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Hello! The in-depth Oscars threads from last year have returned so let's kick things off with Best Picture! BEST PICTURE The nominees are: 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 What do you think will win? Who would you like to win? How many of these have you seen so far? What movies are you sad about missing the cut? Discuss anything you like!! Here are the latest odds too (with PaddyPower) just to see how things are likely to pan out: Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri 10/11 The Shape of Water 6/5 Lady Bird 10/1 Get Out 20/1 Dunkirk 25/1 The Post 33/1 Call Me By Your Name 40/1 Darkest Hour 66/1 Phantom Thread 80/1 Other nominees at major awards shows: Golden Globes - Drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Call Me by Your Name Dunkirk The Post The Shape of Water Golden Globes - Comedy/Musical Lady Bird The Disaster Artist Get Out The Greatest Showman I, Tonya BAFTA - Best Film Call Me By Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri SAG Awards - Best Ensemble Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri The Big Sick Get Out Lady Bird Mudbound

Christopher Plummer also becomes the oldest acting nominee ever at 88 years old *.* He wouldn't have been in my personal top five but props to him for breaking such an impressive record!!!

In other huge news for Mudbound, I've just found out that Rachel Morrison is the first EVER female cinematographer to be nominated in that category. Crazy that it took 90 years for that to happen so big congratulations to her! *.*

The voting for Animated Feature changed this year which was always more likely to favour blockbuster animated films. In the past, only voters from the animated branch were able to vote meaning they were much more likely to favour niche films. From this year, any Academy member can vote in that category just like Best Picture meaning most people are just gonna nominate what they see at the cinema with their little ones. Expect to see many more nominees in the future like The Boss Baby and Ferdinand which probably would have just been Golden Globes fodder in the past :(

Nominations tally: 13 - The Shape of Water 8 - Dunkirk 7 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 6 - Darkest Hour 6 - Phantom Thread 5 - Lady Bird 5 - Blade Runner 2049 4 - Call Me By Your Name 4 - Get Out 4 - Mudbound 4 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi 3 - I, Tonya 3 - Baby Driver 2 - The Post 2 - Coco 2 - Beauty and the Beast 2 - Victoria and Abdul 1 - Roman J. Israel, Esq 1 - The Florida Project 1 - All the Money in the World 1 - Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2 1 - Kong: Skull Island 1 - War for the Planet of the Apes 1 - Wonder 1 - The Big Sick 1 - The Disaster Artist 1 - Logan 1 - Molly's Game 1 - Marshall 1 - The Greatest Showman 1 - The Boss Baby 1 - The Breadwinner 1 - Ferdinand 1 - Loving Vincent Really shocked at the lack of love for The Post and The Florida Project especially! Mudbound getting four nominations is HUGE for Netflix though, they really are in the game now it seems *.*

THE NOMINEES ARE: 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 DIRECTOR DUNKIRK - CHRISTOPHER NOLAN GET OUT - JORDAN PEELE PHANTOM THREAD - PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON THE SHAPE OF WATER - GUILLERMO DEL TORO LADY BIRD - GRETA GERWIG 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" LEAD 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" 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" BEST 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" BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY THE BIG SICK GET OUT LADY BIRD THE SHAPE OF WATER THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY > CALL ME BY YOUR NAME > THE DISASTER ARTIST > LOGAN > MOLLY'S GAME > MUDBOUND BEST ANIMATED FILM > THE BOSS BABY > THE BREADWINNER > COCO > FERDINAND > LOVING VINCENT BEST ORIGINAL SONG > MIGHTY RIVER FROM MUDBOUND > MYSTERY OF LOVE FROM CALL ME BY YOUR NAME > REMEMBER ME FROM COCO > STAND UP FOR SOMETHING FROM MARSHALL > THIS IS ME FROM THE GREATEST SHOWMAN BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM > A FANTASTIC WOMAN > THE INSULT > LOVELESS > ON BODY AND SOUL > THE SQUARE ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN > BEAUTY AND THE BEAST > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DARKEST HOUR > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DARKEST HOUR > DUNKIRK > MUDBOUND > THE SHAPE OF WATER BEST COSTUME DESIGN > BEAUTY AND THE BEAST > DARKEST HOUR > PHANTOM THREAD > THE SHAPE OF WATER > VICTORIA AND ABDUL BEST SOUND EDITING > BABY DRIVER > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI BEST SOUND MIXING > BABY DRIVER > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI BEST ANIMATED SHORT > DEAR BASKETBALL > GARDEN PARTY > LOU > NEGATIVE SPACE > REVOLTING RHYMES BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM > DEKALB ELEMENTARY > THE 11 O CLOCK > MY NEPHEW EMMETT > THE SILENT CHILD > ALL OF US BEST ORIGINAL SCORE > DUNKIRK > PHANTOM THREAD > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI > THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI BEST VISUAL EFFECTS > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL, 2 > KONG: SKULL ISLAND > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI > WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES BEST FILM EDITING > BABY DRIVER > DUNKIRK > I, TONYA > THE SHAPE OF WATER > THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI BEST MAKE UP/HAIRSTYLING > DARKEST HOUR > VICTORIA AND ABDUL > WONDER

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 Florida project rly rly deserved better... :(

BEST DIRECTOR DUNKIRK - CHRISTOPHER NOLAN GET OUT - JORDAN PEELE PHANTOM THREAD - PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON THE SHAPE OF WATER - GUILLERMO DEL TORO LADY BIRD - GRETA GERWIG PHANTOM THREAD?! OVER SPIELBERG, GUADAGNINO, MCDONAGH!?

LEAD ACTRESS SALLY HAWKINS "THE SHAPE OF WATER" FRANCES MCDORMAND "THREE BILLBOARDS" MARGOT ROBBIE "I, TONYA" SAOIRSE RONAN "LADY BIRD" MERYL STREEP "THE POST" MERYL STREEP SNATCHING HER 21ST NOMINATION!!!!

LEAD 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" YASS TIMOTHEE!!! NO TOM HANKS AGAIN THO, THESE SNUBS YEAR AFTER YEAR!

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY THE BIG SICK GET OUT LADY BIRD THE SHAPE OF WATER THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI YAY FOR THE BIG SICK - DOESN'T EXCUSE HOLLY HUNTER SNUB THO

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY > CALL ME BY YOUR NAME > THE DISASTER ARTIST > LOGAN > MOLLY'S GAME > MUDBOUND LOGAN?!?! :o

BEST ANIMATED FILM > THE BOSS BABY > THE BREADWINNER > COCO > FERDINAND > LOVING VINCENT SCREAMING AT THE BOSS BABY AND FERDINAND !!! NO LEGO MOVIES

BEST ORIGINAL SONG > MIGHTY RIVER FROM MUDBOUND > MYSTERY OF LOVE FROM CALL ME BY YOUR NAME > REMEMBER ME FROM COCO > STAND UP FOR SOMETHING FROM MARSHALL > THIS IS ME FROM THE GREATEST SHOWMAN YES SUFJAN!! WIN NOW PLS

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM > A FANTASTIC WOMAN > THE INSULT > LOVELESS > ON BODY AND SOUL > THE SQUARE

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" BEST 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" NO f***ING ARMIE HAMMER?!?!

Nominees so far are all now in the opening post! The Shape of Water doing so well (7 nominations already!!) - please get released in the UK soon please because I can't wait to watch you xx

BEST MAKE UP/HAIRSTYLING > DARKEST HOUR > VICTORIA AND ABDUL > WONDER Three very deserving nominees here, hard to pick a favourite!

BEST FILM EDITING > BABY DRIVER > DUNKIRK > I, TONYA > THE SHAPE OF WATER > THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI Baby Driver kinda slaying :o

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL, 2 > KONG: SKULL ISLAND > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI > WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES A bit shocked at the Kong nomination :o I thought they might want to nominate Wonder Woman somewhere and this would be the chance :o

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE > DUNKIRK > PHANTOM THREAD > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI > THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI I haven't heard all of these but Dunkirk really deserves this *.*

BEST ANIMATED SHORT > DEAR BASKETBALL > GARDEN PARTY > LOU > NEGATIVE SPACE > REVOLTING RHYMES IDK THEM BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM > DEKALB ELEMENTARY > THE 11 O CLOCK > MY NEPHEW EMMETT > THE SILENT CHILD > ALL OF US IDK THEM EITHER

BEST SOUND EDITING > BABY DRIVER > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI BEST SOUND MIXING > BABY DRIVER > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DUNKIRK > THE SHAPE OF WATER > STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI THE SAME EXACT NOMINEES LMAO X

BEST COSTUME DESIGN > BEAUTY AND THE BEAST > DARKEST HOUR > PHANTOM THREAD > THE SHAPE OF WATER > VICTORIA AND ABDUL The Shape of Water slaying techs so far *.*

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY > BLADE RUNNER 2049 > DARKEST HOUR > DUNKIRK > MUDBOUND > THE SHAPE OF WATER DEAKINS IS GONNA WIN THIS YEAR !! The cinematography in Mudbound was lush too though *.* No CMBYN :(