Report Card---Rothman's Oscar Picks, Part 6. Best Picture.

I will be making my annual picks for the films I deem to be Oscar worthy ---based on the nominated films.  Otherwise, I'd be voting for "Mudbound" for just about everything.

These are all personal choices---not based on who I think will win, but rather who I'd vote for, based

on what I've seen.

Here are the categories that I will cover.

Best Picture:

“Call Me by Your Name”
“Darkest Hour”

“Dunkirk”

“Get Out”
“Lady Bird”

“Phantom Thread”

“The Post”

“The Shape of Water”

“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Lead Actor:

Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”

Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”

Lead Actress:

Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Meryl Streep, “The Post”

Supporting Actor:

Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Woody Harrelson, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Supporting Actress:

Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”

Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”

Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”

Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”

Director:

“Dunkirk,” Christopher Nolan“

Get Out,” Jordan Peele
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig

“Phantom Thread,” Paul Thomas Anderson“

"The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro

I have not seen every entry, but neither have most voters.

I have probably seen more than most, and I will point out where the gaps are.

This is a no-brainer.
Did not see "Dunkirk".
"Get Out" was superbiy directed.
As was "Lady Bird"
"Phantom Thread" I snoozed through.
And "The Shape of Water" was easily the greatest directed, and written film I have seen in many years. Compared to the others, they ae all shleppers. And of course Guillermo del Toro gets my vote.  I haven't seen anything as much in years as with as much imagination, and as uplifting as
"The Shape of Water".  It is fabulous.and it gets my vote.

I'm going on a cruise to the Caribbean on Saturday, and you probably won't hear from me until we get back.
Hopefully I will have wonderful stories to regale you with.
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