Saturday, March 3, 2018

Oscar Predictions 2017

I challenge you to fill out an Oscar ballot. Here are my predictions for this years Oscars

Best Picture

Winner (1st Pick): The Shape of Water
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Dark Horse: Get Out
My Vote: The Shape of Water

Actor in a Leading Role

Winner (1st Pick): Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Timothee Chalamet -Call Me By Your Name
Dark Horse: Daniel Kaluuta - Get Out
My Vote: Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour

Actress in a Leading Role

Winner (1st Pick): Frances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Saoirse Ronan - Lady Bird
Dark Horse: Margot Robbie - I, Tonya
My Vote: Saoirse Ronan - Lady Bird

Actor in a Supporting Role

Winner (1st Pick): Allison Janney - I, Tonya
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Laurie Metcalf - Lady Bird
Dark Horse: Mary J. Blige - Mudbound
My Vote: Allison Janney - I, Tonya

Actress in a Supporting Role

Winner (1st Pick): Sam Rockwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Willem Dafoe - The Florida Project
Dark Horse: Richard Jenkins - The Shape of Water
My Vote: Sam Rockwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Directing

Winner (1st Pick): Guillermo Del Toro - The Shape of Water
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Christopher Nolan - Dunkirk
Dark Horse: Greta Gerwig - Lady Bird
My Vote: Christopher Nolan - Dunkirk

Writing: Adapted Screenplay

Winner (1st Pick): Call Me By Your Name
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Mudbound
Dark Horse: Logan
My Vote: Logan

Writing: Original Screenplay

Winner (1st Pick): Get Out
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Dark Horse: The Big Sick
My Vote: The Big Sick

Cinematography

Winner (1st Pick): Blade Runner 2049 
Runner-Up (2nd pick): The Shape of Water
Dark Horse: Dunkirk
My Vote: Blade Runner 2049

Film Editing

Winner (1st Pick): Baby Driver
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Dunkirk
Dark Horse: I, Tonya
My Vote: Baby Driver

Visual Effects

Winner (1st Pick): War for the Planet of the Apes
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Blade Runner 2049
Dark Horse: Kong: Skull Island
My Vote: War for the Planet of the Apes

Production Design

Winner (1st Pick): The Shape of Water
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Blade Runner 2049
Dark Horse: Beauty and the Beast
My Vote: The Shape of Water

Costume Design

Winner (1st Pick): Phantom Thread
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Beauty and the Beast
Dark Horse: Darkest Hour
My Vote: Beauty and the Beast

Makeup and Hairstyling

Winner (1st Pick): Darkest Hour
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Wonder
Dark Horse: Victoria and Abdul
My Vote: Darkest Hour

Sound Editing

Winner (1st Pick): Dunkirk
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Baby Driver
Dark Horse: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
My Vote: Baby Driver

Sound Mixing

Winner (1st Pick): Dunkirk
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Baby Driver
Dark Horse: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
My Vote: Baby Driver

Music: Original Score

Winner (1st Pick): The Shape of Water
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Phantom Thread
Dark Horse: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
My Vote: The Shape of Water

Music: Original Song

Winner (1st Pick): "Remember Me" - Coco
Runner-Up (2nd pick): "This Is Me" -  The Greatest Showman
Dark Horse: "The Mystery of Love" - Call Me By Your Name
My Vote: "This Is Me" -  The Greatest Showman

Animated Feature Film

Winner (1st Pick): Coco
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Loving Vincent
Dark Horse: Ferdinand
My Vote: Coco

Animated Short Film

Winner (1st Pick): Dear Basketball
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Lou
Dark Horse: Revolting Rhymes
My Vote: Lou

Documentary Feature

Winner (1st Pick): Icarus
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Faces Places
Dark Horse: Last Men in Aleppo
My Vote: Haven't seen any of these films, so no vote

Documentary Short

Winner (1st Pick): Edith+Eddie
Runner-Up (2nd pick): Heroine(e)
Dark Horse: Traffic Stop
My Vote: Haven't seen any of these films, so no vote

Foreign Language Film

Winner (1st Pick): A Fantastic Women
Runner-Up (2nd pick): The Square
Dark Horse: Loveless
My Vote: Haven't seen any of these films, so no vote

Short Film

Winner (1st Pick): DeKalb Elementry
Runner-Up (2nd pick): The Eleven O'Clock
Dark Horse: The Silent Child
My Vote: Haven't seen any of these films, so no vote 

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