90th Annual Academy Awards - My fearless forecast (Edited)

It has been a tradition of mine to have some forecast of who I think might win for the Academy Awards. This year is no different from any other year. I do this for fun.

Not even looking at what the pundits are betting on.. but here goes nothing, my fearless forecast.. 



Best Picture -  Shape of water (WIN) - My Forecast: "Get Out" 

 Nominees: “Call Me by Your Name,” “Darkest Hour,” “Dunkirk,” “Get Out,” “Lady Bird,” “Phantom Thread,” “The Post,” “The Shape of Water,”

Best Actor - Hands down, Gary Oldman , The Darkest Hour (WIN)- I didn't even notice that it's him underneath. It was as if he was truly immersed in his character. 

Nominees: Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”; Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”; Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”; Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”; Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”

Best Actress - Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards" (WIN) My Forecast: Margot Robbie, I, Tonya - the role was certainly something that is quite 
Nominees: Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”; Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”; Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”; Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”; Meryl Streep, “The Post”

Best Song - Am torn with Greatest Showman "This is Me" and "Remember Me", but I guess, I'll give it to Disney, Remember Me (WIN)
Nominees: “Mighty River” from “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige; “Mystery of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name,” Sufjan Stevens; “Remember Me” from “Coco,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez; “Stand Up for Something” from “Marshall,” Diane Warren, Common; “This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

Best Animation - Coco (WIN) - No doubt about it. 
Nominees: “The Boss Baby," “The Breadwinner," "Coco," “Ferdinand,” “Loving Vincent” 

Best Supporting Actress -  Allison Janney, I Tonya (WIN)
Nominees: Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”; Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”; Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”; Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”; Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”

Best Supporting Actor -  Sam Rockwell (WIN)- Just because.

Nominees: Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”; Woody Harrelson, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”; Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”; Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”; Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Best Director - Guillermo del Toro, Shape of Water (WIN) - Sorry , Mr. Nolan. 
Nominees: Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk'; Jordan Peel, “Get Out”; Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird”; Paul Thomas Anderson, "Phantom Thread”; Guillermo del Toro, "The Shape of Water" 

Best Adapted Screenplay - Call me by your name (WIN) - My Forecast - Logan - The story is begging for it.

Nominees: “Call Me by Your Name,” James Ivory; “The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber; “Logan,” Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green; “Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin; “Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees

Best Original Screenplay - Jordan Peele, "Get Out" (WIN) - Shape of Water - It was quite surreal and something different. 
Nominees: “The Big Sick,” Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani; “Get Out,” Jordan Peele; “Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig; “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor; “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh

Best Cinematography - Blade Runner 2049 (WIN)
Best in Costume Design  - Phantom Thread (WIN) - My Forecast: Beauty and the Beast 
Best Documentary ( Feature) - I saw 2 titles in Netflix . hmm - Icarus (WIN)
Best Documentary (Short) - “Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405,” Frank Stiefel (WIN) My Forecast: Edith + Eddie 
Best in Film Editing - Dunkirk (WIN)- My Forecast: Shape of Water  
Best Foreign Language - A fantastic woman (Chile) (WIN) - My Forecast: On body and Soul ( hungary)
Best Makeup Hairstyling - The Darkest Hour (WIN)
Best Music (original score) - Alexandre Desplat, Shape of water (WIN)
Best Production Design - Shape of water (WIN) - My Forecast: Beauty and the Beast ( I Think I wanted Beauty and the beast to badly win) 
Best Short Film - Dear Basketball (WIN)
Best Short Film (live action) -  Silent Child (WIN)
Best Sound Editing - Dunkirk (WIN) - My Forecast: Shape of water 
Best Visual Effects - Blade Runner 2049 (WIN)- My Forecast: Guardians of the Galaxy ( I should pop up Blade Runner as my next movie to watch)

Roughly, this is about it. Good luck to the nominees! May the odds be ever in your favor! 




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