Here's My Official Predictions for this Year's Oscar Winners

Scene from Lady Bird

Well, this is it. Tomorrow is finally the day when all of the Oscar prognostication pays off and we all discover who are the winners at this year's Academy Awards. All of the coverage has been leading to this moment, and one can hope that this ends up being one of the most surprising and exciting years. Only time will tell on that one. For now, it feels like a great time to run down our predictions and determine what we expect to win. For me, this is a tough year, and I wouldn't be mad if some of these lost. Still, here's hoping that there's a few pleasant surprises, because that's what The Academy could really use to stand out.

Best Picture – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Director – Guillermo del Toro (Shape of Water)

Best Actor – Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour)

Best Actress – Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)

Best Supporting Actor – Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)

Best Supporting Actress – Allison Janney (I, Tonya)

Best Original Screenplay – Get Out

Best Adapted Screenplay – Call Me By Your Name

Best Cinematography – Blade Runner 2049

Best Costume Design – Phantom Thread

Best Editing – Dunkirk

Best Make-Up and Hairstyling – Darkest Hour

Best Production Design – The Shape of Water

Best Original Score – The Shape of Water

Best Original Song – Coco (“Remember Me”)

Best Sound Editing – Dunkirk

Best Sound Mixing – Dunkirk

Best Visual Effects – War for the Planet of the Apes

Best Animated Film – Coco

Best Documentary  - Faces Places

Best Foreign Film – A Fantastic Woman

Best Animated Short – Garden Party

Best Documentary Short – Heroin(e)

Best Live Action Short – DeKalb Elementary

What are your predictions? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments and get ready for another great year of post-coverage on Monday.