"The Shape of Water" and "Dunkirk" are well-represented among the Academy Award nominees, and "Call Me By Your Name" is up for best picture. The awards will be presented on March 4 in Los Angeles.
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Most promising 2018 Oscar nominees
If getting one Oscar nod is a dream, are multiple nominations a sign of a great film? From "Dunkirk" and "The Shape of Water," here are the film nominees to look out for at the Oscars on Sunday.
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'The Shape of Water' for best picture, best director, best actress, etc.
This monster romance took home the most nominations of the bunch: a whopping 13. Director Guillermo del Toro's love story about a lonely janitor (played by Sally Hawkins) who falls in love with a strange, amphibious creature may very well end up being the big winner on March 4.
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'Call Me By Your Name' nominated for best picture, best actor
Timothée Chalamet, 22, who plays 17-year-old Elio in the film "Call Me By Your Name," is the third-youngest actor in history to be nominated for best actor. The coming-of-age romance by director Luca Guadagnino is also up for best picture.
'Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri' — best picture, best actress, best supporting actor
The enthralling crime drama about a mother (played by Frances McDormand) is up for five awards. McDormand has the chance to take home an Oscar for best actress, while both Sam Rockwell (pictured) and Woody Harrelson could win in the best supporting actor category. The film is also up for the best original screenplay and best film editing awards.
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Meryl Streep: Best actress in 'The Post'?
Meryl Streep is arguably Hollywood's leading lady. As such, it is hardly a surprise that she received her 21st Oscar nomination (this time for best actress). In "The Post," Streep plays "Washington Post" publisher Katherine Graham as she deals with the fallout of publishing the Pentagon Papers.
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'Lady Bird' gets a nod for best picture, best director, best actress, best supporting actress
This charming comedy-drama by Greta Gerwig is up for five awards. Actress-turned-director Greta Gerwig is only the fifth woman to be nominated in the best director category.
'Get Out' for best picture, best actor, best director
In addition to being nominated for best picture, the film "Get Out" is also up for best director. Jordan Peele is the fifth black filmmaker to receive that nomination and only the third to direct a best picture nominee in the Oscars' 90-year history. He follows Barry Jenkins, who was nominated last year for "Moonlight."
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'Dunkirk' for best picture, best director
Christopher Nolan's nail-biting World War II drama humanizes an epic battle; a sign of its success is the eight Oscar nominations it received. Notably, the film also features famous British pop star Harry Styles in a rare serious role. In addition to the big categories, it's also being considered for best cinematography, best soundtrack and best editing, among other awards.
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'Blade Runner 2049' for best cinematography
This futuristic follow-up to the sci-fi classic, "Bladerunner," is a strong nominee for best cinematography. This marks the 14th nomination for cinematographer Roger Deakins, who still hasn't taken an Oscar home. Is 2018 finally his year?
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'Loving Vincent' for best animated film
This film about the life of tormented impressionist Vincent van Gogh was nominated for best animated film. As the world's first fully painted feature film, it seems to deserve that designation. The film was painted entirely in oils. Other films in the category include Pixar's "Coco" and "The Breadwinner" by Nora Twomey.
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Academy Award nominations for best picture include the coming-of-age romance "Call Me by Your Name," war thrillers "Dunkirk" and "Darkest Hour," as well as "Get Out," "Lady Bird," "Phantom Thread," "The Post," "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" and "The Shape of Water."
War film "Dunkirk" is up for 8 awards Image: picture-alliance/AP Photo/M. S. Gordon/Warner Bros. Pictures
"The Shape of Water" by Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro leads award nominations with 13 nods. In second place is the World War II epic "Dunkirk" with eight, while crime drama "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" comes in third with seven.
The cascading fallout of sexual harassment scandals throughout Hollywood put particular focus on the best director category, which for many is a symbol of gender inequality in the film industry. Female nominee Greta Gerwig follows only a few previous women nominees in the category: Lina Wertmuller, Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola and Kathryn Bigelow, the sole woman to win (for "The Hurt Locker").
Also nominated for best director was "Get Out" director Jordan Peele. He is the fifth black filmmaker nominated for best director and the third to direct a best-picture nominee, following Barry Jenkins last year for "Moonlight." Others nominated in the category include Guillermo del Toro for "The Shape of Water," Christopher Nolan for "Dunkirk" and Paul Thomas Anderson for "Phantom Thread."
Nominees in the best actress category include Sally Hawkins in "The Shape of Water," Frances McDormand in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," Margot Robbie in "I, Tonya," Saoirse Ronan in "Lady Bird" and of course Meryl Streep in "The Post."
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The best actor nominees include Timothee Chalamet for his role in "Call Me By Your Name," Daniel Day-Lewis in "Phantom Thread," Daniel Kaluuya in "Get Out," Gary Oldman in "Darkest Hour" and Denzel Washington in "Roman J. Israel, Esq."
Oscar nominees for best foreign language film include: Chile's "A Fantastic Woman" about the tribulations of a transgender woman, Russia's "Loveless," Lebanon's "The Insult," Hungary's "On Body and Soul" and Sweden's "The Square."
Nominated for the award for best supporting actress were Mary J. Blige in "Mudbound," Allison Janney in "I, Tonya," Lesley Manville in "Phantom Thread," Laurie Metcalf in "Lady Bird" and Octavia Spencer in "The Shape of Water."
The Chilean film "A Fantastic Woman," about the tribulations of a transgender woman, was nominated for best foreign language filmImage: Daniela Vega/Berlinale
Nominees for best supporting actor included Willem Dafoe in "The Florida Project," Woody Harrelson in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," Richard Jenkins in "The Shape of Water," Christopher Plummer in "All the Money in the World" and Sam Rockwell in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."
Airing on March 4, the Academy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel for the second time.
