Tonight 04/03/2018 the appointment is at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, this is the list of nominees for the 90th edition of the Oscar Awards of the Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences.
Best visual effects:
- King kong Skull island
- Star wars The last jedi
- War of the planet of the apes
- Blade runner 2049
- Guardians of the galaxy Vol 2
Nowadays Blade runner 2049 is the best in visual effects, creating sets for most of the scenes and completed with CGI, no scenario feels at any false moment, we go into his world as he should do every movie, photography It helps a lot to have a visual spectacle, Guardians of the Galaxy is very well in visual effects equally, but since the first one came with very good visual effects and does not bring anything new, King Kong Scull Island provides good visual effects but in certain scenes it decays and it feels something false, Star Wars is a good contender, however it comes from a little negativity on the part of the critics and knowing Disney can give some pressure to take away the Oscar just to say that they won it, War od the planet of the apes is in this category by Andy Serkis what has been debated for several years that should be nominated for best actor. Blade runner 2049 would be the best option to take the award.
Best animation movie:
- Coco
- Loving Vincent
- Ferdinand
- The Breadwinner
- The Boss Baby
The easiest category to predict, Coco is the best option, Pixar has won the Oscar in this category several years in a row and this year does not seem to be the exception, Loving Vincent is a film that the animation was shot through paintings, at a of work Loving Vincent is the best option but at the level of popularity of the public, Coco.
Best Photography:
- Hoyte van Hoytema (Dunkerque)
- Roger Deakins (Blade Runner 2049)
- Bruno Delbonnel (Darkest hour)
- Rachel Morrison (Mudbound)
- Dan Laustsen (Shape of water)
Dunkerque, Blade runner 2049 and Darkest hour are the ones that in my opinion the strongest in Photography, Hoytema (Dunkirk) makes us integrate with the soldiers in the Second World War, we truly feel inside the war and in large part it is thanks to the work of photography, Blade runner 2049 is something innovative that reflects much its visual effects as I said earlier, and Darkest hour repeats some shots in the course of the film but are flat that are few seen in film of this type, Dunkirk is my Better option.
Best original script:
- Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani (The big sick)
- Jordan Peele (Get out)
- Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird)
- Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor (Shape of water)
- Martin McDonagh (Three billboards outside ebbing missouri)
Although Three billboards outside ebbing missouri would be MY best option, it would be a surprise that Get out will not take the award, it is the most original among the nominees and best worked, Shape of water although impressive is basic is its history and becomes something predictable.
Best adapted script:
- Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber (The Disaster Artist)
- James Ivory (Call Me by Your Name)
- Scott Frank, James Mangold & Michael Green (Logan)
- Aaron Sorkin (Molly's Game)
- Virgil Williams & Dee Rees (Mudbound)
As a Marvel fan I would like Logan to win, but you have to put your feet on the ground and you see that The Disaster Artist and Call Me by Your Name are the 2 best options for this category, it would not be a surprise that Call Me by Your Name will take the Oscar to better adapted script since this film is being nominated in several categories but with rivals excessively better, but something has to win, the script of The Disaster Artist makes the worst movie in history is one of the best of 2017.
Better production design:
- Dennis Gassner & Alessandra Querzola (Blade Runner 2049)
- Nathan Crowley & Gary Fettis (Dunkerque)
- Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer (Beauty and the Beast)
- Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer (Darkest hour)
- Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin & Shane Vieau (Shape of water)
No discussion The beauty and the beast should be awarded in this category, its production design is the best of the year, Blade runner 2049 and Shape of Water are great contenders but without reaching the level of Beauty and the Beast, no doubt better production and better clothing.
Best edition:
- Jon Gregory (Three billboards outside ebbing missouri)
- Jonathan Amos & Paul Machliss (Baby Driver)
- Sidney Wolinsky (Shape of water)
- Tatiana S. Riegel (Yo, Tonya)
Three billboards outside ebbing missouri is one of my favorites of 2017 but although it is nominated for several categories, it will be more winning for the work of the actors than for its final edition, in what edition refers Baby Driver is very dynamic and does not stop the such a high rate in no time the edition is fast and fluid, worthy of better editing.
Best makeup:
- Daniel Phillips & Lou Sheppard ( Victoria & Abdul )
- Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski & Lucy Sibbick (Darkest hour)
- Arjen Tuiten (Wonder)
When you see the politician Winston Churchill, Gary Oldman is one of the last actors in which you think to interpret it, the makeup work is Darkest hour is the best option for the award, in Wonder Jacob Tremblay was made an excellent makeup but not what Enough to beat Darkest hour.
Best Supporting Actress:
- Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird)
- Mary J. Blige (Mudbound)
- Allison Janney (Yo, Tonya)
- Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread)
- Octavia Spencer (Shape of water)
Octavia Spencer has an impeccable performance in the role of the best friend of Elisa, we feel his concern for the protagonist to help and support her simply the favorite this year.
Best Supporting Actor:
- Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project)
- Richard Jenkins (Shape of water)
- Christopher Plummer (All the Money in the World )
- Sam Rockwell (Three billboards outside ebbing missouri)
- Woody Harrelson (Three billboards outside ebbing missouri)
This is where Three billboards outside ebbing missouri begins to shine, the performances of its actors is the best of the year, Woody Harrelson provides an impeccable performance as always, but his little participation in the film limits him to not develop more the character, in change Sam Rockwall teaches us one of his best acting jobs when he plays a racist, rough and abusive cop who takes a 360 ° turn at the end of the film, you come to hate him and then admire him and it's definitely hard to achieve, Sam Rockwell best supporting actor.
Best actress:
- Frances McDormand (Three billboards outside ebbing missouri)
- Margot Robbie (Yo, Tonya)
- Sally Hawkins (Shape of water)
- Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird)
- Meryl Streep (The Post)
As I said before Three billboards outside ebbing missouri shines in this aspect, and in the category of best actress is no exception, Frances McDormand as the bitter and hated mother by the people is the second best of the film (The first is San Rockwell) and he deserves his second prize at the academy.
Best Actor:
- Daniel Day-Lewis (Phantom Thread)
- Timothee Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name)
- Daniel Kaluuya (Get out)
- Gary Oldman (Darkest hour)
- Denzel Washington (Roman J. Israel, Esq.)
The work of Gary Oldman in Darkest hour is worthy of the award, completely changes his paradigm in acting and plays a totally different politician to him in all aspects, normally while the actor is more like his character, it is easier to act, This is not the case, there are still doubts to see Darkest hour and see the interpretation of Gary Oldman as Wiston Churchill, worthy of the award without a doubt.
Best director:
- Guillermo del Toro (Shape of water)
- Christopher Nolan (Dunkerque)
- Jordan Peele (Get out)
- Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird)
- Paul Thomas Anderson (Phantom Thread)
All Latin Americans would have to support the bull to win the category as best director for the third year in a row, Nolan and Peele are also great contenders but we do not lose hope.
Best film:
- Lady Bird
- Call Me by Your Name
- Darkest hour
- Dunkerque
- Get out
- Phantom Thread
- The Post
- Shape of water
- Three billboards outside ebbing missouri
The last category of the night, and not for nothing is the most difficult, Three billboards outside ebbing missouri, Shape of water, Dunkerque, Get out, Darkest hour and Lady Bird are the favorites for the award and although I would like them to award in the category more important to Three billboards, it is very possible that exactly the same thing happened last year and the prize will be taken by Lady Bird, last year the prize was taken by Moonlight although it was not the best, tomorrow the same can happen with Lady Bird.
There are other categories like, better sound, better song, better documentary, better short etc. It is not necessary to give opinions since they are categories that are forgotten the same night that the event takes place.
But you can let me know your predictions for tonight.
