The year has finished and Oscar season is one again upon us. Before the Academy has all the fun, CinemaBabel has compiled its own list of “nominees” and top picks recognizing the best performances in film this year. Check out the list below and comment with your own picks for 2018.
Best Actor
Christian Bale (Vice)
2. Daveed Diggs (Blindspotting)
3. Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born)
4. Steve Carrell (Beautiful Boy)
5. John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman)
Best Actress
Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
2. Joanna Kulig (Cold War)
3. Toni Collette (Hereditary)
4. Glenn Close (The Wife)
5. Melissa McCarthy (Could You Ever Forgive Me?)
Best Supporting Actor
Timothee Chalamet (Beautiful Boy)
2. Rafael Casal (Blindspotting)
3. Richard E. Grant (Could You Ever Forgive Me?)
4. Daniel Kaluuya (Widows)
5. Ben Foster (Leave No Trace)
Best Supporting Actress
Tilda Swinton (Suspiria)
2. Emma Stone (The Favourite)
3. Amy Adams (Vice)
4. Claire Foy (First Man)
5. Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place)
Best Director
Damien Chazelle (First Man)
2. Aneesh Chaganty (Searching)
3. Alfonso Cuarón (Roma)
4. Lynne Ramsey (You Were Never Really Here)
5. Carlos López Estrada (Blindspotting)
Best Original Score
Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk)
2. Jóhann Jóhannsson (Mandy)
3. Thom Yorke (Suspiria)
4. Justin Hurwitz (First Man)
5. Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther)
Best Original Song
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt – Shallow (A Star is Born)
2. Nicholas Britell – Agape (If Beale Street Could Talk)
3. Jóhann Jóhannsson, Randall Dunn – Mandy Love Theme (Mandy)
4. Thom Yorke – Suspirium (Suspiria)
5. Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Al Shuckburgh, Solána Rowe, Anthony Tiffith – All The Stars (Black Panther)
