It has certainly been a most eventful 2017, and there is plenty I can't wait to share eventually. But my favorite time of year has finally come around, marking the 20th anniversary of my Oscar Obsession (nothing can compare to 1998's Titanic sweep, sigh), and I couldn't let this week pass by without slipping quietly into the blogosphere and sharing my annual predictions! Now, sure, I missed posting last year entirely (and I mean... entirely), but 2018 is a time to start fresh, and there's certainly no better place to start shaking off the cobwebs.
2017 was filled with so many remarkable films, and in a total shocker, the Academy is actually honoring most of them (with the glaring exception of The Florida Project, what are you kidding me with this snub?!?!) But I digress.... the attention paid to Get Out, easily one of the standout movies of the year, makes me absolutely giddy, and while it may not be as socially relevant as some of the other movies honored with nominations, Lady Bird speaks to me (a 2004 high school graduate involved in drama from a Northern California suburb) on a deep, bone-marrow level.
But, gun to my head, it's all about The Shape of Water for me this time around, with my love of Del Toro knowing no bounds, and him finally getting the mainstream recognition he deserves. Fingers crossed it can overcome the flood of support Three Billboards (which I did enjoy from an acting perspective, but think has issues from a writing/directorial view) has garnered in recent months.
And so, with that, time to get to the predictions, and as usual...
✓ = My Prediction to Win
♥ = What I Wish Would Win [excluded if not enough opinion on the category]
Don't forget to submit your picks officially online, or share them in the comments below!
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
BEST DIRECTOR
• Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan
• Get Out, Jordan Peele
• Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig
• Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson
✓♥ The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro
BEST ACTOR
• 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.
BEST ACTRESS
♥ 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
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
♥ 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
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
✓ Allison Janney, I, Tonya
• Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
♥ Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
• Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
