Hey guys! We have now finished the summer movie season and are beginning the Fall schedule of Oscar and holiday films. I thought it might be fun to share with you what I would pick for Oscar nominations based solely on the films I’ve seen so far. I tried to keep these as realistic picks and not just my favorites. I would love to hear what you would pick and what you think of my selections! (I also haven’t seen every 2017 release though I have seen close to 90)
Best Picture- Personal Shopper, Get Out, Ingrid Goes West, Dunkirk, Detroit, The Big Sick, Logan Lucky, Their Finest, Wonder Woman
Winner- Personal Shopper
Best Director- Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper), Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman), Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk), Kathryn Bigelow (Detroit), Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes)
Winner- Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk)
Best Actor- Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Kyle Mooney (Brigsby Bear), David Oyelowo (A United Kingdom), Woody Harrelson (Wilson), Sam Elliott(The Hero)
Winner- David Oyelowo (A United Kingdom)
Best Actress- Rachel Weisz (My Cousin Rachel), Sally Hawkins (Maudie), Aubrey Plaza (Ingrid Goes West), Kristen Stewart (Personal Shopper), Anne Hathaway (Colossal)
Winner- Kristen Stewart (Personal Shopper)
Best Supporting Actor- Ray Romano (The Big Sick), Bill Nighy (Their Finest), Kevin Spacey (Baby Driver), Will Poulter (Detroit), Bradley Whitford (Get Out)
Winner- Bill Nighy (Their Finest)
Best Supporting Actress- Kirsten Dunst (The Beguiled), Holly Hunter (The Big Sick), Edie Falco (Landline), Bridget Everett (Patti Cake$), Elizabeth Olsen (Ingrid Goes West)
Winner- Holly Hunter (The Big Sick)
Best Original Screenplay- Get Out, Ingrid Goes West, Brigsby Bear, The Big Sick, Logan Lucky
Winner- The Big Sick
Best Adapted Screenplay- Wonder Woman, Everything Everything, Lego Batman Movie, Spider-Man Homecoming, A Silent Voice (made me realize not many good adaptations this year so far)
Winner- Wonder Woman
Best Animated Film- A Silent Voice, The Girl Without Hands, My Entire High School is Sinking into the Sea, Captain Underpants, Cars 3
Winner- A Silent Voice
Best Foreign Language Film- Baahubali 2: the Conclusion, A Silent Voice, The Girl Without Hands, In This Corner of the World, Mune
Winner- Baahubali 2: the Conclusion
Best Documentary- STEP, The Good Postman, Kedi, Alive and Kicking, Becoming Cary Grant
Winner- STEP
Best Score- A Silent Voice, Wonder Woman, War for the Planet of the Apes, The Girl Without Hands, Dunkirk
Winner- Wonder Woman
Best Original Song- Jump (STEP), To Be Human (Wonder Woman), PBNJ (Patti Cake$), Stay (Everything Everything), Days in the Sun (Beauty and the Beast)
Winner- To Be Human (Wonder Woman)
Best Sound Editing- Baby Driver, War for the Planet of the Apes, Dunkirk, Personal Shopper, Detroit
Winner- Baby Driver
Best Sound Mixing- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Power Rangers, Wonder Woman, Dunkirk, Kong Skull Island
Winner- Dunkirk
Production Design- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Ghost in the Shell, Dunkirk, Detroit, The Beguiled
Winner- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Best Cinematography- Dunkirk, War for the Planet of the Apes, A United Kingdom, A Ghost Story, My Cousin Rachel
Winner- War for the Planet of the Apes
Make Up- Pirates: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Beauty and the Beast, Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Wonder Woman
Winner- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Costume Design- Wonder Woman, The Beguiled, My Cousin Rachel, Beauty and the Beast, Their Finest
Winner- The Beguiled
Best Film Editing- Baby Driver, Personal Shopper, Detroit, Get Out, Dunkirk
Winner- Baby Driver
Visual Effects- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, War for the Planet of the Apes, Spider-Man Homecoming, Ghost in the Shell, Kong Skull Island
Winner- War for the Planet of the Apes
So there you have it! What do you think of my picks? Some of them I had lots to chose from and some were slim pickings. What would you pick?
Great post. Love that you’ve included Their Finest, I loved that film a lot!
It really is great and Bill Nighy is a delight
He sure is, one of my favourites!
As soon as Baby Driver comes out on home vid, I’ll be all over that. 🙂
Personal Shopper was that good, huh? It’s a mystery?
I loved it. It’s totally unique and exquisitely made.
Like Wonder Woman was my favorite but I admit it has problems. Personal Shopper I have a hard time coming up with any.