2018 Oscar Predictions: ALL BELOW THE LINE CATEGORIES (December Part 2)
Now that we have shortlists and finalists in multiple categories, here are the official 2018 Oscar Predictions in Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Score, Original Song, Production and Costume Design, Sound Editing and Mixing, Visual Effects, Makeup & Hairstyling and Animated Feature for second half of December from the Gold Rush Gang. Keep an eye on all of the Gold Rush Gang’s 2018 Oscar predictions updated LIVE throughout the month.
2018 Oscar Predictions (December Part 2): BEST PICTURE | BEST DIRECTOR | BEST ACTOR | BEST ACTRESS | SUPPORTING ACTOR I SUPPORTING ACTRESS | THE SCREENPLAYS | FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Green – moves up from last month
Red – moves down from last month
Blue – debut/new entry
Orange – re-entry
| CINEMATOGRAPHY | ERIK ANDERSON |
BRYAN BONAFEDE | GREG HOWARD | EVAN KOST |
JASON OSIASON | KENNETH POLISHCHUK |
DENIZCAN SÜRÜCÜ | RICHARD ANTHONY |
ŞÜKRÜ SÖĞÜT | MATT DINN | TOTAL POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunkirk | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 96 |
| 2 | Blade Runner 2049 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 93 |
| 3 | The Shape of Water | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 80 |
| 4 | Darkest Hour | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 71 |
| 5 | Call Me By Your Name | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 53 |
| 6 | The Florida Project | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 41 |
| 6 | The Post | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | ||
| 8 | Wonder Wheel | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | ||||
| 8 | Mudbound | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | |||||
| 10 | Wonderstruck | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 10 | The Lost City of Z | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 12 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
OTHER CONTENDERS
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
| FILM EDITING | ERIK ANDERSON |
BRYAN BONAFEDE | GREG HOWARD | EVAN KOST |
JASON OSIASON | KENNETH POLISHCHUK |
DENIZCAN SÜRÜCÜ | RICHARD ANTHONY |
ŞÜKRÜ SÖĞÜT | MATT DINN | TOTAL POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunkirk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | Get Out | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 84 |
| 3 | The Shape of Water | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 76 |
| 4 | The Post | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 64 |
| 5 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 51 |
| 6 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 37 | |
| 7 | Blade Runner 2049 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Call Me By Your Name | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | |
| 9 | I, Tonya | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 34 | |
| 10 | Baby Driver | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 15 | ||||||
| 11 | The Florida Project | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 12 | Lady Bird | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
| 13 | Darkest Hour | 10 | 9 | 3 |
OTHER CONTENDERS
All the Money in the World
Detroit
Downsizing
The Greatest Showman
Phantom Thread
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