2018 Oscar Predictions: Final (Artistic and Technical Categories)

Link to the big 8 categories: HERE

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. Blade Runner 2049

2. Dunkirk

3. The Shape of Water

4. Mudbound

5. Darkest Hour

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

1. The Shape of Water

2. Blade Runner 2049

3. Darkest Hour

4. Beauty and the Beast

5. Dunkirk

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

1. Phantom Thread

2. Beauty and the Beast

3. The Shape of Water

4. The Greatest Showman

5. Murder on the Orient Express

BEST SOUND MIXING

1. Dunkirk

2. The Shape of Water

3. Blade Runner 2049

4. Star Wars: The Last Jedi

5. Baby Driver

BEST EDITING

1. Dunkirk

2. Baby Driver

3. The Shape of Water

4. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

5. Get Out

BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING

1. Dunkirk

2. Baby Driver

3. The Shape of Water

4. Wonder Woman

5. Star Wars: The Last Jedi

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

1. Blade Runner 2049

2. War for the Planet of the Apes

3. The Shape of Water

4. Star Wars: The Last Jedi

5. Dunkirk

BEST MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLING

1. Darkest Hour

2. Wonder

3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

1. “Mighty River” – Mudbound

2. “Remember Me” – Coco

3. “This Is Me” – The Greatest Showman

4. “”Prayers for This World” – Cries From Syria

5. “Tell Me How Long” – Chasing Coral

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

1. The Shape of Water

2. Phantom Thread

3. Dunkirk

4. Star Wars: The Last Jedi

5. The Post

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

1. Faces Places

2. Last Men in Aleppo

3. Jane

4. City of Ghosts

5. Strong Island

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

1. Coco

2. Loving Vincent

3. Ferdinand

4. The Breadwinner

5. Mary and the Witch’s Flower

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

1. A Fantastic Woman

2. In the Fade

3. The Square

4. On Body and Soul

5. Foxtrot

Predicted Nominations Count

The Shape of Water – 13 noms / 3 wins

Dunkirk – 9 noms / 3 wins

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – 6 noms / 2 wins

Lady Bird – 5 noms / 2 wins

Mudbound – 5 noms / 1 win

The Post – 5 noms

Blade Runner 2049 – 4 noms / 2 wins

Get Out – 4 noms

Star Wars: The Last Jedi – 4 noms

Darkest Hour – 3 noms / 2 wins

Call Me by Your Name – 3 noms / 1 win

Phantom Thread – 3 noms / 1 win

Baby Driver – 3 noms

Coco – 2 noms / 1 win

I, Tonya – 2 noms / 1 win

All the Money in the World – 2 noms

Beauty and the Beast – 2 noms

The Greatest Showman – 2 noms

Faces Places – 1 nom / 1 win

A Fantastic Woman – 1 nom / 1 win

The Big Sick – 1 nom

The Breadwinner – 1 nom

Chasing Coral – 1 nom

City of Ghosts – 1 nom

Cries From Syria – 1 nom

The Disaster Artist – 1 nom

Downsizing – 1 nom

Ferdinand – 1 nom

The Florida Project – 1 nom

Foxtrot – 1 nom

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – 1 nom

In the Fade – 1 nom

Jane – 1 nom

Last Men in Aleppo – 1 nom

Loving Vincent – 1 nom

Mary and the Witch’s Flower – 1 nom

Molly’s Game – 1 nom

Murder on the Orient Express – 1 nom

On Body and Soul – 1 nom

Roman J. Israel, Esq. – 1 nom

The Square – 1 nom

Strong Island – 1 nom

Wonder – 1 nom

Wonder Woman – 1 nom

So, The Shape of Water comes up a couple acting noms short of the all time record, and the wins are spread out throughout a handful of movies. Thoughts? Predictions? Let me know in the comments!