The 90th Annual Academy Awards take place this Sunday night, March 4, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. We’ve gone through a long awards season and will finally hear Hollywood’s final say on the best films of the year. Who’s taking home Oscar gold this Sunday? Here are my final predictions…
Best Picture
Will Win: The Shape of Water
Could Win: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri / Get Out
Should Win: The Shape of Water
Best Director
Will Win: Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water
Could Win: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Should Win: Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water
Best Actor
Will Win: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Could Win: Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Should Win: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Best Actress
Will Win: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
Could Win: Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Should Win: Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Best Supporting Actor
Will Win: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
Could Win: Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Should Win: Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Best Supporting Actress
Will Win: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Could Win: Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Should Win: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Best Original Screenplay
Will Win: Get Out
Could Win: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
Should Win: Get Out
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win: Call Me By Your Name
Could Win: Molly’s Game
Should Win: Logan
Best Film Editing
Will Win: Baby Driver
Could Win: Dunkirk
Should Win: Baby Driver
Best Cinematography
Will Win: Blade Runner 2049
Could Win: The Shape of Water
Should Win: Blade Runner 2049
Best Production Design
Will Win: The Shape of Water
Could Win: Blade Runner 2049
Should Win: Blade Runner 2049
Best Costume Design
Will Win: Phantom Thread
Could Win: Beauty and the Beast
Should Win: Phantom Thread
Best Make-Up & Hairstyling
Will Win: Darkest Hour
Could Win: Victoria and Abdul
Should Win: Darkest Hour
Best Sound Mixing
Will Win: Dunkirk
Could Win: Baby Driver
Should Win: Blade Runner 2049
Best Sound Editing
Will Win: Dunkirk
Could Win: Baby Driver
Should Win: Blade Runner 2049
Best Visual Effects
Will Win: Blade Runner 2049
Could Win: War for the Planet of the Apes
Should Win: War for the Planet of the Apes
Best Original Score
Will Win: The Shape of Water
Could Win: Phantom Thread
Should Win: Phantom Thread
Best Original Song
Will Win: Coco
Could Win: The Greatest Showman
Should Win: Coco
Best Foreign-Language Film
Will Win: A Fantastic Woman
Could Win: The Square
Should Win: A Fantastic Woman
Best Animated Feature
Will Win: Coco
Could Win: The Breadwinner
Should Win: Coco
Best Documentary Feature
Will Win: Icarus
Could Win: Faces Places
Should Win: Icarus
Best Live-Action Short
Prediction: Dekalb Elementary
Best Animated Short
Prediction: Lou
Best Documentary Short
Prediction: Traffic Stop
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