13 Awesome 2018 Movies That Deserve Best Picture (But Won't Get Nominated)
3. Hereditary
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89% (8.2/10)
Why It Deserves Best Picture: Ari Aster delivers one of the most bracing and impressive directorial debuts in years with this nerve-wracking and intensely upsetting horror film.
Toni Collette gives an Oscar-worthy performance for the ages as a grieving mother struggling to protect her family from supernatural forces, in a near-perfect blend of slow-burn deliberation, grounded character drama and delirious rollercoaster ride finale.
Taking familiar elements and making them feel invigoratingly fresh, Hereditary is a stone-cold horror masterpiece.
Why It Won't Get Nominated: Horror is always a bit of a tough sell with the Academy but it's not a totally lost cause either. However, Hereditary's "D+" CinemaScore is perfect proof of how divisive it was among the general public, and Oscar voters likely won't fare much different.
At present Collette will be lucky to sneak a Best Actress nomination, while the rest of the movie sadly doesn't have a hope in hell of landing anything.