Did anyone predict Kaluuya when Get Out first came out?

I was predicting him after watching the movie, 5th spot...then I started to count him out after April or something

Well the Oscars gotta keep making efforts to not appear racist so there is that

I always thought Get Out had a good shot at being nominated for BP, but I did not think of Kaluuya as a possible contender until about September when the field of possibilities was starting to thin out. I'm happy with his nomination, though, as he does an absolutely terrific job emotionally carrying the film and opening his character up so much on screen for the audience to empathize with what he's going through without coming across as over-the-top or like he was Oscar baiting. The sunken place scene, which has become easily the most memorable moment in the film and has the potential for full-on iconic status, would not work nearly as well with a lesser actor who couldn't properly balance the unease, the flood of unresolved emotions springing forth from the character, that blank expression of horror that has become the film's defining image, it's really great work.

Nobody was, at least not vocally. I was thinking Catherine Keener would have a shot, but for the most part, people weren't really registering it as a Top 5 contender until September-ish, and as the buzz kept climbing, I remember people thinking Kaluuya might be carried in by the love for the film if it were the one to beat for Best Picture. I myself thought that if he got in, it was a sign that it had actorly support, which was a major boon for its chances. But I rated him at sixth or seventh in line. I didn't register him as a comfortable threat for a nomination until he started scoring top critics' awards mentions, which made me realize that they were really digging him more than the other, arguably showier supporting roles.

Not for actor, but I did predict original screenplay nod.

No, I didn't. When Get Out first came out and I saw it in theaters, even though I said at the time that I knew this was a movie that was going to spread and become bigger through word of mouth, I wasn't thinking about Oscars. It didn't seem like their cup of tea.

I think its nominations are just a testament to the fact that the Academy could not ignore its pop culture impact. Was there any movie of 2017 that caused more talk, more references, and more memes? It sort of reminds me of a smaller-scale version of the Sixth Sense in 1999/2000 in a way- a thriller movie that grossed more but kind of had a similar pop culture impact, spread through word of mouth, and ended up earning Oscar nominations.