Oscar Predictions
February 28, 2018
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
Martin McDonagh (photo courtesy of Stephen Lovekin).
emma martin • Mar 6, 2018 at 10:01 am
So interesting! You guys were right on. The Oscars are something relevant to everyone and I definitely enjoyed comparing the results to what you came up with. Call me by your name should have won more