The visually stunning sci-fi epic Blade Runner 2049 is an Oscar dark horse
List compiled by Eddie on 22/01/2018
After what always seems like much anticipation and build-up, this week sees the announcement of the 2018 Academy Award nominees.
2018 looks set to deliver one of the most open-ended Oscar’s in sometimes with no genuine front-runner yet emerging in the Best Picture or Best Director’s race which should make for gripping and intriguing viewing.
There are a few near certainties such as Gary Oldman for Best Actor, Frances McDormand for Best Actress and Coco for Best Animated Film, but everything else is up for grabs.
The great awards mystery remains Blade Runner 2049, a well-reviewed and stunning sci-fi that looks set to either grab one of the largest shares of nominations on the night or head into the ceremony with a handful of technical nominations, either way this year’s Oscar’s is shaping up as one of the best in years.
Happy reading and happy watching!
Nomination Predication Tally:
Best Picture –
The Shape of Water is a genuine Best Picture chance
Get Out
Dunkirk
Lady Bird
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
The Post
The Shape of Water
Blade Runner 2049
Call Me by Your Name
Darkest Hour
Wonder Woman
Best Director –
Dunkirk could well be the film to deliver Christopher Nolan his first Oscar
Christopher Nolan – Dunkirk
Martin Mcdonagh – Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Guillermo Del Toro – The Shape of Water
Steven Spielberg – The Post
Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird
Best Actor –
The safest pick for the night is Gary Oldman winning for his turn in Darkest Hour
Daniel Day Lewis – Phantom Thread
James Franco – The Disaster Artist
Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out
Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour
Timothee Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name
Best Actress –
Francis McDormand should collect her 2nd Oscar for her turn in Three Billboards
Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird
Margot Robbie – I, Tonya
Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water
Francis McDormand – Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Meryl Streep – The Post
Best Supporting Actor –
Willem Dafoe was a scene stealer in the well-liked Florida Project
Willem Dafoe – The Florida Project
Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Michael Shannon – The Shape of Water
Michael Stuhlbarg – Call Me By Your Name
Woody Harrelson – Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Supporting Actress –
Comedian Alison Janney is a scene stealer in I, Tonya
Octavia Spencer – The Shape of Water
Alison Janney – I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird
Mary J. Blige – Mudbound
Lesley Manville – Phantom Thread
Best Original Screenplay –
Get Out is a major contender in this category
Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird
Jordan Peele – Get Out
Guillermo Del Toro and Vanessa Taylor – The Shape of Water
Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon – The Big Sick
Best Adapted Screenplay –
The Disaster Artist was a faithful and memorable adaptation
James Ivory – Call Me By Your Name
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber – The Disaster Artist
Dee Rees – Mudbound
Aaron Sorkin – Molly’s Game
Hampton Fancher and Michael Green – Blade Runner 2049
Best Animated Film –
Coco should net Pixar and Disney yet another Animation Oscar
Coco
Loving Vincent
The Breadwinner
Lego Batman Movie
Mary and the Witches Flower
Technical Categories:
Best Cinematography –
Roger Deakins – Blade Runner 2049
Hoyte Van Hoytema – Dunkirk
Paul Thomas Anderson – Phantom Thread
Dan Laustsen – The Shape of Water
Bruno Delbonnel – Darkest Hour
Best Original Score –
Hans Zimmer – Dunkirk
Johnny Greenwood – Phantom Thread
Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer – Blade Runner 2049
Carter Burwell – Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Alexandre Desplat – The Shape of Water
Best Editing –
Dunkirk
Blade Runner 2049
The Shape of Water
Baby Driver
Get Out
Best Sound Editing –
Dunkirk
Blade Runner 2049
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Baby Driver
Wonder Woman
Best Sound Mixing –
Dunkirk
Blade Runner 2049
The Shape of Water
Wonder Woman
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Best Visual Effects –
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Shape of Water
Wonder Woman
War for the Planet of the Apes
Blade Runner 2049
Best Original Song –
This is Me – The Greatest Showman
The Mystery of Love – Call Me By Your Name
Remember Me – Coco
Evermore – Beauty and the Beast
You Shouldn’t Look at me That Way – Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
Best Production Design –
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Greatest Showman
The Post
The Shape of Water
Best Costumes –
The Greatest Showman
The Shape of Water
Beauty and the Beast
Phantom Thread
Darkest Hour
Best Makeup and Hairstyling –
Darkest Hour
Wonder
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2
Best Foreign Language Film –
The Square
Foxtrot
In the Fade
First They Killed My Father
Loveless
Jordan and Eddie (The Movie Guys) 
I predict Call Me By Your Name as the Best Adaptation – I read the book and loved it, and can honestly say the film dealt it proper justice.
I would not be surprised. I have not seen the film but from what I’ve heard it does indeed adapt the book in a fantastic way.
E
Solid predictions. It’s a testament to how crap 2017 was since 5 movies (The Shape of Water, The Post, Dunkirk, Call Me by Your Name, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) will dominate most of the major categories.
Yeh mate, I found 2017 wanting in a lot of areas, I wasn’t that blown away by a lot of the offerings. At least this years awards hold a few unknowns at the moment.
E
I’m still hoping that Wind River will get selected as well, but I guess that’s wishful thinking 😢😢
Yeh sadly mate! In the perfect world it would get a few, I think it has a real underdog chance of a screenplay nom. Keep your fingers crossed.
E
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