And the winner is...

The Oscars are right around the corner and nearly everyone has their favorites. 
So here are the nominees and my favorites to win.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

 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.

 And the winner is Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 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

 And the winner is Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

 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

 And the winner is Frances McDormand, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

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

 And the winner is Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water


ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

 The Boss Baby
 The Breadwinner
 Coco
 Ferdinand
 Loving Vincent

 And the winner is Coco

CINEMATOGRAPHY

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

 And the winner is Darkest Hour

COSTUME DESIGN

 Beauty and the Beast
 Darkest Hour
 Phantom Thread
 The Shape of Water
 Victoria & Abdul

 And the winner is Darkest Hour


DIRECTING

 Dunkirk
 Get Out
 Lady Bird
 Phantom Thread
 The Shape of Water

 And the winner is Lady Bird

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

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

 Whilst they are all ones you must watch, the winner is Icarus

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

 Edith+Eddie
 Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405
 Heroin(e)
 Knife Skills
 Traffic Stop

 My favorite would be Traffic Stop but I predict the winner is Edith + Eddie

FILM EDITING

 Baby Driver
 Dunkirk
 I, Tonya
 The Shape of Water
 Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

 My favorite would be I, Tonya and the winner is Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

 A Fantastic Woman
 The Insult
 Loveless
 On Body and Soul
 The Square

 My favorite would be Loveless and On Body and Soul, but the winner is The Insult

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

 Darkest Hour
 Victoria & Abdul
 Wonder

 My favorite would be Wonder and the winner is Darkest Hour

ORIGINAL SCORE

 Dunkirk
 Phantom Thread
 The Shape of Water
 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
 Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

 And the winner is Dunkirk

ORIGINAL SONG

 “Mighty River,” Mudbound
 “Mystery Of Love,” Call Me by Your Name
 “Remember Me,” Coco
 “Stand Up For Something,” Marshall
 “This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman

 And the winner is “Remember Me,” Coco

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

 And the winner is Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

PRODUCTION DESIGN

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

 And the winner is Beauty and the Beast

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

 Dear Basketball
 Garden Party
 Lou
 Negative Space
 Revolting Rhymes

 And the winner is Lou

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

 DeKalb Elementary
 The Eleven O'Clock
 My Nephew Emmett
 The Silent Child
 Watu Wote/All of Us

 My favorite is Watu Wote/All of Us and the winner is DeKalb Elementary

SOUND EDITING

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

 And the winner is Dunkirk

SOUND MIXING

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

 And the winner is The Shape of Water


VISUAL EFFECTS

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

 My favorite is Blade Runner 2049 and the winner is Star Wars: The Last Jedi

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

 Call Me by Your Name
 The Disaster Artist
 Logan
 Molly's Game
 Mudbound

 My favorite is Call Me by Your Name and the winner is The Disaster Artist

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

 The Big Sick
 Get Out
 Lady Bird
 The Shape of Water
 Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

 And the winner is The Big Sick

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