Oscar Predictions

The 2018 Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 4. It has been a wonderful year for film and so many films are deserving of recognition. A good thing to keep in mind going into the ceremony is that the Oscars aren’t everything. A lot of it has to do with politics, and just because a film isn’t recognized by the Oscars doesn’t mean it’s not a quality movie. That said, we do have our own opinions regarding who should will in contrast with the predicted winners.

Best Picture

SHOULD win: Call Me By Your Name. Check out our film review here to read more about why we loved this movie.

WILL win: This will be an interesting toss-up, as most movies nominated we could see winning. But based off previous award shows, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri has a good chance of winning.

Best Actor in a Leading Role

SHOULD win: Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) was outstanding, and undoubtedly deserves the Oscar.

WILL win: Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) will almost definitely win, unfortunately.

Best Actress in a Leading Role

SHOULD win: Frances McDormand (Three Billboards). McDormand was fantastic in her role as a grieving and angry mother.

WILL win: Frances McDormand (Three Billboards)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

SHOULD win: Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project) We loved Dafoe in “The Florida Project” (an movie that the Oscars snubbed, by the way) and he definitely deserves the award.

WILL win: Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards) Based on past award shows, it’s likely that Rockwell will win.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

SHOULD win: Laurie Metcalf (Ladybird)

WILL win: Allison Janney (I, Tonya)

Best Animated Feature Film

SHOULD win: Loving, Vincent

WILL win: Coco

Best Cinematography

SHOULD win: Dunkirk

WILL win: Dunkirk or Blade Runner 2049

Best Costume Design

SHOULD win: Phantom Thread

WILL win: Phantom Thread

Best Directing

SHOULD win: Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) or Greta Gerwig (Ladybird). Guadagnino wasn’t even nominated, which is ridiculous, but he should win nonetheless.

WILL win: Guillermo del Toro will most likely win. He definitely deserves it, but we just felt like Guadagnino and Gerwig deserves it more.

Best Editing

SHOULD win: Baby Driver

WILL win: The Shape of Water

Best Makeup and Hairstyle

SHOULD win: Darkest Hour

WILL win: Darkest Hour

Best Original Score

SHOULD win: Phantom Thread

WILL win: The Shape of Water

Best Original Song

SHOULD win: “Mystery of Love” by Sufjan Stevens from Call Me By Your Name

WILL win: “This is Me” by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul from The Greatest Showman

Production Design

SHOULD win: Dunkirk

WILL win: Dunkirk

Sound Editing

SHOULD win: Dunkirk

WILL win: Dunkirk

Sound Mixing

SHOULD win Baby Driver

WILL win: Baby Driver

Visual Effects

SHOULD win: Blade Runner 2049

WILL win: Blade Runner 2049

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

SHOULD win: Call Me By Your Name by James Ivory

WILL win: Call Me By Your Name by James Ivory

Writing (Original Screenplay)

SHOULD win: Lady Bird by Greta Gerwig

WILL win: Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri by Martin McDonagh