Time is of the essence, so I won’t keep you long. The 90th Annual Academy Awards is gracing our TV screens on March 4th, 2018. I’m rooting for Sam Rockwell, Gary Oldman, Sally Hawkins, and Roger Deakins. Deakins is on his fourteenth nomination (Blade Runner 2049) and he’s NEVER won! Hasn’t he earned it by now? And even though he won’t win, it’s good to see Christopher Nolan finally get his first nomination ever for Best Director (Dunkirk).
Before we start, no need to go through every single category, so I’m just sticking to my favorites with this one. And, please remember my predictions are built on acute knowledge and research of every little component involving film; therefore, they cannot be judged or questioned in the least. The assumption is that all of them are correct.
Every. Single. One.
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Breadwinner
Loving Vincent
Coco
Ferdinand
The Boss Baby
Should Win: Coco
Will Win: Coco
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Icarus
Faces Places
Strong Island
Last Men in Aleppo
Should Win: Icarus
Will Win: Faces Places
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Insult (Lebanon)
A Fantastic Woman (Chile)
On Body and Soul (Hungary)
The Square (Sweden)
Loveless (Russia)
Should Win: I’ve only seen two ( The Square and On Body and Soul) and they shouldn’t win.
Will Win: A Fantastic Woman
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe- The Florida Project
Richard Jenkins- The Shape of Water
Woody Harrelson- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher Plummer – All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Should Win: Sam Rockwell
Will Win: Sam Rockwell
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Lesley Manville- Phantom Thread
Allison Janney- I, Tonya
Octavia Spencer- The Shape of Water
Mary J. Blige- Mudbound
Laurie Metcalf- Lady Bird
Should Win: Allison Janney
Will Win: Allison Janney
BEST ACTOR
Daniel Kaluuya- Get Out
Timothée Chalamet- Call Me By Your Name
Gary Oldman- Darkest Hour
Daniel Day-Lewis- Phantom Thread
Denzel Washington- Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Should Win: Gary Oldman
Will Win: Gary Oldman
BEST ACTRESS
Meryl Streep- The Post
Sally Hawkins- The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie- I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan- Lady Bird
Should Win: Sally Hawkins
Will Win: Frances McDormand
BEST DIRECTOR
Jordan Peele- Get Out
Greta Gerwig- Lady Bird
Guillermo del Toro- The Shape of Water
Christopher Nolan- Dunkirk
Paul Thomas Anderson- Phantom Thread
Should Win: Guillermo del Toro
Will Win: Guillermo del Toro
BEST PICTURE
The Post
Lady Bird
The Shape of Water
Call Me By Your Name
Dunkirk
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Phantom Thread
Darkest Hour
Get Out
Should Win: The Shape of Water
Will Win: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
“Nature Boy” Brandon Vick is the resident film critic of the SoBros Network, and star of Brandon’s Box Office In Your Mouth. Follow him on Twitter@SirBrandonV and be sure to search #VicksFlicks for all of his latest movie reviews.
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