With the 2018 Academy Awards airing next Sunday, March 4th, here are my final predictions for who will be taking home the gold, as well as my personal picks for who should win.
Best Picture
Will Win: Get Out
Should Win: Lady Bird
Could Win: The Shape of Water
Snubbed: Blade Runner 2049
Best Director
Will Win: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Should Win: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Could Win: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Snubbed: Edgar Wright, Baby Driver
Best Actor
Will Win: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Should Win: Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Could Win: Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Snubbed: Jake Gyllenhaal, Stronger
Best Actress
Will Win: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Should Win: Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Could Win: Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Snubbed: Jessica Chastain, Molly’s Game
Best Supporting Actor
Will Win: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Should Win: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Could Win: Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Snubbed: Will Poulter, Detroit
Best Supporting Actress
Will Win: Alison Janney, I, Tonya
Should Win: Alison Janney, I, Tonya
Could Win: Laura Metcalf, Lady Bird
Snubbed: Mckenna Grace, Gifted
Best Original Screenplay
Will Win: Get Out
Should Win: Lady Bird
Could Win: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Snubbed: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win: Call Me By Your Name
Should Win: Molly’s Game
Could Win: Mudbound
Snubbed: Blade Runner 2049
Best Cinematography
Will Win: Blade Runner 2049
Should Win: Blade Runner 2049
Could Win: Dunkirk
Snubbed: The Lost City of Z
Best Costume Design
Will Win: Phantom Thread
Should Win: Phantom Thread
Could Win: Beauty and the Beast
Snubbed: Brigsby Bear
Best Editing
Will Win: Baby Driver
Should Win: Baby Driver
Could Win: Dunkirk
Snubbed: Logan Lucky
Best Makeup and Hairsyling
Will Win: Darkest Hour
Should Win: Darkest Hour
Could Win: Victoria & Abdul
Snubbed: It
Best Production Design
Will Win: The Shape of Water
Should Win: Blade Runner 2049
Could Win: Blade Runner 2049
Snubbed: Hostiles
Best Original Score
Will Win: The Shape of Water
Should Win: Dunkirk
Could Win: Dunkirk
Snubbed: Blade Runner 2049
Best Original Song
Will Win: “Remember Me”, Coco
Should Win: “Mystery of Love”, Call Me By Your Name
Could Win: “This is Me”, The Greatest Showman
Snubbed: “I Get Overwhelmed”, A Ghost Story
Best Sound Editing
Will Win: Baby Driver
Should Win: Baby Driver
Could Win: Dunkirk
Snubbed: John Wick: Chapter 2
Best Sound Mixing
Will Win: Baby Driver
Should Win: Baby Driver
Could Win: Dunkirk
Snubbed: T2: Trainspotting
Best Visual Effects
Will Win: Blade Runner 2049
Should Win: War for the Planet of the Apes
Could Win: War for the Planet of the Apes
Snubbed: Thor: Ragnorak