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Monday, January 22, 2018

Here's My Predictions for the 2018 Oscar Nominations

Scene from The Shape of Water
The moment is almost here. Tomorrow morning, The Academy will announce the nominees for this year's ceremony. It has been a rich year full of a diverse mix of movies, and the trail to this moment has been full of rocky surprises. While tomorrow answers the question about who made the cut, it will open other questions, such as who will win. It's a question that's not quite as fun, but a lot more fun to speculate about. The following is my personal predictions for what will make the cut in the major categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, and the four acting fields. It's been difficult to whittle it down, but here's hoping that I get plenty right. Feel free to leave your predictions in the comments, and come back tomorrow morning for full coverage of the awards after they're announced!

*NOTE: Categories presented in alphabetical order by film 


BEST PICTURE

-The Big Sick
-Call Me By Your Name
-Dunkirk
-Get Out
-I, Tonya
-Lady Bird
-The Post
-The Shape of Water
-Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri


BEST DIRECTOR

-Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk)
-Jordan Peele (Get Out)
-Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird)
-Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water)
-Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)


BEST ACTOR

-Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name)
-Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour)
-James Franco (The Disaster Artist)
-Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out)
-Daniel Day-Lewis (Phantom Thread)


BEST ACTRESS

-Margot Robbie (I, Tonya)
-Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird)
-Meryl Streep (The Post)
-Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water)
-Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

-Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name)
-Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project)
-Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water)
-Woody Harrelson (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
-Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

-Holly Hunter (The Big Sick)
-Allison Janney (I, Tonya)
-Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird)
-Mary J. Blige (Mudbound)
-Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water)




What do you think will make the cut? Feel free to leave your predictions in the comments, and get ready for another fun season of Oscar prognostication.

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