10 Bold Oscar Predictions For 2017

By Brian Wilson / February 29, 2016

The immediate period after the Oscars is always a rather strange one. Film fans spend so much time debating and predicting who the various awards will go to that when the whole thing is over, audiences are left with nothing but the lengthy wait until next year.

So here we are once more: the 2016 Academy Awards have been and gone, but that doesn't mean the Oscar conversation needs to be over. A ton of 2017's big winners are likely just around the corner: if Mad Max taught us anything, it's that films released outside the much-vaunted €œOscar season€ have actually have a massive chance at making waves. As is endlessly suggested, 2016 will be a fantastic year for cinema, and while they're already going to be struggling with the agenda to be more diverse, it looks like the Academy face an almighty battle to pick through the best of the year. But even now there are signs that suggest which films are likely to draw their attention. From Martin Scorsese's next potential masterpiece to another historic Clint Eastwood win, here are ten bold Oscar predictions for 2017's ceremony.