Who Will and Should Win Oscars 2018
- Brandon Thompson
- Mar 4, 2018
- 3 min read
With the Oscars only hours away now I thought I would share my predictions, who should win of the nominated films and if I could pick any 2017 film.
Since this is being done in a rush I am not going to elaborate on my picks but if you want to know why for anything I insist you ask in the comments.

Best Picture
Will Win: The Shape of Water
Should Win (Nominated Films): Phantom Thread
Should Win (My Pick): mother!
Best Director
Will Win: Guillermo Del Toro (The Shape of Water)
Should Win (Nominated Films): Paul Thomas Anderson (Phantom Thread)
Should Win (My Pick): Darren Aronofsky (mother!)
Best Actor
Will Win: Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour)
Should Win (Nominated Films): Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name)
Should Win (My Pick): Robert Pattinson (Good Time)
Best Actress

Will Win: Frances McDormand (Three Billboards)
Should Win (Nominated Films): Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird)
Should Win (My Pick): Vickey Krieps (Phantom Thread)
Best Supporting Actor
Will Win: Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards)
Should Win (Nominated Films):
Should Win (My Pick): Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project)
Best Supporting Actress
Will Win: Alison Janney (I, Tonya)
Should Win (Nominated Films): Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird)
Should Win (My Pick): Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird)

Best Original Screenplay
Will Win: Get Out (Jordan Peele)
Should Win (Nominated Films): Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig)
Should Win (My Pick): Good Time (Josh and Ben Safdie)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win: Call Me By Your Name (James Ivory)
Should Win (Nominated Films): aa Call Me By Your Name (James Ivory)
Should Win (My Pick): Call Me By Your Name (James Ivory)
Best Cinematography
Will Win: Blade Runner 2049 (Roger Deakins)
Should Win (Nominated Films): Dunkirk (Hoyte van Hoytema)
Should Win (My Pick): A Ghost Story (Andrew Droz Palermo)

Best Editing
Will Win: Dunkirk (Lee Smith)
Should Win (Nominated Films): Dunkirk (Lee Smith)
Should Win (My Pick): A Ghost Story (David Lowery)
Best Animated Feature
Will Win: Coco
Should Win (Nominated Films): Coco
Should Win (My Pick): Coco

Best Foreign Language Film
Will Win: A Fantastic Woman (Chile)
Should Win (Nominated Films): On Body and Soul (Hungary)/The Square (Sweden)
Should Win (My Pick): On Body and Soul (Hungary)/The Square (Sweden)
Best Documentary Feature
Will Win: Faces Places
Should Win (Nominated Films): Faces Places

Should Win (My Pick): Faces Places
Best Original Score
Will Win: Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water)
Should Win (Nominated Films): Hans Zimmer (Dunkirk)
Should Win (My Pick): Oneohtrix Point Never (Good Time)
Best Original Song
Will Win: Remember Me (Coco)
Should Win (Nominated Films): Mysteries of Love (Call Me By Your Name)
Should Win (My Pick): Mysteries of Love (Call Me By Your Name)
Best Sound Mixing

Will Win: Dunkirk
Should Win (Nominated Films): Dunkirk
Should Win (My Pick): Dunkirk
Best Sound Design
Will Win: Dunkirk
Should Win (Nominated Films): Dunkirk
Should Win (My Pick): mother!
Best Production Design
Will Win: The Shape of Water
Should Win (Nominated Films): The Shape of Water
Should Win (My Pick): The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Best Costume Design
Will Win: Phantom Thread
Should Win (Nominated Films): Phantom Thread
Should Win (My Pick): Phantom Thread
Best Visual Effects
Will Win: War of the Planet of the Apes
Should Win (Nominated Films): War of the Planet of the Apes
Should Win (My Pick): Dunkirk
And now for categories I haven't seen. I will only do who will win based on my research.
Best Live Action Short Film
Will Win: DeKalb Elementary
Best Animated Short Film
Will Win: Lou
Best Documentary Short
Will Win: Heroin(e)

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So those are my predictions and thoughts. What do you think? What are you predictions? Let me know in the comments below.
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