10 Early Predictions For 2018's Best Picture Oscar Nominees

4. Battle Of The Sexes

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Fox Searchlight Pictures

Why It Will Be Nominated: For one, it's based on the famous 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, secondly it's directed by the filmmaking duo behind Best Picture nominee Little Miss Sunshine, and thirdly, it was written by Simon Beaufoy, who has scripted three Best Picture nominees in the past, including an eventual winner in Slumdog Millionaire.

Plus, who doesn't love Emma Stone and Steve Carell? This looks like it's going to be charming as Hell.

Why It Might Not: The Academy might view it as too light and "insignificant" compared to some of the deeper and darker movies on the slate this year, or perhaps it merely settles for being a decent, fun film and nothing more.

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