This has been an interesting year for the Academy. Last year’s Oscars suffered their lowest ratings ever and they were in a frustration. Hey, when they keep on giving Best Picture to movies with low grosses, they’ve got it coming. However nothing lasts forever.
This year looks like movies with good grosses have good chances. Yes, we do have the arthouse films and film fest films dominating, but this year looks good for popular fare too. So here are my predictions for the nominations of the 2018 Academy Awards:
BEST PICTURE
- Black Panther
- BlacKkKlansman
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- The Favourite
- Green Book
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- A Quiet Place
- A Star Is Born
- Roma
- Vice
BEST DIRECTOR
- Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
- Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
- Peter Farrelly – Green Book
- Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
- Adam McKay – Vice
BEST ACTOR
- Christian Bale – Vice
- Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
- Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
- Viggo Mortenson – Green Book
- John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
BEST ACTRESS
- Emily Blunt – Mary Poppins Returns
- Glenn Close – The Wife
- Olivia Colman – The Favourite
- Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
- Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Mahershala Ali – Green Book
- Timothee Chalamet – Beautiful Boy
- Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
- Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- Sam Rockwell – Vice
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Amy Adams – Vice
- Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
- Margot Robbie – Mary, Queen Of Scots
- Emma Stone – The Favourite
- Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Deborah Davis & Tony MacNamara – The Favourite
- Paul Schrader – First Reformed
- Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly & Nick Vallelonga – Green Book
- Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
- Adam McKay – Vice
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Ryan Coogler & John Robert Cole – Black Planther
- Charlie Wachtel. David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
- Nicole Holofcener & Jeff Whitty – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
- Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper & Bill Fetters – A Star Is Born
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- The Incredibles 2
- Isle Of Dogs
- Mirai
- Ralph Breaks The Internet
- SpiderMan: Into The Spider-Verse
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Rachel Morrison – Black Panther
- Robbie Ryan – The Favourite
- Linus Sandgren – First Man
- Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
- Matthew Libatique – A Star Is Born
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Alexandra Byrne – Mary Queen Of Scots
- Ruth E. Carter – Black Panther
- Julian Day – Bohemian Rhapsody
- Sandy Powell – The Favourite
- Sandy Powell – Mary Poppins Returns
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- Free Solo
- Hale County This Morning, This Evening
- RBG
- Three Identical Strangers
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor
BEST FILM EDITING
- Alfonso Cuaron & Adam Gough – Roma
- Tom Cross – First Man
- Jay Cassidy – A Star Is Born
- Hank Corwin – Vice
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis – The Favourite
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- Burning – South Korea
- Capernaum – Lebanon
- Cold War – Poland
- Roma – Mexico
- Shoplifters – Japan
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
- Black Panther
- Mary Queen Of Scots
- Vice
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- Nicholas Brittell – If Beale Street Could Talk
- Alexandre Desplat – Isle Of Dogs
- Ludwig Goranson – Black Panther
- Justin Hurwitz – First Man
- Marc Shaiman – Mary Poppins Returns
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- “All The Stars” – Black Panther
- “Girl In The Movies” – Dumplin’
- “I’ll Fight” – RBG
- “Revelation” – Boy Erased
- “Shallow” – A Star Is Born
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Hannah Beachler – Black Panther
- Nelson Coates – Crazy Rich Asians
- Fiona Crowley – The Favourite
- Nathan Crowley – First Man
- John Myhre – Mary Poppins Returns
BEST SOUND MIXING
- Black Panther
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- First Man
- A Star Is Born
- A Quiet Place
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Black Panther
- Ready Player One
- Mary Poppins Returns
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
Those are my predictions for nominations. I also include predictions for possible upsetters for my main predictions. Not every category will include my picks for upsetters. Just for those in the case I feel they could get nominated instead of the favorites. Without further ado, here is my list for the most likely upsetters:
BEST PICTURE
- Crazy Rich Asians
- Mary Poppins Returns
BEST DIRECTOR
- Yiorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
- Damien Chazelle – First Man
BEST ACTOR
- Ethan Hawke – First Reformed
- Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate
BEST ACTRESS
- Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade
- Regina Hall – Support The Girls
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born
- Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Emily Blunt – A Quiet Place
- Claire Foy – First Man
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
- Bryan Woods, Scott Beck & John Krasinski – A Quiet Place
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Josh Singer – First Man
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch
- Ruben Brandt, Collector
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Lukasz Zal – Cold War
- James Laxton – If Beale Street Could Talk
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Erin Benach – A Star Is Born
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- Minding The Gap
BEST FILM EDITING
- Barry Alexander Brown – BlacKkKlansman
- John Ottman – Bohemian Rhapsody
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- The Guilty – Denmark
- Never Look Away – Germany
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
- The Favourite
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- Marco Beltrami – A Quiet Place
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- “The Place Where Lost Things Go” – Mary Poppins Returns
- “Trip A Little Light Fantastic” – Mary Poppins Returns
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Eugenio Caballero – Roma
- Stuart Craig – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindenwald
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Christopher Robin
- First Man
And those are my predictions for the nominations of this year’s Academy Awards. The actual nominees will be revealed bright and early Tuesday morning. It’s the only reason to wake up that early on a Tuesday!
