Nominations for the 91st Annual Academy Awards
The nominations for the 91st Annual Academy Awards have been announced, and as usual, there were plenty of surprises to be found this morning.
What wasn't a surprise, however, was that "Roma" and "The Favourite" tied for the most nominations with ten each, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress (x2 for "The Favourite"), and Best Original Screenplay. Not far behind were "A Star is Born" and "Vice" with eight each.
As far as surprises go, where to begin? "Roma" made a surprise appearance in Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress after having been mostly absent there the entire season. However, on the flip side, the film was shockingly left out of Best Film Editing, which is usually a bad sign in terms of Best Picture chances.
Speaking of Best Picture, after its win at the Producers Guild of America Awards this past weekend, a lot of people assumed "Green Book" was the favorite to take the award, and while it did make a surprise appearance in Best Film Editing, it was snubbed for Best Director, which is an even worse sign for its Best Picture chances.
Other major snubs include Bradley Cooper for Best Director, a nomination he had been receiving everywhere, including the Critics' Choice, Golden Globes, BAFTA, and Directors Guild of American, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?," the outstanding Mr. Rogers documentary that seemed unbeatable for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar, and Timothee Chalamet for "Beautiful Boy," who had received his nomination everywhere else.
So where does this leave us in terms of what will win Best Picture? Looking at the film that received all of the usually-necessary nominations, that would point to "Blackkklansman," "The Favourite," and "Vice." It's still possible that "Green Book" could go all the way without a Director nod "Driving Miss Daisy"-style, but missing a nod there tends to be a death knell. "Roma" could certainly overcome missing a Film Editing nod, and with it making its surprise appearance in two acting categories, it would appear to have the support of The Academy's biggest branch, so my guess at the moment would be that it goes back to being the favorite film and ultimately wins Best Picture as many believed it would.
We'll just have to wait until the big night on February 24th to find out. In the meantime, please see below for a complete list of today's Oscar nominations:
Best Picture
Black Panther
Blackkklansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice
Best Director
Spike Lee, Blackkklansman
Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Alfonso Cuaron, 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
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Marina de Tavira, Roma
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Best Original Screenplay
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite
Paul Schrader, First Reformed
Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, and Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Adam McKay, Vice
Best Adapted Screenplay
Joel and Ethan Coen, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee, Blackkklansman
Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters, A Star is Born
Best Film Editing
Blackkklansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Vice
Best Cinematography
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star is Born
Best Production Design
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
Best Costume Design
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Poppins Returns
Best Makeup & Hair
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
Best Original Score
Black Panther
Blackkklansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
Best Original Song
All the Stars, Black Panther
I'll Fight, RBG
The Place Where Lost Things Go, Mary Poppins Returns
Shallow, A Star is Born
When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
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 Father and Sons
RBG
Best Foreign Language Film
Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
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 Live Action Short
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
Best Documentary Short
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence.
Best Animated Short
Animal Behaviour
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
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