With 9 decades of exceptional art, the Oscar comes again to gift the worlds best the recognition they deserve. Hard work, struggle, and pure dedication stood out for 90 years conquering every land and field they stepped into and now is the time of the year to thank and appreciate the ones who gave it there all to be on the grand stage they ever dreamed of. The Oscar nominations mark the road to up to that journey.
The Academy initially made the announcement that the nominations would be expected on 23rd January when they shared pictures from the shoot on their official Instagram post. The nominations were to be made by huge industry names such as Rosario Dawson, Rebel Willson, Priyanka Chopra, Michelle Yeoh, Jim Parsons and Michelle Rodriguez and the list goes on.
The nominations were pretty close to the ones expected after the golden globe wins. Expected names were classics such as Lady Bird, Get Out, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri. Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri scored seven nominations including Original Screenplay, Actress in a Leading Role and Best Picture. But a battle is set as Shape of water which bagged 13 nominations. Nolan’s masterpiece Dunkirk is no far away with 8 nominations chiefly in technical categories but also for best picture and director.
Racial thriller Get Out directed by Jordan Peele scored 4 nominations. Women outshone the event with names such as Greta Gerwig becoming the fifth woman director to score an Oscar nomination in the past 90 years. Her movie The Lady Bird also bagged 4 nominations.
The 90th Academy awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Not exactly an easy thing for a man to achieve two times in a row especially on this big a stage. Wonder what Matt Damon has up his sleeve this time as their bitter hilarious feud continues on. The show will take place on the 4th of March at Hollywood.
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES:
Best Picture
1-“Call Me by Your Name”
2-“Darkest Hour”
3-“Dunkirk”
4-“Get Out”
5-“Lady Bird”
6-“Phantom Thread”
7-“The Post”
8-“The Shape of Water”
9-“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Director
1-Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water
2-Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”
3-Paul Thomas Anderson, “Phantom Thread”
4-Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird”
5-Jordan Peele, “Get Out”
Best Actor
1-Timothée Chalamet “Call Me by Your Name”
2-Daniel Day-Lewis “Phantom Thread”
3-Daniel Kaluuya “Get Out”
4-Gary Oldman “Darkest Hour”
5-Denzel Washington “Roman J. Israel Esq.”
Best Actress
1-Sally Hawkins “The Shape of Water”
2-Frances McDormand “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
3-Margot Robbie “I, Tonya”
4-Saoirse Ronan “Lady Bird”
5-Meryl Streep “The Post”
Supporting Actor
1-Willem Dafoe “The Florida Project”
2-Woody Harrelson “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
3-Richard Jenkins “The Shape of Water”
4-Christopher Plummer “All the Money in the World”
5-Sam Rockwell “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Supporting Actress
1-Mary J. Blige “Mudbound”
2-Lesley Manville “Phantom Thread”
3-Octavia Spencer “The Shape of Water”
4-Allison Janney “I, Tonya”
5-Laurie Metcalf “Lady Bird”
Adapted Screenplay
- “Call Me by Your Name”
- “The Disaster Artist”
- “Logan”
- “Molly’s Game”
- “Mudbound”
Best Original Screenplay
- “The Big Sick”
- “Get Out”
- “Lady Bird”
- “The Shape of Water”
- “Three Billboards”
Animated Feature
1-“The Boss Baby”
2-“The Breadwinner”
3-“Coco”
4-“Ferdinand”
5-“Loving Vincent”
Foreign Language Film
1-“A Fantastic Woman”
2-“The Insult”
3-“Loveless”
4-“Of Body and Soul”
5-“The Square”
Best Documentary
1-“Abacus”
2-“Faces Places”
3-“Icarus”
4-“Last Ment in Aleppo”
5-“Strong Island”
Best Cinematography
- “Blade Runner 2049” Roger Deakins
- “Darkest Hour” Bruno Delbonnel
- “Dunkirk” Hoyte van Hoytema
- “Mudbound” Rachel Morrison
- “The Shape of Water” Dan Laustsen
Best Costume Design
- “Beauty and the Beast”
- “Darkest Hour”
- “Phantom Thread”
- “The Shape of Water”
- “Victoria and Abdul”
Film Editing
- “Baby Driver”
- “Dunkirk”
- “I, Tonya”
- “The Shape of Water”
- “Three Billboards”
Makeup and Hairstyling
- “Darkest Hour”
- “Victoria and Abdul”
- “Wonder”
Original Score
- “Dunkirk”
- “Phantom Thread”
- “The Shape of Water”
- “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
- “Three Billboards”
Original Song
- “Mighty River” Mudbound
- “Mystery of Love” Call Me by Your Name
- “Remember Me” Coco
- “Stand Up for Something” Marshall
- “This Is Me” The Greatest Showman
Production Design
- “Beauty and the Beast”
- “Blade Runner 2049”
- “Darkest Hour”
- “Dunkirk”
- “The Shape of Water”
Sound Editing
- “Baby Driver”
- “Blade Runner 2049”
- “Dunkirk”
- “The Shape of Water”
- “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
Sound Mixing
- “Baby Driver”
- “Blade Runner 2049”
- “Dunkirk”
- “The Shape of Water”
- “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
Visual Effects
- “Blade Runner 2049”
- “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
- “Kong Skull Island”
- “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
- “War for the Planet of the Apes”
Documentary (Short Subject)
- “Edith and Eddy”
- “Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405”
- “Heroine”
- “Traffic Stop”
- “Night Skills”
Short Film (Animated)
- “Garden Party”
- “Lou”
- “Negative Space”
- “Revolting Rhymes”
Short Film (Live Action)
- “DeKalb Elementary”
- “The Eleven O’Clock”
- “My Nephew Emmett”
- “The Silent Child”
- “Watu Wote/All of Us”
- “Dear Basketball”