The day is finally here! The announcement we’ve all been waiting for… the Oscar nominees! What films made the cut for Best Picture? Who is in the Best Actor race? And what about Best Director? Were there any snubs? (Spoiler alert: there were some major ones!) Let’s take a look at the nominees to find out!
Best Picture
Black Panther
BlackKklansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
Vice
A Star is Born
Snubs: First Man, Eighth Grade
Surprises: This is essentially the same list of nominees that’s been circulating around every award show this season, so it’s not a shocking line up for Best Picture. The biggest surprise is that If Beale Street Could Talk didn’t make it on the list. I think this year is a bit more exciting than last year because of heavyweights like A Star is Born and The Favourite, but there are still some weak links weighing the category down.
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
Christian Bale, Vice
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
Snubs: What does Ryan Gosling have to do? TELL ME WHAT THE FIRST MAN HAS TO DO? He walked on the moon. Was that not good enough? Were you not entertained, Academy? Other notable snubs include John David Washington for BlackKklansman and Ethan Hawke for First Reformed.
Surprises: Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate.
Best Actress
Glenn Close, The Wife
Lady Gaga, A Star is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Snubs: Natalie Portman, Vox Lux. Carey Mulligan, Wildlife. Charlize Theron, Tully.
Surprises: Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Best Supporting Actor
Adam Driver, BlackKklansman
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Elliott, A Star is Born
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Snubs: Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy. First, they snub the man. Then, they snub the boy! How in the world do you not nominate Timothée Chalamet in this category? What happens when you watch the diner scene in that movie and think “No, he doesn’t deserve a nomination.” His work in Beautiful Boy is astounding acting. To think the Academy doesn’t recognize that is just pathetic.
Surprises: Sam Rockwell, Vice
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams: Vice
Emma Stone: The Favourite
Marina de Tavira: Roma
Rachel Weisz: The Favourite
Regina King: If Beale Street Could Talk
Snubs: Claire Foy, First Man
Surprises: Marina de Tavira, Roma
Best Director
Adam McKay, Vice
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War
Spike Lee, BlackKklansman
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Snubs: A CINEMATIC CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED. Bradley Cooper isn’t nominated for Best Director for his directorial efforts in A Star is Born. Yet, Adam McKay is nominated for Vice. Someone tell me how that works. Adam McKay’s direction is the worst part of Vice. Bradley Cooper put his heart and soul into A Star is Born, but the Academy just doesn’t care. They said, go ahead and let chaos reign.
Surprises: Pawel Pawilkowski
Best Original Screenplay
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
Vice
Snubs: Eighth Grade
Surprises: First Reformed
Best Adapted Screenplay
A Star is Born
BlackKklansman
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Cinematography
A Star is Born
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
Snubs: First Man, If Beale Street Could Talk, Wildlife
Surprises: Never Look Away
Best Documentary
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG
Snubs: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? How can the Academy so blatantly rip off this phenomenal documentary on Mr. Rodgers? Did they even watch it?
Surprises: Of Fathers and Sons
Best Documentary Short Subject
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence
Best Live Action Short Film
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
Best Foreign Film
Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
Best Animated Film
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Animated Short Film
Animal Behavior
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
Best Production Design
Black Panther
First Man
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
Best Costume Design
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
Best Makeup and Hair
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Best Film Editing
BlackKklansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Green Book
The Favourite
Vice
Best Sound Editing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Quiet Place
Roma
Best Sound Mixing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star is Born
Best Original Score
BlackKklansman, Terrence Blanchard
Black Panther, Ludwig Goransson
If Beale Street Could Talk, Nicholas Britell
Isle of Dogs, Alexander Desplat
Mary Poppins Returns, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Best Original Song
All the Stars, Black Panther (written by Kendrick Lamar and SZA)
I’ll Fight, RBG (written by Jennifer Hudson and Dianne Warren)
The Place Where Lost Things Go, Mary Poppins Returns (written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman)
Shallow, A Star is Born (written by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt, and Benjamin Rice)
When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (written by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch)
That concludes this year’s list of nominees.
In total, The Favourite and Roma lead with 10 nominations each. A Star is Born and Vice follow closely behind with 8 nominations. What do you think of this year’s nominees? Did your favorites get nominated or left in the cold? The Oscars air February 24th on ABC!