Oscar nominations will be announced on Tuesday morning (January 23). As with most years my ballot form got lost in the mail. So just for you, here are my personal picks for each category if I had a say. Tune in in a few days along with me to see if the esteemed Academy agrees.
Best Picture: Mudbound
Best Actor: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Best Actress: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Supporting Actor: Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Best Supporting Actress: Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
Best Animated Feature: Coco
Best Cinematography: Blade Runner: 2049
Best Costume Design: Call Me by Your Name
Best Director: Dee Rees, Mudbound
Best Documentary Feature: Last Men in Aleppo
Best Film Editing: Baby Driver
Best Foreign Language Film: Mary and the Witch's Flower
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Darkest Hour
Best Original Score: Mudbound
Best Original Song: "Remember Me", Coco
Best Production Design: The Shape of Water
Best Sound Editing: Wind River
Best Sound Mixing: Baby Driver
Best Visual Effects: Blade Runner: 2049
Best Adapted Screenplay: Call Me by Your Name
Best Original Screenplay: Lady Bird