[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

The 90th edition of the Oscars are tonight. I'm a little upset at the absence of a few nominees, but what can you do. Categories and nominees are listed below, my guesses are in bold. I'm abstaining from foreign film/documentary/short films because I just didn't get a chance to watch any this year.

Visual Effects
Star Wars-The Last Jedi
Blade Runner 2049-Winner
Guardians of the Galaxy 2
War for the Planet of the Apes
Kong: Skull Island

Sound Editing/Sound Mixing (combining the categories because I think having separate awards in this category is B.S., and the nominees are all exactly the same, and it's rare for a movie to win in one category and not the other)
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk-Winner
The Shape of Water
Star Wars-The Last Jedi

Production Design
Beauty and the Beast
Dunkirk
Blade Runner 2049
The Darkest Hour
The Shape of Water-Winner

Film Editing
Baby Driver
Dunkirk-Winner
I, Tonya
The Shape of Water
3 Billboards...

Cinematography
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Darkest Hour
Mudbound
The Shape of Water

Costume Design
Beauty and the Beast
The Darkest Hour
The Phantom Thread-Winner
The Shape of Water
Victoria and Abdul

Makeup
Darkest Hour-Winner
Victoria and Abdul
Wonder

Music (Score)
Dunkirk
The Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
3 Billboards...

Music (Song)
Mudbound-Mighty River
Call me by Your Name-Mystery of Love
Coco-Remember Me
Marshall-Stand Up For Something
The Greatest Showman-This is Me

Animated Feature
Coco...the rest of the list doesn't matter-Winner

Screenplay-Adapted
Call Me By Your Name-Winner
Disaster Artist
Logan
Molly's Game
Mudbound

Screenplay-Original
The Big Sick
Get Out-Winner
Lady Bird
The Shape of Water
3 Billboards...

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

Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe-Florida Project
Woody Harrelson-3 Billboards...
Richard Jenkins-The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer-All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell-3 Billboards...-Winner

Lead Actress
Sally Hawkins-The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand-3 Billboards...
Margot Robbie-I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan-Lady Bird
Meryl Streep-The Post

Lead Actor
Timothee 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 Director
Chris Nolan-Dunkirk
Jordan Peele-Get Out
Greta Gerwig-Lady Bird
P.T. Anderson-Phantom Thread
Guillermo Del Toro-The Shape of Water

Best Picture
Call Me By Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape of Water
3 Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missourri


I look forward to seeing your predictions and discussing the results!

9 of 11 so far. No real shocks and I doubt there will be any further surprises.