Oscar and Audrey Hepburn
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
