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The Shape of Water received the most Oscar nominations, followed by Dunkirk

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Emmy Griffiths
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The nominees for the most prestigious award in Hollywood have been announced! The 2018 Oscar-nominees were revealed by Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis alongside the Academy's president, John Baily, with each category presented by a different actress, including Gal Gadot, Priyanka Chopra, Rebel Wilson and Zoe Saldana.The Shape of Water received the most nominations with an impressive 13 nods in categories including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Production Design. Other highly-nominated films included Dunkirk with eight nominations, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri with seven, Darkest Hour with six, Phantom Thread with six and Lady Bird with five, while Get Out and Call Me By Your Name received four each. Movie fans were quick to discuss the nominees and those who were snubbed, with one writing: "Armie Hammer snub!!! ARMIE HAMMER SNUB!!!!!!! This one is unacceptable," while another wrote: "JORDAN PEELE AND GRETA BOTH GOT BEST DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS I AM SO HAPPY #OscarNoms." See the full list of nominees here…

Best Picture:

Call Me by Your NameDarkest HourDunkirkGet OutLady BirdPhantom ThreadThe PostThe Shape of WaterThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

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Gary Oldman has been nominated for his role in His Darkest Hour 

Directing:

Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom ThreadGuillermo del Toro, The Shape of WaterGreta Gerwig, Lady BirdChristopher Nolan, DunkirkJordan Peele, Get Out

Actor in a Leading Role:

Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your NameDaniel Day-Lewis, Phantom ThreadDaniel Kaluuya, Get OutGary Oldman, Darkest HourDenzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

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Call Me By Your Name received several nominations 

Actress in a Leading Role:

Sally Hawkins, The Shape of WaterFrances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Margot Robbie, I, TonyaSaoirse Ronan, Lady BirdMeryl Streep, The Post

Actress in a Supporting Role:

Mary J. Blige, MudboundAllison Janney, I, TonyaLesley Manville, Phantom ThreadLaurie Metcalf, Lady BirdOctavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

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The Shape of Water received 13 nominations 

Actor in a Supporting Role:

Willem Dafoe, The Florida ProjectWoody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriRichard Jenkins, The Shape of WaterChristopher Plummer, All the Money in the WorldSam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

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Adapted Screenplay:

Call Me by Your Name (James Ivory)The Disaster Artist (Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber)LoganMolly's Game (Aaron Sorkin)Mudbound (Dee Rees & Virgil Williams)

Original Screenplay:

The Big Sick (Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani)Get Out (Jordan Peele)Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig)The Shape of Water (Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor)Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Martin McDonagh)

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Animated Feature Film:

The Boss BabyThe BreadwinnerCocoFerdinandLoving Vincent

Production Design:

Beauty and the BeastBlade Runner 2049Darkest HourDunkirkThe Shape of Water

Cinematography:

Blade Runner 2049 (Roger Deakins)Darkest Hour (Bruno Delbonnel)Dunkirk (Hoyte van Hoytema)Mudbound (Rachel Morrison)The Shape of Water (Dan Laustsen)

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Dunkirk earned Christopher Nolan a Best Director nomination

Costume Design:

Beauty and the Beast (Jacqueline Durran)Darkest Hour (Jacqueline Durran)Phantom Thread (Mark Bridges)The Shape of Water (Luis Sequeira)Victoria & Abdul (Consolata Boyle)

Sound Editing:

Baby DriverBlade Runner 2049DunkirkThe Shape of WaterStar Wars: The Last Jedi

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Sound Mixing:

Baby DriverBlade Runner 2049DunkirkThe Shape of WaterStar Wars: The Last Jedi

Animated Short Film:

Dear BasketballGarden PartyLouNegative SpaceRevolting Rhymes

Live Action Short Film:

DeKalb ElementaryThe Eleven O’ClockMy Nephew EmmettThe Silent ChildWatu Wote/All of Us

Original Score:

Dunkirk (Hans Zimmer)Phantom Thread (Jonny Greenwood)The Shape of Water (Alexandre Desplat)Star Wars: The Last Jedi (John Williams)Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Carter Burwell)

Original Song:

"Mighty River" (Mudbound)"The Mystery of Love" (Call Me by Your Name)"Remember Me" (Coco)"Stand Up for Something" (Marshall)"This Is Me" (The Greatest Showman)

Visual Effects:

Blade Runner 2049Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Kong: Skull IslandStar Wars: The Last JediWar for the Planet of the Apes

Film Editing:

Baby Driver (Jonathan Amos & Paul Machliss)Dunkirk (Lee Smith)I, Tonya (Tatiana S. Riegel)The Shape of Water (Sidney Wolinsky)Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Jon Gregory)

Makeup and Hairstyling:

Darkest HourVictoria & AbdulWonder

Foreign Language Film

A Fantastic WomanThe InsultLovelessOn Body and SoulThe Square

Documentary Short Subject

Edith+EddieHeaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405Heroin(e)Knife SkillsTraffic Stop

Documentary Feature:

Abacus: Small Enough to JailFaces PlacesIcarusLast Men in AleppoStrong Island

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