As I said when I made my nomination predictions, you never know what you are going to get with these tricky voters. Much like the Oscars, you’re always wondering whether they’ll go big for this or that film. Well, they went a rather interesting way this year.
First off, A Star Is Born managed a solid five nominations but still was an underperformer since it was snubbed in Best Screenplay and even Supporting Actor for Sam Elliott. Surprisingly, it was the political satire Vice that led the pack with six nominations.
Also, Black Panther proved it’s very much in the Oscar hunt as it managed a Best Motion Picture-Drama nomination. Meanwhile, The Favourite landed five nominations but was snubbed in Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos. Lastly, despite being ineligible for Best Motion Picture-Drama, Roma managed to score a solid three nominations.
But while there is plenty to celebrate, no awards show is complete without some big snubs. For starters, there’s the lack of Widows anywhere. No Viola Davis. No Elizabeth Debicki. No Gillian Flynn in Screenplay. No Hans Zimmer in Score. NOWHERE.
Other snubs include Ethan Hawke for First Reformed, Toni Collette for Hereditary, If Beale Street Could Talk for Best Score, Cold War for Foreign Language Film, and Michelle Yeoh in Best Supporting Actress for Crazy Rich Asians. Although I think the double trouble of Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz is going to make it difficult for other contenders to find some leg room as the season progresses.
Anyhow, here are the film nominees:
Best Motion Picture-Drama:
BlacKkKlansman
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
Best Motion Picture-Musical Or Comedy:
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
Green Book
Mary Poppins Returns
Vice
Best Director:
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay, Vice
Best Actor In A Motion Picture-Drama:
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman
Best Actor In A Motion Picture-Musical Or Comedy:
Christian Bale, Vice
Lin Manuel-Miranda, Mary Poppins Returns
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Robert Redford, The Old Man And The Gun
John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie
Best Actress In A Motion Picture-Drama:
Glenn Close, The Wife
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Nicole Kidman, Destroyer
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Rosamund Pike, A Private War
Best Actress In A Motion Picture-Musical Or Comedy:
Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade
Charlize Theron, Tully
Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians
Best Supporting Actor In A Motion Picture:
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Best Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture:
Amy Adams, Vice
Claire Foy, First Man
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Best Screenplay:
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Adam McKay, Vice
Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, and Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Best Original Score:
Marco Beltrami, A Quiet Place
Alexandre Desplat, Isle Of Dogs
Ludwig Goransson, Black Panther
Justin Hurwitz, First Man
Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns
Best Original Song:
“All The Stars” from Black Panther
“Girl In The Movies” from Dumplin’
“Requiem For A Private War” from A Private War
“Revelation” from Boy Erased
“Shallow” from A Star Is Born
Best Animated Feature:
Incredibles 2
Isle Of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks The Internet
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
Best Foreign Language Film:
Capernaum (Lebanon)
Girl (Belgium)
Never Look Away (Germany)
Roma (Mexico)
Shoplifters (Japan)
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