Oscars 2018

When are the Oscars on TV?

The 90th Academy Awards will air at 8 p.m. Eastern Sunday, March 4 on ABC (and ABC.com and the ABC app). Jimmy Kimmel will host the event at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, Calif. The red carpet coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. Eastern.

Where can I find a list of winners?

The official Oscars winners list is at oscar.go.com/winners.

What are the Best Picture nominees?

Click on the Blu-ray cover for our reviews.

 

Who are the nominees in each category?

(Winners in bold.)

Picture

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 Actress

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

Actor

  • Timothee 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.”

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”

Cinematography

Director

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

Costume Design

  • “Beauty and the Beast”
  • “Darkest Hour”
  • “Phantom Thread”
  • “The Shape of Water”
  • “Victoria & Abdul”

Documentary Feature

  • “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”
  • “Faces Places”
  • “Icarus”
  • “Last Men in Aleppo”
  • “Strong Island”

Documentary Short

  • “Edith+Eddie”
  • “Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405”
  • “Heroin(e)”
  • “Knife Skills”
  • “Traffic Stop”

Film Editing

  • “Baby Driver”
  • “Dunkirk”
  • “I, Tonya”
  • “The Shape of Water”
  • “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Foreign Language Film

  • “A Fantastic Woman”
  • “The Insult”
  • “Loveless”
  • “On Body and Soul”
  • “The Square”

Makeup and Hairstyling

  • “Darkest Hour”
  • “Victoria & Abdul”
  • “Wonder”

Original Score

Original Song

  • “Mighty River,” “Mudbound”
  • “Mystery Of Love,” “Call Me by Your Name”
  • “Remember Me,” “Coco”
  • “Stand Up For Something,” “Marshall”
  • “This Is Me,” “The Greatest Showman”

Production Design

  • “Beauty and the Beast”
  • “Blade Runner 2049”
  • “Darkest Hour”
  • “Dunkirk”
  • “The Shape of Water”

Animated Short Film

  • “Dear Basketball”
  • “Garden Party”
  • “Lou”
  • “Negative Space”
  • “Revolting Rhymes”

Animated Feature

  • “The Boss Baby”
  • “The Breadwinner”
  • “Coco”
  • “Ferdinand”
  • “Loving Vincent”

Live Action Short Film

  • “DeKalb Elementary”
  • “The Eleven O’Clock”
  • “My Nephew Emmett”
  • “The Silent Child”
  • “Watu Wote/All of Us”

Sound Editing

  • “Baby Driver”
  • “Blade Runner 2049”
  • “Dunkirk”
  • “The Shape of Water”
  • “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”

Sound Mixing

  • “Baby Driver”
  • “Blade Runner 2049”
  • “Dunkirk”
  • “The Shape of Water”
  • “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”

Visual Effects

Adapted Screenplay

Original Screenplay

  • “The Big Sick”
  • “Get Out”
  • “Lady Bird”
  • “The Shape of Water”
  • “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Who will win Oscars this year?

Betting odds

Michael’s predictions

Who is hosting the Oscars?

Jimmy Kimmel

Who is performing at the Oscars?

Lineup of performers

Who is presenting at the Oscars?

Lineup of presenters

What were the highest-rated movies of 2017?

Metacritic critics’ rankings (based on year-end lists)

  1. “Get Out”
  2. “Lady Bird”
  3. “Call Me by Your Name”
  4. “The Florida Project”
  5. “Dunkirk”
  6. “The Shape of Water”
  7. “Phantom Thread”
  8. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
  9. “Blade Runner 2049”
  10. “A Ghost Story”

Full rankings list and methodology

 

Metacritic critics’ rankings (based on ratings)

  1. “Faces Places,” 95 rating
  2. “A Fantastic Woman,” 94
  3. “Dunkirk,” 94
  4. “Lady Bird,” 94
  5. “Call Me by Your Name,” 93
  6. “Foxtrot,” 92
  7. “The Florida Project,” 92
  8. “Phantom Thread,” 92
  9. “EX LIBRIS: The New York Public Library,” 91
  10. “I Called Him Morgan,” 90

Full rankings list

 

Metacritic user rankings (based on a year-end poll)

  1. “Dunkirk”
  2. “Blade Runner 2049”
  3. “Get Out”
  4. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
  5. “Logan”
  6. “Lady Bird”
  7. “Baby Driver”
  8. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
  9. “Call Me by Your Name”
  10. “The Shape of Water”

Full rankings list and methodology

 

IMDb user rankings (based on rating)

  1. “Coco,” 8.4 rating
  2. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” 8.2
  3. “Blade Runner 2049,” 8.1
  4. “Logan,” 8.1
  5. “Call Me by Your Name,” 8.0

(Rankings/ratings as of February 2018)

What were the highest-grossing movies of 2017 at the US box office?

  1. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
  2. “Beauty and the Beast”
  3. “Wonder Woman”
  4. “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2”
  5. “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”
  6. “Spider-Man: Homecoming”
  7. “It”
  8. “Thor: Ragnarok”
  9. “Despicable Me 3”
  10. “Justice League”

(Rankings through February 2018)

Full list at Box Office Mojo

Michael’s ranking of the Best Picture nominees

  1. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
  2. “Get Out”
  3. “The Shape of Water”
  4. “Lady Bird”
  5. “The Post”
  6. “Dunkirk”
  7. “Call Me by Your Name”
  8. “Darkest Hour”
  9. “Phantom Thread”

Our favorite films of 2017

Michael’s top 20 films

John’s top 10 movies

More Oscar-related posts

Michael’s review of the Golden Globes

Michael’s Oscar predictions

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