Oscar watch 2018: 6 performances by lead actors that ought to be nominated

It’s fairly slim pickins in the movie lead actor category for 2017, at least compared to the bountiful selection of fine movie actress performances, assessed here.
Who are the Oscars speculators betting on? Probably my top two actor choices (though this week’s accusations against Franco may affect his nomination chances), along with Daniel Day-Lewis and Gary Oldman and any other British Acting Institution who didn’t 100 percent embarrass himself in some twee project. (Most