Sunday, March 4, 2018

Oscars follow-up

20/24 for me. Not great, but but not terrible. Got Live Action Short, Documentary, Visual Effects, and Best Picture wrong.

Best Picture
“Call Me by Your Name”
“Darkest Hour”
“Dunkirk”
“Get Out”
“Lady Bird” - should win
“Phantom Thread”
“The Post”
“The Shape of Water” - did win
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” - will win

How DID the fish fucking movie become the safe pick? (Excuse me. Amphibian-fucking movie.)

First film since Braveheart to win without a SAG ensemble nomination.

Lead Actress
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” - will win, did win
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird” - should win
Meryl Streep, “The Post”

Lead Actor
Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name” - Should win
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour” - will win, did win
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”

Supporting Actress
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya” - will win, did win
Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird” - should win
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”

Supporting Actor
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” - should win, will win, did win

Director
“Dunkirk,” Christopher Nolan - should win
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
“Phantom Thread,” Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro - will win, did win

Animated Feature
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco - should win, will win, did win
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent

Adapted Screenplay
“Call Me by Your Name,” James Ivory - will win, did win
“The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber - should win
“Logan,” Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green
“Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin
“Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees

Original Screenplay
“The Big Sick,” Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele - will win, did win
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig - should win
“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh

Cinematography
“Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins - should win, will win, did win
“Darkest Hour,” Bruno Delbonnel
“Dunkirk,” Hoyte van Hoytema
“Mudbound,” Rachel Morrison
“The Shape of Water,” Dan Laustsen

Best Documentary Feature
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”
“Faces Places” - Will Win
“Icarus” - did win
“Last Men in Aleppo”
“Strong Island”

Whoa. Anti-Russian sentiment?

Best Foreign Language Film
“A Fantastic Woman” (Chile) - will win, did win
“The Insult” (Lebanon)
“Loveless” (Russia)
“On Body and Soul (Hungary)
“The Square” (Sweden)

Film Editing
“Baby Driver”
“Dunkirk” - Should win, will win, did win
“I, Tonya”
“The Shape of Water”
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Sound Editing
“Baby Driver”
“Blade Runner 2049”
“Dunkirk” - should win, will win, did win
“The Shape of Water”
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”

Sound Mixing
“Baby Driver” - should win
“Blade Runner 2049”
“Dunkirk” - will win, did win
“The Shape of Water”
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”

Production Design
“Beauty and the Beast,” Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer
“Blade Runner 2049,” Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola
“Darkest Hour,” Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
“Dunkirk,” Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
“The Shape of Water,” Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin, Shane Vieau - should win, will win, did win

Original Score
“Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer
“Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood - should win
“The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat - will win, did win
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell

Original Song
“Mighty River” from “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige
“Mystery of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name,” Sufjan Stevens - should win
“Remember Me” from “Coco,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez - will win, did win
“Stand Up for Something” from “Marshall,” Diane Warren, Common
“This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

Makeup and Hair
“Darkest Hour” - should win, will win, did win
“Victoria and Abdul”
“Wonder”

Costume Design
“Beauty and the Beast,” Jacqueline Durran
“Darkest Hour,” Jacqueline Durran
“Phantom Thread,” Mark Bridges - should win, will win, did win
“The Shape of Water,” Luis Sequeira
“Victoria and Abdul,” Consolata Boyle

Visual Effects
Blade Runner 2049 - should win, did win
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Kong: Skull Island
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
War for the Planet of the Apes - will win

Animated Short
“Dear Basketball,” Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant - will win. Ugh. - did win
“Garden Party,” Victor Caire, Gabriel Grapperon - should win.
“Lou,” Dave Mullins, Dana Murray
“Negative Space,” Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata
“Revolting Rhymes,” Jakob Schuh, Jan Lachauer

Best Documentary Short Subject
“Edith+Eddie,” Laura Checkoway, Thomas Lee Wright
“Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405,” Frank Stiefel - will win, did win
“Heroin(e),” Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Kerrin Sheldon
“Knife Skills,” Thomas Lennon
“Traffic Stop,” Kate Davis, David Heilbroner

Best Live Action Short Film
“DeKalb Elementary,” Reed Van Dyk - will win
“The Eleven O’Clock,” Derin Seale, Josh Lawson
“My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, Jr.
“The Silent Child,” Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton - did win
“Watu Wote/All of Us,” Katja Benrath, Tobias Rosen

No comments: