- by Wes Singleton
My Oscar Nomination Predictions
Well, awards season is upon us for 2018. The 90th Annual Academy Award nominations will be announced Tuesday, January 23rd. Here are my predictions for the top 6 categories. The most interesting thing about this year is that there is no clear front runner at this point, which is unusual given that last year at this time La La Land and Moonlight were already scooping up most of the accolades.
These are subject to change before the announcement on the 23rd. The winners will be announced on Sunday, March 4, 2018 on ABC-TV, with Jimmy Kimmel again taking the hosting duties.
Who are your favorites?
Best Picture
Get Out
Lady Bird
Call Me by Your Name
The Post
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
The Florida Project
Three Billoards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Watch for: The Big Sick, Mudbound, I, Tonya, Darkest Hour
Best Director
Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Jordan Peele, Get Out
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MIssouri
Watch for: Steven Spielberg, The Post, Luca Guadagnino, Call Me by Your Name
Best Actress
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Meryl Streep, The Post
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Watch for: Jessica Chastain, Molly's Game, Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul
Best Actor
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Timothee Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Watch for: Tom Hanks, The Post, Jake Gyllenhaal, Stronger, Denzel Washington, Roman J Israel, Esq
Best Supporting Actress
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Watch for: Hong Chau, Downsizing, Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Armie Hammer, Call Me by Your Name
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Watch for: Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes, Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Michael Stuhlbarg, Call Me by Your Name