- Thoughts on filmmaking
Oscars prediction 2018
By - Richard - 28th February 2018
The Swift Films Oscars prediction has become an annual event.
Last year, we were spectacularly wrong in predicting that La La Land was going to win the most Oscars of all time. It didn’t even win Best Picture (although for a brief moment it appeared like it had)…
This year, we’re feeling more confident with our 2018 predictions. Here we go:
BEST PICTURE
The Shape of Water
BEST DIRECTOR
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
BEST ACTOR
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
BEST ACTRESS
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Jordan Peele, Get Out
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
James Ivory, Call me by your name
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Coco
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Square
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Phantom Thread
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
This is Me, from The Greatest Showman
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Faces Places
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Heroin(e)
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Darkest Hour
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Shape of Water
BEST FILM EDITING
Baby Driver
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049
BEST SOUND EDITING
Dunkirk
BEST SOUND MIXING
Dunkirk
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
War for the Planet of the Apes
BEST SHORT FILM – ANIMATED
Dear Basketball
BEST SHORT FILM – LIVE ACTION
The Silent Child
About the Author
Richard Nicholls - Managing Director
Before launching Swift Films, Richard worked as a broadcast TV director and editor, working on programmes for the BBC, ITV and Sky.
A multi-skilled and technically-minded filmmaker, Richard is equally at home coming up with creative concepts as he is on location filming or pulling footage together in the edit suite.
Richard is a member of Independent Producers Scotland and has a love of cats, football, chocolate and Film Noir (in that order).