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| Promotional Material For The Oscars |
BY JALESSA CASTILLO
This year’s Oscar nominations have already begun to fuel
debates and discussions over which films, creators, and performers will win
big.
The Academy Awards’ long and distinguished history began in 1930
when the awards ceremony was first broadcast on radio, it would not be
televised until 1953. The ceremony, which is now broadcasted in over 200
countries, is used by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by their
members. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette,
called the "Academy Award of Merit", which is commonly known by its
nickname "Oscar".
This year “The Shape of Water” leads the pack with 13 nominations,
only one short of the record. The R-rated romantic fairytale is up for best
picture and best screenplay. As for the people involved; Guillermo Del Toro was nominated for Best Director, Sally Hawkins is up for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Octavia Spencer is up for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Richard Jenkins is up for Best Actor in a Supporting role. The movie is also nominated in a multitude of technical categories.
Some surprises this year include Christopher Nolan being nominated for Best Director, as this is his first nomination in the category.
Additionally, the Oscars made history with the nomination of
“Mudbound” cinematographer Rachel Morrison. She is the first woman to be
nominated in that category.
I am personally rooting for “The Post”, “The Shape of Water”,
and “Get Out”.
Jimmy Kimmel is set to host the ceremony March 4 on ABC.
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”
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”
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.”
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”
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”
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”
Best animated feature
film
“Coco”
“Loving Vincent”
“The Breadwinner”
“Ferdinand”
“Boss Baby”
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
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
Best foreign language
film
“Loveless”
“A Fantastic Woman”
“The Square”
“The Insult”
“On Body and Soul”
Best documentary
“Faces Places”
“Strong Island”
“Last Men in Aleppo”
“Icarus”
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”
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”
Best cinematography
“Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins
“The Shape of Water,” Dan Laustsen
“Dunkirk,” Hoyte Van Hoytema
“Mudbound,” Rachel Morrison
“Darkest Hour,” Bruno Delbonnel
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
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
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
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
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
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
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”
