Oscar Nominations 2018 List: Predictions? Snubs? Seen Any? Care?

Lara

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Have you even heard of any of these? Does anyone care? I only saw three movies this year that were all snubbed (other than best song and best production): Murder on the Orient Express, The Greatest Showman, and Beauty and the Beast. Granted, 2 are musicals, one is Disney animation, and one is a remake that wasn't as good as the 2 originals. I haven't seen any on the nomination list. Has anyone? Any recommendations for a "must see"?

Here is the list of 2018 Oscar nominations:


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”


Lead 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.”


Lead 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”


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”


Supporting Actress:
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”


Director:
“Dunkirk,” Christopher Nolan
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
“Phantom Thread,” Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro


Animated Feature:
“The Boss Baby,” Tom McGrath, Ramsey Ann Naito
“The Breadwinner,” Nora Twomey, Anthony Leo
“Coco,” Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson
“Ferdinand,” Carlos Saldanha
“Loving Vincent,” Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Sean Bobbitt, Ivan Mactaggart, Hugh Welchman


Animated Short:
“Dear Basketball,” Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant
“Garden Party,” Victor Caire, Gabriel Grapperon
“Lou,” Dave Mullins, Dana Murray
“Negative Space,” Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata
“Revolting Rhymes,” Jakob Schuh, Jan Lachauer


Adapted Screenplay:
“Call Me by Your Name,” James Ivory
“The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
“Logan,” Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green
“Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin
“Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees


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 Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh


Cinematography:
“Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins
“Darkest Hour,” Bruno Delbonnel
“Dunkirk,” Hoyte van Hoytema
“Mudbound,” Rachel Morrison
“The Shape of Water,” Dan Laustsen


Best Documentary Feature:
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,” Steve James, Mark Mitten, Julie Goldman
“Faces Places,” JR, Agnès Varda, Rosalie Varda
“Icarus,” Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan
“Last Men in Aleppo,” Feras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed, Soren Steen Jepersen
“Strong Island,” Yance Ford, Joslyn Barnes


Best Documentary Short Subject:
“Edith+Eddie,” Laura Checkoway, Thomas Lee Wright
“Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405,” Frank Stiefel
“Heroin(e),” Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Kerrin Sheldon
“Knife Skills,” Thomas Lennon
“Traffic Stop,” Kate Davis, David Heilbroner


Best Live Action Short Film:
“DeKalb Elementary,” Reed Van Dyk
“The Eleven O’Clock,” Derin Seale, Josh Lawson
“My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, Jr.
“The Silent Child,” Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton
“Watu Wote/All of Us,” Katja Benrath, Tobias Rosen


Best Foreign Language Film:
“A Fantastic Woman” (Chile)
“The Insult” (Lebanon)
“Loveless” (Russia)
“On Body and Soul (Hungary)
“The Square” (Sweden)


Film Editing:
“Baby Driver,” Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss
“Dunkirk,” Lee Smith
“I, Tonya,” Tatiana S. Riegel
“The Shape of Water,” Sidney Wolinsky
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Jon Gregory


Sound Editing:
“Baby Driver,” Julian Slater
“Blade Runner 2049,” Mark Mangini, Theo Green
“Dunkirk,” Alex Gibson, Richard King
“The Shape of Water,” Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Ren Klyce, Matthew Wood


Sound Mixing:
“Baby Driver,” Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin
“Blade Runner 2049,” Mac Ruth, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hephill
“Dunkirk,” Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo
“The Shape of Water,” Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Stuart Wilson, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick


Production Design:

“Beauty and the Beast,” Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer
“Blade Runner 2049,” Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola
“Darkest Hour,” Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
“Dunkirk,” Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
“The Shape of Water,” Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin, Shane Vieau


Original Score:
“Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer
“Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood
“The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell


Original Song:
“Mighty River” from “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige
“Mystery of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name,” Sufjan Stevens
“Remember Me” from “Coco,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
“Stand Up for Something” from “Marshall,” Diane Warren, Common
“This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek, Justin Paul


Makeup and Hair:
“Darkest Hour,” Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick
“Victoria and Abdul,” Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard
“Wonder,” Arjen Tuiten


Costume Design:
“Beauty and the Beast,” Jacqueline Durran
“Darkest Hour,” Jacqueline Durran
“Phantom Thread,” Mark Bridges
“The Shape of Water,” Luis Sequeira
“Victoria and Abdul,” Consolata Boyle


Visual Effects:
“Blade Runner 2049,” John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover, Gerd Nefzer
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick
“Kong: Skull Island,” Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Mike Meinardus
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Chris Corbould, Neal Scanlan
“War for the Planet of the Apes,” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Joel Whist
 

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I haven't watched all the nominated movies so really can't voice much of an opinion but I am happy to see some love given to Mudbound. I thought it was an outstanding movie but not many have watched it because it is only on Netflix. Mary J Blige was outstanding in the movie.
 
"Mudbound". Interesting MarkinPhx. Looks like they got 4 nominations in fact.
I'll look for it on Netflix but will watch the trailer first. "Outstanding" is a good recommendation! Thanks Mark

1. Mary Blige for "Best Supporting Actress"

2. Mary Blige for "Best Original Song" called "Muddy River"

3. Virgil Williams and Dee Rees for "Adapted Screenplay"

4. Rachel Morrison for "Cinematography"
 

Mostly the usual yada yada, but there are some nice surprises in there. It's good to see a couple of unsung actors in the supporting category, Willem Dafoe and Woody Harrelson.

I agree with MarkinPhx about Mudbound. I've watched it twice since it arrived on Netflix. Mary J. Blige is wonderful.

I was happy to see Abacus Small Enough to Jail among the documentaries. This was an especially good year for documentaries.
 
"Nice surprises" sounds good Jane. I'll have to check out William Defoe's performance in "The Florida Project". He was in "Murder on the Orient Express" that I saw but he didn't get nominated for that. Good to know about the documentaries...thanks for that recommendation. I'm fairly lost as you can see...lol...but I'll do my homework. I can get Netflix but rarely use it.

Here's a 4.29 minute featurette of Mudbound with Mary Blige in it. I watched it and it does indeed look outstanding. It's intense for me but if I can make it through the war scenes and the lasting injustices then I know I'll appreciate it for it's depth beyond my comfort zone. It's hard to watch but real and well done with many layers I see:

 
I just watched a youtube for the Documentary about the small Abacus Bank during the mortgage crisis. Wow. Talk about injustices. The only bank to face charges and the big banks all got off scott free. Grrr. What a powerful documentary. Here's the 7 minute youtube I watched...

 
Couldn't care less about the Oscars or any other "awards" show. I do plan to see The Post and Three Billboards..., though. (As soon as they come out on pay-per-view.)
 
Yes, I'm out of the loop on this one. I find most awards shows a bit boring, unless there is a really good person hosting it. I do, however, watch the CMT Music Awards and sometimes the Emmy Awards.
 
I can't remember the last time I watched an awards show, but I go online next day to see the dresses. Some years are so much better than others. I'm very interested and excited about the older actresses who are now buying and producing their own properties so they can avoid the death grip men have had on the industry so I have been following that fairly closely. Nicole Kidman talked about older women's new impact on movies and TV in a recent awards speech so I checked that out.
 
I just watched a youtube for the Documentary about the small Abacus Bank during the mortgage crisis. Wow. Talk about injustices. The only bank to face charges and the big banks all got off scott free. Grrr. What a powerful documentary. Here's the 7 minute youtube I watched...


Lara, that YouTube is good, but the Frontline documentary is even better. I think you can go to Frontline's website and see it.
 
One more thing. No, i'm not Columbo but I was happy Blade Runner get shut out of anything but technical awards, which were richly deserved. I despise this trend where people with limited creative vision reprise classics, guaranteeing they are DOA by casting and writing to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

Sorry to offend the five people who still enjoy watching Ryan Gosling.
 
C'est Moi, I hear you. The film industry just isn't what it used to be, but as Jane and Mark have pointed out, there are a few pleasant surprises tucked about here and there.

CindyLou, Jimmy Kimmel is hosting it again despite the mess-up last year with Best Picture going to LaLaLand by mistake (though not his fault). If Kimmel can leave politics out of it (it's suppose to be a fun night but always turns into a cringe-worthy political platform) then I might be okay with him but these late night comedians as hosts are poor choices except maybe Jimmy Fallon. He's the only one I can stomach.
 
Not really interested. I do not use awards in any genre to "help" me choose or decide what to watch or listen to. If I like or want to watch a TV show or movie I do not use award shows as a guide. Very often my personal tastes are vastly different from the popularity contest choices.
 
I did watch Dunkirk and Get Out and enjoyed them both. I think many avoided watching Get Out because they thought it was just another horror movie. It does have some horror elements in it but without spoiling much it goes much deeper than just another "horror" movie. Still, I won't be watching the awards either but it is nice to see "smaller" movies get some attention so hopefully more people won't miss out on them.
 
C'est Moi, I hear you. The film industry just isn't what it used to be, but as Jane and Mark have pointed out, there are a few pleasant surprises tucked about here and there.

CindyLou, Jimmy Kimmel is hosting it again despite the mess-up last year with Best Picture going to LaLaLand by mistake (though not his fault). If Kimmel can leave politics out of it (it's suppose to be a fun night but always turns into a cringe-worthy political platform) then I might be okay with him but these late night comedians as hosts are poor choices except maybe Jimmy Fallon. He's the only one I can stomach.

Jimmy Fallon is my least favorite, but I don't watch any late night talk shows more than occasionally and only for a few minutes.

There's as much politics in Hollywood as there is from outside sources; it's just a different group of players. Part of the reason the fall of Harvey Weinstein has been so spectacular is that he almost single-handedly decided who was going to get nominated and win Oscars every year, and that went on for ages. He was the King of Hollywood.
 
I've seen Dunkirk, Murder on the Orient Express and Star Wars.
All have some merit but outstanding ???
I must be getting jaded.

I don't think it means anything negative about you.

Dunkirk's photography and special effects were the best part of the movie, not a ringing endorsement.

Murder on the Orient Express somehow became an homage to Kenneth Branagh's ego.

Star Wars was not a new bright star in that constellation.
 
I used to enjoy the "animation shorts" category but they aren't quite as clever or artistic anymore. "French Roast" is the last one I remember liking. But I hope Kobe Bryant wins for "Dear Basketball". Roald Dahl has one called "Fractured Rhymes" which is okay. There is another one called "Garden Party" but the frogs look so realistic that you would never know it was animation...so it loses it's appeal for me given the category.

Kobe Bryant - "Dear Basketball"
[video]https://www.go90.com/videos/261MflWkD3N[/video]
 
The only movies I've seen that have been nominated are'The Post","Baby Driver".
I like Meryl Streep but why does the Academy continue to nominate her?. Her role as Katherine Graham in 'The POst' was good but not an Oscar winning performance in my opinion. She's been nominated 21 times,has won 3 Oscars,enough already Sue
 
The only movies I've seen that have been nominated are'The Post","Baby Driver".
I like Meryl Streep but why does the Academy continue to nominate her?. Her role as Katherine Graham in 'The POst' was good but not an Oscar winning performance in my opinion. She's been nominated 21 times,has won 3 Oscars,enough already Sue

Offhand, I don't know of another actor who prospered as well as Streep during the Weinstein reign of terror. I'm sure there were some producers and directors, but I can't think of another actor.
 
Kevin Spacey starred in "Baby Driver" which received a couple of editing nominations. Christopher Plummer replaced Kevin Spacey (due to the sexual controversies) for the movie, "All The Money in the World" for which Plummer has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
 
Yes RRose, I did enjoy "Murder on the Orient Express". I never saw the version of the British TV Series nor previous film versions so I had no point of comparison and could enjoy it for what it was. I was with my daughter in recliner chairs with a delicious salmon dinner served by wait staff so that added to the full experience.

I have since watched trailers of earlier versions and can see where others* who read the book or watched earlier versions might find this newest film inferior... *including Oscar judges. But I am somewhat surprised that it received nothing at all.
 
Yes RRose, I did enjoy "Murder on the Orient Express". I never saw the version of the British TV Series nor previous film versions so I had no point of comparison and could enjoy it for what it was. I was with my daughter in recliner chairs with a delicious salmon dinner served by wait staff so that added to the full experience.

I have since watched trailers of earlier versions and can see where others* who read the book or watched earlier versions might find this newest film inferior... *including Oscar judges. But I am somewhat surprised that it received nothing at all.

Oh yes Lara, now I remember...that lovely dinner in the theater! I knew it stuck in my mind for some reason.:)
 


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