Since the Oscars will be handed out tomorrow, now is the time for me to post my final Oscar predictions of 2018. As we all know, this has been a strange Oscar season. For the first time in decades, the ceremony will have no host and I’m all about that. (Seriously, the host is always the worst part.)
Since I have a feeling that 2019 is going to be a weird year in general, I’m going to guess that we’re going to have a few upsets tomorrow night. For instance, I think BlackKklansman is going to shock everyone by winning best picture. Why? The multiple nominations for Vice would seem to indicate that the Academy is in a political mood. However, Vice is a terrible film and the Academy has rightfully been criticized for nominating it. However, BlackKklansman is just as political as Vice but it’s actually a decent film. So, if your goal is to award a movie that criticizes the state of American politics, BlackKklansman is the one to go for.
Here are my final predictions:
Best Picture — BlackKklansman
Best Director — Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Best Actor — Christian Bale, Vice
Best Actress — Glenn Close, The Wife
Best Supporting Actor — Mahershali Ali, Green Book
Best Supporting Actress — Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Original Screenplay — The Favourite
Best Adapted Screenplay — BlackKklansman
Best Animated Feature Film — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Foreign Language Film — Roma
Best Documentary Feature — RBG
Best Documentary (Short Subject) — End Game
Best Live Action Short Film — Detainment
Best Animated Short Film — Animal Behavior
Best Original Score — Black Panther
Best Original Song — “Shallow” from A Star is Born
Best Sound Editing — Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Sound Mixing — Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Production Design — The Favourite
Best Cinematography — Roma
Best Makeup and Hairstyling — Vice
Best Costume Design — Black Panther
Best Editing — BlackKklansman
Best Visual Effects: Avengers: Infinity War