Awards season, which Reel Chicago has been covering all along, finally comes to its climax with the broadcast of the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday night.
Amid the glamour, the Jimmy Kimmel jokes, the expected #metoo and #TimesUP speeches, and the sleep-inducing running time, there will be awards given out. Twenty-four, to be specific.
After analyzing all of the winners from other shows during this awards season, I have calculated which of them will be carried onto the Dolby Theater stage by accountants wielding briefcases from Price Waterhouse.
These should stick too, unless Warren Beatty is announcing, which was just announced that he and Faye Dunaway will be returning.
So let’s look at all 24 categories.
THE NOMINEES
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
My pick: THE SHAPE OF WATER
DIRECTING:
Christopher Nolan, DUNKIRK
Jordan Peele, GET OUT
Greta Gerwig, LADY BIRD
Paul Thomas Anderson, PHANTOM THREAD
Guillermo del Toro, THE SHAPE OF WATER
My pick: Guillermo del Toro, THE SHAPE OF WATER
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
Timotheé Chalamet, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Daniel Day-Lewis, PHANTOM THREAD
Daniel Kaluya, GET OUT
Gary Oldman, DARKEST HOUR
Denzel Washington, ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ.
My pick: 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
My pick: Sam Rockwell, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Sally Hawkins, THE SHAPE OF WATER
Frances McDormand, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Margot Robbie, I, TONYA
Saorise Ronan, LADY BIRD
Meryl Streep, THE POST
My pick: 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
My pick: Allison Janney, I, TONYA
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
James Ivory, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, THE DISASTER ARTIST
Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green; Story by James Mangold, LOGAN
Aaron Sorkin, MOLLY’S GAME
Virgil Williams and Dee Rees, MUDBOUND
My pick: James Ivory, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani, THE BIG SICK
Jordan Peele, GET OUT
Greta Gerwig, LADY BIRD
Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor; Story by Guillermo del Toro, THE SHAPE OF WATER
Martin McDonagh, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
My pick: Martin McDonagh, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger A. Deakins, BLADE RUNNER 2049
Bruno Delbonnel, DARKEST HOUR
Hoyte van Hoytema, DUNKIRK
Rachel Morrison, MUDBOUND
Dan Laustsen, THE SHAPE OF WATER
My pick: Roger A. Deakins, BLADE RUNNER 2049
FILM EDITING
Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos, BABY DRIVER
Lee Smith, DUNKIRK
Tatiana S. Riegel, I, TONYA
Sidney Wolinsky, THE SHAPE OF WATER
Jon Gregory, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
My pick: Lee Smith, DUNKIRK
COSTUME DESIGN
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
DARKEST HOUR
PHANTOM THREAD
THE SHAPE OF WATER
VICTORIA & ABDUL
My pick: PHANTOM THREAD
PRODUCTION DESIGN
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
BLADE RUNNER 2049
DARKEST HOUR
DUNKIRK
THE SHAPE OF WATER
My pick: DUNKIRK
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick,DARKEST HOUR
Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard, VICTORIA & ABDUL
Arjen Tuiten, WONDER
My pick: Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick,DARKEST HOUR
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Hans Zimmer, DUNKIRK
Jonny Greenwood, PHANTOM THREAD
Alexandre Desplat, THE SHAPE OF WATER
John Williams, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
Carter Burwell, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
My pick: Alexandre Desplat, THE SHAPE OF WATER
MUSIC (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
My pick: MIGHTY RIVER, MUDBOUND
SOUND EDITING
BABY DRIVER
BLADE RUNNER 2049
DUNKIRK
THE SHAPE OF WATER
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
My pick: DUNKIRK
SOUND MIXING
BABY DRIVER
BLADE RUNNER 2049
DUNKIRK
THE SHAPE OF WATER
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
My pick: DUNKIRK
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 pick: WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
THE BOSS BABY
THE BREADWINNER
COCO
FERDINAND
LOVING VINCENT
My pick: COCO
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A FANTASTIC WOMAN, Chile
THE INSULT, Lebanon
LOVELESS, Russia
ON BODY AND SOUL, Hungary
THE SQUARE, Sweden
My pick: THE INSULT, Lebanon
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL
FACES PLACES
ICARUS
LAST MEN IN ALEPPO
STRONG ISLAND
My pick: ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
EDITH+EDDIE
HEAVEN IS A TRAFFIC JAM ON THE 405
HEROIN(E)
KNIFE SKILLS
TRAFFIC STOP
My pick: EIDTH+EDDIE
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
DEAR BASKETBALL
GARDEN PARTY
LOU
NEGATIVE SPACE
REVOLTING RHYMES
My pick: DEAR BASKETBALL
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
DEKALB ELEMENTARY
THE ELEVEN O’CLOCK
MY NEPHEW EMMETT
THE SILENT CHILD
WATU WOTE/ALL OF US
My pick: DEKALB ELEMENTARY
Agree? Disagree? Post your thoughts below. The 90th Oscars will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 4, 2018 8 pm EST/7 pm CST/5 pm PST.
