(Way Too) Early Predictions for Next Year's Oscars

Best Picture

Silence
Hail, Caesar!
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Passengers
Birth of a Nation
The Light Between Oceans
Sully
The BFG

Best Director

Martin Scorcese, Silence
Nate Parker, The Birth of a Nation
Ang Lee, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Clint Eastwood, Sully
Steven Speilberg, The BFG
(if he really is undeniably good) Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge (really hoping he makes a comeback)

Best Actor

Michael Keaton, The Founder
Tom Hanks, Sully
Andrew Garfield, Silence
Don Cheadle, Miles Ahead
Woody Harrelson, LBJ
Alternate: Michael Shannon, Midnight Special; Will Smith, Collateral Beauty; Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain, The Zookeeper's Wife
Emma Thompson, Alone in Berlin
Rebecca Hall, Christine
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Alicia Vikander, The Light Between Oceans

Best Supporting Actor

Liam Neeson, Silence
Jude Law, Genius
Richard Jenkins, LBJ
Jack O'Connell, Money Monster
Daniel Bruhl, The Zookeeper's Wife/Brendan Gleeson, Alone in Berlin

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Jason Leigh, LBJ (if she doesn't win for The Hateful Eight this year, if she does then...)
Laura Dern, The Founder
Nicole Kidman, Genius
Julia Roberts, Money Monster
Aja Naomi King, The Birth of a Nation

Best Original Screenplay: The Birth of a Nation

Best Adapted Screenplay: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Best Editing: Hacksaw Ridge

Best Cinematography: Silence

Best Visual Effects: The BFG/The Jungle Book/The Legend of Tarzan/Any of the superhero films

Best Sound Editing: The Birth of a Nation

Best Sound Mixing: Silence (hehe)

Best Production Design: Hail, Caesar!

 

Best Costume Design: Silence (I think it's going to be the big film of the year)

Best Makeup/Hairstyling: LBJ

Best Original Score: Silence (it's Howard Shore, come on)

Best Original Song: Something from La La Land I expect.