My first Oscar predictions of October are here as the new month has brought in some important scheduling announcements!
First, it has been confirmed that Clint Eastwood’s The Mule will indeed be released in 2018. While some reports suggest it’s more of a commercial play for Warner Bros than an awards one… its release means I’m including it for the first time in a number of categories as a possibility (Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay). You just can’t discount Eastwood from the awards derby.
We also learned that Mike Leigh’s Peterloo and the sci-fi tale Alita: Battle Angel have been moved to 2019. While neither of them were considered players in the major categories, both could have been contenders in down the line tech races. Not anymore.
In other developments:
- Timothee Chalamet (Beautiful Boy) has been ranked #1 since late August in Supporting Actor, but that now changes to Mahershala Ali in Green Book.
- The first trailer for Vice is out. It maintains its spot at #9 on my Best Picture possibilities, but I’ve now moved Sam Rockwell into the five predicted nominees for Supporting Actor. I’m also vaulting Christian Bale from the 5 spot in Best Actor to second.
Let’s get to it!
Best Picture
1. A Star Is Born (Previous Ranking: 1)
2. Roma (PR: 2)
3. First Man (PR: 3)
4. The Favourite (PR: 5)
5. Green Book (PR: 4)
6. BlacKkKlansman (PR: 6)
7. If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 7)
8. Black Panther (PR: 8)
9. Vice (PR: 9)
Other Possibilities:
10. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (PR: 10)
11. Widows (PR: 11)
12. Boy Erased (PR: 12)
13. Mary Queen of Scots (PR: 15)
14. Crazy Rich Asians (PR: 13)
15. The Mule (PR: Not Ranked)
16. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (PR: 14)
17. On the Basis of Sex (PR: 19)
18. Bohemian Rhapsody (PR: 16)
19. Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 20)
20. At Eternity’s Gate (PR: 18)
21. The Sisters Brothers (PR: 17)
22. Beautiful Boy (PR: 23)
23. Leave No Trace (PR: 21)
24. The Front Runner (PR: 24)
25. Eighth Grade (PR: 22)
Dropped Out:
Stan and Ollie
Best Director
1. Alfonso Cuaron, Roma (PR: 1)
2. Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born (PR: 3)
3. Damien Chazelle, First Man (PR: 2)
4. Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman (PR: 5)
5. Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite (PR: 4)
Other Possibilities:
6. Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 6)
7. Peter Farrelly, Green Book (PR: 7)
8. Adam McKay, Vice (PR: 9)
9. Ryan Coogler, Black Panther (PR: 8)
10. Marielle Heller, Can You Ever Forgive Me? (PR: 10)
11. Steve McQueen, Widows (PR: 11)
12. Josie Rourke, Mary Queen of Scots (PR: 15)
13. Clint Eastwood, The Mule (PR: Not Ranked)
14. Joel and Ethan Coen, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (PR: 14)
15. Joel Edgerton, Boy Erased (PR: 13)
Dropped Out:
Jacques Audiard, The Sisters Brothers
Best Actor
1. Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born (PR: 1)
2. Christian Bale, Vice (PR: 5)
3. Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate (PR: 3)
4. Ryan Gosling, First Man (PR: 2)
5. Viggo Mortensen, Green Book (PR: 4)
Other Possibilities:
6. Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody (PR: 6)
7. Robert Redford, The Old Man & The Gun (PR: 7)
8. Clint Eastwood, The Mule (PR: Not Ranked)
9. Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased (PR: 8)
10. Ethan Hawke, First Reformed (PR: 10)
11. Steve Carell, Beautiful Boy (PR: 9)
12. Ben Foster, Leave No Trace (PR: 11)
13. John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman (PR: 13)
14. Hugh Jackman, The Front Runner (PR: 14)
15. John C. Reilly, The Sisters Brothers (PR: 12)
Dropped Out:
Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther
Best Actress
1. Glenn Close, The Wife (PR: 1)
2. Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born (PR: 2)
3. Olivia Colman, The Favourite (PR: 3)
4. Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me? (PR: 4)
5. Yalitza Aparicio, Roma (PR: 5)
Other Possibilities:
6. Viola Davis, Widows (PR: 6)
7. Felicity Jones, On the Basis of Sex (PR: 7)
8. Saoirse Ronan, Mary Queen of Scots (PR: 8)
9. Nicole Kidman, Destroyer (PR: 9)
10. Toni Collette, Hereditary (PR: 11)
11. Julia Roberts, Ben Is Back (PR: 10)
12. Keira Knightley, Colette (PR: 15)
13. Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns (PR: 12)
14. Carey Mulligan, Wildlife (PR: 14)
15. Kiki Layne, If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 13)
Best Supporting Actor
1. Mahershala Ali, Green Book (PR: 2)
2. Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy (PR: 1)
3. Sam Elliot, A Star Is Born (PR: 4)
4. Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me? (PR: 3)
5. Sam Rockwell, Vice (PR: 8)
Other Possibilities:
6. Daniel Kaluuya, Widows (PR: 5)
7. Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman (PR: 6)
8. Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther (PR: 8)
9. Steve Carell, Vice (PR: 14)
10. Russell Crowe, Boy Erased (PR: 11)
11. John C. Reilly, Stan and Ollie (PR: 10)
12. Nicholas Hoult, The Favourite (PR: 9)
13. Armie Hammer, On the Basis of Sex (PR: 12)
14. Jason Clarke, First Man (PR: 13)
15. David Tennant, Mary Queen of Scots (PR: Not Ranked)
Dropped Out:
Oscar Isaac, At Eternity’s Gate
Best Supporting Actress
1. Claire Foy, First Man (PR: 1)
2. Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 2)
3. Emma Stone, The Favourite (PR: 3)
4. Rachel Weisz, The Favourite (PR: 4)
5. Amy Adams, Vice (PR: 5)
Other Possibilities:
6. Natalie Portman, Vox Lux (PR: 7)
7. Nicole Kidman, Boy Erased (PR: 6)
8. Michelle Yeoh, Crazy Rich Asians (PR: 9)
9. Sissy Spacek, The Old Man & The Gun (PR: 8)
10. Marina de Tavira, Roma (PR: 11)
11. Margot Robbie, Mary Queen of Scots (PR: 10)
12. Rachel McAdams, Disobedience (PR: Not Ranked)
13. Thomasin McKenzie, Leave No Trace (PR: 13)
14. Kathy Bates, On the Basis of Sex (PR: 14)
15. Dianne Wiest, The Mule (PR: Not Ranked)
Dropped Out:
Elizabeth Debicki, Widows
Linda Cardellini, Green Book
Best Adapted Screenplay
1. BlacKkKlansman (PR: 1)
2. If Beale Street Could Talk (PR: 2)
3. A Star Is Born (PR: 3)
4. First Man (PR: 4)
5. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (PR: 5)
Other Possibilities:
6. Widows (PR: 7)
7. Leave No Trace (PR: 6)
8. Crazy Rich Asians (PR: 8)
9. Boy Erased (PR: 9)
10. Black Panther (PR: 10)
11. Mary Queen of Scots (PR: 11)
12. Disobedience (PR: 13)
13. Beautiful Boy (PR: 15)
14. The Sisters Brothers (PR: 12)
15. The Mule (PR: Not Ranked)
Dropped Out:
The Front Runner
Best Original Screenplay
1. The Favourite (PR: 1)
2. Roma (PR: 3)
3. Green Book (PR: 2)
4. Vice (PR: 5)
5. Eighth Grade (PR: 4)
Other Possibilities:
6. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (PR: 9)
7. First Reformed (PR: 6)
8. At Eternity’s Gate (PR: 12)
9. On the Basis of Sex (PR: 7)
10. A Quiet Place (PR: 8)
11. Private Life (PR: Not Ranked)
12. Hereditary (PR: 14)
13. Bohemian Rhapsody (PR: 13)
14. Ben Is Back (PR: 10)
15. Stan and Ollie (PR: 11)
Dropped Out:
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