'Roma' and 'The Favourite' are showered with 10 Oscar noms each
Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 2:26 PM Central
by John Couture
The Academy finally provided some clarity this morning. No, it did not finally name a new host after previously announced host Kevin Hart backed out due to some controversial tweets. What the Academy did do this morning was to announce the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards show.
With 10 nominations apiece, the early odds on favorites for Oscar glory are Roma and, um, The Favourite. Roma, the first Netflix film to earn a Best Picture nod, represents the new distribution model, while The Favourite is certainly more of a traditional film that has often won the day when the winners are announced.
Black Panther became the first comic book movie to receive a Best Picture nod, while Golden Globes upstart Bohemian Rhapsody only came away with five nominations. Beyond that, the nominations were well spread out amongst the front-runners with very few surprises. A Star Is Born and Vice each gobbled up eight nominations which is a good sign for a wide-open race over the next month.
The one thing we don't know yet is if there will be a host of if the show will indeed go host-less as the Academy has alluded to. The nominations were announced by Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross and the pair had good chemistry and were surprisingly witty for an early West Coast curtain call. If the Academy decides that it does want a host, they might want to bring the pair back for the big show on February 24.
The complete list of nominations are listed below.
Best Picture
Actor In A Leading Role
- Christian Bale, Vice
- Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
- Willem Dafoe, At Eternity's Gate
- Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
- Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Actress In A Leading Role
- Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
- Glenn Close, The Wife
- Olivia Colman, The Favourite
- Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
- Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Actor In A Supporting Role
- Mahershala Ali, Green Book
- Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
- Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born
- Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- Sam Rockwell, Vice
Actress In A Supporting Role
- Amy Adams, Vice
- Marina de Tavira, Roma
- Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
- Emma Stone, The Favourite
- Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Directing
- Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
- Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War
- Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
- Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
- Adam McKay, Vice
Original Screenplay
- Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite
- Paul Schrader, First Reformed
- Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Green Book
- Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
- Adam McKay, Vice
Adapted Screenplay
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
- Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
- Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters, A Star Is Born
Animated Feature Film
Art Direction
Cinematography
- Lukasz Zal, Cold War
- Robbie Ryan, The Favourite
- Caleb Deschanel, Never Look Away
- Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
- Matthew Libatique, A Star Is Born
Costume Design
- Mary Zophres, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- Ruth Carter, Black Panther
- Sandy Powell, The Favourite
- Sandy Powell, Mary Poppins Returns
- Alexandra Byrne, Mary Queen of Scots
Documentary Feature
Documentary Short Subject
- Black Sheep
- End Game
- Lifeboat
- A Night at The Garden
- Period. End of Sentence.
Film Editing
- Barry Alexander Brown, BlacKkKlansman
- John Ottman, Bohemian Rhapsody
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis, The Favourite
- Patrick J. Don Vito, Green Book
- Hank Corwin, Vice
Foreign Language Film
Makeup
Music (Original Score)
- Ludwig Goransson, Black Panther
- Terence Blanchard, BlacKkKlansman
- Nicholas Britell, If Beale Street Could Talk
- Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs
- Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns
Music (Original Song)
- All The Stars, Black Panther
- I'll Fight, RBG
- 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
Short Film (Animated)
- Animal Behaviour
- Bao
- Late Afternoon
- One Small Step
- Weekends
Short Film (Live Action)
- Detainment
- Fauve
- Marguerite
- Mother
- Skin