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The 2017 Best Cinematography Blade Runner 2049, Roger Deakins

14th nomination, 0 wins! Best Cinematography Darkest Hour, Bruno Delbonnel

Previously shot Amélie and Inside Llewyn Davis Best Cinematography Dunkirk, Hoyte van Hoytema

Previously shot Her and Interstellar Best Cinematography Mudbound,

The first-ever female nominee in this category! Best Cinematography The Shape of Water, Dan Laustsen

Frequently hired for action and horror photography Best Cinematography Blade Runner 2049, Roger Deakins Darkest Hour, Bruno Delbonnel Dunkirk, Hoyte van Hoytema Mudbound, Rachel Morrison The Shape of Water, Dan Laustsen

Three first-time nominees Anybody will be a first-time winner Deakins won American Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography Blade Runner 2049, Roger Deakins Darkest Hour, Bruno Delbonnel Dunkirk, Hoyte van Hoytema Mudbound, Rachel Morrison The Shape of Water, Dan Laustsen

Twice as many votes as Dunkirk! Nothing else made a dent. Showcase: Blade Runner 2049

Cinematography, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects Best Film Editing Baby Driver, Paul Machliss, Jonathan Amos Dunkirk, Lee Smith I, Tonya, Tatiana S. Riegel The Shape of Water, Sidney Wolinsky Three Billboards…, Jon Gregory

Two nominees not up for Best Picture: very rare! Only Lee Smith is a previous nominee Anybody will be a first-time winner Showcase: Baby Driver

Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing and Editing Baby Driver Blade Runner 2049 Dunkirk The Shape of Water Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

First direct overlap in these two categories Showcase: Dunkirk

Picture, Director, Cinematography, Production Design, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Original Score Best Adapted Screenplay Call Me by Your Name,

from André Aciman’s novel Best Adapted Screenplay The Disaster Artist, , Michael H. Weber

based on the book by & Tom Bissell Best Adapted Screenplay Logan, , James Mangold, Michael Green

from the comic Old Man Logan by Millar, McNiven Best Adapted Screenplay Molly’s Game,

from the book by Molly Bloom Best Adapted Screenplay Mudbound, Dee Rees &

from the novel by Hillary Jordan Best Adapted Screenplay Call Me by Your Name, James Ivory The Disaster Artist, Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber Logan, Scott Frank, James Mangold, Michael Green Molly’s Game, Aaron Sorkin Mudbound, Dee Rees, Virgil Williams

Ivory is 89 years old and has never won Logan is the first superhero movie nominated Rees is just the second black female writing nominee Best Adapted Screenplay Call Me by Your Name, James Ivory The Disaster Artist, Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber Logan, Scott Frank, James Mangold, Michael Green Molly’s Game, Aaron Sorkin Mudbound, Dee Rees, Virgil Williams

We want to see James get his Oscar at last! More votes than all the others combined, though Molly and Mudbound did well. Best Original Screenplay The Big Sick, Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani

the only nomination for this popular comedy Best Original Screenplay Get Out,

honored for producing, directing, and writing his debut Best Original Screenplay Lady Bird,

never nominated for acting, her primary vocation Best Original Screenplay The Shape of Water, G. del Toro, V. Taylor

del Toro previously nominated for Pan’s Labyrinth Best Original Screenplay Three Billboards…, Martin McDonagh

McDonagh previously nominated for In Best Original Screenplay The Big Sick, Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani Get Out, Jordan Peele Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig The Shape of Water, , Three Billboards…, Martin McDonagh

Three nominees written or co-written by women Get Out won the Writers Guild Award Peele, Gerwig, del Toro also up for Director Best Original Screenplay The Big Sick, Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani Get Out, Jordan Peele Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor Three Billboards…, Martin McDonagh

Every movie had support but Gerwig still cruised to victory. Best Supporting Actor , The Florida Project

third nomination, zero wins Best Supporting Actor , Three Billboards…

third nomination, zero wins Best Supporting Actor Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water

second nomination, zero wins Best Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World

3 nominations, 1 win—all in his 80s! Best Supporting Actor , Three Billboards…

first nomination Best Supporting Actor Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards… Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water Christopher Plummer, All the Money… Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards…

Rockwell won Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA Dafoe won most of the film critics’ prizes First noms from same movie in this race since 1991 Best Supporting Actor Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards… Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water Christopher Plummer, All the Money… Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards…

A horse-race between these two, which is probably true for Oscar, as well… Best Supporting Actor Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards… Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water Christopher Plummer, All the Money… Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards…

A horse-race between these two, which is probably true for Oscar, as well… but Rockwell eked out the victory! Best Supporting Actress Mary J. Blige, Mudbound

9-time Grammy winner; also up for Best Song Best Supporting Actress , I, Tonya

7-time Emmy winner; first Oscar nomination Best Supporting Actress , Phantom Thread

first nomination; veteran of many movies Best Supporting Actress Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird

3-time Emmy winner, 1-time Tony winner Best Supporting Actress , The Shape of Water

ties as most-nominated black actress 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

Janney won Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA Metcalf won most of the film critics’ prizes 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

The widest margin of victory in any race! Showcase: Mudbound

Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Original Song Best Foreign Language Film A Fantastic Woman (Chile) The Insult (Lebanon) Loveless (Russia) On Body and Soul (Hungary) The Square (Sweden)

The Square won the top prize at Cannes. Sweden has won 3 times, Hungary twice. Russia has won once (+ 3 times as the USSR). Showcase: The Square

* Our movie for March 12, streaming on Amazon * Best Documentary Feature Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (embattled bank) Faces Places (French artists on a road trip) Icarus (doping in Russian sports) Last Men in Aleppo (ongoing civil war) Strong Island (investigating a sibling’s murder)

Agnès Varda, 89, is oldest-ever nominee Abacus is first nod for Chicago director Steve James Strong Island first nomination for trans director Showcase: Faces Places

Premiering on streaming and DVD next week Best Actor Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name

third youngest nominee in this category’s history Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread

only three-time winner in this category (89, 07, 12) Best Actor Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

14th black Best Actor nominee (only second from UK) Best Actor , Darkest Hour

second nomination, after Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Best Actor Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Joins the baker’s dozen of most nominated actors Streep; Hepburn, Nicholson; Davis, Olivier; Tracy, Newman; Brando, Lemmon, O’Toole, Pacino, Page 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.

Oldman won Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA Chalamet won most of the film critics’ prizes First year since 2006 with two black nominees 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.

As is predicted for Oscar, these two were way out front, neck-and-neck… 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.

As is predicted for Oscar, these two were way out front, neck-and-neck… but Oldman pulled it off by a single vote! Showcase: Roman J. Israel, Esq. Best Actress Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water

fourth silent Best Actress nominee; other three won! Best Actress Frances McDormand, Three Billboards…

fifth nomination; also won a Tony, two Emmys Best Actress , I, Tonya

also produced the movie for which she’s nominated Best Actress , Lady Bird

second-youngest actress to earn three nominations Best Actress , The Post

first female lead in a Spielberg film since 1989 Best Actress Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water Frances McDormand, Three Billboards… Margot Robbie, I, Tonya Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird Meryl Streep, The Post

McDormand won Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA Hawkins, Ronan, Streep all won critics’ awards Best Actress Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water Frances McDormand, Three Billboards… Margot Robbie, I, Tonya Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird Meryl Streep, The Post

Everyone but Meryl had support, but Fran was the undisputed champ. Best Picture and Director Call Me by Your Name

4 nominations total Best Picture and Director Darkest Hour

6 nominations total Best Picture and Director Dunkirk

8 nominations total, incl. Director Best Picture and Director Get Out

4 nominations total, incl. Director Best Picture and Director Lady Bird

5 nominations total, incl. Director Best Picture and Director Phantom Thread

6 nominations total, incl. Director Best Picture and Director The Post

2 nominations total, incl. Director Best Picture and Director The Shape of Water

13 nominations total, incl. Director Best Picture and Director Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

7 nominations total Best Director , Phantom Thread Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird , Dunkirk Jordan Peele, Get Out

del Toro would be fourth Mexican winner in 5 years Gerwig is fifth female nominee; would be 2nd winner Peele is fifth black nominee; would be 1st winner Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk Jordan Peele, Get Out

Two different sensibilities dominated the voting… Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk Jordan Peele, Get Out

Two different sensibilities dominated the voting… Gerwig better call her mom first if she wins! 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 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 The middle of the ballot never had a chance… 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 … and both Director favorites folded quickly … 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 … and our divisive December movie emerged on top! Nick’s Votes PICTURE: Get Out > Lady Bird Director: Peele > Gerwig Cinematography: Dunkirk > Blade Actress: Ronan > Robbie and Streep Art Direction: Blade Runner 2049 Actor: Chalamet > Washington Costume Design: Phantom Thread S. Actress: Metcalf, by a long shot Film Editing: I, Tonya > Dunkirk S. Actor: Dafoe, also by a long shot Original Score: Dunkirk > Phantom O. Screenplay: Lady Bird Original Song: “Remember Me” A. Screenplay: Call Me by Your Name Sound Mixing: Blade Runner 2049 Documentary: Last Men in Aleppo Sound Editing: Dunkirk Foreign Film*: Square > On Body… Makeup & Hair: Darkest Hour Animated Feature*: Coco Visual Effects*: War for the Planet…

A > B = My favorite > Close runner-up * = Haven’t seen all the nominees