Arts & Entertainment
Oscars 2018 Predictions: Best Picture, Best Director And More
Will "Lady Bird" be up for several nominations? Will Meryl Streep be able to break her winning streak this year? Here's our take.

On Jan. 23 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will unveil its nominations for the 90th annual Academy Awards, otherwise known as the 2018 Oscars. And, as always, we are dying to find out which actors, actresses, directors and films are up for awards this year.
Will Meryl Streep earn her 21st Oscar nod, breaking her own record for most acting nominations? Will there be big surprises and snubs in any of the major categories? There's only one way to find out: mark your calendars and set your reminders to watch the Oscar nominees announcement, which will be live-streamed here at 5:22 a.m. PST/8:22 a.m. EST.
In the meantime, we've pulled together a list of our predictions for nominees in all the major categories, including Best Picture, Best Director and more. Check them out below:
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BEST PICTURE

- โThe Big Sickโ
- โCall Me by Your Nameโ
- โDarkest Hourโ
- โDunkirkโ
- โThe Florida Projectโ
- โGet Outโ
- โLady Birdโ
- โThe Postโ
- โThe Shape of Waterโ
- โThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouriโ
Wild Cards: โMudbound,โ โI,Tonyaโ
BEST DIRECTOR

- Christopher Nolan (โDunkirkโ)
- Sean Baker (โThe Florida Projectโ)
- Greta Gerwig (โLady Birdโ)
- Guillermo del Toro (โThe Shape of Waterโ)
- Martin McDonagh (โThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouriโ)
Wild cards: Jordan Peele (โGet Outโ), Luca Guadagnino (โCall Me by Your Nameโ), Steven Spielberg (โThe Postโ)
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BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

- Timothรฉe Chalamet (โCall Me by Your Nameโ)
- Daniel Day-Lewis (โPhantom Threadโ)
- James Franco (โThe Disaster Artistโ)
- Daniel Kaluuya (โGet Outโ)
- Gary Oldman (โDarkest Hourโ)
Wild Cards: Denzel Washington (โRoman J. Israel, Esq.โ)
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

- Sally Hawkins (โThe Shape of Waterโ)
- Frances McDormand (โThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouriโ)
- Margot Robbie (โI, Tonyaโ)
- Saoirse Ronan (โLady Birdโ)
- Meryl Streep (โThe Postโ)
Wild Cards: Judy Dench (โVictoria & Abdulโ), Jessica Chastain (โMollyโs Gameโ), Michelle Williams (โAll The Money In The Worldโ)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

- Willem Dafoe (โThe Florida Projectโ)
- Woody Harrelson (โThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouriโ)
- Richard Jenkins (โThe Shape of Waterโ)
- Christopher Plummer (โAll the Money in the Worldโ)
- Sam Rockwell (โThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouriโ)
Wild Cards: Armie Hammer (โCall Me by Your Nameโ), Michael Stulhburg (โCall Me by Your Nameโ)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

- Mary J. Blige (โMudboundโ)
- Hong Chau (โDownsizingโ)
- Holly Hunter (โThe Big Sickโ)
- Allison Janney (โI, Tonyaโ)
- Laurie Metcalf (โLady Birdโ)
Wild Cards: Octavia Spencer (โThe Shape of Waterโ), Kristin Scott Thomas (โDarkest Hourโ), Lesley Manville (โPhantom Threadโ)
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Top Photo: Sally Hawkins in "The Shape Of Water" (FOX)
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