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.<\/p>\n
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!<\/p>\n
Best Picture Nominees:<\/b>
– 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<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/b> Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/p>\n
Best Lead Actor Nominees:<\/b>
– Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, \u201cCall Me by Your Name\u201d
– Daniel Day-Lewis, \u201cPhantom Thread\u201d
– Daniel Kaluuya, \u201cGet Out\u201d
– Gary Oldman, \u201cDarkest Hour\u201d
– Denzel Washington, \u201cRoman J. Israel, Esq.\u201d<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/b> Gary Oldman, \u201cDarkest Hour\u201d<\/p>\n
Best Lead Actress Nominees:<\/b>
– Sally Hawkins, \u201cThe Shape of Water\u201d
– Frances McDormand, \u201cThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri\u201d
– Margot Robbie, \u201cI, Tonya\u201d
– Saoirse Ronan, \u201cLady Bird\u201d
– Meryl Streep, \u201cThe Post\u201d<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/B> Sally Hawkins, \u201cThe Shape of Water\u201d<\/p>\n
Best Supporting Actor Nominees:<\/b>
– Willem Dafoe, \u201cThe Florida Project\u201d
– Woody Harrelson, \u201cThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri\u201d
– Richard Jenkins, \u201cThe Shape of Water\u201d
– Christopher Plummer, \u201cAll the Money in the World\u201d
– Sam Rockwell, \u201cThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri\u201d<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/B> Sam Rockwell, \u201cThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri\u201d<\/p>\n
Best Supporting Actress Nominees:<\/b>
– Mary J. Blige, \u201cMudbound\u201d
– Allison Janney, \u201cI, Tonya\u201d
– Lesley Manville, \u201cPhantom Thread\u201d
– Laurie Metcalf, \u201cLady Bird\u201d
– Octavia Spencer, \u201cThe Shape of Water\u201d<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/b> Octavia Spencer, \u201cThe Shape of Water\u201d<\/p>\n
Best Director Nominees:<\/B>
– Christopher Nolan, \u201cDunkirk\u201d
– Jordan Peele, \u201cGet Out\u201d
– Greta Gerwig, \u201cLady Bird\u201d
– Paul Thomas Anderson, \u201cPhantom Thread\u201d
– Guillermo del Toro , \u201cThe Shape of Water\u201d <\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/b> Christopher Nolan, \u201cDunkirk\u201d <\/p>\n
Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees:<\/b>
– \u201cCall Me by Your Name,\u201d James Ivory
– \u201cThe Disaster Artist,\u201d Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
– \u201cLogan,\u201d Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green
– \u201cMolly\u2019s Game,\u201d Aaron Sorkin
– \u201cMudbound,\u201d Virgil Williams and Dee Rees<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/B> \u201cThe Disaster Artist,\u201d Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber<\/p>\n
Best Original Screenplay Nominees:<\/b>
– \u201cThe Big Sick,\u201d Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
– \u201cGet Out,\u201d Jordan Peele
– \u201cLady Bird,\u201d Greta Gerwig
– \u201cThe Shape of Water,\u201d Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
– \u201cThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,\u201d Martin McDonagh<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/B> \u201cThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,\u201d Martin McDonagh<\/p>\n
Best Cinematography:<\/B>
– \u201cBlade Runner 2049,\u201d Roger Deakins
– \u201cDarkest Hour,\u201d Bruno Delbonnel
– \u201cDunkirk,\u201d Hoyte van Hoytema
– \u201cMudbound,\u201d Rachel Morrison
– \u201cThe Shape of Water,\u201d Dan Laustsen<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/b> \u201cBlade Runner 2049,\u201d Roger Deakins<\/p>\n
Best Foreign Language Film Nominees:<\/b>
– \u201cA Fantastic Woman\u201d (Chile)
– \u201cThe Insult\u201d (Lebanon)
– \u201cLoveless\u201d (Russia)
– \u201cOn Body and Soul (Hungary)
– \u201cThe Square\u201d (Sweden)<\/p>\n
My *biased* prediction:<\/b> \u201cThe Insult\u201d (Lebanon)<\/p>\n
Best Film Editing Nominees:<\/b>
– \u201cBaby Driver,\u201d Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss
– \u201cDunkirk,\u201d Lee Smith
– \u201cI, Tonya,\u201d Tatiana S. Riegel
– \u201cThe Shape of Water,\u201d Sidney Wolinsky
– \u201cThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,\u201d Jon Gregory<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/b> \u201cBaby Driver,\u201d Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss<\/p>\n
Best Sound Editing Nominees:<\/b>
– \u201cBaby Driver,\u201d Julian Slater
– \u201cBlade Runner 2049,\u201d Mark Mangini, Theo Green
– \u201cDunkirk,\u201d Alex Gibson, Richard King
– \u201cThe Shape of Water,\u201d Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira
– \u201cStar Wars: The Last Jedi,\u201d Ren Klyce, Matthew Wood<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/b> \u201cBaby Driver,\u201d Julian Slater<\/p>\n
Best Sound Mixing Nominees:<\/b>
– \u201cBaby Driver,\u201d Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin
– \u201cBlade Runner 2049,\u201d Mac Ruth, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hephill
– \u201cDunkirk,\u201d Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo
– \u201cThe Shape of Water,\u201d Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern
– \u201c-Star Wars: The Last Jedi,\u201d Stuart Wilson, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/b> \u201cDunkirk,\u201d Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo<\/p>\n
Best Production Design Nominees:<\/b>
– \u201cBeauty and the Beast,\u201d Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer
– \u201cBlade Runner 2049,\u201d Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola
– \u201cDarkest Hour,\u201d Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
– \u201cDunkirk,\u201d Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
– \u201cThe Shape of Water,\u201d Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin, Shane Vieau<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/b> \u201cDarkest Hour,\u201d Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer<\/p>\n
Best Original Score Nominees:<\/b>
– \u201cDunkirk,\u201d Hans Zimmer
– \u201cPhantom Thread,\u201d Jonny Greenwood
– \u201cThe Shape of Water,\u201d Alexandre Desplat
– \u201cStar Wars: The Last Jedi,\u201d John Williams
– \u201cThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,\u201d Carter Burwell<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/b> \u201cThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,\u201d Carter Burwell<\/p>\n
Best Makeup and Hair Nominees:<\/b>
– \u201cDarkest Hour,\u201d Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick
– \u201cVictoria and Abdul,\u201d Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard
– \u201cWonder,\u201d Arjen Tuiten<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/b> \u201cVictoria and Abdul,\u201d Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard<\/p>\n
Best Costume Design Nominees:<\/b>
– \u201cBeauty and the Beast,\u201d Jacqueline Durran
– \u201cDarkest Hour,\u201d Jacqueline Durran
– \u201cPhantom Thread,\u201d Mark Bridges
– \u201cThe Shape of Water,\u201d Luis Sequeira
– \u201cVictoria and Abdul,\u201d Consolata Boyle<\/p>\n
My prediction:<\/B> \u201cThe Shape of Water,\u201d Luis Sequeira<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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