Oscars 2019: Predicting The 10 Best Popular Films Nominees
8. Mary Poppins Returns
Though it doesn't come out until December, expect this upcoming Mary Poppins sequel to sweep the Christmas box office and a few awards along the way.
It's an adaptation of an iconic IP, in the form of Disney's beloved Mary Poppins, and features an Academy-approved cast that certainly won't hurt its chances. Between red-hot newer stars like Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda anchoring the leads, classic stars like Dick Van Dyke and Angela Lansbury returning to the big screen in supporting roles, and the Academy's all-time favorite actress Meryl Streep being in it as well, it's practically guaranteed.
On top of all of this, the movie stands a strong chance of being genuinely great. Director Rob Marshall has certainly had his fair share of misses (Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides) but he's a multiple-time Tony and Oscar-nominated director who has been steeped in the creation and adaptations of classic musicals for decades.
So this should be an easy call for the Academy, get to honor a star-studded cast and crew full of folks they already love and nominate a film that is bound to be one of this winter's biggest hits in the process.