2018 Oscars Predictions : 90th Academy Awards

By on March 1st, 2018

Fans of the Academy Awards are going to have to wait until March 4th to enjoy the 90th Annual Oscars, on ABC, after it was decided to push the event back instead of trying to compete with NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics. It will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, making him the first back-to-back host of the Oscars since Billy Crystal did it back in 1997 and 1998. If there was anyone that could make light of the multiple sexual assault and harassment charges going on throughout Hollywood, it would be Jimmy Kimmel (So be prepared to watch his opening monologue, it is expected to be full of burns and memorable one-liners).

For those of you who are not familiar with the Oscars, there are a few things you need to know. First of all, it is the premier award ceremony honoring the previous year’s best of the best in film. From original screenplay to best foreign film, all 24 categories of the Academy Awards are presented over the course of three, or maybe three and a half, hours (It is infamous for running over the allotted time).

Winning an Oscar is a game-changer in Hollywood. After winning one, you no longer are introduced by your name alone. The title, Academy Award winner, will become the winner’s salutation and always remain attached to your name. It is an accomplishment that never goes away. It is for life.

However, there is always going to be criticism and scandals surrounding the nominees, winners, losers, and the ones that did not even get noticed. Since there is a limit to the number of nominees and winners, there are always going to be fans that are upset but that is not the part that draws criticism. It is the studios spending millions of dollars marketing specific feature films during the “Oscar Season” and focusing solely on making a winner that stirs up the most controversy. It’s almost as if you can buy your way into a nomination.

So now that you know about the Academy Awards, let’s go ahead and take a look at all of the nominations for the 90th Academy Awards set to air on ABC, this Sunday, March 4th. Enjoy.

Nominations are listed in alphabetical order.

Best Live Action Short Film

  • Nominees
    • DeKalb Elementary
    • My Nephew Emmett
    • The Eleven O’Clock
    • The Silent Child
    • Watu Wote/All of Us

Projected Winner: DeKalb Elementary

Best Documentary – Short Subject

  • Nominees
    • Edith+Eddie
    • Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405
    • Heroin e
    • Knife Skills
    • Traffic Stop

Projected Winner: Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405

Best Animated Short Film

  • Nominees
    • Dear Basketball
    • Garden Party
    • Lou
    • Negative Space
    • Revolting Rhymes

Projected Winner: Dear Basketball

Best Foreign Language Film

  • Nominees
    • A Fantastic Woman
    • Loveless
    • On Body and Soul
    • The Insult
    • The Square

Projected Winner: A Fantastic Woman

Best Documentary – Feature

  • Nominees
    • Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
    • Faces Places
    • Icarus
    • Last Men in Aleppo
    • Strong Island

Projected Winner: Icarus

Best Animated Feature Film

  • Nominees
    • Boss Baby
    • Coco
    • Ferdinand
    • Loving Vincent
    • The Breadwinner

Projected Winner: Coco

Best Visual Effects

  • Nominees
    • Blade Runner 2049
    • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2
    • Kong: Skull Island
    • Star Wars: The Last Jedi
    • War for the Planet of the Apes

Projected Winner: War for the Planet of the Apes

Best Sound Mixing

  • Nominees
    • Baby Driver
    • Blade Runner 2049
    • Dunkirk
    • Star Wars: The Last Jedi
    • The Shape of Water

Projected Winner: Dunkirk

Best Sound Editing

  • Nominees
    • Baby Driver
    • Blade Runner 2049
    • Dunkirk
    • Star Wars: The Last Jedi
    • The Shape of Water

Projected Winner: Dunkirk

Best Original Song

  • Nominees
    • “Mighty River” – Mudbound
    • “Remember Me” – Coco
    • “Stand Up for Something” – Marshall
    • “The Mystery of Love” – Call Me By Your Name
    • “This is Me” – The Greatest Showman

Projected Winner: “Remember Me” – Coco

Best Original Score

  • Nominees
    • Dunkirk
    • Phantom Thread
    • Star Wars: The Last Jedi
    • The Shape of Water
    • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Projected Winner: The Shape of Water

Best Production Design

  • Nominees
    • Beauty and the Beast
    • Blade Runner 2049
    • Darkest Hour
    • Dunkirk
    • The Shape of Water

Projected Winner: Blade Runner 2049

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

  • Nominees
    • Darkest Hour
    • Victoria and Abdul
    • Wonder

Projected Winner: Darkest Hour

Best Film Editing

  • Nominees
    • Baby Driver
    • Dunkirk
    • I, Tonya
    • The Shape of Water
    • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Projected Winner: Dunkirk

Best Costume Design

  • Nominees
    • Beauty and the Beast
    • Darkest Hour
    • Phantom Thread
    • The Shape of Water
    • Victoria and Abdul

Projected Winner: Phantom Thread

Best Cinematography

  • Nominees
    • Blade Runner 2049
    • Darkest Hour
    • Dunkirk
    • Mudbound
    • The Shape of Water

Projected Winner: The Shape of Water

Best Original Screenplay

  • Nominees
    • Get Out
    • Lady Bird
    • The Big Sick
    • The Shape of Water
    • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Projected Winner: Get Out

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • Nominees
    • Call Me By Your Name
    • Logan
    • Molly’s Game
    • Mudbound
    • The Disaster Artist

Projected Winner: Call Me By Your Name

Best Supporting Actor

  • Nominees
    • Christopher Plummer, All the Money in The World
    • Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
    • Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
    • Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
    • Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Projected Winner: Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project

Best Supporting Actress

  • Nominees
    • Allison Janney, I, Tonya
    • Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
    • Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
    • Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
    • Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Projected Winner: Allison Janney, I, Tonya

Best Actor

  • Nominees
    • Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
    • Daniel-Day Lewis, Phantom Thread
    • Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
    • Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
    • Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name

Projected Winner: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour

Best Actress

  • Nominees
    • Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
    • Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
    • Meryl Streep, The Post
    • Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
    • Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

Projected Winner: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Director

  • Nominees
    • Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
    • Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
    • Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water
    • Jordan Peele, Get Out
    • Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread

Projected Winner: Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water

Best Picture

  • Nominees
    • 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

Projected Winner: The Shape of Water