2018 Oscar Race: My Predictions and the True Nominations

By Ross

I haven’t really seen that many films this year. Being an Outer Circle Critic voting member really takes up Ones evenings. Regardless I’m going to make some guesses based on a few good films seen and my list of films I need and want to see.

Here’s the real list, I didn’t do so well:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/entertainment/oscar-nominees-full-list-by-category/index.html

So here goes:

BEST PICTURE
✅“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
✅“The Shape of Water”
✅“Lady Bird”
❌“Mudbound”
✅“Dunkirk”
✅“The Post”
✅“Call Me By Your Name”

✅“Get Out”
❌“The Florida Project”
❌“I, Tonya”

Spoiler: ✅“Darkest Hour”

Surprise: ✅“Phantom Thread”

BEST DIRECTOR
✅Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
✅Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”
✅Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird”
❌Martin McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

❌Steven Spielberg, “The Post”

spoiler: ✅Jordan Peele, “Get Out”

Surprise: ✅Paul Thomas Anderson, “Phantom Thread”

BEST ACTRESS
✅Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
✅Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
✅Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
✅Meryl Streep, “The Post”
✅Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”

spoiler: Jessica Chastain, “Molly’s Game”

BEST ACTOR
✅Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
✅Timothee Chalamet, “Call Me By Your Name”
✅Daniel Day- Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
✅Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
❌Tom Hanks, “The Post”

Spoiler: ❌James Franco, “The Disaster Artist”

Surprise: ✅Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Isreal, JR.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

✅Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
✅Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
❌Holly Hunter, “The Big Sick”
✅Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
✅Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”

Surprise: ✅Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread “

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

✅Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
✅Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
✅Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
✅Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
❌Michael Stuhlbarg, “Call Me By Your Name”

Spoiler; ❌Arnie Hammer

Surprise: ✅Woody Harrelson,

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
✅“Call Me By Your Name”
✅“Mudbound”
✅“Molly’s Game”
✅“The Disaster Artist”
❌“Wonder”

Surprise: ✅“Logan”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
✅“Lady Bird”
✅“Get Out”
✅“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
✅“The Shape of Water”
✅“The Big Sick”

Spoiler: “The Post”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
✅Roger Deakins, “Blade Runner 2049”
✅Hoyte van Hoytema, “Dunkirk”
✅Dan Laustsen, “The Shape of Water”
❌Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, “Call Me By Your Name”
✅Bruno Delbonnel  “Darkest Hour”

Spoiler: ✅Rachel Morrison, “Mudbound”

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
✅“Phantom Thread”
✅“Beauty and the Beast”
❌“The Greatest Showman”
✅“Darkest Hour”
✅“The Shape of Water”

Spoiler: ✅“Victoria and Abdul”

BEST FILM EDITING
✅“Dunkirk”
✅“The Shape of Water”
❌“Blade Runner 2049”
✅“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

✅“Baby Driver”

surprise: ✅“I, Tonya”

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
✅“Darkest Hour”
❌“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”

❌“I, Tonya”

surprise: ✅“Victoria and Abdul”

surprise: ✅“Wonder”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
✅“The Shape of Water”
✅“Blade Runner 2049”
✅“Dunkirk”
✅“Darkest Hour”
✅“Beauty and the Beast”

Spoiler: “The Greatest Showman”

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

✅“The Shape of Water”
✅“Dunkirk”
✅“Phantom Thread”
❌“The Post”
❌“Darkest Hour”

Spoiler: ✅“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”

Surprise: ✅“Three Billboards..”

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
✅Remember Me, “Coco”
✅This Is Me, “The Greatest Showman”
✅The Mystery of Love, “Call Me By Your Name”
❌Evermore, “Beauty and the Beast”

✅Mighty River, “Mudbound”

Surprise: ✅Stand Up For Something, “Marshall”

BEST SOUND EDITING

✅“Dunkirk
✅“Blade Runner 2049
✅“Star Wars: The Last Jed
✅“Baby Driver”
✅“The Shape of Water”

Spoiler: “War for the Planet of the Apes”

BEST SOUND MIXING
✅“Dunkirk
✅“Blade Runner 2049”
✅“The Shape of Water”
✅“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
✅“Baby Driver”

Spoiler: “The Greatest Showman”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
✅“War for the Planet of the Apes”
✅“Blade Runner 2049”
✅“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
❌“Dunkirk”
❌“The Shape of Water”

surprise: ✅“Guardians..”

surprise: ✅“Kong..”

Animated Feature Film

✅“The Boss Baby”

✅“The Breadwinner”

✅“Coco”

✅“Ferdinand”

✅“Loving Vincent “