The votes have been counted, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has officially unveiled its nominations for the 90th Academy Awards.
Needless to say, the Powers That Be have cherry-picked the crème de la crème of 2017, though there are one or two surprises (and glaring snubs!) to digest. Announced earlier this morning, the Academy rolled out pre-taped category introductions from a host of big-name guests, including Priyanka Chopra (Baywatch), Rosario Dawson (Daredevil), Gal Gadot (Justice League), Salma Hayek, Michelle Rodriguez, and Zoe Saldana (Avengers: Infinity War).
Unsurprisingly, The Shape of Water is leading the field, after Guillermo del Toro’s gothic fantasy scooped up 13 nominations – Best Picture included – and is now a hot favorite for some of the industry’s greatest accolades. WWII epic Dunkirk falls into second place with eight nominations, while Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri nabbed a total of seven. Greta Gerwig has become the fifth woman ever to be shortlisted for Best Director, while Jordan Peele was recognized for his immense debut, Get Out.
Conspicuous by its absence? Wonder Woman, as the Patty Jenkins-directed superhero flick was snubbed entirely. There is one silver lining, though – Logan received a nod for Best Adapted Screenplay, placing Scott Frank, James Mangold, Michael Green’s script alongside heavyweights in the vein of Call Me By Your Name and The Disaster Artist.
Without further ado, the nominations for the 90th Academy Awards are as follows:
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, MissouriActor in a Leading Role
Timothee Chalamet
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Kaluuya
Gary Oldman
Denzel WashingtonActor in a Supporting Role
Willem Dafoe
Woody Harrelson
Richard Jenkins
Christopher Plummer
Sam RockwellActress in a Leading Role
Sally Hawkins
Frances McDormand
Margot Robbie
Saoirse Ronan
Meryl Streep
The nominees continue below:
Actress in a Supporting Role
Mary J Blige
Allison Janney
Lesley Manville
Laurie Metcalf
Octavia SpencerAnimated Feature Film
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco
Ferdinand
Loving VincentDirecting
Dunkirk (Christopher Nolan)
Get Out (Jordan Peele)
Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig)
Phantom Thread (Paul Thomas Anderson)
The Shape of Water (Guillermo del Toro)Documentary Feature
Abacus
Faces, Places
Icarus
Last Man In Aleppo
Strong IslandDocumentary Short Subject
Edith and Eddie
Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405
Heron
Knife Skills
Traffic Stop
Blade Runner 2049 and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, arguably two of 2017’s best-looking releases, also performed strongly in the visual categories:
Foreign Language Film
A Fantastic Woman (Chile)
The Insult (Lebanon)
Loveless (Russia)
On Body And Soul
The SquareOriginal Song
Mighty River, Mudbound
Mystery of Love, Call Me By Your Name
Remember Me, Coco
Stand Up For Something, Marshall
This Is Me, The Greatest ShowmanAdapted Screenplay
Call Me By Your Name
The Disaster Artist
Logan
Molly’s Game
MudboundOriginal Screenplay
The Big Sick
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriCinematography
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Mudbound
The Shape of Water
Meanwhile, Dunkirk and Baby Driver scored a nomination for Film Editing, while Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast was recognized for its production design.
Costume Design
Beauty and the Beast
Darkest Hour
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Victoria & AbdulFilm Editing
Baby Driver
Dunkirk
I, Tonya
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMakeup and Hairstyling
Darkest Hour
Victoria & Abdul
WonderOriginal Score
Dunkrik
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriProduction Design
Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Finally, you’ll see that The Last Jedi has been shortlisted for the Best Visual Effects gong – ditto for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Kong: Skull Island.
Animated Short Film
Dear Basketball
Garden Party
Lou
Negative Space
Revolting RhymesLive Action Short Film
Dekalb Elementary
The Eleven O’Clock
My Nephew Emmett
Silent Child
Watu Wote (All Of Us)Sound Editing
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last JediSound Mixing
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last JediVisual 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 90th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 4th, when Jimmy Kimmel will be our host for the evening.