Predictions: The 90th Academy Awards Nominations

Winners? Who says it’s all about the winners? Tonight is THE night – the revelation of nominations for what is widely seen as the pinnacle of the awards season celebrating the cinematographic arts – The 90th Annual Academy Awards. During the lead-up to the actual ceremony, I will chime in on my personal predictions and favorites to claim the coveted Oscar statuettes. But, since today is about the nominations, here are my predictions for the nominees in all 24 Oscar categories.

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Call Me By Your Name, Emilie Georges, Luca Guadagnino, James Ivory, Howard Rosenman, Peter Spears, Rodrigo Teixeira (producers)
Dunkirk, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan (producers)
The Florida Project, Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch, Kevin Chinoy, Andrew Duncan, Alex Saks, Francesca Silvestri, Shih-Ching Tsou (producers)
Get Out, Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr., Jordan Peele (producers)
I, Tonya, Tom Ackerley, Margot Robbie, Steven Rogers, Bryan Unkeless (producers)
Lady Bird, Eli Bush, Evelyn O’Neill, Scott Rudin (producers)
The Post, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg (producers)
The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale (producers)
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh, Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin (producers)

Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

Lady Bird

Get Out

Best Achievement in Directing

Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino
Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan
Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig
The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh

Guillermo del Toro directs Michael Shannon in The Shape of Water

Christopher Nolan will get his first Oscar nomination for Director for Dunkirk

Luca Guadagnino on the set of Call Me By Your Name

Martin McDonagh directs Woody Harrelson in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

Greta Gerwig hangs out with Saoirse Ronan on the set of Lady Bird

Best Performance by an 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

Saoirse Ronan is Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson in Lady Bird

Sally Hawkins is Elisa in The Shape of Water

Meryl Streep is Kay Graham in The Post

Margot Robbie is Tonya Harding in I, Tonya

Frances McDormand is Mildred Hayes in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Lesley Manville is Cyril Woodcock in Phantom Thread

Holly Hunter is Beth Gardner in The Big Sick

Laurie Metcalf is Marion McPherson in Lady Bird

Octavia Spencer is Zelda in The Shape of Water

Allison Janney is LaVona Golden in I, Tonya

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour

Gary Oldman is Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour

James Franco is Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist

Get Out

Daniel Day-Lewis is Reynolds Woodcock in Phantom Thread

Timothée Chalamet is Elio Perlman in Call Me By Your Name

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Michael Stuhlbarg, Call Me By Your Name

Michael Stuhlbarg is Mr. Perlman in Call Me By Your Name

Christopher Plummer is J. Paul Getty in All The Money In The World

Sam Rockwell is Jason Dixon in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

Richard Jenkins is Giles in The Shape of Water

Willem Dafoe is Bobby in The Florida Project

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

The Breadwinner, Nora Twomey
Coco, Lee Unkrich
The Lego Batman Movie, Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Roy Lee
Loving Vincent, Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
Mary and the Witch’s Flower, Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Loving Vincent

The Lego Batman Movie

Coco

The Breadwinner

Mary and the Witch’s Flower

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Call Me By Your Name, James Ivory
The Disaster Artist, Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber
Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, Matt Greenhalgh, Peter Turner
Molly’s Game, Aaron Sorkin
Victoria and Abdul, Lee Hall, Shrabani Basu

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

The Big Sick, Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani
Get Out, Jordan Peele
Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig
The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Blade Runner 2049, Roger Deakins
Call Me By Your Name, Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Darkest Hour, Bruno Delbonnel
Dunkirk, Hoyte van Hoytema
The Shape of Water, Dan Lausten

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Beauty and the Beast, Jacqueline Durran
The Greatest Showman, Ellen Mirojnick
Murder on the Orient Express, Alexandra Byrne, Timothy Everest
Phantom Thread, Mark Bridges
Victoria and Abdul, Consolata Boyle

Best Achievement in Film Editing

Dunkirk, Lee Smith
Get Out, Gregory Plotkin
I, Tonya, Tatiana S. Riegel
The Shape of Water, Sidney Wolinsky
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, Jon Gregory

Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

Darkest Hour, Ivana Primorac, Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinkowski, Lucy Sibbick
I, Tonya, Deborah La Mia Denaver, Adruitha Lee
Wonder, J.D. Bowers, Megan Harkness, Ailsa Macmillan, Robert A. Pandini

Best Achievement in Production Design

Blade Runner 2049, Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola
Darkest Hour, Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
Dunkirk, Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
The Post, Rick Carter
The Shape of Water, Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, Jeff Melvin

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)

Darkest Hour, Dario Marianelli
Dunkirk, Hans Zimmer
Phantom Thread, Jonny Greenwood
The Post, John Williams
The Shape of Water, Alexandre Desplat

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)

Evermore from Beauty and the Beast, Alan Menken, Tim Rice
Mystery of Love from Call Me by Your Name, Sufjan Stevens
Remember Me from Coco, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
This Is Me from The Greatest Showman, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
Stand Up for Something from Marshall, Diane Warren, Common

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Baby Driver, Julian Slater
Blade Runner 2049, Mark A. Mangini, Theo Green
Dunkirk, Richard King, Alex Gibson
The Shape of Water, Nathan Robitaille
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Matthew Wood

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

Baby Driver, Tim Cavagin, Julian Slater
Blade Runner 2049, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Mac Ruth
Dunkirk, Gregg Landaker, Gary Rizzo, Mark Weingarten
Get Out, Jeffree Bloomer, Jonathan Wales
The Shape of Water, Christian T. Cooke, Filip Hosek, Brad Zoern

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Alien: Covenant, Niel Corbould, David A.T. Bowman, Vincent Cirelli, Ferran Domenech, Marcus Dryden
Blade Runner 2049, Richard Clegg, Paul Lambert, Victor Muller, John Nelson
Dunkirk, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, Scott Fisher, Paul Corbould
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Richard Bain, Ben Morris, Michael Mulholland
War for the Planet of the Apes, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, Joel Whist