15 Early Predictions For 2018 Oscars

13. Best Actress: Jessica Chastain (Molly's Game)

Jessica Chastain arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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You know how to get nominated for an acting Oscar? Star in a film written by Aaron Sorkin. Though his screenplays don't have a fantastic history of actually winning actors Oscars, that could be all about to change in Molly's Game, as Sorkin will also be directing the movie himself in his feature debut.

Chastain will be playing "poker princess" Molly Bloom, and as her role in Zero Dark Thirty in particular proved, she's superb at playing strong, hard-willed women, so this should be a snug fit for her talents.

Chastain has been nominated twice before and has been chipping away at her craft diligently for quite some time now, so this could very well be the year where she's finally fully rewarded.

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