Now these are the ones we have all been waiting for in what is a very strange Awards Season so far, it could well be a rather open race and it will certainly make for a very interesting night! With no clear favourite having had many different films take the awards so far at different events.
Best Picture
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice
Director
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Adam McKay, Vice
Actor in a Leading Role
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Actress in a Leading Role
Yalitza Arapicio, Roma
Glenn Close, The Wife
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Lady Gaga, A Star is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams, Vice
Marina de Tavira Roma,
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Adam Driver, BlackKlansman
Sam Elliott, A Star is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Animated Feature
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Adapted Screenplay
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star is Born
Original Screenplay
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
Vice
Cinematography
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star is Born
Film Editing
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Vice
Original Song
“All the Stars,” Black Panther (written by Kendrick Lamar, Al Shux, Sounwave, SZA, Anthony Tiffith; performed by Kendrick Lamar and SZA)
“I’ll Fight,” RBG (written by Diane Warren; performed by Jennifer Hudson)
“The Place Where Lost Things Go,” Mary Poppins Returns (written by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman; performed by Emily Blunt)
“Shallow” A Star is Born (written by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt; performed by Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga)
“When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings,” The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (written by Dave Rawlings, Gillian Welch; performed by Tim Blake Nelson, Willie Watson)
Foreign Language Film
Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
Makeup and Hairstyle
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
Documentary Short
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence.
Production Design
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
Sound Mixing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star is Born
Costume Design
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Mary Zophres)
Black Panther (Ruth E. Carter)
The Favourite (Sandy Powell)
Mary Poppins Returns (Sandy Powell)
Mary Queen of Scots (Alexandra Byrne)
Sound Editing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Quiet Place
Roma
Animated Short Film
Animal Behavior
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
Live Action Short
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
Original Score
Black Panther, Ludwig Goransson
BlacKkKlansman, Terence Blanchard
If Beale Street Could Talk, Nicholas Britell
Isle of Dogs, Alexandre Desplat
Mary Poppins Returns, Marc Shaiman
Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Academy Award ceremony takes place on February 24th 2019.
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Thanks for this post! What a pitiful list, no wonder I got away from film blogging for awhile. I feel sorry for “Burning”, but I guess all the menace and the unsettling atmosphere did not transport from a short story to the film. I felt nothing mysterious or unsettling about that film.
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Oh it really shows how poor of a year 2018 was for film. Plus I’ve seen nearly all the best picture noms as well, which doesn’t usually happen being in the UK.
I cannot believe they have rewarded such a mediocre film as Bohemian Rhapsody with a nomination!
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Completely agree. I don’t know what they were thinking with Bohemian Rhapsody.
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I mean I enjoyed it, but it’s nowwhere near quality for awards.
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Loved your tweet about people who were complaining that the Oscars like purposefully chose not to nominate a female in the Best Directors category.
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Oh it does my head in! I also know that if men said that they’d get attacked
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Yeah, I know what you mean.
What are your feelings on feminism, if you don’t mind my asking?
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I’m massively for it, I work in a male dominated environment so want to be seen as equal but without special treatment.
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That’s great, I can say I agree with that statement: seeking equality without special treatment!
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There were a few surprising nominations – and of course the snub for Bradley Cooper in the Best Director category, because he DID get a nomination by the Directors Guild – similar to what happened for Ben Affleck, but “Argo” went on to win Best Picture anyway so we will see…and “Roma” is the most over-rated film of the decade.
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I guess I will have to force myself to watch Roma … but I only have that and Vice to watch from the best picture nominees. Which is some kind of record!
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Well, sorry you will have to do it, and maybe I missed something, but I have a long record of watching and appreciating art film and films in other languages as well….this didn’t resonate at all!
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Bradley Cooper? Srlsy? Oh well, there are some interesting choices there. 😀
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Yeah I feel it’s a rather weak year!
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