The 90th Academy Awards take place this Sunday, March 4. There are some great films nominated, but it is difficult to rank certain films against others because they do not fall into even remotely the same category. Along with predictions on which films will win awards, I included my opinion as to which films I believe should win. These predictions that are only based on what the Academy looks for when giving awards.
Best Film Editing:
What I think will win: “Baby Driver” – Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos
What should win: “Baby Driver” – Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos
Best Visual Effects:
What I think will win: “Blade Runner 2049” – John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover
What should win: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” – Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner and Dan Sudick
Best Costume Design:
What I think will win: “The Shape of Water” – Luis Sequeira
What should win: “The Shape of Water” – Luis Sequeira
Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
What I think will win: “Darkest Hour” – Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick
What should win: “Darkest Hour” – Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick
Best Cinematography:
What I think will win: “The Shape of Water” – Dan Laustsen
What should win: “Baby Driver” – Bill Pope
Best Production Design:
What I think will win: “The Shape of Water” – Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau and Jeffrey A. Melvin
What should win: “Blade Runner 2049” – Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Alessandra Querzola
Best Sound Mixing:
What I think will win: “Baby Driver” – Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin and Mary H. Ellis
What should win: “Baby Driver” – Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin and Mary H. Ellis
Best Sound Editing:
What I think will win: “Baby Driver” – Julian Slater
What should win: “Baby Driver” – Julian Slater
Best Original Song:
What I think will win: “Remember Me” from “Coco” – Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
What should win: “Remember Me” from “Coco” – Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Best Original Score:
What I think will win: “The Shape of Water” – Alexandre Desplat
What should win: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” – John Williams
Best Animated Feature Film:
What I think will win: “Coco” – Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson
What should win: “Coco” – Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson
Best Adapted Screenplay:
What I think will win: “Call Me by Your Name” – James Ivory based on the novel by André Aciman
What should win: “The Disaster Artist” – Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber based on the book by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
Best Original Screenplay:
What I think will win: “Lady Bird” – Written by Greta Gerwig
What should win: “Get Out” – Written by Jordan Peele
Best Supporting Actress:
What I think will win: Laurie Metcalf – “Lady Bird” as Marion McPherson
What should win: Allison Janney – “I, Tonya” as LaVona Golden
Best Supporting Actor:
What I think will win: Christopher Plummer – “All the Money in the World” as J. Paul Getty
What should win: Willem Dafoe – “The Florida Project” as Bobby Hicks
Best Actress:
What I think will win: Saoirse Ronan – “Lady Bird” as Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson
What should win: Margot Robbie – “I, Tonya” as Tonya Harding
Best Actor:
What I think will win: Gary Oldman – “Darkest Hour” as Winston Churchill
What should win: Gary Oldman – “Darkest Hour” as Winston Churchill
Best Director:
What I think will win: Guillermo del Toro – “The Shape of Water”
What should win: Jordan Peele – “Get Out”
Best Picture:
What I think will win: “Lady Bird” – Scott Rudin, Eli Bush and Evelyn O’Neill, Producers
What should win: “Get Out” – Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr. and Jordan Peele, Producers