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Saturday, March 3, 2018

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.

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