By Matt Neglia
After what has been one of the most brutal pre-nomination phases of the Oscars I can remember in quite some time, the day has finally come. The Academy has announced their nominations for the 91st Academy Awards to be held on February 24th 2019 (my birthday, of all days). Surprises, shocks and snubs were of course present as always.
Click below to see the nominations.
BEST PICTURE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
BEST DIRECTOR
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawilkowski – Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
Adam McKay – Vice
BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale – Vice
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen – Green Book
BEST ACTRESS
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Glenn Close – The Wife
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell – Vice
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – Vice
Marina de Tavira – Roma
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
Vice
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Incredibles 2
Isle Of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers & Sons
RBG
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
BEST FILM EDITING
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Vice
BEST MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLING
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BlacKkKlansman
Black Panther
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle Of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Black Panther – All the Stars
RBG – I’ll Fight
Mary Poppins Returns – The Place Where Lost Things Go
A Star Is Born – Shallow
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs – When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
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 VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Animal Behaviour
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night At The Garden
Period. End Of Sentence
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
So what do you think? Did anything shock you? Which nominations were you most excited about? Let us know in the comments below and be sure to check the Oscar Predictions pages for our early predicted winners soon.
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