The 90th Academy Awards- If I Picked the Winners

I'll keep this short and sweet. Each year I pick who I think should win in their nominated categories. These are my personal choices and not what I think WILL win. As always- I skip over some of the sections where I rarely if ever get a chance to see any or all nominees- namely the Shorts, Documentaries, Foreign, and Animated categories. I mostly focus on the hardcore potentials. I tried my best to see as many of the films as possible. I still haven't seen The Florida Project (for Dafoe), All the Money in the World (for Plummer), or Disaster Artist (for Adapted Screenplay).

I must point out- while I'm glad Blade Runner 2049 fared better in terms of overall nominations compared to the Golden Globes, it still very unfortunately missed out on the higher up categories- especially Best Director (probably the only time Nolan would get edged out) as well as Screenplay and Picture.

And so...

My picks...

Best Visual Effects

Blade Runner 2049

Best Costume Design

Beauty & the Beast

 Best Makeup & Hair

Darkest Hour

 Best Original Song

"Mystery of Love" from Call Me by Your Name (Sung by Sufjan Stevens)

 Best Original Score

Dunkirk

 Best Production Design

Blade Runner 2049

 Best Sound Mixing

Dunkirk

Best Sound Editing

Dunkirk

Best Film Editing

Dunkirk

 
Best Cinematography

Blade Runner 2049

 Best Original Screenplay

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

https://scriptslug.com/scripts/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri

Best Adapted Screenplay

Call Me by Your Name

https://scriptslug.com/assets/uploads/scripts/call-me-by-your-name-2017.pdf

Best Supporting Actress

Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird)

Best Supporting Actor

Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)

 
Best Actress

Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird)

Best Actor

Timothee Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name)

Best Director

Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk)

Best Picture

Call Me by Your Name