(CNN) Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday.
The nominees include:
BEST PICTURE
"Call Me by Your Name"
"Darkest Hour"
"Dunkirk"
"Get Out"
"Lady Bird"
"Phantom Thread"
"The Post"
"The Shape of Water"
"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Sally Hawkins, "The Shape of Water"
Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Margot Robbie, "I, Tonya"
Saoirse Ronan, "Lady Bird"
Meryl Streep, "The Post"
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Timothée Chalamet, "Call Me By Your Name"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Phantom Thread"
Daniel Kaluuya, "Get Out"
Gary Oldman, "Darkest Hour"
Denzel Washington, "Roman J. Israel, Esq."
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mary J. Blige, "Mudbound"
Allison Janney, "I, Tonya"
Lesley Manville, "Phantom Thread"
Laurie Metcalf, "Lady Bird"
Octavia Spencer, "The Shape of Water"
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Willem Dafoe, "The Florida Project"
Woody Harrelson, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Richard Jenkins, "The Shape of Water"
Christopher Plummer, "All the Money in the World"
Sam Rockwell, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan, "Dunkirk"
Jordan Peele, "Get Out"
Greta Gerwig, "Lady Bird"
Paul Thomas Anderson "Phantom Thread"
Guillermo del Toro, "The Shape of Water"
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"A Fantastic Woman"
"The Insult"
"Loveless"
"On Body and Soul"
"The Square"
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
"Edith + Eddie"
"Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405"
"Heroin(e)"
"Knife Skills"
"Traffic Stop"
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Abacus: Small Enough to Jail"
"Faces Places"
"Icarus"
"Last Men in Aleppo"
"Strong Island"
ORIGINAL SONG
"Mighty River," "Mudbound"
"Mystery of Love," "Call Me by Your Name"
"Remember Me," "Coco"
"Stand Up For Something," "Marshall"
"This is Me," "Greatest Showman"
ORIGINAL SCORE
"Dunkirk"
"Phantom Thread"
"The Shape of Water"
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"The Boss Baby"
"The Breadwinner"
"Coco"
"Ferdinand"
"Loving Vincent"
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Call Me by Your Name"
"The Disaster Artist"
"Logan"
"Molly's Game"
"Mudbound"
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"The Big Sick"
"Get Out"
"Lady Bird"
"The Shape of Water"
"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
PRODUCTION DESIGN
"Beauty and the Beast"
"Blade Runner 2049"
"Darkest Hour"
"Dunkirk"
"The Shape of Water"
CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Blade Runner 2049"
"Darkest Hour"
"Dunkirk"
"Mudbound"
"The Shape of Water"
COSTUME DESIGN
"Beauty and the Beast"
"Darkest Hour"
"Phantom Thread"
"The Shape of Water"
"Victoria and Abdul"
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"
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
"Dear Basketball"
"Garden Party"
"Lou"
"Negative Space"
"Revolting Rhymes"
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
"DeKalb Elementary"
"The Eleven O'Clock"
"My Nephew Emmett"
"The Silent Child"
"Watu Wote/All of Us"
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"
FILM EDITING
"Baby Driver"
"Dunkirk"
"I, Tonya"
"The Shape of Water"
"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
"Darkest Hour"
"Victoria and Abdul"
"Wonder"
Another year, another batch of Oscars nominations, and for once the general consensus is that The Academy got it right.
At an eye-watering 5.22am PST in Los Angeles (1.22pm GMT) the 2018 nominees were announced by Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis live from the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
As expected, Guillermo del Toro's surreal yet touching romance The Shape of Water picked up the most nominations, landing a sizeable 13, with Christopher Nolan's war epic Dunkirk and Joe Wright's Churchill biopic Darkest Hour following, albeit quite far behind.
Luscious movies Call Me By Your Name and Phantom Thread also made the big categories, along with indie darlings Lady Bird and Get Out. Respective directors Jordan Peele and Greta Gerwig managed to earn Best Director nods for their directorial debuts, Gerwig becoming only the fifth woman to enter that category.
Blade Runner 2049 and Star Wars: The Last Jedi also snuck into the mix thanks to the Oscars involving a larger number of technical awards.
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Oscar nominations 2018: in pictures
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1/34 Best Picture Darkest Hour Rex Features
2/34 Best Picture Call Me by Your Name Sony Pictures Classics
3/34 Best Picture Dunkirk Warner Bros.
4/34 Best Picture Get Out Universal Pictures
5/34 Best Picture Lady Bird Moviestore/REX
6/34 Best Picture Phantom Thread Universal Pictures
7/34 Best Picture The Post Twentieth Century Fox
8/34 Best Picture The Shape of Water Twentieth Century Fox
9/34 Best Picture Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Twentieth Century Fox
10/34 Best Actress Sally Hawkins in 'The Shape of Water' Twentieth Century Fox
11/34 Best Actress Frances McDormand in 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'
12/34 Best Actress Margot Robbie in 'I, TONYA' Neon
13/34 Best Actress Saoirse Ronan as Lady Bird McPherson in 'Lady Bird' Moviestore/REX
14/34 Best Actress Meryl Streep in 'The Post' Twentieth Century Fox
15/34 Best Actor Timothee Chalamet as Elio in 'Call Me by Your Name' Sony Pictures Classics
16/34 Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis as Reynolds Woodcock in 'Phantom Thread' Annapurna Pictures/Kobal/REX
17/34 Best Actor Daniel Kaluuya as Chris Washington in 'Get Out' Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock
18/34 Best Actor Gary Oldman won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in 'Darkest Hour' Rex Features
19/34 Best Actor Denzel Washington as Roman J. Israel Esq. Columbia Pictures
20/34 Best Supporting Actress Mary J. Blige as Florence Jackson in 'Mudbound' Netflix
21/34 Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney as LaVona Golden in 'I, Tonya' Neon
22/34 Best Supporting Actress Lesley Manville as Cyril in 'Phantom Thread' Focus Features/Kobal/REX
23/34 Best Supporting Actress Laurie Metcalf as Marion McPherson in 'Lady Bird' Universal Pictures/Kobal/REX
24/34 Best Supporting Actress Sally Hawkins next to nominated Octavia Spencer in 'The Shape of Water' Twentieth Century Fox
25/34 Best Supporting Actor Sam Rockwell as Dixon in 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' Twentieth Century Fox
26/34 Best Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer as J. Paul Getty in 'All the Money in the World' Sony Pictures
27/34 Best Supporting Actor Willem Dafoe as Bobby in the 'The Florida Project' Rex Features
28/34 Best Supporting Actor Woody Harrelson as Willoughby in 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' Twentieth Century Fox
29/34 Best Supporting Actor Richard Jenkins as Giles in 'The Shape of Water' Twentieth Century Fox
30/34 Best Director Christopher Nolan on the set of 'Dunkirk' Warner Bros/Kobal/REX
31/34 Best Director Jordan Peele directed 'Get Out' AFP/Getty Images
32/34 Best Director Greta Gerwig directed 'Lady Bird' Getty Images for National Board of Review
33/34 Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson directed 'Phantom Thread' Getty Images for Vanity Fair
34/34 Best Director Guillermo del Torro on the set of 'The Shape of Water' Twentieth Century Fox
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Oscar nominations for the 90th annual awards were announced on Tuesday morning from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Academy President John Bailey was joined by Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis to reveal the nominees in 24 categories.
Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” continued its awards show streak, leading the pack with 13 nominations. Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” followed behind with nine nods and “Dunkirk” with eight. All three films earned best picture nominations. The rest of the category was rounded out by “Call Me By Your Name,” “Darkest Hour,” “Get Out,” “Phantom Thread,” “Lady Bird,” and “The Post.”
The Academy Awards — hosted by Jimmy Kimmel for the second time — will air live on ABC on March 4.
Here is the list of 2018 Oscar nominations:
Best Picture:
“Call Me by Your Name”
“Darkest Hour”
“Dunkirk”
“Get Out”
“Lady Bird”
“Phantom Thread”
“The Post”
“The Shape of Water”
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Lead Actor:
Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
Lead Actress:
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Meryl Streep, “The Post”
Supporting Actor:
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Woody Harrelson, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Supporting Actress:
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”
Director:
“Dunkirk,” Christopher Nolan
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
“Phantom Thread,” Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro
Animated Feature:
“The Boss Baby,” Tom McGrath, Ramsey Ann Naito
“The Breadwinner,” Nora Twomey, Anthony Leo
“Coco,” Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson
“Ferdinand,” Carlos Saldanha
“Loving Vincent,” Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Sean Bobbitt, Ivan Mactaggart, Hugh Welchman
Animated Short:
“Dear Basketball,” Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant
“Garden Party,” Victor Caire, Gabriel Grapperon
“Lou,” Dave Mullins, Dana Murray
“Negative Space,” Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata
“Revolting Rhymes,” Jakob Schuh, Jan Lachauer
Adapted Screenplay:
“Call Me by Your Name,” James Ivory
“The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
“Logan,” Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green
“Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin
“Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
Original Screenplay:
“The Big Sick,” Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh
Cinematography:
“Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins
“Darkest Hour,” Bruno Delbonnel
“Dunkirk,” Hoyte van Hoytema
“Mudbound,” Rachel Morrison
“The Shape of Water,” Dan Laustsen
Best Documentary Feature:
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,” Steve James, Mark Mitten, Julie Goldman
“Faces Places,” JR, Agnès Varda, Rosalie Varda
“Icarus,” Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan
“Last Men in Aleppo,” Feras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed, Soren Steen Jepersen
“Strong Island,” Yance Ford, Joslyn Barnes
Best Documentary Short Subject:
“Edith+Eddie,” Laura Checkoway, Thomas Lee Wright
“Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405,” Frank Stiefel
“Heroin(e),” Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Kerrin Sheldon
“Knife Skills,” Thomas Lennon
“Traffic Stop,” Kate Davis, David Heilbroner
Best Live Action Short Film:
“DeKalb Elementary,” Reed Van Dyk
“The Eleven O’Clock,” Derin Seale, Josh Lawson
“My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, Jr.
“The Silent Child,” Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton
“Watu Wote/All of Us,” Katja Benrath, Tobias Rosen
Best Foreign Language Film:
“A Fantastic Woman” (Chile)
“The Insult” (Lebanon)
“Loveless” (Russia)
“On Body and Soul (Hungary)
“The Square” (Sweden)
Film Editing:
“Baby Driver,” Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss
“Dunkirk,” Lee Smith
“I, Tonya,” Tatiana S. Riegel
“The Shape of Water,” Sidney Wolinsky
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Jon Gregory
Sound Editing:
“Baby Driver,” Julian Slater
“Blade Runner 2049,” Mark Mangini, Theo Green
“Dunkirk,” Alex Gibson, Richard King
“The Shape of Water,” Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Ren Klyce, Matthew Wood
Sound Mixing:
“Baby Driver,” Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin
“Blade Runner 2049,” Mac Ruth, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hephill
“Dunkirk,” Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo
“The Shape of Water,” Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Stuart Wilson, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick
Production Design:
“Beauty and the Beast,” Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer
“Blade Runner 2049,” Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola
“Darkest Hour,” Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
“Dunkirk,” Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
“The Shape of Water,” Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin, Shane Vieau
Original Score:
“Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer
“Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood
“The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell
Original Song:
“Mighty River” from “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige
“Mystery of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name,” Sufjan Stevens
“Remember Me” from “Coco,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
“Stand Up for Something” from “Marshall,” Diane Warren, Common
“This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
Makeup and Hair:
“Darkest Hour,” Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick
“Victoria and Abdul,” Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard
“Wonder,” Arjen Tuiten
Costume Design:
“Beauty and the Beast,” Jacqueline Durran
“Darkest Hour,” Jacqueline Durran
“Phantom Thread,” Mark Bridges
“The Shape of Water,” Luis Sequeira
“Victoria and Abdul,” Consolata Boyle
Visual Effects:
Clockwise from top left: “The Shape of Water,” “Lady Bird,” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “Call Me By Your Name.” (Kerry Hayes/Fox Searchlight Pictures/AP; Merie Wallace/A24/AP; Merrick Morton/Fox Searchlight Pictures/Sony Pictures Classics)
“The Shape of Water” dominated the nominations for the 90th Academy Awards on Tuesday morning, landing 13, one shy of the record. Guillermo del Toro’s grown-up fairy tale romance between a mute woman and a misunderstood aquatic monster is up for best picture, best director, best screenplay and acting awards for Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer and Richard Jenkins, in addition to a number of technical categories.
Not far behind was “Dunkirk,” Christopher Nolan’s war epic, which landed eight noms, including best picture, director (Nolan’s first for directing) and cinematography but no acting prizes.
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” has been gaining steam over the course of an awards season that has seen it win big prizes at the Golden Globes and the SAG Awards. That movie, about a woman who takes on the police after the murder of her daughter, is up for seven prizes, including best picture, lead actress for Frances McDormand and two supporting actor nominations, for Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson.
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The list of nominations for the 90th Academy Awards
Best picture
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
“The Post”
“The Shape of Water”
“Dunkirk”
“Lady Bird”
“Get Out”
“Call Me By Your Name”
“Phantom Thread”
“Darkest Hour”
Immediate reaction: Despite some controversy, “Three Billboards” is coming into the Oscars race with major momentum, after sweeping the SAG Awards and taking home the Golden Globe for best drama. But it has stiff competition from “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro’s fantastical romance, which is up for more awards.
Also notable: The nomination of Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” which isn’t your typical awards contender. The sleeper hit horror film was considered by some to be a genre movie, which may be how it ended up nominated as a comedy at the Golden Globes. This nomination is a testament to its impressive genre-bending and satirical brilliance.
Best actress in a leading role
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Meryl Streep, “The Post”
Immediate reaction: Like the best actor race, this competition seems pretty much locked with McDormand taking home the award for her role as an enraged mother trying to get to the bottom of her daughter’s brutal murder. On Sunday, McDormand won the SAG Award for her portrayal, just weeks after taking home the Golden Globe for best actress in a drama. If there’s a long-shot to beat her it’s Saoirse Ronan, who took home the equivalent prize for comedy.
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Best actor in a leading role
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
Timothee Chalamet, “Call Me By Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
Immediate reaction: We can call this race right now: Oldman’s portrayal of Winston Churchill — complete with major prosthetics and spot-on accent — is winning all the awards. Meanwhile, this is Day-Lewis’s last shot at an Oscar, supposedly. He has gone on record saying that “Phantom Thread” was his final film. This is his sixth nomination, and he’s won three. Meanwhile there was no love for James Franco in “The Disaster Artist,” despite the fact that he was a contender at just about every other awards show. Could this have something to do with the recent allegations of sexually exploitative behavior against him?
Best director
Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”
Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
Jordan Peele, “Get Out”
Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird”
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Phantom Thread”
Immediate reaction: Shortly after Natalie Portman poked fun at the all-male director lineup at the Golden Globes, the Oscars has responded with a much more diverse field. Gerwig is now the fifth woman to be nominated for best director, and Peele is the fifth black director. It may come as a shock that Nolan — the director of “Inception,” “Memento” and the “Dark Knight” trilogy — has never won an Oscar. Could this be his year, with his nomination for the war epic “Dunkirk”?
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Actress in a supporting role
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”
Immediate reaction: We can call this the battle of the moms, because the front-runners play searingly memorable mothers. This is Janney’s first Oscar nomination, and she’s the likely winner for portraying the brutal and vindictive mother of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in “I, Tonya.” But Metcalf certainly has a shot, as well, for her more nuanced role as the selectively compassionate matriarch in “Lady Bird.” Then there’s Mary J. Blige, who disappeared into her role in “Mudbound” as a wife and mother just trying to get by and keep her kids safe in the Jim Crow South.
Actor in a supporting role
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Woody Harrelson, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Immediate reaction: There isn’t a lot of drama with these acting categories. Rockwell has won the Golden Globe and the SAG Award for playing a racist rube of a police officer in “Three Billboards.” Given that, he’s widely thought to be the favorite. One of the big shockers of the morning was the fact that his co-star, Harrelson, is also up for a prize. It’s also notable that Plummer made the list. The Oscar winner is up for “All the Money in the World,” a movie he joined after it was already shot — the result of director Ridley Scott deciding to replace Kevin Spacey after the actor was accused of sexual assault.
Best animated feature film
“Coco”
“Loving Vincent”
“The Breadwinner”
“Ferdinand”
“Boss Baby”
Immediate reaction: “The Boss Baby” again!? The movie also made a surprise appearance on the Golden Globes animation list, proving what a subpar year this was for animated features. Still, the absence of “The Lego Batman Movie” seems like a snub. As always, Pixar occupies one of the nomination spots, alongside a couple more artsy picks. If this award is based purely on technical achievement, then the drama “Loving Vincent” should have a fighting chance. Each of the film’s 65,000 frames is an oil painting, created by a classically trained artist mimicking Vincent van Gogh’s work.
Best adapted screenplay
“Call Me By Your Name,” James Ivory
“Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
“Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin
“The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
“Logan,” Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green
Immediate reaction: “Molly’s Game” marked Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut. He wasn’t singled out in that category, but he appears here doing what he does best: writing. This is his third nomination, after having won once already for “The Social Network.” This is the lone nomination for “The Disaster Artist.” It will be vying against “Logan,” which is a bit of an outlier — it’s not often you see a superhero movie up for best screenplay. Although Rees didn’t make the cut for best director, she still got some love from the Academy for her impressive work adapting the screenplay from the novel by Hillary Jordan. Rees is the first black woman in 45 years — and second ever — to be nominated for a screenplay Oscar. The first was Suzanne de Passe for “Lady Sings the Blues” in 1973.
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Best original screenplay
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh
“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor
“The Big Sick,” Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani
Immediate reaction: There are a lot of familiar names on this list, as Peele, Gerwig and del Toro are all in the best director category as well. It’s a pleasant surprise to see the summer sleeper “The Big Sick” make the list after it was shut out during the Golden Globes. The romantic comedy is based on the real-life relationship of its husband-and-wife writing team.
Best foreign language film
“Loveless”
“A Fantastic Woman”
“The Square”
“The Insult”
“On Body and Soul”
Immediate reaction: “A Fantastic Woman” is getting the most buzz in this category. The Chilean film follows a transgender woman navigating the loss of her boyfriend. The big surprise here is the absence of Germany’s submission, “In the Fade,” which won the Golden Globe and made waves thanks to Diane Kruger’s powerhouse lead performance.
Best documentary
“Faces Places”
“Strong Island”
“Last Men in Aleppo”
“Icarus”
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”
Immediate reaction: It’s a shock that “Jane” didn’t make the cut. Brett Morgan’s film about primatologist Jane Goodall could have been the favorite to win. Its absence makes way for the French crowd-pleaser “Faces Places,” which follows the unlikely friendship of the 89-year-old director Agnes Varda and the young muralist JR during a road trip through rural France. Meanwhile, Netflix got a boost in this category thanks to nominations for “Strong Island” and “Icarus.” The streaming network was also behind the feature film “Mudbound,” which is up for four awards.
Best original song
“Remember Me,” “Coco”
“Mighty River,” “Mudbound”
“This Is Me,” “The Greatest Showman”
“Mystery of Love,” “Call Me By Your Name”
“Stand Up for Something,” “Marshall”
Immediate reaction: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have a shot at winning this award two years in a row. The pair, which recently won the Golden Globe for “This Is Me,” also won the Oscar last year for “City of Stars” from “La La Land.” The nomination for “Mighty River” means that Mary J. Blige will be up for an award in two categories. The Grammy winner co-wrote the song with Taura Stinson and Raphael Saadiq.
Best cinematography
“Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins
“The Shape of Water,” Dan Laustsen
“Dunkirk,” Hoyte Van Hoytema
“Mudbound,” Rachel Morrison
“Darkest Hour,” Bruno Delbonnel
Immediate reaction: There are two headlines in this category. The first is the fact that Morrison’s presence marks the first time a woman has been nominated for cinematography. The second is Deakins, who is up for his 14th Academy Award and has never won. Will this be his year? It’s certainly possible. His work on “Blade Runner” was stunning; plus it would be a long time coming.
Best production design
“The Shape of Water,” Paul D. Austerberry
“Blade Runner 2049,” Dennis Gassner
“Dunkirk,” Nathan Crowley
“Darkest Hour,” Sarah Greenwood
“Beauty and the Beast,” Sarah Greenwood
Immediate reaction: It’s hard to find much fault in this category where production designers created some memorable visual worlds. This is Austerberry’s first nomination, but he has a good shot for his work on “The Shape of Water,” recreating a midcentury America punctuated by fantastical elements. His big competition is from Gassner who has won once before, decades ago for “Bugsy,” and conjured up a stunning futuristic world with cities filled with fluorescent sensory overload alongside post-apocalyptic desertscapes.
Best film editing
“Dunkirk,” Lee Smith
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” John Gregory
“The Shape of Water,” Sidney Wolinsky
“Baby Driver,” Jonathan Amos and Paul Machliss
“I, Tonya,” Tatiana S. Riegel
Immediate reaction: This is a solid list, though it would have been nice to see “All the Money in the World” editor Claire Simpson in the mix. Her work may not have been as flashy as, say, Smith’s, but she managed to reedit all of the scenes with Kevin Spacey — who was replaced by Christopher Plummer — in just nine days.
Best original score
“The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat
“Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer
“Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams
Immediate reaction: There are a lot of usual suspects in this category, with nine-time nominee (and one-time winner) Desplat and 10-time nominee (and one-time winner) Zimmer, plus the legendary Williams of “Star Wars” fame. He’s already won five and could have easily been nominated for “The Post” as well. But this is the first nomination for longtime Paul Thomas Anderson collaborator Greenwood, who also happens to be a member of Radiohead.
Best visual effects
“War for the Planet of the Apes,” Joe Letteri, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon and Joel Whist
“Blade Runner 2049,” John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner and Dan Sudick
“Kong: Skull Island,” Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza and Mike Meinardus
Immediate reaction: This is the category where the Academy spreads the love to some of the less typical nominees. There’s simply no other place where “Kong: Skull Island” would have a shot, but the movie impressively conjured up a land where massive beasts, monsters and gorillas roam. Most likely, though, the winner here will be “War for the Planet of the Apes,” which featured motion-capture performances from Andy Serkis and Steve Zahn that were so expressive that they made the ape characters more sympathetic than the humans.
Best costume design
“Phantom Thread,” Mark Bridges
“Beauty and the Beast,” Jacqueline Durran
“The Shape of Water,” Luis Sequeira
“Darkest Hour,” Jacqueline Durran
“Victoria and Abdul,” Consolata Boyle
Immediate reaction: Of course “Phantom Thread” would make the list. The movie follows a fastidious fashion designer who dreams up gorgeously lush dresses. Still, it’s sad to see that Katharine Graham’s caftan in “The Post” didn’t get a mention.
Best makeup and hair styling
“Wonder,” Arjen Tuiten
“Darkest Hour,” Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick
“Victoria and Abdul,” Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard
Immediate reaction: Gary Oldman is known for being a chameleon; still it was no small task turning the svelte actor into a corpulent World War II-era Winston Churchill for “Darkest Hour.” You can see why that movie is shaping up to be the front-runner.
Best sound editing
“Baby Driver,” Julian Slater
“Dunkirk,” Richard King and Alex Gibson
“Blade Runner 2049,” Mark Mangini and Theo Green
“The Shape of Water,” Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Matthew Wood and Ren Klyce
Best sound mixing
“Dunkirk”
“The Shape of Water”
“Baby Driver”
“Blade Runner 2049”
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
Best documentary short subject
“Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405”
“Edith+Eddie”
“Knife Skills”
“Heroin(e)”
“Traffic Stop”
Best animated short film
“Lou”
“Dear Basketball”
“Negative Space”
“Garden Party”
“Revolting Rhymes”
Best live action short film
“My Nephew Emmett”
“DeKalb Elementary”
“The Silent Child”
“Watu Wote / All of Us”
“The Eleven O’Clock”
