Cinematography:
– “Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins
– “Darkest Hour,” Bruno Delbonnel
– “Dunkirk,” Hoyte van Hoytema
– “Mudbound,” Rachel Morrison
– “The Shape of Water,” Dan Laustsen

My prediction: “Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins

Best Foreign Language Film Nominees:
– “A Fantastic Woman” (Chile)
– “The Insult” (Lebanon)
– “Loveless” (Russia)
– “On Body and Soul (Hungary)
– “The Square” (Sweden)

My *biased* prediction: “The Insult” (Lebanon)

Best Film Editing Nominees:
– “Baby Driver,” Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss
– “Dunkirk,” Lee Smith
– “I, Tonya,” Tatiana S. Riegel
– “The Shape of Water,” Sidney Wolinsky
– “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Jon Gregory

My prediction: “Baby Driver,” Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss

Best Sound Editing Nominees:
– “Baby Driver,” Julian Slater
– “Blade Runner 2049,” Mark Mangini, Theo Green
– “Dunkirk,” Alex Gibson, Richard King
– “The Shape of Water,” Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira
– “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Ren Klyce, Matthew Wood

My prediction: “Baby Driver,” Julian Slater

Best Sound Mixing Nominees:
– “Baby Driver,” Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin
– “Blade Runner 2049,” Mac Ruth, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hephill
– “Dunkirk,” Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo
– “The Shape of Water,” Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern
– “-Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Stuart Wilson, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick

My prediction: “Dunkirk,” Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo

Best Production Design Nominees:
– “Beauty and the Beast,” Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer
– “Blade Runner 2049,” Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola
– “Darkest Hour,” Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
– “Dunkirk,” Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
– “The Shape of Water,” Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin, Shane Vieau

My prediction: “Darkest Hour,” Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer

Best Original Score Nominees:
– “Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer
– “Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood
– “The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat
– “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams
– “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell

My prediction: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell

Best Makeup and Hair Nominees:
– “Darkest Hour,” Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick
– “Victoria and Abdul,” Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard
– “Wonder,” Arjen Tuiten

My prediction: “Victoria and Abdul,” Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard

Best Costume Design Nominees:
– “Beauty and the Beast,” Jacqueline Durran
– “Darkest Hour,” Jacqueline Durran
– “Phantom Thread,” Mark Bridges
– “The Shape of Water,” Luis Sequeira
– “Victoria and Abdul,” Consolata Boyle

My prediction: “The Shape of Water,” Luis Sequeira