The Oscar Nominations are In

The Oscars presented by The Academy Awards are scheduled for March 4th on ABC, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, his second time hosting this annual event. The nominations have just been announced, with a few surprises. The film “The Shape of Water” has received 13 nominations, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” earning nine nominations, and “Dunkirk” scoring seven nominations. Here are some of the biggest awards that’ll be handed out come March.

Best Picture
“Lady Bird”
“Phantom Thread”
“The Post”
“The Shape of Water”
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
“Call Me by Your Name”
“Darkest Hour”
“Dunkirk”
“Get Out”

Best Director
“Dunkirk,” Christopher Nolan
“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
“Phantom Thread,” Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Woody Harrelson, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”

Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”

Best Lead Actor
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”

Best Lead Actress
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Meryl Streep, “The Post”
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”

Best Animated Feature
“The Boss Baby,” Tom McGrath, Ramsey Ann Naito
“Loving Vincent,” Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Sean Bobbitt, Ivan Mactaggart, Hugh Welchman
“The Breadwinner,” Nora Twomey, Anthony Leo
“Coco,” Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson
“Ferdinand,” Carlos Saldanha

Best Documentary Feature
“Icarus,” Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan
“Last Men in Aleppo,” Feras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed, Soren Steen Jepersen
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,” Steve James, Mark Mitten, Julie Goldman
“Faces Places,” JR, Agnès Varda, Rosalie Varda
“Strong Island,” Yance Ford, Joslyn Barnes

Best Original Song

“Mighty River” from “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige
“Mystery of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name,” Sufjan Stevens
“This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
“Remember Me” from “Coco,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
“Stand Up for Something” from “Marshall,” Diane Warren, Common


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