Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Oscar Nominations 2018: Who Was Honored? Who Was Snubbed?

It’s that time of year again.


The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the 2018 Oscar nominations this morning, and as always, there are a few surprises on the list of the honorees.



Unlike in years past, no clear frontrunner for Best Picture has emerged, though The Shape of Water leads the pack in terms of nominations with a whopping 13 noms.


Get Out joins the very short list of horror films that have earned a Best Picture nod, and the film’s director, Jordan Peele, is just the fifth black director to compete or the Oscar.


Greta Gerwig, whose work behind the camera for Lady Bird has earned universal critical praise, is just the fifth woman to receive a directing nom. 


Both Peele and Gerwig were controversially shut out of this year’s Golden Globe and BAFTA races.


Elsewhere on the list, Mary J. Blige made history as the first person nominated in both the Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song.



James Franco was not nominated for his acclaimed role in The Disaster Artist, a move that may have been at least partially prompted by the numerous allegations of sexual misconduct against the actor.


The film, once regarded as one of the year’s top contenders, received only one nomination, for Best Adapted Screenplay.


Due to the Winter Olympics, this year’s ceremony will take place on March 4, a bit later than usual.


The evening will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, who will have his work cut out for him following one of the most scandal-plagued years in Hollywood history.


Check out the list of nominees in all the major categories below:



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




Shape of Water


Best Director:


Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread


Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water


Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird


Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk


Jordan Peele, Get Out



Best 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



Best Actor:


Timothee 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.



Best Supporting Actress:


Mary J. Blige, Mudbound


Allison Janney, I, Tonya


Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread


Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird


Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water



Best 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



Best 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, Dee Rees & Virgil Williams



Best 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)



Best Original Song:


“Mighty River” (Mudbound)


“The Mystery of Love” (Call Me by Your Name)


“Remember Me” (Coco)


“Stand Up for Something” (Marshall)


“This Is Me” (The Greatest Showman)




oscar nods


Best 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)



Congrats and good luck to all of this year’s nominees!


We’ll have the latest on all the winners (and of course, our annual list of Oscar fashion hits and misses) on Hollywood’s biggest night!


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