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The sci-fi epic sequel “Blade Runner 2049” is favored for six Oscar nominations in a few weeks, per the combined predictions of Gold Derby’s Experts, Editors and Users. With so many branches expected to vote for the film, perhaps “Blade Runner 2049” is being underestimated in the top races.

The film is expected to compete in these categories Best Cinematography (Roger A. Deakins), Best Film Editing (Joe Walker), Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola), Best Sound Editing (Mark Mangini, Theo Green), Best Sound Mixing (Mac Ruth, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill) and Best Visual Effects (John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover, Gerd Nefzer).

2015’s “Carol” has been the only film to score six (or more) nominations and not Best Picture since the Oscars expanded that category in 2009. Out of 40 nominees for Best Film Editing in that time, the only ones that have not been Best Picture nominees have been 2011’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and 2015’s “The Force Awakens.” Best Cinematography nominations for films not nominated for Best Picture are commonplace, but “Blade Runner 2049” is predicted to win, which would make it the first such victor since 2006’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” when there were only five Best Picture nominees.

If the precursor awards are any indication, Gold Derby is underestimating “Blade Runner 2049” in more categories than just Best Picture. In addition to nominating it in the equivalent six categories for which Gold Derby is predicting Oscar nominations, the Critics’ Choice Awards also nominated the film for Best Costume Design (Renée April) and Best Score (Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer). At 40/1 odds, “Blade Runner 2049” is seventh in Gold Derby’s Best Score rankings. It has lowly 100/1 odds for Best Costume Design, despite Critics’ Choice nominating all five of the eventual Best Costume Design nominees last year.

The Chicago Film Critics Association, Indiana Film Journalists Association, Phoenix Film Critics Society and Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association each nominated “Blade Runner 2049” for Best Adapted Screenplay (Hampton Fancher, Michael Green), with the Utah Film Critics Association even giving it the win. The North Texas Film Critics Association, Seattle Film Critics and St. Louis Film Critics Association nominated “Blade Runner 2049” for Best Director (Denis Villeneuve). The Indiana Film Journalists Association, Phoenix Film Critics Society and Seattle Film Critics nominated “Blade Runner 2049” for Best Picture (Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin), with Hollywood Film Awards giving it a win in the equivalent category. Gold Derby gives the film 100/1 odds in Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Villeneuve was nominated for Best Director just last year for “Arrival,” which was nominated in five below-the-line categories — the same ones for which “Blade Runner 2049” is predicted, except Best Visual Effects. “Arrival” received eight total nominations, rounding out its tally with Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. “Arrival” tied for the second-most nominations last year, without significant support from the acting branch, which is the academy’s largest. “Blade Runner 2049” is not favored for any acting nominations, despite Ryan Gosling having been nominated in his campaigned Best Actor category for “La La Land” just last year. Like “Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049” is a science-fiction film with a score of 81 on Metacritic. Both grossed about $100 million domestically and over $200 million worldwide. Where “Blade Runner 2049” has distinguished itself is in audience reception. It received an A- grade from CinemaScore and has an 8.4 rating on IMDb, making it the 66th best-rated film on the website. “Arrival” received a B grade from CinemaScore and ranks outside the top 250 on IMDb, with an 8.0 rating.

Between the categories that Gold Derby is predicting nominations for “Blade Runner 2049,” as well as the others in which critics have cited it, “Blade Runner 2049” is competitive for 11 nominations. 1969’s “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” holds the record for most nominations — nine — without Best Picture.

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