The nominees for the 2018 Oscars were announced today – with quite a few surprises and even a notable snub or two.
In a broadcast entertainingly hosted by the hilarious Tiffany Haddish from Girls’ Trip (who had a few embarrassing pronunciation slip ups) and Gollum (aka Andy Serkis), these are the nominees for the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday, 4 March:
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
Surprises: Great to see a push for diversity with the inclusion of Jordan Peele’s Get Out, Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird and Call Me by Your Name.
Snubs: No love for Wonder Woman - one of the year’s most successful films - or for The Florida Project.
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
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.
Surprises: Very well deserved and again great to see diverse nominations with the nods for the fantastic actors Daniel Kaluuya and Denzel Washington.
Snub:Maybe it was to be expected after the allegations against him, but there’s no nomination for James Franco. Also a little surprising to see Tom Hanks left out.
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
Surprise: Christopher Plummer has done well to score a nomination after stepping in at the 11th hour to replace Kevin Spacey.
Snub: A shame that Call My By Your Name’s Michael Stuhlbarg is left out.
Supporting Actress:
- Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
- Allison Janney, I, Tonya
- Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
- Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
- Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Surprise:More diversity with noms for Mary J. Blige and Octavia Spencer - so there’ll be no repeat of the #OscarsSoWhite campaign.
Director:
- Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan
- Get Out, Jordan Peele
- Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig
- Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson
- The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro
Surprise: Great news for Peele and Gerwig, who has bagged a nomination unlike at the Golden Globes.
Snub: No room for The Post’s Stephen Spielberg - although he already has two.
Animated Feature:
- The Boss Baby
- The Breadwinner
- Coco
- Ferdinand
- Loving Vincent
Surprise:Boss Baby?!?!
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
Surprise: Bit of a wild card to throw in Logan - but we’re not complaining.
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 Documentary Feature:
- Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
- Faces Places
- Icarus
- Last Men in Aleppo
- Strong Island
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
Surprise: We’re particularly pleased to see Sufjan Stevens’ “Mystery of Love” recognised.
And here’s some of the best reaction to today’s Oscar news:
And you can check out all the new rules to avoid another La La Land-Moonlight mix-up here. This year’s ceremony will again be hosted by comedian and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
You can watch the whole nominations ceremony right here:
(Image: Rex)
