2018 Oscars: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December Part 2) – Laurie Metcalf is #1 for the first time
The Top 5 may be the same but we have a new #1. Just as in Best Actress, Lady Bird is flying high on the charts and Laurie Metcalf unseats Allison Janney (I, Tonya) for the first time. Metcalf has 16 critics’ awards win so far to Janney’s four. They both have Golden Globe, SAG and Critics’ Choice nominations and it will be interesting to see where things fall once the pre-Oscar televised awards land next month.
Holly Hunter (The Big Sick), Mary J. Blige (Mudbound) and Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water) stay in the top 5 (but only Blige earned GG, SAG, Critics’ Choice) but Hong Chau (Downsizing) and Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) are making their play. Chau has received GG, SAG and Critics’ Choice noms and Haddish has earned two critics’ awards, including NYFCC.
Catherine Keener (Get Out) moves up a bit and Bria Vinaite (The Florida Project) pops back in the lower half of the chart.
2018 Oscar Predictions (December Part 2): BEST PICTURE | BEST DIRECTOR | BEST ACTOR | BEST ACTRESS | SUPPORTING ACTOR
Here are the 2018 Oscar predictions for Best Supporting Actress for the 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.
Green – moves up from last month
Red – moves down from last month
Blue – debut/new entry
Orange – re-entry
| SUPPORTING ACTRESS | ERIK ANDERSON |
BRYAN BONAFEDE | GREG HOWARD | EVAN KOST |
JASON OSIASON | KENNETH POLISHCHUK |
DENIZCAN SÜRÜCÜ | RICHARD ANTHONY |
ŞÜKRÜ SÖĞÜT | MATT DINN | TOTAL POINTS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 96 |
| 2 | Allison Janney – I, Tonya | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 94 |
| 3 | Holly Hunter – The Big Sick | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 79 |
| 4 | Mary J. Blige – Mudbound | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 62 |
| 5 | Octavia Spencer – The Shape of Water | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 61 |
| 6 | Hong Chau – Downsizing | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 48 |
| 7 | Lesley Manville – Phantom Thread | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| 8 | Tiffany Haddish – Girls Trip | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | |
| 9 | Catherine Keener – Get Out | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 10 | Tatiana Maslany – Stronger | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 11 | Melissa Leo – Novitiate | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |||||||
| 12 | Bria Vinaite – The Florida Project | 9 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||
| 13 | Kristin Scott Thomas – Darkest Hour | 9 | 2 | |||||||||
| 14 | Julia Roberts – Wonder | 10 | 1 |
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