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The 2018 Oscar Nominations Are Here

Who will take home little gold men from Hollywood's biggest awards show?
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It’s the day you, movie fans everywhere and Meryl Streep’s Oscar shelf, have been waiting for.

“Girls Trip” star Tiffany Haddish ― yes, she got snubbed, and we’re still not over it ― and professional chameleon Andy Serkis announced the nominations for the 90th annual Academy Awards bright and early Tuesday morning. Special guests, including Salma Hayek, Priyanka Chopra, Rosario Dawson, Gal Gadot, Michelle Rodriguez, Molly Shannon, Rebel Wilson, Michelle Yeoh and Zoe Saldana, joined the pair in the pre-taped segment. 

“The Shape of Water” led the pack with an impressive haul of 13 nominations; the polarizing “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “Dunkirk” were not far behind. “Get Out,” the breakout thriller from director Jordan Peele, also picked up a few nods. And yes, Greta Gerwig did break through in the typically all-male category for Best Director (we might have Natalie Portman to thank for that).  

Will Frances McDormand get a new “doorstop” for her performance as a grieving mother? Can Netflix secure its first big win with “Mudbound” over the studios? Or should we just call the whole thing off and give all the awards to Meryl? 

Check out the list of nominees below: 

Best Picture

“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

“The Post”

“Call Me by Your Name”

“Darkest Hour”

“Dunkirk”

“Get Out”

“Lady Bird”

“Phantom Thread” 

“The Shape of Water”

 

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

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.”

 

Best Supporting Actress

Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”

Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”

Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”

Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird” 

Octavia Spencer, “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 Director

Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk” 

Jordan Peele, “Get Out”

Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird”

Paul Thomas Anderson, “Phantom Thread” 

Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”

 

Best Original Screenplay

“The Big Sick,” Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani

“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

 

Best Adapted Screenplay

“Call Me by Your Name,” James Ivory

“The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber

“Logan,” Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green

“Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin

“Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees

 

 Best Animated Feature

“The Boss Baby”

“The Breadwinner”

“Coco”

“Ferdinand”

“Loving Vincent”

 

Best Animated Short Film

“Dear Basketball”

“Garden Party”

“Lou”

“Negative Space”

“Revolting Rhymes”

 

Best Live Action Short Film

“DeKalb Elementary”

“The Eleven O’Clock”

“My Nephew Emmett”

“The Silent Child”

“Watu Wote/All of Us”

   

Best Documentary Feature

“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”

“Faces Places”

“Icarus”

“Last Men in Aleppo”

“Strong Island”


Best Documentary Short Subject

“Edith+Eddie”

“Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405”

“Heroin(e)”

“Kayayo: The Living Shopping Baskets”

“Knife Skills”

“Traffic Stop”

 

Best Foreign Language Film

“A Fantastic Woman” (Chile) 

“The Insult” (Lebanon) 

“Loveless” (Russia)

“On Body and Soul (Hungary)

“The Square” (Sweden) 

 

Best Cinematography

“Blade Runner 2049”

“Darkest Hour”

“Dunkirk”

“Mudbound”

“The Shape of Water”

 

Best Film Editing

“Baby Driver”

“Dunkirk”

“I, Tonya”

“The Shape of Water”

“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

 

Best Sound Editing

“Baby Driver”

“Blade Runner 2049”

“Dunkirk”

“The Shape of Water”

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”

 

Best Sound Mixing

“Baby Driver”

“Blade Runner 2049”

“Dunkirk”

“The Shape of Water”

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”

 

Best Production Design

“Beauty and the Beast”

“Blade Runner 2049”

“Darkest Hour”

“The Shape of Water”

“Dunkirk”

 

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

 

Best Original Song

“Mighty River” from “Mudbound”

“Mystery of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name”

“Remember Me” from “Coco”

“Stand Up for Something” from “Marshall”

“This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman”

  

Best Costume Design

“Beauty and the Beast”

“Darkest Hour”

“Phantom Thread”

“The Shape of Water”

“Victoria and Abdul”

 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

“Darkest Hour”

“Victoria & Abdul”

“Wonder”

   

Best 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”

 

The Academy Awards will air March 4 on ABC, with Jimmy Kimmel returning as host for a second consecutive year. 

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Before You Go

Best Actress Contenders in the 2018 Oscar Race
Salma Hayek, "Beatriz at Dinner"(01 of16)
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Hollywood has never known quite what to do with Salma Hayek, a nimble genre hopper without a distinct wheelhouse. "Frida," which netted her only Oscar nomination to date, feels like an anomaly on Hayek's résumé, if only because most of her arty movies haven't found much of a shelf life. Had the Sundance drama "Beatriz at Dinner" made an incision at the box office, it could have been her next Oscar bid. Playing an immigrant working as a holistic healer in California, her every expression bears the weight of a weary life spent serving those who hold society's power. (credit:Roadside Attractions)
Nicole Kidman, "The Beguiled"(02 of16)
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Nicole Kidman won an Emmy for "Big Little Lies" in September, and she has two movies ready for Oscar fodder: "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" and "The Beguiled." The former, an edgy art-house downer, will be a tough sit for the Academy's steak-and-potatoes bloc; the latter, on the other hand, bears the insignia of the admired Sofia Coppola. As the matriarch of an all-girls boarding school during the Civil War, Kidman is the movie's highlight. She's a four-time nominee, but this gig may not be showy enough to make voters' ballots, especially since "The Beguiled" opened in June, already a fleeting memory. (credit:Focus Features)
Gal Gadot, "Wonder Woman"(03 of16)
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Warner Bros. is plotting a campaign in hopes of anointing "Wonder Woman" the first superhero spectacle nominated for Best Picture. It's a losing battle, even for a box-office behemoth whose feminist values registered loudly amid a year of tumultuous political temperaments. But a Best Picture crack also gives Gal Gadot a portal into the Best Actress derby. Hosting "Saturday Night Live" wasn't the worst way to re-up her credentials. (credit:Warner Bros)
Jennifer Lawrence, "mother!"(04 of16)
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Paramount should have had a towering genre hit on its hands with "mother!," but audiences didn't flock as expected, despite Jennifer Lawrence's grade-A stature. Maybe it was the polarizing critical reception or the misleading marketing campaign that deterred moviegoers from experiencing this home-invasion thriller slash ecological parable on the big screen. That's no help to Lawrence, a four-time nominee who turned in her best performance since "Winter's Bone." (credit:Paramount Pictures)
Michelle Williams, "All the Money in the World"(05 of16)
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The assault allegations against Kevin Spacey seemed like a death knell for "All the Money in the World," in which Spacey had a supporting role. Sony withdrew the movie's closing-night premiere at the AFI Fest, where the year's final Oscar contenders are sometimes christened. But this week Ridley Scott made a move so bold it could vault his film back into the game: Over the next few weeks, he will reshoot Spacey's scenes, replacing the actor with Christopher Plummer, in hopes of maintaining the targeted Dec. 22 theatrical release. That unprecedented strategy could work in favor of Michelle Williams, who plays the mother of kidnapped aristocrat John Paul Getty III. (credit:Sony Pictures)
Daniela Vega, "A Fantastic Woman"(06 of16)
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If Daniela Vega is nominated, she will be the first openly transgender performer recognized in the Oscars' 90-year history. The buzz out of fall's film festivals indicated it's not impossible: She is simply stunning in "A Fantastic Woman," playing an opera singer grieving the death of her romantic partner. Will enough stodgy Academy voters see this Chilean movie, though? Doubtful. (credit:Sony Pictures Classics)
Annette Bening, "Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool"(07 of16)
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Narratives about who is "overdue" for awards are often convoluted, but if there's anyone the Academy owes, it's Annette Bening. She's lost all four of her nominations to date, and that doesn't even begin to tally the movies she should have been nominated for, including last year's "20th Century Women." Can "Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool," in which Bening plays mid-century actress Gloria Grahame, help to right Oscar's wrong? (credit:Sony Pictures Classics)
Emma Stone, "Battle of the Sexes"(08 of16)
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The last person to score consecutive Best Actress trophies was Katharine Hepburn, way back in 1968 and '69. Emma Stone won earlier this year for "La La Land," which dampens her odds for "Battle of the Sexes," in which she gracefully portrays tennis champ Billie Jean King. The movie hasn't seen the runaway box-office success needed to galvanize it beyond its pleasant-at-best reviews. At the Toronto Film Festival, where the movie screened in September, a publicist told me Stone isn't itching to mount another grueling awards crusade. It's possible she'll wrest support on name alone, though, given her incredible charm. (credit:Fox Searchlight)
Kate Winslet, "Wonder Wheel"(09 of16)
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Another year, another trivial Woody Allen movie. The prolific, scandal-ridden director has overseen Oscar-winning performances here and there -- most recently, Cate Blanchett in "Blue Jasmine" -- but most of his films drift by unnoticed. Academy favorite Kate Winslet is the bright spot in the dreary "Wonder Wheel," breathing life into Allen's overly theatrical script. But in the midst of the many sexual assault revelations rippling through the Hollywood seams, will voters want to sit through a Woody Allen joint? If not, Winslet's potential nomination could become his latest casualty. (credit:Amazon Studios)
Judi Dench, "Victoria & Abdul"(10 of16)
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Never underestimate the Judi Dench Effect. At 82, Dench has found unlikely box-office prosperity and ample Oscar nominations to show for it (seven in a short 19 years). "Victoria & Abdul," in which she portrays Queen Victoria in the years before her death, has collected $20 million domestically and counting. In today's Hollywood economy, that's a decent sum for a stately period piece. It could easily translate to Dench's eighth nod. Everyone loves a dame. (credit:Focus Features)
Margot Robbie, "I, Tonya"(11 of16)
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Margot Robbie couldn't muster enough buzz to become a first-rate candidate for her breakthrough turn in "The Wolf of Wall Street." The intervening years haven't inched her closer to that prestige, even as her star rises. And then along came "I, Tonya." Robbie plays Tonya Harding with a gusto so fiery you'll hardly recognize her. The role has already earned her a shout-out from the Gotham Awards, always the first nominations out the gate. Two hiccups: The darkly comedic biopic proved somewhat divisive at its Toronto Film Festival premiere, and it's the first movie that the new indie distributor Neon has framed for awards esteem. But playing someone as fascinating as Harding should aid Robbie's odds, especially if the film finds a wide audience when it hits theaters next month. (credit:NEON)
Saoirse Ronan, "Lady Bird"(12 of16)
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A nice coming-of-age story that doesn't strive to reinvent the wheel may not seem like the most obvious Oscar play, but the praise surrounding "Lady Bird" has been so unanimously fawning that A24 would be wise to thrust most of its awards zest in this movie's corner. At 13, Saoirse Ronan earned an Oscar nod for her first significant role ("Atonement"); at 21, she collected another for her swoony starring vehicle, "Brooklyn." If "Lady Bird" nets her third, she'll be one of the youngest women ever nominated for three Oscars. That delightful Irish lilt has a magical effect. (credit:A24)
Meryl Streep, "The Post"(13 of16)
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One of the only contenders that hasn't yet screened for press, "The Post" features Hollywood's holy trinity: Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. The latter plays Washington Post publisher Kay Graham, faced with the tough decision of whether to publish the classified documents that exposed the American government's deceptive Vietnam War strategies. Streep's year of advocacy, starting with her anti-Trump speech at January's Golden Globes and lingering through her anti-Weinstein statement, could help her slip ahead in the race. Not that she needs it. This would mark her 21st nomination. (credit:Fox)
Jessica Chastain, "Molly's Game"(14 of16)
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After consecutive nods for "The Help" and "Zero Dark Thirty," Jessica Chastain's Oscar-worthy performances have been repeatedly sidelined. "Molly's Game" bears some resemblance to her most recent awards contender, "Miss Sloane," except this time she has Aaron Sorkin's speedy dialogue for elevated liftoff. It's her meatiest role since "A Most Violent Year." (credit:STX Films)
Sally Hawkins, "The Shape of Water"(15 of16)
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Sally Hawkins has long been one of those venerated indie actresses awaiting her proper due. "The Shape of Water" could be her bargaining chip. Playing a mute 1960s janitor, Hawkins wears a lifetime of heartbreak on her face. Guillermo del Toro's movie has an old-fashioned sweep that will appeal to young and old Academy voters alike. They've always had a penchant for performances with physical afflictions: Patty Duke, John Mills and Holly Hunter all won for playing mute. (credit:Fox Searchlight)
Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"(16 of16)
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Don't expect to see Frances McDormand all over the typical press blitz as awards season continues; she famously resists most interviews. Do, however, expect her to remain the category's front-runner, proving she needs no added momentum to clinch industry favor. Her bravura turn as a fierce Midwesterner protesting the police's negligible investigation into her daughter's rape and murder assumes a timely layer amid Hollywood's ongoing sexual assault fallout. Most critics agree "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" is some McDormand's finest work. No one hurls expletives like Fran. (credit:Fox Searchlight)
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