Oscar Nominations 2019

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have finally released their nominations from the Oscars this year! Check out the most nominated films, the surprises and snubs!

The films that pulled in the most nominations at the awards this year are, The Favourite and Roma, both pulling in 10 nominations each, following behind them are, A Star is Born and Vice with 8, Black Panther with 7, BlacKkKlansman with 6, Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book with 5 each and finally, First Man and Mary Poppins Returns with 4.

Probably one of the most notable nominations is, Black Panther nominated for Best Picture, the film is the first superhero movie ever to be nominated in the category, some people have had issues with the film being nominated, being a superhero film people question if its storytelling and the film overall is as good as the other films nominated in the category. The films place in the category is rightly deserved though, the movie was a smash hit at the box office and broke massive barriers in the representation of black people in films.

Some of the other big surprises in the list include, Bradley Coopers' absence in the Best Director category for A Star Is Born after being nominated for the category in all of the other significant awards. Emily Blunt and the highly praised film, Crazy Rich Asians also saw no nominations. Yalitza Aparicio was also a surprise nomination for her role in the foreign language film, Roma, although it is a well deserved nomination. In more good news Spike Lee, after decades of directing, has been nomainted for the first time in the Best Director category.

It is highly anticipated that Olivia Colman may win the Best Actress award, although Glenn Close and Lady Gaga are also both favourites in the category, Close and Colman also both won at the Golden Globes. Bohemian Rhapsody although not welcomed with the best critical reception has already been highly nominated and won Best Actor and Motion Picture Drama at the Golden Globes too. Many of the films this year will be very deserving winners throughout the cateogories at this years show, only time will tell who become the favourties, with the SAG Awards and BAFTAS both yet to hand out their awards.

Below is a full list of the nominees -

Best Picture -

BlacKkKlansman

Black Panther

Bohemian Rhapsody

The Favourite

Green Book

Roma

A Star Is Born

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

Marina de Tavira - Roma

Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk

Emma Stone - The Favourite

Rachel Weisz - The Favourite

Best Director -

Alfonso Cuaron - Roma

Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite

Spike Lee - BlacKkKlansman

Adam McKay - Vice

Pawel Pawlikowski - Cold War

Best Adapted Screenplay -

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

BlacKkKlansman

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

If Beale Street Could Talk

A Star Is Born

Best Original Screenplay -

The Favourite

First Reformed

Green Book

Roma

Vice

Best Foreign Language Film -

Capernaum - Lebanon

Cold War - Poland

Never Look Away - Germany

Roma - Mexico

Shoplifters - Japan

Best Original Song -

All The Stars - Black Panther

I'll Fight - RGB

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 Original Score -

BlacKkKlansman - Terence Blanchard

Black Panther - Ludwig Goransson

If Beale Street Could Talk - Nicholas Britell

Isle of Dogs - Alexandre Desplat

Mary Poppins Returns - Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman

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 Fathers and Sons

RBG

Best Cinematography -

Cold War

The Favourite

Never Look Away

Roma

A Star Is Born

Best Costume Design -

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - Mary Zophres

Black Panther - Ruth E Carter

The Favourite - Sandy Powell

Mary Poppins Returns - Sandy Powell

Mary Queen of Scots - Alexandra Byrne

Best Make-up and Hairstyling -

Border

Mary Queen of Scots

Vice

Best Production Design -

Black Panther

The Favourite

First Man

Mary Poppins Returns

Roma

Best Visual Effects -

Avengers: Infinity War

Christopher Robin

First Man

Ready Player One

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Best Film Editing -

BlacKkKlansman

Bohemian Rhapsody

The Favourite

Green Book

Vice

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 Animated Short -

Animal Behaviour

Bao

Late Afternoon

One Small Step

Weekends

Best Live Action Short -

Detainment

Fauve

Marguerite

Mother

Skin

Best Documentary Short -

Black Sheep

End Game

Lifeboat

A Night at the Garden

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The Oscars will air on 25th February 2019.