Academy Awards nominations 2018: Who leads the field in this year’s Oscars
Our critics deliver their verdict on the best picture nominees as Margot Robbie celebrates her first nomination | FULL LIST
Australia’s Margot Robbie has received a Best Actress nomination for her work in I Tonya, where she plays controversial American figure skater Tonya Harding.
The nomination was expected and is the first for the former Neighbours starlet, who has taken Hollywood by storm in recent years.
Robbie is up against stiff competition and will face off against Oscars legend Meryl Streep, who has been nominated for her work in The Post, Frances McDormand for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, Sally Hawkins for The Shape of Water and Saoirse Ronan for Lady Bird.
It is Streep’s 17th nomination in the Best Actress category and 21st overall. The screen legend has won Best Actress twice, in 1982 for Sophie’s Choice and in 2011 for The Iron Lady. She also won Best Supporting Actress in 1979 for Kramer vs Kramer.
Australian Dunkirk editor Lee Smith has also been nominated for an Oscar for his work on the World War II epic.
The race for Best Actor will also be hotly contested with Daniel Day Lewis nominated for Phantom Thread, Timothee Chalamet for Call Me by Your Name, Daniel Kaluuya for Get Out, Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour and Denzel Washington for his role in Roman J. Israel, Esq.
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Best Picture nominees
Dunkirk
Stephen Romei said:
“Dunkirk is a war film that is not a war film, yet will immediately enter the ranks of the best war films made.’’ Read the full review here
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The Shape of Water
David Stratton said:
“del Toro succeeds beyond all expectations in blending disparate themes and characters into one blissfully romantic and entirely satisfying whole.’’ Read the full review here
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Call Me By Your Name
David Stratton said:
“Guadagnino’s film [is the] kind of story in which love and passion simmer just beneath an elegantly depicted surface.’’ Read the full review here
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
David Stratton said:
“Just about every actor in the film is at the top of their game inspired, no doubt, by McDonagh’s superb screenplay...’’ Read the full review here
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Darkest Hour
David Stratton said:
“Darkest Hour may be brash, but it’s never less than riveting when actors such as these are doing their stuff.’’ Read the full review here
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Get Out
David Stratton said:
“The film is a considerable success, especially given it’s the writer-director’s first feature. His slow build-up is extremely effective as he piles small detail upon small detail until the drama explodes in the violence that horror movie aficionados demand.” Read the full review here
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Lady Bird
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California. Lady Bird will be released in Australia on February 15, 2018.
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The Post
David Stratton said:
“The Post is the kind of film that used to be far more common in the past when Hollywood treated its audience as grown-ups to an extent that seems hopelessly idealistic today. It’s to Spielberg’s credit that he wanted to tell this story, and that he and his formidable cast tell it so very well.” Read the full review here
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Phantom Thread
Set in 1950’s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover. Phantom Thread will be released in Australia on February 1, 2018.
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Who missed out?
The Florida Project
Philippa Hawker said:
“The Florida Project has the air of a film that eavesdrops on its subjects’ lives; there’s a fresh, provisional quality about events and circumstances.” Read the full article here
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Mudbound
Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war. Mudbound is available to view on Netflix.
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Full list of nominees
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
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DIRECTING
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
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ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
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.
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ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
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
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ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
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
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ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
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ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Call Me by Your Name
The Disaster Artist
Logan
Molly’s Game
Mudbound
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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Big Sick
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
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ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Mudbound
The Shape of Water
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COSTUME DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast
Darkest Hour
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Victoria & Abdul
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DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Faces Places
Icarus
Last Men in Aleppo
Strong Island
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DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Edith+Eddie
Heaven Is a Traffi c Jam on the 405
Heroin(e)
Knife Skills
Traffic Stop
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FILM EDITING
Baby Driver
Dunkirk
I, Tonya
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Fantastic Woman
The Insult
Loveless
On Body and Soul
The Square
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MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Darkest Hour
Victoria & Abdul
Wonder
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ORIGINAL SCORE
Dunkirk
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
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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
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PRODUCTION DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
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ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Dear Basketball
Garden Party
Lou
Negative Space
Revolting Rhymes
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LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
DeKalb Elementary
The Eleven O’Clock
My Nephew Emmett
The Silent Child
Watu Wote/All of Us
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SOUND EDITING
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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SOUND MIXING
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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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