Welcome back, my award season fanatics! It is officially that time of year: when we get up at ungodly times on a weekday to see the announcement of the Golden Globe/SAG/Oscar nominations. The award season for the films of 2018 got off to a start with Thursday’s announcement of the Golden Globe nominations.
Vice
Vice, Adam McKay’s semi-true story about Dick Chaney and his relationship with George W. Bush, received at total of six nominations, the most of any film this year. It received nominations for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Christian Bale), Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Sam Rockwell), Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Amy Adams), Best Director (Adam McKay), and Best Screenplay (Adam McKay).
Green Book
Three films received five nominations apiece: A Star is Born, Green Book, and The Favourite. Each film was nominated in the Best Motion Picture category (Star as a Drama, and Green Book and The Favourite as Musical or Comedy). Each film also garnered multiple acting nominations: Bradly Cooper and Lady Gaga for A Star is Born, Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali for Green Book, and Olivia Coleman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Wietz for The Favourite.
Constance Wu in Crazy Rich Asians
While the Academy Awards have been plagued in the past few years with a lack of diversity in its nominees, the Golden Globes has not had those problems. This year, several films featuring mostly minority casts were nominated for Best Motion Picture and in several of the acting categories. The critically acclaimed superhero film Black Panther was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama. Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman picked up nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama (John David Washington). Barry Jenkins’s If Beale Street Could Talk also picked up a nomination for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Regina King). King was also nominated for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie for her work in Seven Seconds. Crazy Rich Asians was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Constance Wu is the first Asian actress to be nominated in the Best Actress Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy category in more than 40 years. If she takes home the prize, she will be the first Asian actress to do so.
So, what do you think of the nominations? Are you surprised/bemused/irrationally angry/indifferent about the nominations? Let us know on Twitter or Facebook.
The Golden Globes will be announced on January 6, 2019.
-Ariadne Ansbro
Full List Below:
Black Panther
Best Motion Picture – Drama “Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“A Star Is Born”
Glenn Close in The Wife
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Glenn Close (“The Wife”)
Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”)
Nicole Kidman (“Destroyer”)
Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”)
Rosamund Pike (“A Private War”)
Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”)
Willem Dafoe (“At Eternity’s Gate”)
Lucas Hedges (“Boy Erased”)
Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”)
John David Washington (“BlacKkKlansman”)
The Favourite
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy “Crazy Rich Asians”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Vice”
Emily Blunt in Mary Poppins Returns
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Emily Blunt (“Mary Poppins Returns”)
Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”)
Elsie Fisher (“Eighth Grade”)
Charlize Theron (“Tully”)
Constance Wu (“Crazy Rich Asians”)
Robert Redford in The Old Man & the Gun
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Christian Bale (“Vice”)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Mary Poppins Returns”)
Viggo Mortensen (“Green Book”)
Robert Redford (“The Old Man & the Gun”)
John C. Reilly (“Stan & Ollie”)
Regina King in If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture Amy Adams (“Vice”) Claire Foy (“First Man”) Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”)
Emma Stone (“The Favourite”)
Rachel Weisz (“The Favourite”)
Adam Driver in BlacKkKlansman
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture Mahershala Ali (“Green Book”)
Timothee Chalamet (“Beautiful Boy”)
Adam Driver (“BlacKkKlansman”)
Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”)
Sam Rockwell (“Vice”)
Isle of Dogs
Best Motion Picture – Animated “Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs”
“Mirai”
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
Roma
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language “Capernaum”
“Girl”
“Never Look Away”
“Roma”
“Shoplifters”
Spike Lee directing BlacKkKlansman
Best Director – Motion Picture Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”)
Alfonso Cuaron (“Roma”)
Peter Farrelly (“Green Book”)
Spike Lee (“BlacKkKlansman”)
Adam McKay (“Vice”)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Alfonso Cuaron (“Roma”)
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (“The Favourite”)
Barry Jenkins (“If Beale Street Could Talk”)
Adam McKay (“Vice”)
Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie (“Green Book”)
A Quiet Place
Best Original Score – Motion Picture Marco Beltrami (“A Quiet Place”)
Alexandre Desplat (“Isle of Dogs”)
Ludwig Göransson (“Black Panther”)
Justin Hurwitz (“First Man”)
Marc Shaiman (“Mary Poppins Returns”)
A Private War
Best Original Song – Motion Picture “All the Stars” (“Black Panther”)
“Girl in the Movies” (“Dumplin’”)
“Requiem For a Private War” (“A Private War”)
“Revelation’ (“Boy Erased”)
“Shallow” (“A Star Is Born”)
The Americans
Best Television Series – Drama “The Americans”
“Bodyguard”
“Homecoming”
“Killing Eve”
“Pose”
Sandra Oh in Killing Eve
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama Caitriona Balfe (“Outlander”)
Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”)
Julia Roberts (“Homecoming”)
Keri Russell (“The Americans”)
Richard Madden in Bodyguard
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama Jason Bateman (“Ozark”)
Stephan James (“Homecoming”)
Richard Madden (“Bodyguard”)
Billy Porter (“Pose”)
Matthew Rhys (“The Americans”)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy “Barry” (HBO)
“The Good Place” (NBC)
“Kidding” (Showtime)
“The Kominsky Method” (Netflix)
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)
Candace Bergan in Murphy Brown
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Kristen Bell (“The Good Place”)
Candice Bergen (“Murphy Brown”)
Alison Brie (“Glow”)
Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
Debra Messing (“Will & Grace”)
Michael Douglas in The Kominsky Method
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Sacha Baron Cohen (“Who Is America?”)
Jim Carrey (“Kidding”)
Michael Douglas (“The Kominsky Method”)
Donald Glover (“Atlanta”)
Bill Hader (“Barry”)
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television “The Alienist” (TNT)
“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (FX)
“Escape at Dannemora” (Showtime)
“Sharp Objects” (HBO)
“A Very English Scandal” (Amazon)
Connie Britton in Dirty John
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Amy Adams (“Sharp Objects”)
Patricia Arquette (“Escape at Dannemora”)
Connie Britton (“Dirty John”)
Laura Dern (“The Tale”)
Regina King (“Seven Seconds”)
Hugh Grant in A Very English Scandal
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Antonio Banderas (“Genius: Picasso”)
Daniel Bruhl (“The Alienist”)
Darren Criss (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”)
Benedict Cumberbatch (“Patrick Melrose”)
Hugh Grant (“A Very English Scandal”)
Patricia Clarkson in Sharp Objects
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
Patricia Clarkson (“Sharp Objects”)
Penelope Cruz (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”)
Thandie Newton (“Westworld”)
Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Henry Winkler in Barry
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Alan Arkin (“The Kominsky Method”)
Kieran Culkin (“Succession”)
Edgar Ramirez (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”)
Ben Whishaw (“A Very English Scandal”)
Henry Winkler (“Barry”)
Sam Rockwell, Frances McDormand, Allison Janney, and Gary Oldman
It went off without a hitch! This year, the Best Picture winner was Guillermo del Toro’s love story from the Black Lagoon, The Shape of Water. We’re sure. We checked the envelope. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were on hand again this year to present the big award as a do-over from last year’s infamous envelope gaffe. The Shape of Water was the big winner of the night, picking up four awards: Best Picture, Best Director (Guillermo del Toro), Best Original Score, and Best Production Design.
Frances McDormand calling the female nominees to rise
The awards were spread around evenly to the Best Picture nominees, with the exception of Lady Bird. Greta Gerwig’s coming of age story set in 2002 Sacramento was nominated for five Oscars, and it did not win any. The people of the Internet are displeased. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won awards for Sam Rockwell as Best Supporting Actor and Frances McDormand as Best Actress. McDormand gave a rousing speech asking all of the nominated females in all of the categories to stand up and be recognized. She then challenged the studio heads and production companies to set a meeting with these women to tell their stories.
Jordan Peele celebrating his Oscar win with presenter Nicole Kidman
Gary Oldman won his first Oscar for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. Oldman received a standing ovation from his peers as he walked to the stage to accept his award. As is customary, he thanked his wife, his children, and mentioned his mother who will be 99 later this year. One interesting note: Oldman was previously married to another of the night’s nominee’s, Phantom Thread’s Lesley Manville. Allison Janney picked up the award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in I, Tonya, and thanked her avian costar for his help on the film. Jordan Peele made history as the first African-American to win the award for Best Original Screenplay for his film Get Out. I will admit, I was hoping that he would accept the film by doing his President Obama impression. Overall, the big prizes of the night went to the frontrunners. The only surprises were that Icarus won for Best Documentary Feature and Blade Runner 2049 won the award for Best Cinematography.
Guillermo del Toro
The other big winner of the night was Mexican and South American culture. The Pixar animated film about Dia de los Muertos, Coco, won awards for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song (“Remember Me”). Mexican director Guillermo del Toro won the award for Best Director, as well. The phrase “Viva la Mexico” was uttered more times than in any other Oscar telecast. The winner of the Best Foreign Language Film was A Fantastic Woman from Chile, the first time Chile has won in this category and only its second nomination. This was Hollywood’s way of telling President Donald Trump where he could stick his wall.
Helen Mirren on a Jet Ski with costume designer Mark Bridges
Ultimately, the show was a bit of a dud. Jimmy Kimmel’s opening was bland and safe. The only thing slightly edgy he said was the Oscar was the perfect man because in a post-Harvey Weinstein Hollywood, a man who can keep his hands to himself and doesn’t have a penis is the best kind of man. Other than that, it was highly unmemorable. Throughout the show, things seemed to get progressively worse. He decided to take a field trip with a group if 10-15 A list stars to the movie theater across the street. The idea was to show the movie-going public the industry’s appreciation. Like last year’s tourists who walked into the Dolby Theater, the bit fell flat and lasted far too long. Kimmel also tried a bit where his 9 year-old self met the cast of Star Wars. It was the most awkward two minutes of the show. One ongoing gag that did work was the fact that Kimmel tried to get the night’s winners to keep their acceptance speeches short and sweet by telling them that the shortest speech would receive a Jet Ski. Helen Mirren even came out to be the Price is Right-esque model and show it off while it spun around on a platform. The winner of the Jet Ski, Mark Bridges, the costume designer of Phantom Thread with a speech that was 29 seconds long.
The best part of the show was seeing Oscar winners of the past present several of the awards. 1954’s Best Supporting Actress winner for On The Waterfront, Eva Marie Saint presented the award for Best Costume Design, 1961’s Best Supporting Actress winner for West Side Story, Rita Morano (wearing the same dress that she wore to the Oscars when she won in 1962) presented the award for Best Foreign Language Film, and 1978’s Best Supporting Actor winner for The Deer Hunter, Christopher Walken presented the award for Best Original Score. Due to allegations of sexual harassment, last year’s Best Actor winner, Casey Affleck declined the Academy’s invitation to present the award for Best Actress this year. Instead, the award for Best Actress was presented by two-time Best Actress winner for The Accused and Silence of the Lambs Jodie Foster and the Best Actress winner for Silver Liniings Playbook, Jennifer Lawrence. Not to be outdone, the Best Actor award was not presented by last year’s winner Emma Stone. It was instead presented by Hollywood royalty Jane Fonda (Best Actress winner for Klute and Coming Home) and Helen Mirren (Best Actress winner for The Queen). Stone was given the honor of presenting the award for Best Director.
That’s it; I officially declare the 2017/2018 Awards Season closed! What did you think of the show? Were you hoping for a surprise ending like last year’s best picture mess-up? Did you like Jimmy Kimmel? Weren’t Maya Rudolph and Tiffany Haddish the best part of the show? Let us know what you think! Leave us a comment below or contact us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
-Ariadne Ansbro
Full list of winners:
The cast and crew of The Shape of Water
BEST PICTURE Call Me By Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post WINNER: The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Gary Oldman
BEST ACTOR Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out WINNER: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
BEST ACTRESS Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water WINNER: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Meryl Streep, The Post
BEST DIRECTOR Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan Get Out, Jordan Peele Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson WINNER: The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro
Allison Janney
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Mary J. Blige, Mudbound WINNER: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World WINNER: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY The Big Sick, Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani WINNER: Get Out, Jordan Peele Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh
James Ivory wins for Call Me By Your Name
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WINNER: Call Me By Your Name, James Ivory The Disaster Artist, Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber Logan, Scott Frank, James Mangold, Michael Green Molly’s Game, Aaron Sorkin Mudbound, Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
PRODUCTION DESIGN Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049 Darkest Hour Dunkirk WINNER: The Shape of Water
CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: Blade Runner 2049 Darkest Hour Dunkirk Mudbound The Shape of Water
The visual effects team from Blade Runner 2049
VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER: Blade Runner 2049 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Kong: Skull Island Star Wars: The Last Jedi War for the Planet of the Apes
COSTUME DESIGN Beauty and the Beast
Darkest Hour WINNER: Phantom Thread The Shape of Water Victoria & Abdul
SOUND EDITING Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049 WINNER: Dunkirk The Shape of Water Star Wars: The Last Jedi
SOUND MIXING Baby Driver Blade Runner 2049 WINNER: Dunkirk The Shape of Water Star Wars: The Last Jedi
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
WINNER: Dear Basketball Garden Party Lou Negative Space Revolting Rhymes
LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM DeKalb Elementary The Eleven O’Clock My Nephew Emmett WINNER: The Silent Child Watu Wote/All of Us
Alexandre Desplat wins for The Shape of Water
ORIGINAL SCORE Dunkirk Phantom Thread WINNER: The Shape of Water Star Wars: The Last Jedi Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
FILM EDITING Baby Driver WINNER: Dunkirk I, Tonya The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
WINNER:Darkest Hour
Victoria & Abdul Wonder
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM WINNER: A Fantastic Woman, Chile The Insult, Lebanon Loveless, Russia On Body and Soul, Hungary The Square, Sweden
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT Edith and Eddie WINNER: Heaven Is A Traffic Jam on the 405 Heroin(e) Knife Skills Traffic Stop
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Abacus: Small Enough to Jail Faces Places WINNER: Icarus Last Man in Aleppo Strong Island
“Remember Me” from Coco
ORIGINAL SONG “Mighty River,” Mudbound
“Mystery of Love,” Call Me By Your Name WINNER: “Remember Me,” Coco
“Stand Up For Something,” Marshall
“This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM The Boss Baby The Breadwinner WINNER: Coco Ferdinand Loving Vincent
This weekend, the 90th Academy Awards will be held and Hollywood will bestow its highest honor to a deserving few. If you are going to an Oscar party and haven’t had time to see all of the nominated films, fear not, the MoviefiedNYC team has done all of the leg work for you. Managing Editors John David West and Myrna Duarte share their predictions along with Award Season Guru Ariadne Ansbro and Eddie Mouradian cinephile MoviefiefiedNYC contributor. Below are our picks for who will win and which of the nominees should win.
Call Me By Your Name, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, Get Out, Lady Bird, Phantom Thread, The Post, The Shape of Water, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Picture:
Call Me By Your Name, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, Get Out, Lady Bird, Phantom Thread, The Post, The Shape of Water, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Ari: Who will Win: This is really a toss-up. The Shape of Water and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri have collectively picked up all of the pre-Oscar awards, and split them almost evenly. I am going to say that ultimately, the fishman will steal the show and The Shape of Waterwill be the big winner. Who Should Win: The film that really impressed me the most this year was Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. This film could have been very depressing a la Rabbit Hole, but it wasn’t. It actually ended on a positive note, which was refreshing.
David: Who will Win: The Shape of Water. Who Should Win: The Shape of Water with a Dunkirk chaser! I would love to see a Dunkirk upset.
Eddie: Who will Win: Smart money is on Three Billboards because we live in a world where racists get a redemption arc or The Shape of Water because #FishmanSex (and it’s beautiful). But I’ve never been smart of had money so I’m calling for a Get Out upset. Who Should Win: It’s a great year for movies when the best Steven Spielberg film in years is basically given a consolation prize. Lady Bird and Call Me By Your Name spoke to the anguished teen inside me, but no movie–maybe ever–has made me think more than Get Out.
Myrna: Who will Win: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouriand I don’t understand why. Who Should Win: The Shape of Water, a beautiful haunting political fairytale,but wouldn’t it be great to have a real upset and have the un-nominated Florida Project win.
The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro, Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan, Get Out, Jordan Peele, Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig, Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Director:
Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan Get Out, Jordan Peele Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro
Ari: Who will Win: The Mexican and Spanish directors have been cleaning up in recent years. Welcome to their ranks, Guillermo del Toro. Who Should Win: I would really be happy if any of them would win. They all did a phenomenal job.
David: Who will Win and should win: Guillermo del Toro for the The Shape of Water. Would love to see Christopher Nolan,or Paul Thomas Anderson,or Jordan Peele win as well.
Eddie: Who will Win: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water has this locked up. And it’s well-deserved and about time. Who Should Win: Sorry folks, but Christopher Nolan‘s direction of the oddly forgotten Dunkirk was next level.
Myrna: Who will Win and Should Win: The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro, there are few directors that can take you into their dreams. The only upset I could live with is Jordan Peele for Get Out.
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour, Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread, Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name, Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out, Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq
Best Actor:
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Ari: Who will Win: This is Gary Oldman’s year. The only way he does not walk out of there with an Oscar is if Timothée Chalamet runs up on stage, steels it, and runs away. Who Should Win: While it may be passe, I really enjoyed Oldman’s performance in Darkest Hour. The film was very meh, but he elevated it and truly disappeared inside of Churchill.
David: Who will Win and should win: Gary Oldman in the Darkest Hour. It’s his to lose. If they’re running of time, Oscar telecast could just skip this category and have Emma Stone deliver the Oscar to his seat in the front row. Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name is a very close second.
Eddie: Who will Win: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour. I assume the space is already on his shelf. Who Should Win:Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Namewas revelatory and shouldn’t be denied his Oscar just because he’ll surely have other opportunities in the future.
Myrna: Who will Win and Should Win: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hourthough I am concerned with all the brouhaha about Phantom Thread being Day-Lewis’s last film that he could steal the award from Oldman.
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water, Margot Robbie, I, Tonya, Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird, Meryl Streep, The Post
Best Actress:
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Meryl Streep, The Post
Ari: Who will Win: Frances McDormand is about to become a two-time Academy Award winner. Who Should Win: I will probably be hanged for this, but Meryl Streep. Her portrayal of Katherine Graham was filled with so many layers. Her inner conflict and trepidation were palpable.
David: Who will Win: Frances McDormand Who Should Win: Margot Robbie, I, Tonya. Oh, and where is Annette Bening’s name on this list? She was a bit more deserving for her performance in Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool than a few of the other nominees this year–but I’m on team Robbie.
Eddie: Who will Win: Frances McDormand, Three Billboard Outside Ebbing, Missouri will deservedly join an elite group of double Best Actress winners. Who Should Win: I’m not mad that Franny is going to win her second Oscar, but Meryl Streep in The Postthough…
Myrna: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. I love Frances McDormand but I don’t think this is an award-winning role for her. Who Should Win: Margot Robbie in I, Tonya truly disappears into the role of Tonya Harding.
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, Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Best Supporting Actor:
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Ari: Who will Win: This is Sam Rockwell’s year. From the minute I saw Three Billboards, I knew that he would be the one to beat come Oscar season. Who Should Win: Sam Rockwell. I know that my fellow writers all think there were some writing flaws to his character, but I disagree. He was just great in a great role.
David: Who will and Should Win: Sam Rockwell, despite some script problems, Rockwell rises above the material and delivers a killer performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Eddie: Who will Win: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriWho Should Win: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri–it’ s not his fault his character has a weirdly problematic and completely unearned redemption arc.
Myrna: Who will Win: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Who Should Win: Willem Dafoe, The Florida Projecta film that deserved more nominations than it received.
Allison Janney, I, Tonya, Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird, Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread, Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water, Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Best Supporting Actress:
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Ari: Who will and should win: Allison Janney for her role as the tough as nails mother of figure skater Tonya Harding in I, Tonya. Janney’s film work has been as exceptional as her television work and it is about damn time she was recognized. The bird deserves an award, too.
David: Who will and should Win: Allison Janney, I, Tonya. She killed, she owned it, she rocked–give Janney the prize! HOWEVER, I would LOVE to see Lesley Manville win!
Eddie: Who will Win: Allison Janney, I, Tonya – great performance, even greater bird. Who Should Win: Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird gave my favorite performance of the year.
Myrna: Who will Win and Should Win: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Logan
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Call Me By Your Name, James Ivory The Disaster Artist, Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber Logan, Scott Frank, James Mangold, Michael Green Molly’s Game, Aaron Sorkin Mudbound, Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
Ari: Who will Win: James Ivory (of Merchant-Ivory fame) will pick up his first Oscar for his adaptation of André Aciman’s pretentious novel, Call Me By Your Name Who Should Win: Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Gameshould win for anything he ever does. His writing is always head and shoulders above anyone else’s.
David: Who will and Should Win: Call Me By Your Name,James Ivory. After three previous nominations, this is his time.
Eddie: Who will Win: Call My By Your Name, James Ivory Who Should Win: Despite the protests of the comic book nerd and West Wing fan inside me, Call My By Your Name, James Ivory.
Myrna:Who will Win: Molly’s Game, Aaron Sorkin Who Should Win: The script for Logan by Scott Frank, James Mangold, and Michael Green brings us the emotional and character-driven Wolverine film we have all been waiting for.
The Big Sick
Best Original Screenplay:
The Big Sick, Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani Get Out, Jordan Peele Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh
Ari: Who will Win: This is another close category. Martin McDonagh has been receiving accolades for his script of Three Billboards and since he did not receive a directing nomination, this may be his conciliation prize. However, I would have to give the edge to Jordan Peele for his truly innovative and original script for Get Out. Who Should Win: The Big Sickwas the best film that I saw this year. Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani crafted a brilliant script out of the story of how they fell in love.
David: Who will Win: Get Out, Jordan Peele, this is an opportunity to give best the picture nominee Get Out an award.Who Should Win: Get Out, Jordan Peele or even The Big Sick, but certainly not Martin McDonagh clunky Billboards.
Eddie: Who will Win: Get Out, Jordan Peele Who Should Win: Toughest category of the night: Get Outcouldn’t be more relevant, hilarious, frightening and eye-opening, but with Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig redefined herself and spoke to the teenage girl living inside all of us.
Myrna: Who will Win: Get Out, Jordan Peele for a film that defines our time. Who Should Win: The Big Sick, Emily V. Gordon, and Kumail Nanjiani for a film that defines our heart.
Coco, The Boss Baby, Ferdinand, The Breadwinner, Loving Vincent
Best Animated Feature:
The Boss Baby The Breadwinner Coco Ferdinand Loving Vincent
Ari: Who will Win: Never bet against Pixar. Coco for the win. Who Should Win: Loving Vincent was one of the most visually stunning films I have ever seen. I would give it to that.
David: Who will and Should Win: Coco. The Breadwinner was a powerful and captivating work but I have to go with Coco.
Eddie: Who will Win & Should Win: Coco, because Pixar.
Myrna:Who will Win and Should Win: Coco, a joyous and stunning tribute to family and culture.
Garden Par
Best Animated Short:
Dear Basketball Garden Party Lou Negative Space Revolting Rhyme
Ari: Who will Win: Even though it was the weakest of the shorts, it will probably go to Dear Basketball. Everybody loves Kobe Bryant. Who Should Win: Revolting Rhymes
David: Who will Win: Dear Basketball. The weakest of the group but the cool factor of Kobe Bryant winning, plus a score by John Williams may be too hard to resist for Academy voters. Who Should Win: Garden Party appealed to my darker taste but Revolting Rhymes might be the best of a strong group.
Myrna: I am sad to say I missed the shorts this year
Mudbound
Best Cinematography:
Blade Runner 2049 Darkest Hour Dunkirk Mudbound The Shape of Water
Ari: Who will Win: The Shape of Water was tailor made for this category. Welcome to the Winners Circle Dan Laustsen. Who Should Win: I was really taken with the photography of Mudbound. Rachel Morrison really captured the feeling of a post WWII Mississippi farm.
David: Who will Win: Dan Laustsen, The Shape of Water Who Should Win: Blade Runner 2049.
Eddie: Who will Win: This will be the test to see how deep into The Shape of Water the Academy is. I think Dan Laustsen takes it for that visually sumptuous film. Who Should Win: I’m not mad at a The Shape of Water win, but did you see Blade Runner 2049? It was too beautiful to comprehend.
Myrna: Who will Win: Dan Laustsen forcapturing the gritty beauty of fantastical filmThe Shape of Water Who Should Win: The 14-time Oscar nominee Roger Deakins forthestunning Blade Runner 2049 and so many other films.
Phantom Thread
Best Costume Design:
Beauty and the Beast Darkest Hour Phantom Thread The Shape of Water Victoria & Abdul
Ari: Who will and should Win: Phantom Threadno contest. Dresses in the style of Charles James? I am so on board.
David: Who will and should win: Phantom Thread.
Eddie: Who will Win: I think this is where Phantom Thread picks up a win. It’s about clothes! (Well, not really.) Who Should Win: Phantom Thread.
Myrna: Who will Win and Who Should Win: Luis Sequeira for The Shape of Water. ‘Make it like a George Clooney of fish-men!’ – Guillermo del Toro
Faces Places
Best Documentary:
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail Faces Places Icarus Last Man in Aleppo Strong Island
Ari: Who will Win: Faces Places was a lighter film with beautiful imagery. I think it will probably get the award. Who Should Win: Yance Ford’s Strong Island was a brilliant depiction of injustice and racism in what is supposed to be a progressive place.
David: Who will and Should Win: Faces Places is unforgettable for finding the extraordinary beauty in ordinary people. It will be a treat to see Agnès Varda, the mother of the French New Wave win an Oscar.
Eddie: Who will Win: Faces Places Who Should Win: Last Man in Aleppo
Myrna: A difficult category but Faces Places will and should win. I am still haunted by the beautiful imagery of this documentary.
Baby Driver
Best Film Editing:
Baby Driver Dunkirk I, Tonya The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Ari: Who will and should Win: Dunkirk.While it annoys me that Christopher Nolan always has to do something weird with time in his films, he does it brilliantly with the help of long-time collaborator Lee Smith. Not to mention he was robbed of a nomination for Inception.
David: Who will Win: I have a feeling that Baby Driver may be the upset here however, usually the best editing winner is also the best picture winner. So, I’m going with Dunkirk—what? Who Should Win: Baby Driver
Eddie: Who will Win & Should Win: Dunkirk, although the editing of I, Tonya was practically another lead character.
Myrna: Who will Win:Dunkirk for its amazing layering of time. Who Should Win: Baby Driver for being an action dance piece set to music.
A Fantastic Woman, Chile
Best Foreign Language Film:
A Fantastic Woman, Chile The Insult, Lebanon Loveless, Russia On Body and Soul, Hungary The Square, Sweden
Ari: Who will Win: A Fantastic Woman will probably resonate with Academy voters. Who Should Win: The Square
David: Who will Win: A Fantastic Woman. Who Should Win: I only saw The Square in this category and I don’t feel this one is strong enough to win.
Eddie: Who will Win & Should Win: The Square. That’s what you get for putting Elisabeth Moss in your movie!
Myrna: Who will Win and Who Should Win: The Square, Sweden
Heaven Is A Traffic Jam on the 405
Best Documentary Short:
Edith and Eddie Heaven Is A Traffic Jam on the 405 Heroin(e) Knife Skills Traffic Stop
Ari: Who will Win: Netflix should pick up its second win in this category for Heroin(e). Who Should Win: Heaven Is A Traffic Jam on the 405, even though I haven’t seen it, I would give it a win for the name.
David: Who will Win: word on the street (the web) is that this one will go to Heaven Is A Traffic Jam on the 405.
Myrna: Who will Win: Heroin(e)Who Should Win: Knife Skills a powerful film about second chances.
Watu Wote/All of Us
Best Live Action Short:
DeKalb Elementary The Eleven O’Clock My Nephew Emmett The Silent Child Watu Wote/All of Us
Ari: Who will Win: DeKalb Elementary, unfortunately, became all too real two weeks ago at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Who Should Win: The Silent Child really brought you into the world of the deaf.
David: Who will Win: DeKalb Elementary is actually the weakest of the group, but I think the subject will resonate with voters. Who Should Win: The Silent Child.
Myrna: This is a hard category, I liked all the nominees but I believe My Nephew Emmett will win but it is The Silent Child that should win for truly immersing us into the world of a deaf child.
Wonder
Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
Darkest Hour Victoria & Abdul Wonder
Ari: Who will and should Win: Darkest Hour for putting Gary Oldman in a fat suit.
David: Who will and should win: Darkest Hour. Gary Oldman’s transformation into Winston Churchill by David Malinkowski, Lucy Sibbick, Anita Burger was brilliant.
Eddie: Who will Win & Should Win: Darkest Hour. Don’t even talk to me about Wonder.
Myrna:Darkest Hour will win but I, Tonyashould win.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Best Original Score:
Dunkirk Phantom Thread The Shape of Water Star Wars: The Last Jedi Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Ari: Who will Win: Alexandre Desplat has been pulling in all of the pre-Oscar awards. I would expect him to take home the gold for The Shape of Water. Who Should Win: Hans Zimmer did a truly incredible job with this work on Dunkirk.
David: Who will Win: The Shape of Water. Who Should Win: This was a strong year for movie scores. I loved Jonny Greenwood’s score for Phantom Thread, it complements the lush visual textures of the film, but I have to go with Hans Zimmer’s score for Dunkirk, it was essential to the film.
Eddie: Who will & Should Win: Dunkirk because it’s the only score that defined the movie.
Myrna:Alexandre Desplat for The Shape of Waterwill win, deservedly so but the sonic wonder of Dunkirk could come in as an upset.
“This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman
Best Original 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 Showman
Ari: Who will Win: “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman since it is so hummable. Who Should Win: “Remember Me” from Coco. I have loved Kristin Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez since Avenue Q.
David: Who will Win: “Remember Me,” Coco. Who Should Win: “Mystery of Love,” Call Me By Your Name.
Eddie: Who will Win: “Remember Me” Coco. Who Should Win: I’m actually humming “This Is Me” right now.
Myrna:“This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman will win, the Academy loves a good anthem but it’s “Remember Me,”Coco thathas my heart.
The Shape of Water
Best Production Design:
Beauty and the Beast Blade Runner 2049 Darkest Hour Dunkirk The Shape of Water
Ari: Who will and should Win: The Shape of Water was so visually stunning for both its cinematography and its production design. This one should take home the prize.
David: Who will Win: The Shape of Water Who Should Win: The Shape of Water
Eddie: Who will Win & Should Win: The production of The Shape of Water was almost too beautiful.
Myrna: The Shape of Water will win and should win. Guillermo del Toro’s and Paul Austerberry’s visual storytelling take us to a dreamy, romantic, fantastical world I never want to leave.
Dunkirk
Best Sound Editing:
Baby Driver Blade Runner 2049 Dunkirk The Shape of Water Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Ari: Who will and should Win: Dunkirk¸ full stop.
David: Who will and Should Win:Dunkirk
Eddie: Who will Win & Should Win:I couldn’t imagine a movie more deserving than Baby Driver… until I saw Dunkirk.
Myrna:Dunkirk will win but I am voting for Blade Runner 2049 and it’s wonderful use of silence.
Baby Driver
Best Sound Mixing:
Baby Driver Blade Runner 2049 Dunkirk The Shape of Water Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Ari: Who will and should Win: See above
David: Who will Win: Who Should Win:
Eddie: Who will Win & Should Win: Please see my above answer for film editing. Dunkirk.
Myrna: Dunkirk will win and it would be totally deserving but there was some special kind of magic going on in Baby Driver.
Blade Runner 2049
Best Visual 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
Ari: Who will Win: I am going to go out on a limb and say Blade Runner 2049 will pick up this award, but I would not be surprised if War for the Planet of the Apes is victorious. Who Should Win: Blade Runner 2049
David: Who will Win: This one will go to the amazing motion capture performances of War for the Planet of the Apes. Who Should Win: I loved Blade Runner but I think the Apes have it.
Eddie: Who will Win: The sheer number of below-the-line nominations Blade Runner 2049 has received shows The Academy’s appreciation for the technical marvel. This will be a category where that appreciation pays off. Who Should Win: Is it crazy to say that sadly forgotten Kong: Skull Island?
Myrna: War for the Planet of the Apesthe last film in the trilogy will win but it really belongs to Blade Runner 2049with the Best Cinematography award for Roger Deakins.
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They’re heeeeeeeeeere! That’s right, the Oscar nominations have come in. As usual, there were some surprises and some snubs that I may never forgive. Obviously, I have a masochistic relationship with the Oscars.
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water received 13 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director (Guillermo del Toro), Best Actress (Sally Hawkins), Best Supporting Actor (Richard Jenkins), and Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer). This was followed by the wartime drama Dunkirk with eight nominations. Dunkirk received nominations in mostly technical categories, but it did receive nominations for Best Picture and Best Director (Christopher Nolan). SAG Awards darling Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri followed with seven nominations. As predicted, Three Billboards received nominations for Best Actress (Frances McDormand), Best Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson), and Best Picture.
Jordan Peele directing Get Out
After being snubbed at the Golden Globes, both Jordan Peele and Greta Gerwig were nominated in the Best Director category for their work on Get Out and Lady Bird, respectively. They also both received nominations in the Best Original Screenplay category. Gerwig is only the fifth woman to ever be nominated in this category, and the first woman nominated in eight years. Lady Bird made out pretty well, scoring nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress (Saoirse Ronan), and Best Supporting Actress (Laurie Metcalf). Similarly, Get Out was nominated for Best Picture and Best Actor (Danial Kaluuya).
Tom Hanks in The Post
Even though he received nominations for a Golden Globe and a SAG Award, I was not expecting to see Denzel Washington amongst the nominees for his work in Roman J. Israel, Esq. This is his eighth acting nomination and ninth career nomination (he received a nomination as a producer on last year’s Fences). Roman J. Israel, Esq. hit theaters back in November with little to no fanfare. The film itself received middling reviews scoring only 49% on Rotten Tomatoes. While I adore Denzel, I was rather disappointed that Tom Hanks wasn’t nominated. His work in The Post was well crafted, and definitely worthy of a nomination. The other surprise in the Best Actor category was the omission of James Franco for his work in The Disaster Artist. A nomination for Franco’s portrayal of The Room actor/director/producer Tommy Wiseau was widely considered a lock until the Golden Globes. After winning the award for Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy, he was accused of sexual misconduct by several women who worked with him at his acting school. The nominations were accepted through January 19, so I would guess that it significantly hurt his chances of receiving a second nomination.
Lesley Manville in Phantom Thread
The omission of Holly Hunter in the Best Supporting Actress category astonishes me. She was divine in The Big Sick as the mother of a young woman in a coma attempting to bond with her daughter’s ex-boyfriend. On the plus side, The Big Sick did receive a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. For those of you who are unaware, the film is based on the real life romance of writers Kumail Nanjiani (who also starred in the film) and his wife, Emily V. Gordon. Octavia Spencer’s nomination did not seem to be earned to me. In The Shape of Water, she played a very similar character to the one she played in last year’s Hidden Figures. Since she received a nomination for that film as well, I would guess that it is a formula that works for her. British actress Lesley Manville surprised everyone by slipping into the Best Supporting Actress category for her role as the sister and business partner of couturier Reynolds Woodcock (fellow nominee Daniel Day-Lewis) in The Phantom Thread. Her inclusion in this category kicked out Downsizing’s Hong Chau.
Also, KOBE BRYANT RECEIVED A NOMINATION! His animated short film Dear Basketball was nominated. Wow, just wow.
The 90th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be presented on March 4, 2018 on ABC.
-Ariadne Ansbro
Full List of Nominees:
Get Out
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, Missouri
Denzel Washington in Roman J. Israel, Esq.
BEST ACTOR Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Margot Robbie in I, Tonya
BEST ACTRESS Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Meryl Streep, The Post
Greta Gerwig directing Lady Bird
BEST DIRECTOR Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan Get Out, Jordan Peele Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro
Octavia Spencer in The Shape of Water
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Logan
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Call Me By Your Name, James Ivory The Disaster Artist, Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber Logan, Scott Frank, James Mangold, Michael Green Molly’s Game, Aaron Sorkin Mudbound, Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
The Big Sick
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY The Big Sick, Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani Get Out, Jordan Peele Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh
Dunkirk
PRODUCTION DESIGN Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049 Darkest Hour Dunkirk The Shape of Water
Mudbound
CINEMATOGRAPHY Blade Runner 2049 Darkest Hour Dunkirk Mudbound The Shape of Water
Phantom Thread
COSTUME DESIGN Beauty and the Beast
Darkest Hour
Phantom Thread The Shape of Water Victoria & Abdul
Blade Runner 2049
SOUND EDITING Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049 Dunkirk The Shape of Water Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Baby Driver
SOUND MIXING Baby Driver Blade Runner 2049 Dunkirk The Shape of Water Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Shape of Water
ORIGINAL SCORE Dunkirk Phantom Thread The Shape of Water Star Wars: The Last Jedi Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Kong: Skull Island
VISUAL 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
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
FILM EDITING Baby Driver Dunkirk I, Tonya The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Victoria & Abdul
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING Darkest Hour
Victoria & Abdul Wonder
The Insult
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM A Fantastic Woman, Chile The Insult, Lebanon Loveless, Russia On Body and Soul, Hungary The Square, Sweden
Marshall
ORIGINAL 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 Showman
Loving Vincent
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM The Boss Baby The Breadwinner Coco Ferdinand Loving Vincent
Last Man in Aleppo
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Abacus: Small Enough to Jail Faces Places Icarus Last Man in Aleppo Strong Island
Dear Basketball
ANIMATED SHORT FILM Dear Basketball Garden Party Lou Negative Space Revolting Rhymes
My Nephew Emmett
LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM DeKalb Elementary The Eleven O’Clock My Nephew Emmett The Silent Child Watu Wote/All of Us
Edith and Eddie
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT Edith and Eddie Heaven Is A Traffic Jam on the 405 Heroin(e) Knife Skills Traffic Stop
It’s almost here! The nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced tomorrow morning. The question that hangs in the air is, of course, who will get a nomination? With the Golden Globes, Critics Circle Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Producers Guild Awards all bestowing their honors in the past few weeks, the front-runners have emerged. However, there is always that dark horse that sneaks in at the last second (I’m looking at you Michael Shannon!). Here are my predictions for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.
Best Picture
Call Me By Your Name
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Post
The Big Sick
Wonder Woman
The problem with this category is that the number of available spots varies from year to year. Since the Academy changed the rule regarding the number of Best Picture nominations (it can be anywhere between five and ten), the number has gone from nine to eight to seven. I am going to choose nine this year. The locks are Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Shape of Water, Lady Bird, and Call Me By Your Name. Get Out and Dunkirk are also pretty safe bets. Both have been nominated for Golden Globes, Producers Guild Awards, and Critics Circle Awards. They were also both on the AFI list of the best films of the year. The Post has the pedigree of an Oscar winner, however, its late release caused it to be completely blocked out of the SAG Awards. Other than the SAG shut out, it has been nominated for all of the major pre-Oscar awards. This leaves a couple more spots. I, Tonya was nominated for a Producers Guild Award and a Golden Globe, however, it received no love from the Critics Circle, AFI, or the BAFTAs. The unevenness of the film is probably what will keep it from being nominated in this category. The Florida Project is too small a film to get much more than an acting nomination this year. It has picked up a few nominations, but nothing prestigious, which makes me think that it probably will be left off this list. The Big Sick was widely acclaimed when it came out in the middle of the year. Surprisingly, it was noticeably absent from the Golden Globe nominations. It did gain some ground when it was nominated for almost every other award, excluding the BAFTAs. That leaves the real dark horse: Wonder Woman. The film has received nominations from the Producers Guild, the Critics Circle, and AFI. However, Oscar does not look kindly upon action movies. But, who knows? It may sneak in.
Best Actor
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Tom Hanks, The Post
Gary Oldman went through four hours of make-up and donned a fat suit to portray one of the greatest figures of the 20th Century. That is basically Oscar porn. He’s a lock. Newcomer Timothée Chalamet has received raves for his work in Call Me By Your Name, and he has been nominated more times than I can count for this role. Daniel Kaluuya, the star of the hit horror film Get Out is also primed for a nomination. If you asked me two weeks ago, I would have said that the only maybe on this list would have been Tom Hanks. However, the recent allegations of sexual misconduct that James Franco has received put his nomination in jeopardy. The voting closed one week after the allegations surfaced, so he may have taken a big hit. I thought Tom Hanks was fantastic in The Post. It was not a normal role for him, and he really knocked it out of the park. However, he did not receive SAG or BAFTA nominations. I am going all in with Hanks, but Daniel Day-Lewis may edge his way in for his work in The Phantom Thread.
Best Actress
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Meryl Streep, The Post
The first four ladies on this list can probably sleep in tomorrow, since it is pretty obvious that they will all receive a nomination for their strong work this year. The only one I am not completely confident about is Meryl Streep. However, every time I think that she will not receive another nomination I am proven wrong. I have learned my lesson: never bet against the Streep.
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell is going to win the Oscar for his tour-de-force performance in Three Billboards. Done. Period. Nothing more to be said. If he has competition, it would be Willem Dafoe for his work as a motel manager in The Florida Project. Richard Jenkins has received much acclaim for his role as the closeted neighbor of the mute Eliza in The Shape of Water, so he will probably receive his second Oscar nomination tomorrow. That leaves two spots. Woody Harrelson was a great foil to Rockwell’s character in Three Billboards, but he may not be recognized next to Rockwell. I am going to bet on him, though. That film will probably walk away with a bunch of nominations, and I can see it receiving two in this category. All of the controversy that has surrounded All the Money In the World will probably propel Christopher Plummer to a third Oscar nomination. He was fantastic in the role, and when you add in the fact that he was cast, and filmed the whole thing in about a week, it will probably push him over the edge and into the category.
Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Hong Chau, Downsizing
Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
This is another one of those categories where the first four actress are almost guaranteed to receive a nomination. These names have been bandied about for months now, and tomorrow morning they will finally see all of their hard work pay off. That leaves one spot. I am going to give it to Holly Hunter in The Big Sick. The Academy loves her, and she had the perfect blend of humor, love, strength, and fight in what could have been a one note role.
Kristin Bell as host of the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
At last night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, Hollywood royalty came out last night to celebrate the great performances of 2017. While the undercurrent of the #metoo movement was still present, it was not as all-encompassing as it was at the Golden Globes earlier this month. For starters, not everyone wore black. However, the show did honor women. For the first time in the 24-year history of the SAG Awards, there was a host: Kristin Bell. Dubbing herself the “first lady” Bell promised to take on cyber-bullying as her main cause. Also, all of the award presenters were women.
Amid allegations of sexual coercion which surfaced after his Golden Globe win, Aziz Ansari skipped the award ceremony. Nominee James Franco, who also was accused of sexual harassment after the Golden Globes, did attend the ceremony. While Franco did not say anything during the ceremony, his presence felt odd. This must have been a source of conversation amongst the attendees. Alison Brie, nominee for her role in the Netflix series GLOW and Franco’s sister-in-law, came to the actor’s defense. During an interview on the red carpet, Brie stated, “I think that above all what we’ve always said is that it remains vital that anyone that feels victimized should and does have the right to speak out and come forward. I obviously support my family, and not everything that’s been reported has been accurate, so I think we’re waiting to get all the information. But of course now is the time for listening, and that’s what we are all trying to do.”
Sam Rockwell, Frances McDormand, and Woody Harrelson
The big winner of the night was Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, winning a total of three awards: Best Female Actor in a Leading Role (Frances McDormand), Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Sam Rockwell), and Best Ensemble Cast. This win is an important one for the film. In the history of the SAG Awards, the film to win Best Ensemble Cast has taken home the Best Picture Oscar 11 times. This also makes both McDormand and Rockwell a lock for Oscar nominations (which come out tomorrow) and the front runners to win an Oscar.
Also locking in their nominations were Gary Oldman, who won the award for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, and Allison Janney, who won Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role for her glorious work in I, Tonya. Sadly, the bird from I, Tonya was not in attendance.
Alexander Skarsgard and Nicole Kidman hold their awards for Big Little Lies
On the television side, Big Little Lies continued its domination of award season winning awards for Nicole Kidman and Alexander Skarsgard. There is no category for Best Ensemble Cast of a Television Movie or Limited Series, or Big Little Lies would have walked out with that award, as well. Sterling K. Brown made SAG Award history as the first African-American actor to win the award for Best Male Actor in a Drama Series for his work on This Is Us. The show also won Best Ensemble Cast of a Drama Series.
Spokesman for Veep
Veep took home the award for Best Ensemble Cast of a Comedy Series for its sixth season. Actor Matt Walsh, who portrays the hapless press secretary and spokesman for Selina Meyer, made a speech very much in keeping with his character. He even “accidentally” referred to the award as a Grammy. Julia Louis-Dreyfus picked up her ninth SAG Award for her role as Selina Meyer. Louis-Dreyfus is currently in treatment for breast cancer and was unable to attend the ceremony.
Well, what did you think of the awards? Anything stand out as the best or worst moment of the evening? Let us know on Facebook or Twitter.
-Ariadne Ansbro
Full list of winners below:
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Gary Oldman
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name James Franco, The Disaster Artist Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out WINNER: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Frances McDormand
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water WINNER: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Margot Robbie, I, Tonya Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Sam Rockwell
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water WINNER: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Allison Janney
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Mary J. Blige, Mudbound Hong Chau, Downsizing Holly Hunter, The Big Sick WINNER: Allison Janney, I, Tonya Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Cast of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Big Sick — Adeel Akhtar, Holly Hunter, Zoe Kazan, Anupam Kher, Kumail Nanjiani, Ray Romano, Zenobia Shroff
Get Out — Caleb Landry Jones, Daniel Kaluuya, Catherine Keener, Stephen Root, Lakeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Allison Williams
Lady Bird — Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Laurie Metcalf, Jordan Rodrigues, Saoirse Ronan, Odeya Rush, Marielle Scott, Lois Smith
Mudbound — Jonathan Banks, Mary J. Blige, Jason Clarke, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Rob Morgan, Carey Mulligan
WINNER:Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri — Abbie Cornish, Peter Dinklage, Woody Harrelson, John Hawkes, Lucas Hedges, Željko Ivanek, Caleb Landry Jones, Frances McDormand, Clarke Peters, Sam Rockwell, Samara Weaving
Television Programs
Alexander Skarsgard
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Lying Detective Jeff Daniels, Godless Robert De Niro, Wizard of Lies Geoffrey Rush, Genius WINNER: Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
Nicole Kidman
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series Laura Dern, Big Little Lies WINNER: Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies Jessica Lange, Feud Susan Sarandon, Feud Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
Sterling K. Brown
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Jason Bateman, Ozark WINNER: Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones David Harbour, Stranger Things Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Claire Foy in The Crown
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things WINNER: Claire Foy, The Crown Laura Linney, Ozark Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale Robin Wright, House of Cards
William H. Macy
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm Sean Hayes, Will & Grace WINNER: William H. Macy, Shameless Marc Maron, GLOW
Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Uzo Aduba, Orange Is The New Black
Alison Brie, GLOW
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie WINNER: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
The cast of This Is Us
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The Crown — Claire Foy, Victoria Hamilton, Vanessa Kirby, Anton Lesser, Matt Smith
Game of Thrones — Alfie Allen, Jacob Anderson Pilou Asbæk, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, John Bradley, Jim Broadbent, Gwendoline Christie, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Liam Cunningham, Peter Dinklage, Richard Dormer, Nathalie Emmanuel, James Faulkner, Jerome Flynn, Aidan Gillen, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Conleth Hill, Kristofer Hivju, Tom Hopper, Anton Lesser, Rory McCann, Staz Nair, Richard Rycroft, Sophie Turner, Rupert Vansittart, Maisie Williams
The Handmaid’sTale —Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Joseph Fiennes, Tattiawna Jones, Max Minghella, Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley
Stranger Things — Sean Astin, Millie Bobby Brown, Cara Buono, Joe Chrest, Catherine Curtin, Natalie Dyer, David Harbour, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Dacre Montgomery, Paul Reiser, Winona Ryder, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Finn Wolfhard
WINNER:This Is Us — Eris Baker, Alexandra Breckenridge, Sterling K. Brown, Lonnie Chavis, Justin Hartley, Faithe Herman, Ron Cephas Jones, Chrissy Metz, Mandy Moore, Chris Sullivan, Milo Ventimiglia, Susan Kelechi Watson, Hannah Zeile
The cast of Veep
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Black-ish — Anthony Anderson, Miles Brown, Deon Cole, Laurence Fishburne, Jenifer Lewis, Peter Mackenzie, Marsai Martin, Jeff Meacham, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner, Yara Shahidi
Curb Your Enthusiasm — Ted Danson, Larry David, Susie Essman, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, JB Smoove
GLOW — Britt Baron, Alison Brie, Kimmy Gatewood, Betty Gilpin, Rebekka Johnson, Chris Lowell, Sunita Mani, Marc Maron, Kate Nash, Sydelle Noel, Marianna Palka, Gayle Rankin, Bashir Salahuddin, Rich Sommer, Kia Stevens, Jackie Tohn, Ellen Wong, Britney Young
Orange Is The New Black — Uzo Aduba, Emily Althaus, Danielle Brooks, Rosal Colón, Jackie Cruz, Francesca Curran, Daniella De Jesús, Lea DeLaria, Nick Dillenburg, Asia Kate Dillon, Beth Dover, Kimiko Glenn, Annie Golden, Laura Gómez, Diane Guerrero, Evan Arthur Hall, Michael J. Harney, Brad William Henke, Mike Houston, Vicky Jeudy, Kelly Karbacz, Julie Lake, Selenis Leyva, Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning, Adrienne C. Moore, Miriam Morales, Kate Mulgrew, Emma Myles, John Palladino, Matt Peters, Jessica Pimentel, Dascha Polanco, Laura Prepon, Jolene Purdy, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Nick Sandow, Abigail Savage, Taylor Schilling, Constance Shulman, Dale Soules, Yael Stone, Emily Tarver, Michael Torpey, Lin Tucci
WINNER: Veep — Dan Bakkedahl, Anna Chlumsky, Gary Cole, Margaret Colin, Kevin Dunn, Clea Duvall, Nelson Franklin, Tony Hale, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sam Richardson, Paul Scheer, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Sarah Sutherland, Matt Walsh
Stunt Ensembles
Wonder Woman
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture Baby Driver
Dunkirk
Logan
War for the Planet of the Apes WINNER: Wonder Woman
Game of Thrones
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
WINNER: Game of Thrones
GLOW
Homeland
Stranger Things
The Walking Dead
Life Achievement Award
Morgan Freeman
54th Annual SAG Life Achievement Award: Morgan Freeman
A sea of black and an armful of gold. That seemed to be the theme in ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel last night during the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards. For the first time since the attacks on September 11, 2001, the award show was not really about the awards given for excellence in film and television. The awards were secondary to the very present theme of sexual harassment and abuse, women’s equality, and, to quote the great Peter Finch, being mad as hell and not taking it anymore.
A blackout – The Golden Globe attendees wear black
Ever since the New York Times and The New Yorker broke stories about the alleged sexual abuse perpetrated by Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood has come out in full force to have predators removed, ostracized, and prosecuted. The sheer number of victims to step forward and say that they had been abused and/or harassed by Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K., Geoffrey Rush, and Brent Rattner, to name a few, proves that this is a behavior that has been allowed to go on for far too long. The men and women of Hollywood stood up last night to say, “no more”.
A group of actresses and women’s rights activists
The attendees of the Golden Globes all wore black to show solidarity with the growing Me Too movement. Some also sported a “Time’s Up” enamel pin to honor the new Time’s Up Initiative. Time’s Up is a new group of more than 300 women of Hollywood and is “a unified call for change from women in entertainment for women everywhere.” Nine actresses went even further and had a women’s rights activist as their date.
Seth Meyers letting us in on the joke
Host Seth Meyers did not shy away from any of the uncomfortable subjects of the evening. His opening monologue skewered Weinstein, Spacey, and Woody Allen. Meyers also mentioned President Donald Trump, stating that the voting body of the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press, were three of Trump’s least favorite words. The only thing worse would have been “the Hillary Mexican Salad Association”. The political discussion did not end with the host, though. Nicole Kidman, the first winner of the evening for her role of an abused wife in the HBO drama Big Little Lies, mentioned victims of abuse, and making a call for change. This began a trend of both male and female winners speaking out during their acceptance speeches. Oprah Winfrey, the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, gave an impassioned speech about equality and speaking out, which brought the ballroom to their feet. Natalie Portman, a co-presenter of the Best Director of a Motion Picture award, reminded the audience that the category consisted of only male nominees. Barbra Streisand was introduced as the only woman to win the Best Director award for directing 1983s Yentl. Once she approached the microphone, she mentioned that 34 years is too long between female Best Directors. It was quite obviously a night for women.
Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Zoe Kravitz, Reese Witherspoon, and Shailene Woodley celebrate Big Little Lies victory
The big award winners of the night were Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Lady Bird, and Big Little Lies. Three Billboards won awards for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama (Frances McDormond), Best Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell), and Best Screenplay (Martin McDonaugh). Lady Bird picked up awards for Best Motion Picture Musical/Comedy and Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical/Comedy (Saoirse Ronan). Big Little Lies won four Globes, making it the most honored program in the television categories. The HBO limited series won Best Motion Picture or Limited Series made for Television, Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series made for Television (Nicole Kidman), Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television (Laura Dern), and Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television (Alexander Skarsgard).
Oprah Winfrey
Though the voting bodies for the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards do not overlap, a Globes win can be just the boost that a film or a performer need to receive an Academy Award nomination. The coming guild awards and BAFTAs will begin to solidify the front-runners, but you can bet that Lady Bird and Three Billboards will be leading the pack.
-Ariadne Ansbro
See full list of winners below:
Three Bilboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Motion Picture – Drama Call Me By Your Name Dunkirk The Post The Shape of Water WINNER: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Laurie Metcalf, Greta Gerwig, and Saoirse Ronan celebrate Lady Bird‘s wins
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Disaster Artist
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
I, Tonya WINNER: Lady Bird
Coco wins Best Animated Motion Picture
Best Motion Picture – Animated The Boss Baby The Breadwinner WINNER: Coco Ferdinand Loving Vincent
Fatih Akin receives a kiss from Diane Kruger after winning Best Foreign Film for In the Fade
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language A Fantastic Woman First They Killed My Father WINNER: In the Fade Loveless The Square
Frances McDormand
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Jessica Chastain, Molly’s Game
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water WINNER: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Meryl Streep, The Post
Michelle Williams, All the Money in the World
Gary Oldman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread Tom Hanks, The Post WINNER: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Saoirse Ronan
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul
Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya WINNER: Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes
James Franco accepting the award for Best Actor with Tommy Wiseau and Dave Franco by his side
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver WINNER: James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Allison Janney
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Hong Chau, Downsizing WINNER: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Sam Rockwell
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World WINNER: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Guillermo del Toro
Best Director – Motion Picture
WINNER: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Ridley Scott, All the Money in the World
Steven Spielberg, The Post
Martin McDonagh
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, The Shape of Water
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, The Post WINNER: Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game
Alexandre Desplat
Best Original Score – Motion Picture Carter Burwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri WINNER: Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread
John Williams, The Post
Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk
Justin Paul and Benj Pasek win Best Original Song for The Greatest Showman
Best Original Song – Motion Picture “Home,” Ferdinand
“Mighty River,” Mudbound “Remember Me,” Coco “The Star,” The Star WINNER: “This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman
Cast and crew of The Handmaid’s Tale
Best Television Series – Drama The Crown
Game of Thrones WINNER: The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Cast and crew of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Blackish WINNER: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Master of None SMILF Will & Grace
Cast and crew of Big Little Lies
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Big Little Lies Fargo Feud: Bette and Joan The Sinner Top of the Lake: China Girl
Nicole Kidman
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Jessica Biel, The Sinner WINNER: Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
Ewan McGregor
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies
Jude Law, The Young Pope
Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks WINNER: Ewan McGregor, Fargo
Geoffrey Rush, Genius
Elizabeth Moss
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Claire Foy, The Crown
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce
Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why WINNER: Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Sterling K. Brown
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama Jason Bateman, Ozark WINNER: Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Rachel Brosnahan
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Alison Brie, GLOW WINNER: Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Issa Rae, Insecure
Frankie Shaw, SMILF
Aziz Ansari
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Anthony Anderson, Blackish WINNER: Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Kevin Bacon, I Love Dick
William H. Macy, Shameless
Eric McCormack, Will & Grace
Laura Dern
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies
Alexander Skarsgard
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television David Harbour, Stranger Things
Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot WINNER: Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
David Thewlis, Fargo
