By For our Oscars predictions, we listed who will take home the Oscar, who should take home the Oscar, and who shouldn’t have even shown up in the list of nominees in the first place.
Best Picture
- CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
- DARKEST HOUR
- DUNKIRK
- GET OUT
- LADY BIRD
- PHANTOM THREAD
- THE POST
- THE SHAPE OF WATER
- THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Who Will Win: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Who Should Win: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: DARKEST HOUR
Actor in a Leading Role
- 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.
Who Will Win: Gary Oldman
Who Should Win: Daniel Day-Lewis
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: Denzel Washington
Actress in a Leading Role
- 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
Who Will Win: Frances McDormand
Who Should Win: Frances McDormand
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: Meryl Streep
Actor in a Supporting Role
- 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
Who Will Win: Sam Rockwell
Who Should Win: Willem Dafoe
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: Christopher Plummer
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Mary J. Blige, MUDBOUND
- Allison Janney, I, TONYA
- Lesley Manville, PHANTOM THREAD
- Laurie Metcalf, LADY BIRD
- Octavia Spencer, THE SHAPE OF WATER
Who Will Win: Allison Janney
Who Should Win: Lesley Manville
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: No Complaints Here!
Director
- Christopher Nolan, DUNKIRK
- Jordan Peele, GET OUT
- Greta Gerwig, LADY BIRD
- Paul Thomas Anderson, PHANTOM THREAD
- Guillermo Del Toro, THE SHAPE OF WATER
Who Will Win: Guillermo Del Toro
Who Should Win: Christopher Nolan
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: No Complaints Here!
Cinematography
- Roger Deakins, BLADE RUNNER 2049
- Bruno Delbonnel, DARKEST HOUR
- Hoyte van Hoytema, DUNKIRK
- Rachel Morrison, MUDBOUND
- Dan Laustsen, THE SHAPE OF WATER
Who Will Win: Roger Deakins
Who Should Win: Roger Deakins or Hoyte van Hoytema
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: Bruno Delbonnel
Costume Design
- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
- DARKEST HOUR
- PHANTOM THREAD
- THE SHAPE OF WATER
- VICTORIA AND ABDUL
Who Will Win: THE SHAPE OF WATER
Who Should Win: PHANTOM THREAD
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: VICTORIA AND ABDUL
Animated Feature
- THE BOSS BABY
- THE BREADWINNER
- COCO
- FERDINAND
- LOVING VINCENT
Who Will Win: COCO
Who Should Win: COCO
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: THE BOSS BABY
Documentary (Feature)
- ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL
- FACES PLACES
- ICARUS
- LAST MEN IN ALEPPO
- STRONG ISLAND
Who Will Win: LAST MEN IN ALEPPO
Who Should Win: ICARUS or FACES PLACES
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: No Complaints Here!
Documentary (Short Subject)
- EDITH+EDDIE
- HEAVEN IS A TRAFFIC JAM ON THE 405
- HEROIN(e)
- KNIFE SKILLS
- TRAFFIC STOP
Who Will Win: HEROIN(e)
Who Should Win: EDITH+EDDIE
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: No Complaints Here!
Film Editing
- BABY DRIVER
- DUNKIRK
- I, TONYA
- THE SHAPE OF WATER
- THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Who Will Win: DUNKIRK
Who Should Win: DUNKIRK
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Foreign Language Film
- A FANTASTIC WOMAN
- THE INSULT
- LOVELESS
- ON BODY AND SOUL
- THE SQUARE
Who Will Win: A FANTASTIC WOMAN
Who Should Win: THE SQUARE or LOVELESS
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: THE INSULT
Makeup and Hairstyling
- DARKEST HOUR
- VICTORIA AND ABDUL
- WONDER
Who Will Win: DARKEST HOUR
Who Should Win: DARKEST HOUR
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: VICTORIA AND ABDUL
Music (Original Score)
- DUNKIRK
- PHANTOM THREAD
- THE SHAPE OF WATER
- STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
- THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Who Will Win: THE SHAPE OF WATER
Who Should Win: PHANTOM THREAD
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
Music (Original Song)
- “Mighty River” from MUDBOUND
- “Mystery of Love” from CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
- “Remember Me” from COCO
- “Stand Up for Something” from MARSHALL
- “This Is Me” from THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
Who Will Win: “Remember Me”
Who Should Win: “Mystery of Love”
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: “Stand Up for Something”
Production Design
- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
- BLADE RUNNER 2049
- DARKEST HOUR
- DUNKIRK
- THE SHAPE OF WATER
Who Will Win: THE SHAPE OF WATER
Who Should Win: BLADE RUNNER 2049
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: DARKEST HOUR
Short Film (Animated)
- DEAR BASKETBALL
- GARDEN PARTY
- LOU
- NEGATIVE SPACE
- REVOLTING RHYMES
Who Will Win: LOU
Who Should Win: REVOLTING RHYMES or GARDEN PARTY
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: No Complaints Here!
Short Film (Live Action)
- DEKALB ELEMENTARY
- THE ELEVEN O’CLOCK
- MY NEPHEW EMMET
- THE SILENT CHILD
- WATU WOTE: ALL OF US
Who Will Win: DEKALB ELEMENTARY
Who Should Win: DEKALB ELEMENTARY
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: THE SILENT CHILD
Sound Editing
- BABY DRIVER
- BLADE RUNNER 2049
- DUNKIRK
- THE SHAPE OF WATER
- STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
Who Will Win: DUNKIRK
Who Should Win: DUNKIRK
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: No Complaints Here!
Sound Mixing
- BABY DRIVER
- BLADE RUNNER 2049
- DUNKIRK
- THE SHAPE OF WATER
- STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
Who Will Win: DUNKIRK
Who Should Win: DUNKIRK
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: No Complaints Here!
Visual Effects
- BLADE RUNNER 2049
- GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
- KONG: SKULL ISLAND
- STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
- WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
Who Will Win: WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
Who Should Win: BLADE RUNNER 2049
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: KONG: SKULL ISLAND
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
- THE DISASTER ARTIST
- LOGAN
- MOLLY’S GAME
- MUDBOUND
Who Will Win: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Who Should Win: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: No Complaints Here!
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- THE BIG SICK
- GET OUT
- LADY BIRD
- THE SHAPE OF WATER
- THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Who Will Win: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Who Should Win: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: THE BIG SICK
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