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3.04.2018

And the Oscar goes to...

So, how did my predictions turn out?  Let's review:

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
• Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
• Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
• Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
• Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri  WANT / WILL / WON

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
• Allison Janney, I, Tonya  WANT / WILL / WON
• Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
• Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
• Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• James Ivory, Call Me by Your Name  WON
• Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, The Disaster Artist  WANT / WILL 
• Scott Frank, James Mangold, and Michael Green, Logan
• Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game
• Virgil Williams and Dee Rees, Mudbound

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, The Big Sick WANT 
• Jordan Peele, Get Out WON
• Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
• Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, The Shape of Water
• Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri WILL

Woo hoo!  Go Jordan Peele!

BEST DIRECTOR

• Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
• Jordan Peele, Get Out  WANT
• Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
• Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
• Guillermo del Toro, Shape of Water  WILL / WON

BEST ACTOR

• Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
• Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
• Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
• Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour  WANT / WILL / WON
• Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

BEST ACTRESS

• Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
• Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri  WANT / WILL / WON
• Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
• Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
• Meryl Streep, The Post


BEST PICTURE

• Call Me by Your Name
• Darkest Hour
• Dunkirk*
• Get Out**
• Lady Bird
• Phantom Thread
• The Post
• The Shape of Water  WON
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri  WANT / WILL

So, five out of eight.  That's not too bad, but I missed the big category.  I understand why The Shape of Water won though. 

I loved Frances McDormand's speech recognizing all the female Oscar nominees in every category--that was great and I got a little verklempt.

Lonnnnng show, but good. 

I'm going to bed.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good job!

I was actually surprised The Shape of Water won, considering best actors and actresses were from Three Billboards. Sometimes I just don't get the Oscars.

Unlike you I did not get verklempt when she had all of the women stand up. I'm so horrible. I'm kind of tired of hearing about the Hollywood women this, women that. I sound like a man. Haha! I guess maybe I'd be more interested if the focus wasn't on women who are already making hundreds of thousands, and at times, millions of dollars.

And the show was a bit boring, no? Maybe because I was multi-tasking while watching but I think it may be time for a new host.

Kerri said...

great job!
and although i wasn't really thinking about Jordan Peele winning, i was so glad that he did! very exciting.
i didn't see shape of water, and i STILL don't want to- i didn't want it to win so that sort of sucked. but who am i to say...i didn't even see it!!!
so impressed you saw all of them. and i am going to do that next year... even if some of them seem like stuff i don't care about (like shape of water)-
oh and ps. i was so wanting the young guy from "call me by your name" to win- BUT, he'll have more opportunities i feel sure. that guy is a real talent. i loved that he brought his mom, and even more- i loved how excited and grateful he was when he saw the video feed from the kids at his alma mater!

Kerri said...

oh- just read debbie's post and laughed in agreement- i'm sorta over the whole "time's up"/"me too" movement. which sounds so shitty coming from a woman, but well...there it is.

also- i heard maybe next yr they'll get maya and what's her funny-face to host which would spice it up. i liked kimmel, but there really wasn't much to the hosting this year b/c it was all about THE MOVEMENT.