The Beard Blog Academy Awards Predictions
This is definitely a strong female year. Most of the great movies from this past season feature strong female performances and even a female director.
I have chosen my favorites from this past year and given out my own “awards”:
Beard Blog Outstanding Performance Awards:
Director:
- Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird
- Jordan Peele – Get Out
- Aaron Sorkin – Molly’s Game
Actress:
- Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water
- Margot Robbie – I, Tonya
- Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird
- Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird
- Octavia Spencer – The Shape of Water
- Jessica Chastain – Molly’s Game
Actor:
- Michael Shannon – The Shape of Water
- Tom Hanks – The Post
- Idris Elba – Molly’s Game
- Ansel Elgort – Baby Driver
90th Academy Awards:
Best Picture:
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Actor:
* Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour
Best Actress:
* Francis McDormand – Three Billboards…
Best Supporting Actor:
* Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards…
Best Supporting Actress:
* Allison Janney – I, Tonya
Best Director:
* Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Molly’s Game
Best Original Screenplay:
Three Billboards…
* = correct prediction